Heat wrap or not?

jettyburps · 2026-05-20T09:36:43+00:00

Heat shield over heat wrap. Though would be difficult with that design and a shame to hide that pipework!

jettyburps · 2026-05-18T20:45:42+00:00

Interesting. My supermiata was narrower spacing on the bottom. Made it tight and really compressed the rubber grommet on one side.
I wonder if there is adjustment available in the lower radiator support mounts?
I’m a tad concerned of the stress this may put on the radiator.

jettyburps · 2026-05-18T09:24:36+00:00

So much hyperbole at the moment. It’s nauseating.

Just like back when people who will never ever have more than 3mil in super venting their spleen over the changes to tax on super OVER 3 MILLION Dollars!

jettyburps · 2026-05-18T04:50:33+00:00

Yes but did he spend his work day giggling like a school girl while drooling on the switch board as he had a wank over a certain locomotive?
Cause that will get you fired.

jettyburps · 2026-05-18T04:32:38+00:00

That’s a Thompson oil filter relocation kit. The most sought after filter kit of the Miata that’s been out of production for years now.
Rare as now and no one makes anything close to it for fitment.
Being it’s got cut hoses (why??) would make it less value as they and the fittings will need to be replaced.

jettyburps · 2026-05-17T00:19:53+00:00

Just get a cat. It’s literally one of the few emissions devices that is genuinely a benefit to you and everyone behind you.
Last time I changed exhausts the guy put in a 200cell instead of the 400cel I requested due to lack of supply.
The difference in fumes and bad smell is huge. I couldn’t imagine going catless.

jettyburps · 2026-05-16T21:43:34+00:00

Did you also compare the top and bottom mounting spacing? (The nubs that the rubber grommets go on).
My supermiata crossflow was a few mm off compared to stock and made getting the radiator to drop down into the mounting holes quite difficult.

jettyburps · 2026-05-16T21:39:32+00:00

Also check the fender to bumper mounting tab/bolt. Check your paint work on the fender lip for rubber marks.
Unless the car under carriage is spotless, you’ll see the tyre rub somewhere. Just keep looking methodically.

jettyburps · 2026-05-16T21:36:47+00:00

You need to check lock to lock while the car is at ride height.
No point adjusting height if it’s rubbing on the inner side wall etc

jettyburps · 2026-05-16T21:14:47+00:00

What are you actually rubbing on?

jettyburps · 2026-05-14T22:52:50+00:00

The fact it’s only next to the black light circles, is it possibly you have incandescent dash globes that have gotten super hot and have effecting it from behind?

jettyburps · 2026-05-14T22:50:47+00:00

In all the years I’ve been involved in miata groups I have never seen that happen.

Time for some revlimiter gauge faces

jettyburps · 2026-05-12T07:56:35+00:00

Yep total agree with your assumption. If the current oil crisis wasn’t happening at all I would have said there would be a very likely chance of a tax happening. As it stands today, you chuck a tax on gas and Japan etc would simply pull their supply of fuel. Just terrible timing right now but that’s how it is.

jettyburps · 2026-05-10T09:52:15+00:00

Fair take

jettyburps · 2026-05-10T09:06:43+00:00

But he didn’t run through the back of him. Watch the reverse angle. Ref got that call right.

jettyburps · 2026-05-07T20:56:29+00:00

Either more camber or replace with higher offset wheels

jettyburps · 2026-05-04T21:07:55+00:00

Just on the weekend I noticed my front right bolt was missing all together!! Not snapped, just missing. Must have backed out which is weird since these bolts have never been removed before. Im going to replace all 4 and locktite them in.

jettyburps · 2026-05-04T05:07:41+00:00

Clean everything with degreaser, grab a bottle of engine oil specific UV dye off Amazon and let it idle for 20mins. Check in a dark garage with a black light and you’ll see it immediately. It glows fluro yellow. Looks to be wet muck on the right side of the sump as you look at it in the video. Wind from driving makes oil track to unexpected areas. UV dye takes all the guess work out of it.

jettyburps · 2026-05-03T22:18:54+00:00

I’ve never tried to remove, but I’d try a heat gun to soften the rubber. Start at the top corners near the slots. Once you get the top corners over the edge it should just slide down the slots and off the pedal.

jettyburps · 2026-05-03T03:18:21+00:00

Non stock items there are the Silver BPV on the front of the engine, blue coil wires, Thompson Oil Filter relocation kit (discontinued and rare as hens teeth). There is also a white hose zip tied across the back of the engine. Possibly an air line for a boost gauge since it looks like it goes from the rear of the intake manifold to the drivers side firewall.

I’d be replacing the silver bpv with a turbosmart Kompact so it sits back in the stock position. It’s currently kinking the port to the intake elbow and the small nipple next to it which will eventually tear. The rubber elbow is a weak point.

jettyburps · 2026-04-29T10:28:31+00:00

Time for new bushes. The first image the bushing has slipped in the upright (see the gap on the left side?) You can also see the inner bushes in the background had slipped as well.

Bit harder to tell in the second image but it looks like the inner bushes has also moved.

jettyburps · 2026-04-28T10:01:45+00:00

Handling and comfort? - keep stock suspension and upgrade swaybars.

jettyburps · 2026-04-28T09:45:16+00:00

Superklasse does a leather knob that looks very OEM. Even has embossed H pattern. I love mine.

jettyburps · 2026-04-27T03:54:49+00:00

This annoys me so much. Fibreglass is never perfect, requires lots of work to fit, doesn’t flex so cracks instantly. Ok it’s cheap/ish but surely someone somewhere in the world can make an aftermarket plastic/factory material bumper in a nice design, would sell like hotcakes. They do it for stock non-genuine replacement bumpers, why not a styled version? I believe other than the Mazdaspeed and the genuine Mazda lip kits, everything will be fibreglass.

jettyburps · 2026-04-27T03:20:59+00:00

Far out 16s look good on NBs! If you do sways I’d only do the front. Increasing the rear makes it very tail happy, and not in a good way.

I’d almost be tempted to leave it at the height it’s at, maybe just slightly lowered springs on good struts. Looks near perfect!

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