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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! Adam's Avatar
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    Cool county road carver

    1995 Popular Equipment Package car, originally Brilliant Black

    Current:





    Exterior
    - Mostly plastidipped flat black
    - Garage Vary replica front lip
    - Jet Stream headlight intake
    - Slick Auto CF rear finish panel; my review
    - Moss Miata grill
    - LLumar 15% tint sides and rear

    Interior
    - Nardi Classico 340mm
    - Daikei steel hub
    - Softop removed
    - Manual window swapped
    - Foamectomied driver's seat (love it)
    - Cruise control removed
    - White gauge faces
    - Cool Breeze Scoop..

    Engine & Transmission
    - Jackson Racing m45 supercharged on a PowerCard and a JR timing controller
    - Track Dog Racing crank pulley
    - NGK Iridium plugs and wires
    - 4.10 Torsen
    - Mishimoto coolant hoses
    - RSpeed's stainless steel valve cover bolt set

    Exhaust
    - Ceramic coated JR 4-2-1 header
    - Unknown cat
    - ~3" Magnaflow axle-back

    Suspension
    - Megan Racing EZ Streets (8K·f, 6K·r)
    - Racing Beat 1.125" hollow front sway bar with links
    - 12" hub-to-fender front, 12.5 rear
    - 949 Racing Street/Double Duty hybrid alignment

    Brakes, Wheels & Tires
    - Hawk HP+ fronts
    - Whistler KR1s (left), XXR 531s (right), 15x8+20 squared with 225/45 BFG Rivals
    - Fenders and quarters rolled well, mild pull

    Maintenance
    - Got the keys at 193,600 miles
    - New Mazda driver's window regulator @ 192,000
    - Coolant and Rotella T6 with STP filter change @ 194,000
    - GM supercharger oil change @ 194,750
    - NGK plugs & wires @ 195,000
    - Felpro valve cover gasket replacement @ 195,850
    - Mishimoto coolant hoses @ 195,850
    - Mazda rebuilt shifter @ 196,060
    - 949 Street alignment @ 196,230

    PARTS FOR $ALE (PM me, can ship most anything)
    OE, black, NA softop boot cover
    OE, non-R, NA8 front sway bar with bushings and endlinks
    Wizdom trunk spoiler
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    As purchased:





    First forced-induction car, absolutely loved it.

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    Changed the engine oil to Rotella T6, changed the supercharger oil with GM brand, coolant flush, fresh set of NGKs, and I was ready to roll!


    The front bumper grew on me quickly but I had to lose the rest of the kit, with my NB 15s:


    Little while later:



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    Looks like some nice driving roads!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by atank View Post
    Looks like some nice driving roads!!
    Was going to say the same thing. I'd definitely want the top off for that scenery. The NB wheels suit the car.

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    New rear finish panel? The bumper looks good.

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    ^ Yeah it looks so much better a complete car. And yeah it's a Slick Auto CF panel I've had stowed away for a while, really nice peice.

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    XXR 531s and Whistler KR1s with BFGs
    15% tint sides and rear




    **I didn't realize this forum wouldn't allow me to infinitely edit this thread's original post so, all mods and maintenance will be updated with each post from here on out**
    Last edited by Adam; 02-09-2014 at 11:21 PM.
    Flat black '95 project

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam View Post

    I like the wheels with the car. All you need now, is gloss black racing stripes!

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    Thank you, I've been considering stripes when I get to a full respray.

    Refinished my tailights; 320 grit, 1000, 1000 wet, cleaned (duh), 4 coats of VHT red with 3 coats of rattle-can Duplicolor clearcoat. Also a new exhaust, Enthuza hi-flo cat, RB Power Pulse midpipe and a Flowmaster 60 muffler and tip:
    Last edited by Adam; 01-12-2014 at 11:28 PM.
    Flat black '95 project

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    +1 on the avatar

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    1/17/2014 · New Duralast battery at 196,900 miles
    Flat black '95 project

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