Woah, it's been awhile since an update. In the almost two months since the last update, a lot has happened. Good things.
First off, a few weeks back, I went to my first track day! A local Miata club organized a Miata-only track event at Thunderhill Raceway Park. What a blast. I had a great time being able to drive Jazz at track speeds, and I know Jazz had fun as well. Probably even more fun than I did.
From my last update, I had acquired a JR header, and was able to install it before the track day. Might be me, but I'm sure it was the last piece of the "puzzle" for a full exhaust upgrade. Jazz definitely pulls harder than before, thanks to the RB intake-->JR header-->hi-flow cat-->JR exhaust configuration. He even sounds more "raw". (Manlier? ) I'll take a sound clip of the new exhaust setup in the future.
Here's a picture of Jazz's engine bay. I had also picked up a radiator cooling panel from Kenjo (Garagestar) as well.
Couple pictures taken at the track paddock. I had also mounted new RE11a tires onto my now-track wheels. Great tires, very progressive, and gave me lots of confidence.
So...were you wondering if I had a video clip from my first track day? Yup, I do.
After the track day, I know where I want to take Jazz in terms of performance mods. I will upgrade his suspension to better coilovers with improved shock and slightly stiffer springs, and install at least a front sway bar.