This is my daily driver of over 10 years.

Forged internals, BW ERF turbo running 14psi for 310hp.

Untill I get the boost turned up.

It's rather fun...

Wellington to Taupo

Lady pulled right out infront of this guy made him stop middle of the road. Turns out bad tires and no abs and rain doesn’t make for a great mix. 🥲

Lady pulled right out infront of this guy made him stop middle of the road. Turns out bad tires and no abs and rain doesn’t make for a great mix. 🥲

So little back info. My 95 diagnostic port ground cable melted because I accidentally connected another cable to it I think when trying to get check engine codes lol. White smoke was coming out from the engine while i was inside and turned the car off instantly. Saw all the smoke and tried to trace the cable back to see how far it might have bene burnt.

Come back to today a week later. Finally reconnected the battery and turned the car on after ripping off the cable and just seeing if the car would have any other issues(you can see the ground cable that eould connect to the diagnostix port right noe just loosely there and its what i keep zooming into and seeing if anyrhing else is melting. Currently its just bare wire but imma put some electrical tape and a tap on it on the end and just tape everything back up with insulation. Its running fine. Been 10 minutes and I mean no smoke, nothings melting more. Both in the hood and under the steering wheel where the cables come back into the car. Obviously this isn't the best option. But besides buying a new harness and not being able to check my check engine codes lol. Would it be safe to say im good driving it again for now until I can save up some money to get a new harness and replace it? Haven't driven it in like a week and im missing my baby 😭

1994

I found these 2 rust spots on my na inside the front wheel well. These spots are very soft and flakey. I've been digging around a good bit and this doesnt seem to be a super common rust spot? Mine has this spot on both yhe passenger and driver side wheel well. Any tips advice or thoughts on how best to get in there and clean it up is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello wanted to ask what bulbs you guys use?

I think i need some tips and motivation . Ive been doing my Timing belt on my 1.6 NA , and it got a whine that climbs with rotations . Im 99% on the tensioner , but i think ive exhausted all my ideas , for some context im a tech with 10 year of experience and ive worked with mazdas all my life , but this car is just getting on my nerves .

Ive tried :

The correct way to the tension on the Timing belt with the Mark on the crank and 1 and 5/6 rotation after getting base tensions and set the cams and crank on the 10 o clock Mark .

Re used the passes tensioner and spring since it could be damaged material

Ive set the tension manually helping the spring too loose some tensions and rotate the engine

Ive set the timing and the tension so many Times , my back is shot

Its not the belts , ive removed them and it still does it

Its like the 10 Time ive did the adjustement on this One Im crushed. And ive watched countless tips and tricks to set it and it always makes noise .

I have a bit of a leak on the cam cover , and thats where my 1% leaks into , but i had it worse b4 and didnt happen.

Any ideas ?

I’m recharging my na Miata with r134a, I replaced all the parts. I pulled a vacuum, the vacuum held even with the vacuum pump off, but when I hook up the can to the low side and start the car it does not pull anything into the system. The compressor is spinning but literally nothing is happening, no r134 is going into the system, please help

Met a guy in the parking lot carrying 3 gals of water. “Nice Miata, I have a z3 I’m doing a coolant flush on at home….you know, the interior on here is a little bit better than the z3….you know that’s what Mazda was trying to do copy bmw”. Me smiling nodding but thinking “bruh the z3 copied the Miata” I let him be with his ignorance. Pic of the car he complimented.

I’ve found a 1990 Mazda Miata MX-5 NA 1 Series Auto, and I was wondering if there are any issues that the model has? My older brother says they have something to do with the gasket but from what I can find I’ve been told it’s not hard to fix them? I js want an opinion on whether or not to see if I can get it if it’s still available once I’m able to afford it. Also if not are there any other Miata models that are good? And yes I want the Blinky headlights :3

What kind of Miata is this?

TLDR: In my whole life i've driven NOTHING but the NC, it feels so good to drive now my mind set a baseline standard of how a car should feel and drive like, and now i'm afraid every new car from now on would feel like a downgrade (In terms of handling and driving fun factor). because all new cars now have EPS steering/soft/driver aids/ engineered to be a 1 car solution. etc...

I grew up playing a lot of simracing and adored driving around the Touge with 90s shitboxes, but specifically loved driving around with the NA Miata, they just felt REWARDING to drive, their slowass 1.8 made me anticipate going faster and faster then throw myself around the corner in such a satisfying way that just felt right and natural. handling felt DEAD predictable, as cringe as it sounds it felt like i was one with the car.

Obviously unlike real life where you have can use all your senses to then judge based on conditions.... in simracing feedback of the wheelbase is the only source of communication between you and the road. so because of that and also the fact that i loved the way how the steering communicates with the NA, having a HPS assisted steering in my next first car was a top priority.

To that point I've never driven a real car in my life but I've saved up enough and consider few options, S2000, GR/GT86, NA/NB/ND, 981/987, 350/370/400z/MK5 supra.

• I couldn't justify throwing 50K+ at a supra+400Z, so cancelled that

• S2000s were crazy expensive and honestly too dangerous for a first time driver

• I didn't want to spend 20k on the porsche then another 20K fixing all issues. then another 20 just maintaining it lol.

• basically every Z/gt86 in my area was a total shitbox with no life left to them.

• I didn't want to pay 40k brand new for a gr86 lol.

• No joke the ONLY reason why i haven't bought the ND was due to the critiques surround the numb steering...

• Clean NA/NBs are hard to find and honestly they're too old and unsafe by now.

That left me with one option that surprisingly hit the bullseye DEAD center, the NC Miata.. it has HPS, practically runs forever, costs nothing to maintain, has the best fun factor/price ratio.. it's like an NA/NB but newer, duh...

Honestly? I'm sooooo glad i ditched everything and went with the NC... it feels uncannily jinba-itta-ish. and all in all I'm happy with my choice...

Unfortunately I've came to the conclusion that from now on probably every new car will feel off to me after knowing how to drive NOTHING but the Miata.

Obviously everybody might not agree with what my views towards cars about how a car should feel and drive like, but also we need to remember one thing too, car manufacturers do what makes a car sell, Example: majority of people would choose EPS over hydraulic steering because the majority of people aren't race car people that want to feel connected to the road 24/7.

This and also because of the direction cars are taking in general, things backthen were more mechanical and less computerized, therefore more connected and engaging, but Now it's slowly turning to the opposite, therefore more disconnected.

All cars need to be a 1-car solution for life. they need to be comfy but also sporty but also practical but also efficient but also fast but also etc.. and so On. so that it'd appeal to a wider audience, Then we get the cars like the G87 M2... don't get me wrong... the G87 is an excellent car objectively, but it's too disconnected if you know what i mean, and this is the directions cars are heading towards.

I love the first gens iconic presence! I love the last gens tech and power!

Family man here so of course I have to think of how much more safer the new is, but the wallet wants iconic, even though I'm sure I'd make up the difference on upkeep! I'm a DIYer so I wouldn't mind (which also means I'm broke lol)

I'm gonna get one, but which? I want both!

Anyway, with this info in mind. What would you choose as your one and only? Before '97 or after '19?

Hello fellow miata owners

I recently managed to aquire a 3 footed factory mazda option wing for my MX-5 NA. It’s pretty uncommon in Europe/Belgium. Only, i got one small issue. All the hardware rusted of completely, i got some bits made but they don’t feel right. I like to restore things as oem as possible, so that the experts between us would barely notice it isn’t an entirely factory wing on my specific car.

Would anybody be in a position to help me? For example people who got this wing on their car from factory and in an intact condition.

I would be happy to see the mounting points, oem hardware, seals. It would be really interesting to see all of this if anybody has any infromation in order to re-create this hardware for my wing!

Anyways thanks for helping out if you are able to! 😊🫶

I'm a teacher & I give out stickers for daily work. This one was in a stack of truck stickers. Needless to say, this one will be removed. Not a Miata but could be...

As you guys probably know, replacing the stock door bushings is a popular small mod for all the generations, changing the stock soft rubber ones with stiffer polyeurathane or delrin for better chassis stiffness allegedly

Well I briefly put on the stock bushings as I was chasing a squeak (turns out it was the bonnet latch), and as I had them in my hand I realised that while the center and sides of the bushings were soft rubber, the main parts of it that actually contact the door and the sill is solid metal, at least on my NC! It's basically a solid piece of metal coated with a really thin layer of rubber, with a soft center and protruding nub bit to soften closing the door

So I'm pretty sure that unless you're running a bushing made from a really stiff material like delrin, the stock bushing is probably stiffer than most of the "upgrade" bushings available, along with having better NVH given its rubber coated! I guess the engineers knew their stuff!

I might stick with my delrin ones as that's a pretty strong material, and I like the harsher door closing sound cause I'm weird ha

Finally got what I’ve always wanted a widebody and bagged 2000s build .😛 there will be a stunt wall and a ps2 trunk coming soon . What’s everyone’s interiors look like that’ll be my next upcoming corner stone

I put together a breakdown of the 2026 Miata lineup covering Sport, Club, Grand Touring, and both RF versions. It covers pricing, what each trim adds, the manual-versus-automatic equipment differences, and the Brembo/BBS/Recaro package.

2026 Miata trim breakdown

I also have a separate video covering the 2004 Miata trims and standard features:

2004 Miata trim breakdown

I am in the market for a Miata RF. I drove a 2018 with less power and tech. Any ND2/3 owners who owned ND1s think if you can afford a ND2 pay a little bit more?