heres the car and what i’ve done to it so far. this weekend it should be back on its (new) wheels.
*Bounce frequency (Hz) front 2.31, rear 1.88
Roll stiffness lb-ft/deg 2927.8
Front roll couple (FRC) 66.7%
2490lbs with ½+ tank and driver
Mod list (2007):
·[FONT="] [/FONT]ISC Racing delrin bushings and spherical bearings in the control arms and uprights
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Ground Control coilovers (eibach springs) 700/350 lbs/inch front rear
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Fat Cat Motorsports Fat shocks (a Bilstien mono tube body with Ohlins linear pistons custom valved for my spring rate)
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Mazda Motorsports motor mounts (rubber, 40% stiffer then stock)
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Mazda Motorsports differential mounts (rubber, 40% stiffer then stock)
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Swapped from stock 4.10:1 to 4.30:1 in the torsen rear end
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Converted to non-power steering rack
·[FONT="] [/FONT]LE tie rod ends to help eliminate bump steer
·[FONT="] [/FONT]SSR competition 15x7.5 under 10lbs each
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Exedy clutch
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Fat Cat Motorsports NB front shock tower mounts (front)
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Fat cat bump stops
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Flyin Miata rear shock tower mounts upgraded with Fat Cat bump stops
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Flyin Miata frame rail brace
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Flyin Miata light weight flywheel 9 LBS
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Flyin Miata brake upgrade kit: I now run HPS on the street and Carbotech xp10 (front) and xp8 (rear) pads on the track, braided lines and super blue
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Tilton adjustable brake proportioning valve
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Racing Beat front tubular sway bar 1 1/8 (stock rear bar)*
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Racing Beat front sway bar brace
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Racing Beat adjustable endlinks, swapping them out for spherical end links (gear heads)
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Racing Beat cat back
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Racing Beat front lower control arm brace
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Racing Beat ULTRA ignition wires
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Cowl cold air intake
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Hard Dog m2 4 point roll bar with Custom Formed High Density Padding and cover
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Falken Azenis tires for street
·[FONT="] [/FONT]RA-1’s for the track
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Timing advanced to +14btdc
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Redline fluids in transmission and rear
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Sparco pedals
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Corner weighted
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Track alignment
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Hard top with bolt down kit
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Removed soft top
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Fire extinguisher
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Modded stock seats, but I am moving to racing seats, 6 points and a hans when I cage the car as early as 2008.
Maintenance items done winter 2006-2007 (76,xxx miles):
·[FONT="] [/FONT]New alignment (cam) bolts
·[FONT="] [/FONT]New upper control arms for the upper ball joints
·[FONT="] [/FONT]New lower ball joints
·[FONT="] [/FONT]New master cylinder
·[FONT="] [/FONT]New bearings in the diff
·[FONT="] [/FONT]New hubs and carriers
·[FONT="] [/FONT]New axles
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Assorted pulleys and belts to properly remove the power steering pump
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Converted FM mounts FCM mounts and the ground controls for the new shocks
·[FONT="] [/FONT]New rotors
I’m sure I’m forgetting some stuff.
