MiataMuerta's NA8

Here's the MiataMuerta, the one that tried to kill it's owner one time... It's owner Kevin still loves it a lot though! The car still has the battlescars to prove the assassination attempt, although they don't get photographed a lot.

Kevin has had the car for over four years now. During that time it has been built into a reliable track car/back road thrasher. It never skipped a beat really.

"I like some fancy bits. I have scored some nice and rare parts for cheap on Yahoo auction. The engine itself is still stock. Everything around it has been upgraded to make it as realiable as possible. But now that I have heard the burbles from Wouter's car and the flame shooting madness from Bob's ride, I've come to the conclusion that I really need to buy a standalone ECU asap." Obviously this project is far from done... Kevin wants to swap a BP4W for now in the easiest way possible: BP4W, NA engine ancilleries and sensors, flattop intake and a standalone ECU. This way it's a direct drop in with a small performance upgrade and the benefits of a lower milage engine. Oh, and no more tappy lifters you have to deal with of course...

Interior

-M2 motorsport GTS bucket seats with Project Apex slider mounts

-Takata Drift III harness

-Nardi deep corn 320mm steering wheel

-Tomei shiftknob -Cybul x-brace rollbar

-Eunos G limited floor mats -NB roadster JDM optional aluminium pedals

-Mocal analog oil pressure/temperature guage

-Revlimiter JNC gauges and HVAC panel

Exterior

-R-package lip, soon to be replaced by the NA/NBFL hybrid bumper

-Kanspo skirts -CarbonMiata cf trunk spoiler

Wheels and Tires

-Enkei RPF1 in 15x8 28mm offset

-Toyo R1R in 195/50r15 soon to be replaced bij Nankang NS2R in 205/50r15

Suspension, Brakes & Steering

-Front: Wilwood dynapro calipers with 276mm disks and Wilwood BP10 pads rear: stock NA8 251mm brakes with Porterfield RS brakepads

-Meister R zeta CRD Coilovers

-Cusco carbon fibre front Strut Brace

-Jackson Racing swaybars with adjustable endlinks

Engine

-Stock NA 1.8i (BP-ZE)

-IL motorsport 42mm Aluminium radiator -IL motorsport fan shroud and oil cooler -Davefab goodies like an oil catch can

-Skidnation coolant reroute -Beatrush Laile oil cap and other shiny bits :)

-Stock ECU

-Cobalt catback exhaust

-Resonator in place of the catalythic convertor

Drivetrain -4.1 Torsen type II differential

-6 speed gearbox

-Flyin'Miata stage 2 happy meal flywheel and clutch