TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

14×6″ - 10.6lbs 1995 M 15×6″ - 12 lbs Best Wheels for your Miata Which Size should you go for? The NA and NB Miatas are all 4×100 bolt pattern wheels. The offset will depend on the wheel width. Good-Win Racing has excellent size recommendations.


Trackready NB (6000X4000) Miata

NB Track car build : r/Miata • 4 yr. ago by khmonday NB Track car build Donor car is a NB with 150k miles and a bad head gasket. She's seen better days as she's been parked outside the last decade of her life and has been through some hail. Ideally, I would have avoided a car with rust, but for $500 how can you complain.


Build a modified NA/NB Miata (Street/AutoX/Track) Gran Touring Motorsports

Track-Prepped and Daily Driven: Kento's Supercharged NB Miata. August 26, 2016. Story By. Cory Mader. The first time I saw Kento's 1999 NB Miata was in 2014, tearing around Streets of Willow Springs. It was a cold and windy day, and the surrounding hills were awash in the glorious noise of engines spooling out along the straight leading up.


Build a modified NA/NB Miata (Street/AutoX/Track) Gran Touring Motorsports

Spec Miata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPmf_rXnq1gMy Spec Miata Article: https://carmarshal.com/overdrive/driving-a-miata-thats-slower-than-stoc.


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

Mazda's seminal sports car has been in production since 1989. Every Miata since has orbited the same theme: low maintenance and buy-in, big fun, seemingly endless reliability. And like the Model T.


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

As a popular sports car among enthusiasts, the Miata offers exceptional handling and responsive steering that makes it an ideal vehicle for track driving. However, to truly maximize the Miata's potential on the track, it's important to make the right modifications and upgrades.


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

Mazda The NB arrived in 1998 (as a 1999 model) with a host of improvements over the aging NA platform. The structure was stiffened and the pop-up headlights were gone. The resulting car was a.


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

90-05 NA/NB Miata Cooling System Performance. For those of you new to Miatas and/or new to the track, they run hot! A bone stock but perfectly maintained NA6 with A/C will run 230° clt at a steady 70mph on a 100° day. Use full throttle a lot or add a bit of power and you're at 245°. Head gasket lets go at around 255°.


first track day outing with the Miata NB r/Miata

Miatas are entry level sports cars with great bones; proof that cheap doesn't have to mean bad. However, they just can't compare to higher market cars; all that research and devolvement money does actually count for something.


The Miata as ultimate track car RACER

Because the weight of an NA/NB Miata is not equally distributed left to right with a driver onboard, the actual pinch weld heights may not be level after corner weighting.. usually the OEM 11 or 12mm rear bar or sometimes nothing. For track cars, we like a 14mm rear bar. We have yet to find a car or environment that needs more than a 14mm.


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

With a Miata at Lime Rock, 3rd and 4th gear will get you around most of the track, and you'll likely hit 5th just shy of the braking zone before Turn 1. Unless you're like me and you screw up Turn.


My supercharged NB! Track and daily driver. • /r/Miata Miata, Nb miata, Nd miata

The spec nature of the class leads to closer racing, which leads to more experiences on the track, which leads to more things to laugh about in the paddock. You don't have to be a hairdresser to race Spec Miata. The NB is the best looking Spec Miata! Just kidding. Don't work so hard constantly tuning and trying to make your 200-hp race car.


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

$45,500 Mazda Miata MX5 Spec Challenge What is Spec Miata Racing? The Mazda MX-5 Miata, a sports car debuted by Mazda in 1989, is a classic roadster that harkens back to iconic British sports cars of the 1950s and 60s like the MGA, Triumph Spitfire and Austin-Healey 100.


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

Engine: For boost, use NGK BKR7E Spark Plugs Proper coil packs (not mazda factory items) - we use only LS2 GM coils as they are fantastic bang for buck. Run a proper modern injector, not used OEM ones from 10 years ago and not chinese injectors - we like Deutschwerks or the FlowForce injectors.


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

Jake is currently converting his N54 to a single turbo and building a Miata track car. He's an experienced, hands-on automotive enthusiast who delivers in-depth, well-researched content. By Jake Mayock Published on November 4, 2021 June 10, 2023 Updated on June 10, 2023


TrackPrepped and Daily Driven Kento’s Supercharged NB Miata DrivingLine

November 1, 2017 By Rob L This build-out covers the 1990-1998 Miata (NA; 1st generation) and 1999-2005 Miata (NB; 2nd generation) We've broken down what you'd need to do to your NA or NB Miata/MX-5 to get it track ready. **NOTE: The stages outlined below tend to be cumulative.

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