Picked my Miata back up last night from my buddy who has been hard at work installing some upgrades for me in his spare time. He does great work and charges a reasonable rate, so I was happy to let him work on it in his downtime between work and family.
Here’s the short list of what he did for me:
- Ohlins DFV coilovers
- Progress swaybars with FM endlinks
- FM Wilwood LBBK and stainless lines
- Stoptech rotors
- Goodwin Helmholtz midpipe
I also just picked up a set of black Enkei TSVs to hold me over until my PF05s would be ready to mount up. Here’s how the car looked before I dropped it off for the install:
And here’s how it sits now:
Here’s a shot of the Wilwood and Ohlin install and plenty of clearance with the TSVs. Stock wheels require a 5mm spacer.
And here’s the PF05 mounted up with the RE71R, which are off at my detailer now getting a ceramic coat.
I’ve only gotten to drive it a bit with the new setup and it just feels amazing. Ohlins are set to full soft right now and it’s just a really nice ride. He left the trunk plastics loose so I can dial in the settings I prefer before buttoning it back up. I’m hoping to have time this weekend to really put it through its paces and get everything dialed in.
The addition of the Helmholtz pipe was exactly what the exhaust needed - the RS2 duals I had on there to begin with were a marked improvement over stock, but the new midpipe just provides a much nicer sound. Not noticing any power increases, but it sounds like a proper sports car now.
I’ve got the NC3 bumper on order with a local body shop, they’re going to shoot it for me and I’ll be doing the install there, so more to come once that’s done!