My turbo miata and my old 98 legacy gt- pictures and videos inside!

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Old 02-27-2010, 11:32 PM
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My turbo miata and my old 98 legacy gt- pictures and videos inside!

Its been a while since i have posted on here, and its been because of my turbo miata. I figured were all car enthusiast and think you all would enjoy this.

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Before (original motor, vs hybrid 94/99 motor)
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A youtube link to me driving it on laguna seca a few weeks back/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhEIPjvIZno

In case anyone is interested here is my build thread on another forum:
http://www.norcalroadsters.com/forum...php?f=33&t=827

My roots for car modifications came from my old 98 legacy gt:

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Enjoy!
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Old 02-27-2010, 11:54 PM
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dude that miata is so sick. I love how you blow by an STi like it standing still.
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wow, I'm not big on Miatas, but yours is SICK as f***! WOW, well done... Do you drive around the street with that seat? Or do you swap seats for street driving? What do you change when you switch to "track mode"? Looks like you have some track specific mods and thats why I ask.


Your legacy looks amazing!!! Just perfect in my opinion! Even though you have stock wheels, you have managed to make it look PERFECT which is hard to do, so mucho props to you man! There's only a certain level of greatness that you can achieve with a car that has stock wheels, but you've managed to milk every ounce of greatness out of that car. I wouldn't change a single thing (minus the lic plate, looks weird being just slightly to the left like that... Go all the way to the left or leave it in the middle). Sexy!

What have you done to that legacy? Any engine mods? What's done in terms of suspension?
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holy crap! how many motors did you go through? you're car is simply amazing! it's fast in a straight line and in the corners. just amazing!
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Nice video. I always love watching Laguna in-car videos of quick cars. The suspension looks well-sorted. Congrats on the setup.
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i think vladi would like this thread
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Originally Posted by brucelee
Do you drive around the street with that seat? Or do you swap seats for street driving? What do you change when you switch to "track mode"? Looks like you have some track specific mods and thats why I ask.

What have you done to that legacy? Any engine mods? What's done in terms of suspension?
I used to drive around on the streets with:
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Then i got a sparco circuit for track only. The car now gets towed to and from track days and hardly driven on the street. (pretty much only to street tune the fuel map)

As for the legacy, I didn't have any under the hood or go-fast parts on it. The car only a rebuilt motor which was only done b/c of a head-gasket failure. The window tint, tein s-tech springs and some painted wheels and calipers. At the time i wasn't too into cars. I ended up selling the suby to study abroad after high school. I got the miata and discovered a new found glory of speed and haven't turned back.



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Nice video. I always love watching Laguna in-car videos of quick cars. The suspension looks well-sorted. Congrats on the setup.
Thanks, in car videos are my favorite. Hopefully i can pick up a go-pro HD for cheap and be able to do more of a "picture in picture" style of edit to track days. I always like seeing the drivers feet or hand movements.

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i think vladi would like this thread
Vlad must also be 18psi
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Wow, look who's back to IClub ! LOL!
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I used to have a '93 miata, but unfortunately at the time I couldn't afford to put a turbo in it. I was able to take a ride in a miata with a FM stage 2 and oh my what a hoot. I also saw FM's Track Dog running around Thunderhill. That car was insane!
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Shall we take over now Mr. Nick?

Where is kYle mTn CruZr when we need him?
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That legacy looks pretty sick =)
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D-d-damn! The STI didn't know what hit him lol! I really should go to Laguna Seca someday. That cork screw looks so fun...
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I'm in on the Miata thread,Nick.
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