Another TX Newb!

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Miatamoto

Discussion Starter · Aug 25, 2006

Hey, just wanted to introduce myself say that I love the cars here. There are so many unique cars. =D>

I'm not exactly a JDM nut with my car. I like the look a lot but my racing and my wallet dictates pretty much everything that I do to the car. My roadster is a 94 C package that is on TEIN Flex coilovers. The engine is stock with a monster flow filter, ebay "Xtune" header, and the exhaust is just a glass pack with a turndown behind the drivers seat. One the street I'm running some 15" SSR comp replicas that I painted bronze with Hankook R-S2s. For autoX I'm running Kumho V710s on Lenso VPDs (my most JDM mod). The roll bar is a BSP street bar.

I attached a pic from the Mineral Wells Pro Solo this year. Since then I have found a hardtop and removed the softtop all together and added a Sparco Sprint for the driver's seat. Another sprint is sitting in the garage waiting to go into the passenger side.

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Miatamoto

Discussion Starter · #2 · Aug 25, 2006

Hear is a pic of my daily driver. It's a 91 RX-7, also a vert. It's only got 28k miles and is as clean as they get. :mrgreen:

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Dothedoo

· #3 · Aug 25, 2006

Welcome to the club! Nice cars. I am thoroughly inpressed with the RX. That is really sweet!

Sharpie

· #4 · Aug 25, 2006

Hey Thomas =D> I'm still drooling over the RX-7

boogie van

· #5 · Aug 25, 2006

nice cars, im diggin the rims on the miata

Bryan

· #6 · Aug 25, 2006

Are the Lensos still available? I'd heard they weren't. Nice cars!

Miatamoto

Discussion Starter · #7 · Aug 25, 2006

Thanks for the comments guys! I love my Lensos, 13x7.5 (25mm offset, fit under the fenders), but I was waiting for months for them.

The RX-7 has been great. It's like a brand new car. :mrgreen:

Miatamoto

Discussion Starter · #8 · Aug 25, 2006

Bryan @ Fri Aug 25 said:
Are the Lensos still available? I'd heard they weren't. Nice cars!

Bryan, I got them from Exospeed in California. They are a honda shop. They were easy to deal with but I had to wait for a shipment and for everything to get through customs. BTW, they are pretty inexpensive and talk them down on the price.

www.exospeed.com

They have them in gold too! 8)

Bryan

· #9 · Aug 25, 2006

Hmmmm...neat...I was considering going to r-comps for autocross (I'd be in CSP same as you).

Miatamoto

Discussion Starter · #10 · Aug 25, 2006

Cool, CSP is a fun but tough class.

The VPDs are great b/c they are cheap and light (9-10 lbs), but they are not as wide as I'd like them to be.

Caldera

· #11 · Aug 25, 2006

I <3 your Lensos. I've wanted a set for a while, they're hotness.

What Comp knockoffs are you running? How much do they weigh?

Welcome aboard!

Bryan

· #12 · Aug 25, 2006

Miatamoto @ Fri Aug 25 said:
Cool, CSP is a fun but tough class.

The VPDs are great b/c they are cheap and light (9-10 lbs), but they are not as wide as I'd like them to be.

Try running 14x5.5 #-o

Miatamoto

Discussion Starter · #13 · Aug 25, 2006

Caldera @ Fri Aug 25 said:
I <3 your Lensos. I've wanted a set for a while, they're hotness.

What Comp knockoffs are you running? How much do they weigh?

Welcome aboard!

I think they say something like "speedy star" on them. I never got around to weighing them, but I was told they weighed around 12 lbs. They are 15x6.5 with a 40 mm offset.

Here's an older pic of the car with the replicas on it.

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Miatamoto

Discussion Starter · #14 · Aug 25, 2006

Bryan @ Fri Aug 25 said:
Miatamoto @ Fri Aug 25 said:

Cool, CSP is a fun but tough class.

The VPDs are great b/c they are cheap and light (9-10 lbs), but they are not as wide as I'd like them to be.

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Try running 14x5.5 #-o

It's not perfect but slap a huge tire on them. I was running a 225-50-14 Hoosiers on 14x6 hollow spokes when I was in E-stock. It is nice to get the added acceleration from the shorter tires, it's pretty noticeable.

modernbeat

· #15 · Aug 30, 2006

Where in TX are you? Are you going to the Solo Nationals?

We're bringing about 20 folks from the greater Houston area. I'll be there in my STS2 Miata #92.

djsqiigles

· #16 · Aug 30, 2006

man, I have been looking at your car domain for awhile now, good to see you on the forums. Loved some of the mods you did and those lenso wheels.

Welcome.

Bryan

· #17 · Aug 30, 2006

What is his CarDomain site?

Miatamoto

Discussion Starter · #18 · Aug 30, 2006

modernbeat @ Tue Aug 29 said:
Where in TX are you? Are you going to the Solo Nationals?

We're bringing about 20 folks from the greater Houston area. I'll be there in my STS2 Miata #92.

I'm located in DFW.

I wish! I can't make it this year plus my car is nowhere near competitive in CSP. Hopefully both of those things will change by next season.

Miatamoto

Discussion Starter · #19 · Aug 30, 2006

djsqiigles @ Wed Aug 30 said:
man, I have been looking at your car domain for awhile now, good to see you on the forums. Loved some of the mods you did and those lenso wheels.

Welcome.

I think you've got me mixed up with somebody with cooler mods than me. :lol:

I don't have a car domain site... as far as I know.

Bryan

· #20 · Aug 30, 2006

Miatamoto @ Fri Aug 25 said:
Cool, CSP is a fun but tough class.

The VPDs are great b/c they are cheap and light (9-10 lbs), but they are not as wide as I'd like them to be.

Your advice about the bigger tires isn't a bad idea, but I'm not sure if I'm really ready for r-comps. Kinda a dilemna because I don't want to go to 15's (buying a new set of wheels is kinda not too bright unless they're for race only).

That said, let me know when you get tired of the VPD's. My girlfriend lives in Arlington

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