Back in Winning Blue. Our 'new' Project Blue!

[eluviis]

^^^ Good to know about the BBK RX8 rears. I'd be interesting in that new front kit and the RX8 bolt ons for the back,

[AZ Sun Lover]

I don't see why one would need a BB kit for a street car. You *may* need bigger brakes if you tracked the car and had a lot more HP. I would like to see two-piece rotors for the OEM brakes. The Miata got good brakes from the factory!

I'm guessing from the feedback is you (Brian) should do your take on an STR car. You might want to first do a car for the Cali. boys who can't change the exhaust.

I'm going to try to re-install as much of the OEM heat shields to an after market header as I can. I will be using the OEM mid-pipe for the cat. Hopefully it will look a lot like a OEM exhaust system. You should have to take a good look to see it's not. Again I'm going to *try*, it may not work but you got to try. (I like playing as long as it doesn't cost to much.)

AZ

[Brian]

Factory brakes on the NC are indeed FANTASTIC. Thus, big brakes not needed for better street braking. On the on the other hand, if we can drop over five pounds of UNSPRUNG weight per corner in the front so that we improve feel, modulation, thermal capacity, RIDE QUALITY AND HANDLING TOO...then it becomes a no-brainer for me. The effect of the big brake kit on both ride quality and handling will be like buying a $3000 dollar set of ultra crazy light weight Volks wheels.....except you don't worry about bending them on the next pot hole....or getting stolen off the car.

Here is a sneak peak, notice the spacers so this kit installs complete even with stock 17x7 wheels!

[skeeler]

^^^ Preach it, brother! I've been considering your current BBK for a while, but I wanted something that would fit under my 17x9 RPF1s. If what you have in mind will fit those as well as the stock 17s, I'm sold.

[Brian]

Let the Mods Begin!

I held off as long as I could....and this week we finally started into it.

First up, SWAY BAR upgrade! Installed yesterday and loving the upgrade today as the car is much more flat in the corners. Coilovers coming soon, but which choice? The Ohlins are the best, my favorite.....but also the obvious choice. Perhaps we should play with the KW or another choice such as TEIN on this project?

Also did a bigger KOYO radiator upgrade. This is a prototype and we installed it in anticipation of BOOST! Sorry, can't tell you more just yet on the boost plans, but it is coming! Pictures to follow. Hope to have this KOYO option available for customers soon. PICTURES of KOYO INSTALL IN OUR FORUM INSTALLATION SECTION.

Also installed, the Complete Roadstersport Combo of Max Power Header, Midpipe and Q exhaust. It already sounds and runs stronger!

[eluviis]

Nice!! ^^^ Quick phone video of the exhaust look/tone perhaps?

My vote for Tein Super Streets or Mono Flex. I was going to vote H&R, but I can't see that you carry those in your shop. So Tein then.

[Chris Thompson]

Also did a bigger KOYO radiator upgrade in anticipation of BOOST! Sorry, can't tell you more just yet on the boost plans, but it is coming! Pictures to follow. Hope to have this KOYO option available for customers soon. PICTURES of KOYO INSTALL IN OUR FORUM INSTALLATION SECTION.

Also installed, the Complete Roadstersport Combo of Max Power Header, Midpipe and Q exhaust. It already sounds and runs stronger!

BOOST! I like the sound of that. CARB legal I hope. Must be something different than your Cosworth offering. Very interested. I'd probably already have the Cosworth if I could smog the darn thing. I'm about to come visit you about a full exhaust for my '08. Just too dang busy at work right now.

[Brian]

Got some emails asking what the status is of the "Out of Stock" Street Single.

The answer is that we are doing some experiments with internal baffle design. Originally designed the Street Single for street customers using it on an otherwise stock NC Miata. I also needed something that could get our autocross car under local SCCA 93 db sound limits with the full header and midpipe and SUPERCHARGER. Thus, I expected customers for this item to be street customers with otherwise stock cars....and track guys needing more sound suppression than our RoadsterSport Race for tracks like Laguna and autocross events with sound limits. What I did not expect was that a lot of street customers would use the Street Single with the full header setup. But lots of customers are using it on Miatas with headers and asking if we can do a "Street Single" that somehow gets sound under more control when used with a header...and without adding too much weight to the package. Hmmm...that's a TALL order but we are seeing what we can do and two of the prototypes are shown here, each with different additional internal baffle designs that add at least a pound to the 10 pound weight.

[Brian]

Follow up question for the readers here, do you want our new rolled tip on "Street Single" that we are using on the new version of the RoadsterSport Q? To max the lightness the Street single has never had a tip, just straight pipe. With the extra internal baffles and rolled tip we might end up at 13 or 14 pounds. The argument against the rolled tip is that racing customers regularly use a slip on turn-down on the end of these to point noise away from sound meters at tracks like Laguna Seca.




Later edit: We went ahead with Street Single and the new Rolled tip, picture here on STR class local racer.

[Chris Thompson]

Follow up question for the readers here, do you want our new rolled tip on "Street Single" that we are using on the new version of the RoadsterSport Q? To max the lightness the Street single has never had a tip, just straight pipe. With the extra internal baffles and rolled tip we might end up at 13 or 14 pounds. The argument against the rolled tip is that racing customers regularly use a slip on turn-down on the end of these to point noise away from sound meters at tracks like Laguna Seca.

I say rolled tip with with a turn-down accessory pipe that can be aimed or removed

Brian, please let me know if you have a single (any single) I can try out with my PPE LTH. I really LOVED the sound of the Q with my otherwise stock system. However...not completely happy with the Q and PPE LTH combo. It's a bit ricer sounding... you know...like a trumpet? It is better (deeper tone) with the baffles out than with them in but then it's a bit louder accelerating at low RPMs. My thoughts are it's not so much about how loud it is so much as the sound it makes. Perhaps I need to buy a single?

The power increase with the LTH is substantial...no doubt and I'm pleased with that! I also will need to drop in and see Brad for a header blanket real soon.