Well congratulations! Do your best to take care of it and don't overdrive the car and get in a wreck by trying to do more than you can! Happens a lot with them sadly especially since they many peoples first "enthusiast" car.
GearHeads I'd be upset if I mess the car up in any form. The car was blue from the factory and the guy had it painted a darkish green and put a tan soft top on it. So I'm gonna look to get the soft top painted or get a black hardtop
Another great video guys. Thoroughly cleaning your intake manifold and it's ports, and sealing up all the vacuum lines is another good one for a smooth running motor. Adjusting Timing Advance is for non-VVT motors of course.
Yes of course, and that definitely is a good project, but it is less of a mod and more of maintenance, I tried to stay away from those types of things in the video, worth mentioning tho to anyone that may be reading here cus its definitely worth doing!
"variable valve timing" I don't have that, but I have a 93 with a Jackson M45 supercharger. Any reason I should avoid advancing the timing to 14 degrees? thanks
Yeah man, you guys hit on all the big ones. After you listed #5, I was thinking that they left out the door buzzer mod, but nope...bonus material! Also a very smart way to plug your channel...listing only mods that you have conveniently made videos for...lol...yes-sir, that's how it's done! Good job guys.
hey guys! cool videos! just so you know to give your videos a higher quality feel for the cheap is getting a separate mic that you can have near you while you talk. the standard camera mic takes in way too much echo and background noise.
We've only been doing this for 5-6 months =P But I've been trying to get out 2 videos a week, we both are very busy people so thats been hard to do! Thank you for the support and I'm glad you are enjoying them, if you want to watch more tho we have a bunch of Miata stuff posted up you can always go back through!
M4NOOB These guys are kicking ass, I can't believe they don't have a bigger following yet. People only like to watch people ruin cars Haggard style, apparently. :P
Thank you very much man! Idk what most people like to watch, I'm just making things I feel like I would like to watch if I was someone that was into cars and wanted to learn and wanted to be entertained. Need to upgrade our camera and mic soon tho =P
I hear that! Exact same reason I started my channel. Trying to make videos I would want to watch or I needed and couldn't find. Also helps motivate me to do work I already want to do and do it right.
you guys are almost at 1000 subs!!!! congrats guys!!! I just hit 100! I remember when I had like 20 when I met you and you had about 200. we've came a long way guys!
GearHeads Garage I have a de-powered rack with 205 nitto nt05's and max caster on my alignment, it's hell when the car isn't moving, but so worth the feel.
I've got NT05's with Max caster, just a manual rack instead of depowered...all I have to say is its still a lot better than the 225 Khumo V710 slicks I used to have!!! =P
GearHeads Garage My nt05's dont have much life left. I think im going to try the potenza re71r next, I've had the re11a's in the past and they felt great.
Also if you just REALLY don't care about looks or resell-ability...not that these cars cost much anyway, pulling the dash and going minimalist on the door panels should yield some interesting numbers as well. Then while at it just yank the radio and speakers, for a person like me that works cause I just like listening to the hum of the engine.
It absolutely could, but I am daily driving my car and keeping it as a street car as well as something to take to the track...I'll hold onto the dash and door cars for now =P
I should note, I have done the A/C drop, comp, condenser, core and all. The amount of power that that compressor leeches from the car is absolutely astonishing. It is rough at first but I toughed it out and got to where I can stand even San Antonio, Texas mid-summer. Totally worth it.
Yup, it sucks a lot of power out! I'm in SoCal so I understand the heat, but just gotta wear the right clothes and its not bad as long as the car keeps moving with the wind blowing in, it just sucks if you get stuck on a freeway in stop and go lol
I had the timing advanced when I first got the car but after my timing belt and front end service kit was installed I set the timing back to 10* and I've found with the advance of the timing you get more at the bottom but you lose some.at the top. I'm usually driving my car past 5k rpms so there isn't a need for the advance timing. I also have the bumper cut, mine is very aggressive. I like it. Awesome video guys. You guys have any videos on suspension and autox/ track oriented stuff. I currently have mine set up for autox and would like to set it up for a road course now.
It definitely depends on how much you advance the timing, at least for me I don't notice any drop off up top until you go to 16 degrees or so, and I would agree with you that its not preferable! As far as suspension stuff is concerned, what exactly would you like to know? I build my car to perform best in the canyons, its kinda a happy medium between autox and track, only difference would be track driving might favor a bit stiffer suspension but if you drive on the road you want more compliance and its actually faster that way on an imperfect road.
Let's see, Foamectomy done. Timing advanced to 13-14 definitely noticed a difference there. Need to do some more weight reduction. Got a Hard dog rollbar and some frame rail (your video convinced me). Depowering the steering rack has been on my list for a while. Flyin Miata has a post on how to covert a powered to depowered.
Subbed. Planning on getting an mx5 soon your videos are gonna be useful. Time for the jag to go . To much fuel don't need back seats is fast but dousnt feel it only gets fun at 120mp . I want somthing that's fun at any speed.
carlo ckc Do you mean the Exhintake mod? If so I have not tried it actually but have always been curious about it so I'm sure someday I'll end up making a video on it :P
yes the exhintake mod, i've been trying to find more info about this would love to see the video about it =) if you are in LA area i would love to help when you are doing it so i can do it to my after
2001 MIATA has a cold start problem just for the first 5 seconds. Cylinder 2 misfire on the code reader. New plugs, wires, and coils. Runs great after the 5 seconds. Help! Love your videos.
I assume you meant "Tune your car". In which case, no. Advancing the timing is in a way tuning it yourself DIY style. You just bump up the torque curve a bit it doesnt give you much extra HP maybe just a little.
Idk if anyone will respond but I'm having a problem with my clutch, cause I have a new reservoir line and slave cylinder, so it's all brand new but I can't seem to get pressure back to my clutch, and have been trying to bleed it for hours and nothing's coming through. Help?
For the 1990 guys: turn your fuel door a push-to-open with a 4$ part at a hardware store. Then run the wire to your trunk so the fuel door release in your console opens the trunk. It's a pain in the ass to do, but its soooo beyond worth it
If your moving no problem but if you live somewhere like that I might avoid it if you have to turn at low speed often! It isnt the best idea for a daily driver, though I did for years but I am a bit bigger.
paul rogers Its definitely a good idea to especially if your somewhere hot or do a lot of mountain driving up and down hills. Watch that vid for more info on it!
JeremyM Bummer its an auto, learn to drive safe and learn to work on the car and maybe someday you can swap a 5-speed in, its not very difficult or expensive :)
GearHeads I got it! I have been driving it all night and I love it, it gets pretty sideways lol. it's a 2003 maroon red and I have never seen another like it, it's soooo clean!
Guy lol and Thank you!! Considering how hot it gets i'd run 91, if its colder out 87 or mid grade is fine, especially since you guys don't have any hills/mountains. When loading the engine climbing a hill detonation is much worse and more likely.
No, I'll be running a megasquirt and will have a completely different ignition timing map from stock. For people that turbo on a stock ECU and have fuel taken care of somewhere else, I'd reccomend running 8 degrees of timing approximately, but you have to do your homework and make sure your not getting detonation, use Det Cans.
Alright guys in todays video top 5 miata mods. Oh wait you can do this to every car, sorry didnt have an idea for today that could relate to miatas so we made the video with miata in the title.
Skids I'm not sure what your point is or if your hating on the video or what...but these definitely are Miata focused and common things people do for free with them, yea some of them apply to other cars but this was definitely Miata focused. Don't see as many bumper cuts or foamectomys on other cars. Ignition advance with an adjustable CAS is also not something I see on a lot of other cars without a distributor. If you want to call us out on lack of creativity thats fine, but we put a lot of work into all of these videos, if you feel you can do better then go make some yourself!
They don't grow on trees you think I just have a pile of them sitting around?? lol Work hard and save and you can get one! Its what I had to do as well!
Many demes Mine was about $800!! Crappy paint needs redone but hey thats worth it to me! I actually bought it for more but it is down to $800 after counting in all the stuff I sold from it.
No offense intended, I just see less and less unmolested Miatas every day. I just don't see how chopping off the bumper cover is an improvement. I have nothing against modifying a car for a reason but I'm not seeing the reason here. Sorry. That's just my opinion and it's your car to do what you want with. I probably shouldn't have even said anything.
Bruce L. You can look at it that way if you want, but I bought this car with a bunch of modifications done to it already from the 90's that were awful! I specifically didnt choose a near perfect condition Miata cus I knew what I was going to be doing to it. Dont worry, I still see nice stock ones on the road all the time!
Sorry you felt that way, we make our videos to be entertaining, informative, and thorough if it is supposed to be an informative video. We don't rush our videos for people's short attention spans, and we do this for free entertainment for those that enjoy it.
Idk if anyone will respond but I'm having a problem with my clutch, cause I have a new reservoir, line and slave cylinder, so it's all brand new but I can't seem to get pressure back to my clutch, and have been trying to bleed it for hours and nothing's coming through. Help?
For anyone looking to advance your ignition timing as a Free Mod, here is the tool you will want to do it! - amzn.to/2oHDtLs
rust? thats a good free weight reduction mod
For sure, I'm gonna go drill some holes and throw salt at it, I'll be faster in no time!
Buying a 1990 miata with 80K miles. This channel is gonna be handy. Subbed 👍
Awesome! Hopefully its in great shape thats great mileage!
GearHeads it is. It's garage kept by an older guy in a retirement complex. It's gonna be my 1st time owning and driving a manual so I'm excited
Well congratulations! Do your best to take care of it and don't overdrive the car and get in a wreck by trying to do more than you can! Happens a lot with them sadly especially since they many peoples first "enthusiast" car.
GearHeads I'd be upset if I mess the car up in any form.
The car was blue from the factory and the guy had it painted a darkish green and put a tan soft top on it.
So I'm gonna look to get the soft top painted or get a black hardtop
Austin Thornton I’ve just bought one 1993 188k miles for £700 I’m interested how much yours cost
Another great video guys. Thoroughly cleaning your intake manifold and it's ports, and sealing up all the vacuum lines is another good one for a smooth running motor. Adjusting Timing Advance is for non-VVT motors of course.
Yes of course, and that definitely is a good project, but it is less of a mod and more of maintenance, I tried to stay away from those types of things in the video, worth mentioning tho to anyone that may be reading here cus its definitely worth doing!
"variable valve timing" I don't have that, but I have a 93 with a Jackson M45 supercharger. Any reason I should avoid advancing the timing to 14 degrees? thanks
Yeah man, you guys hit on all the big ones. After you listed #5, I was thinking that they left out the door buzzer mod, but nope...bonus material! Also a very smart way to plug your channel...listing only mods that you have conveniently made videos for...lol...yes-sir, that's how it's done! Good job guys.
Because Miata Haha thanks man! and I wanted to make this video for awhile but I wanted to get all the projects done first to point to!
Well you did an excellent job, sir.
Good video guys and thanks for mentioning me in your video title haha! Keep the video's coming guys, you are doing an awesome job!
Absolutely ;) thanks man!
IDK how the fucks this channel haven't taken off, you guys are amazing
hey guys! cool videos! just so you know to give your videos a higher quality feel for the cheap is getting a separate mic that you can have near you while you talk. the standard camera mic takes in way too much echo and background noise.
You forgot to mention the charcoal canister delete
The Kiwi Bogan I'd throw that in thw weight savings video and I think it is in there, not a Top 5 or Top 10 for me!
I love the frequent videos right now! Gimme moaaar
EDIT: Why do you only have 691 subs wtf :o
We've only been doing this for 5-6 months =P But I've been trying to get out 2 videos a week, we both are very busy people so thats been hard to do! Thank you for the support and I'm glad you are enjoying them, if you want to watch more tho we have a bunch of Miata stuff posted up you can always go back through!
I already did that :D Keep up the great work!
M4NOOB These guys are kicking ass, I can't believe they don't have a bigger following yet. People only like to watch people ruin cars Haggard style, apparently. :P
Thank you very much man! Idk what most people like to watch, I'm just making things I feel like I would like to watch if I was someone that was into cars and wanted to learn and wanted to be entertained. Need to upgrade our camera and mic soon tho =P
I hear that! Exact same reason I started my channel. Trying to make videos I would want to watch or I needed and couldn't find. Also helps motivate me to do work I already want to do and do it right.
If you enjoyed this video check out our Top 10 Budget Miata Mod's Episode! th-cam.com/video/E8_gkgiaoyo/w-d-xo.html
GearHeads Great video, love miatas so the content is perfectly timed and lenghened keep up the great work
just got my first Miata the other day. I love these videos guys keep up the good work!
Jamesy Great man we have a lot of project vids up and theres more to come! Congrats on the new Miata!
you guys are almost at 1000 subs!!!! congrats guys!!! I just hit 100! I remember when I had like 20 when I met you and you had about 200. we've came a long way guys!
Bernardo MX5 Congrats to you too man and thank you! We have been working hard!
De-power steering rack, because who wants to live in the 21st century anyway?
Who needs to? My wife can drive the car with ease, no power steering in a Miata is not a big deal.
GearHeads Garage I have a de-powered rack with 205 nitto nt05's and max caster on my alignment, it's hell when the car isn't moving, but so worth the feel.
I've got NT05's with Max caster, just a manual rack instead of depowered...all I have to say is its still a lot better than the 225 Khumo V710 slicks I used to have!!! =P
GearHeads Garage My nt05's dont have much life left. I think im going to try the potenza re71r next, I've had the re11a's in the past and they felt great.
The RE71R's are awesome =) I actually have some 245 RS4's here waiting for wheels to fill them....
Just subbed, looks like your videos are gonna help me out a bunch when I get my MX5 this month ;)
Billy RS Awesome man congrats on the Miata/Mx-5! hope you enjoy them we've done a lot of projects and have lots more to come!
Also if you just REALLY don't care about looks or resell-ability...not that these cars cost much anyway, pulling the dash and going minimalist on the door panels should yield some interesting numbers as well.
Then while at it just yank the radio and speakers, for a person like me that works cause I just like listening to the hum of the engine.
It absolutely could, but I am daily driving my car and keeping it as a street car as well as something to take to the track...I'll hold onto the dash and door cars for now =P
I should note, I have done the A/C drop, comp, condenser, core and all. The amount of power that that compressor leeches from the car is absolutely astonishing. It is rough at first but I toughed it out and got to where I can stand even San Antonio, Texas mid-summer.
Totally worth it.
Yup, it sucks a lot of power out! I'm in SoCal so I understand the heat, but just gotta wear the right clothes and its not bad as long as the car keeps moving with the wind blowing in, it just sucks if you get stuck on a freeway in stop and go lol
Boy were you wrong about their prices 😔
awesome video yet again you guys deserve more subscriber's keep up the good work
Thank you!!
thanks for tips helping me fix my heater core hose. it went pretty damn smooth I'd say with your tips
Jeremy Simonsen Awesome! I'm glad I was able to help even tho it wasnt a video!
GearHeads Garage also congrats on the 700 subscribers. soon to be 1000
Jeremy Simonsen Thanks man, we'll see what happens!
no Swiss cheese air box!? Haha great video though guys
chris thompson Hah! I like that one for the sound. Thanks man!
And there's Matt's nice printing! Lol
Yes sir!
I had the timing advanced when I first got the car but after my timing belt and front end service kit was installed I set the timing back to 10* and I've found with the advance of the timing you get more at the bottom but you lose some.at the top.
I'm usually driving my car past 5k rpms so there isn't a need for the advance timing. I also have the bumper cut, mine is very aggressive. I like it.
Awesome video guys. You guys have any videos on suspension and autox/ track oriented stuff. I currently have mine set up for autox and would like to set it up for a road course now.
It definitely depends on how much you advance the timing, at least for me I don't notice any drop off up top until you go to 16 degrees or so, and I would agree with you that its not preferable!
As far as suspension stuff is concerned, what exactly would you like to know? I build my car to perform best in the canyons, its kinda a happy medium between autox and track, only difference would be track driving might favor a bit stiffer suspension but if you drive on the road you want more compliance and its actually faster that way on an imperfect road.
Just subbed to you guys! :D love it so far.
press to view Thanks man, we've done a lot of stuff so hope you like it, and will continue to do so as well!
I am surprised Greg has not commented about the shout out
tylerallcaps Gregs a friend and a good guy, but he doesnt watch most of our videos I doubt :P
tylerallcaps My ears were burning
Nice vid, I'm now subscribed :)
I tried every degree of timing. It comes set at 10 from the factory. I tried 11, 12, 13, and 14. 11 was the best.
Good list, have three new things to do.
DoitDoug Awesome! Which ones?
Let's see, Foamectomy done. Timing advanced to 13-14 definitely noticed a difference there.
Need to do some more weight reduction. Got a Hard dog rollbar and some frame rail (your video convinced me).
Depowering the steering rack has been on my list for a while. Flyin Miata has a post on how to covert a powered to depowered.
If you want to see my MX5 I have a dinky channel Dollar Miata. Great story about the name.
DoitDoug Legit! I'll have to check your channel out later!
Subbed. Planning on getting an mx5 soon your videos are gonna be useful. Time for the jag to go . To much fuel don't need back seats is fast but dousnt feel it only gets fun at 120mp . I want somthing that's fun at any speed.
Does cutting your knuckles and shortening your tie rods count as free?
CHRISTOPHER PENISBUTT Skin off the knuckles should count as some weight loss :P
Have u guys tried the cam mod?
carlo ckc Do you mean the Exhintake mod? If so I have not tried it actually but have always been curious about it so I'm sure someday I'll end up making a video on it :P
yes the exhintake mod, i've been trying to find more info about this would love to see the video about it =) if you are in LA area i would love to help when you are doing it so i can do it to my after
2001 MIATA has a cold start problem just for the first 5 seconds. Cylinder 2 misfire on the code reader. New plugs, wires, and coils. Runs great after the 5 seconds. Help! Love your videos.
Are you guys not doing anymore Miata projects
Joe P We will be doing more dont worry! Just life got busy and a few job changes then holidays etc... its time to get back at it soon!
After you advance your timing do you have to tune your cat to make it run right?
I assume you meant "Tune your car". In which case, no. Advancing the timing is in a way tuning it yourself DIY style. You just bump up the torque curve a bit it doesnt give you much extra HP maybe just a little.
Idk if anyone will respond but I'm having a problem with my clutch, cause I have a new reservoir line and slave cylinder, so it's all brand new but I can't seem to get pressure back to my clutch, and have been trying to bleed it for hours and nothing's coming through. Help?
For the 1990 guys: turn your fuel door a push-to-open with a 4$ part at a hardware store. Then run the wire to your trunk so the fuel door release in your console opens the trunk. It's a pain in the ass to do, but its soooo beyond worth it
WigglingWaffles Not a bad idea for those who want that, personally on my 90 I didnt mind cus it made the trunk more theft proof.
WigglingWaffles i wish there was a video or a tutorial on how to do so.
Leland Lee lol is that a request?
I got both on remote!
@@andyvaid69 I think the earlier NA only had the fuel cap release. Mines a 1995 and has both.
Making your own shift knob is another free mod... you can use all sorts of things... golf balls... beer taps etc
i have a 91miata coils exedy clutch subaru t04 turbo yellow x7 injectors roll bar and bucket seats good video
bruce 130013 Awesome! Sounds like a fun car!!
GearHeads Garage it is but when it rains it changes alot
bruce 130013 Why you say that just because lack of traction? Luckily it doesn't rain often here and when it does i just take it easy
GearHeads Garage lack of traction big time drifts easy and also were i work it gets muddy
hollowing the cat is free and makes the stock exhaust sound way better and kills more prius
Definitely works! We mentioned it in the weight reduction category tho it also of course free's up exhaust flow a little!
more like a lottle have you can't see day light through them before you start
Man how hard is to turn without power steering because I live in an area where I’ll be going 5 mph a lot lmao.
If your moving no problem but if you live somewhere like that I might avoid it if you have to turn at low speed often! It isnt the best idea for a daily driver, though I did for years but I am a bit bigger.
That first thing free mod I can do is lose some weight. :)
Amen
1:00 hi teehee
How tall are you?
6'2
this channel convinced me to finally get a miata, and I love every second of it. Thanks guys!
once you advance your timing, don't you need to start running higher octane fuel?
paul rogers Its definitely a good idea to especially if your somewhere hot or do a lot of mountain driving up and down hills. Watch that vid for more info on it!
I already run premium with no mods!
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LockeNess Motorsports Awesome!
Wow he has a lot higher voice than he I thought he would have
Nate Stich lol who does?
2 hours and I'm going to get my Miata
JeremyM Wooo!! Congrats!
GearHeads my moms making me get a auto but it's a rare auto maroon 3rd gen
JeremyM Bummer its an auto, learn to drive safe and learn to work on the car and maybe someday you can swap a 5-speed in, its not very difficult or expensive :)
GearHeads I got it! I have been driving it all night and I love it, it gets pretty sideways lol. it's a 2003 maroon red and I have never seen another like it, it's soooo clean!
JeremyM Awesome man congratulations!! Enjoy it and have fun, dont crash it!
25 adv timing its great on 89
Hunter Bott No, 25 is WAY too much and will cause pinging, not to mention after 14-16 there is no more torque increase and its a HP decrease
guy for put to 14 degreas what octane I should run? good top 5!!
- Miguel
Guy lol and Thank you!! Considering how hot it gets i'd run 91, if its colder out 87 or mid grade is fine, especially since you guys don't have any hills/mountains. When loading the engine climbing a hill detonation is much worse and more likely.
GearHeads Garage man what about the timing when you turbocharger the miata, keeps the same? Thanks!
No, I'll be running a megasquirt and will have a completely different ignition timing map from stock. For people that turbo on a stock ECU and have fuel taken care of somewhere else, I'd reccomend running 8 degrees of timing approximately, but you have to do your homework and make sure your not getting detonation, use Det Cans.
sleepy eyes
+DieEneBelg Thats a good cheap one for sure if your into that look!
Driver mod.
+EuroGarage Your correct, I should have mentioned it!
sleepy eye mod
Alright guys in todays video top 5 miata mods. Oh wait you can do this to every car, sorry didnt have an idea for today that could relate to miatas so we made the video with miata in the title.
Skids I'm not sure what your point is or if your hating on the video or what...but these definitely are Miata focused and common things people do for free with them, yea some of them apply to other cars but this was definitely Miata focused. Don't see as many bumper cuts or foamectomys on other cars. Ignition advance with an adjustable CAS is also not something I see on a lot of other cars without a distributor. If you want to call us out on lack of creativity thats fine, but we put a lot of work into all of these videos, if you feel you can do better then go make some yourself!
Can you give me a Miata I really want a Miata so bad it’s my dream car
They don't grow on trees you think I just have a pile of them sitting around?? lol Work hard and save and you can get one! Its what I had to do as well!
Buying a mx 5 alone is pretty much free😂
Many demes Mine was about $800!! Crappy paint needs redone but hey thats worth it to me! I actually bought it for more but it is down to $800 after counting in all the stuff I sold from it.
Number 6. Push Miata over cliff. It'll go 125m.p.h. easily.
Get mics or dont stand in a tin shed
This makes me sad.
Bruce L. Why?
No offense intended, I just see less and less unmolested Miatas every day. I just don't see how chopping off the bumper cover is an improvement. I have nothing against modifying a car for a reason but I'm not seeing the reason here. Sorry. That's just my opinion and it's your car to do what you want with. I probably shouldn't have even said anything.
Bruce L. You can look at it that way if you want, but I bought this car with a bunch of modifications done to it already from the 90's that were awful! I specifically didnt choose a near perfect condition Miata cus I knew what I was going to be doing to it. Dont worry, I still see nice stock ones on the road all the time!
too long
Sorry you felt that way, we make our videos to be entertaining, informative, and thorough if it is supposed to be an informative video. We don't rush our videos for people's short attention spans, and we do this for free entertainment for those that enjoy it.
M.Y if 9 minutes is too long you should maybe get off the internet, clearly your time is extremely important to you lol
Idk if anyone will respond but I'm having a problem with my clutch, cause I have a new reservoir, line and slave cylinder, so it's all brand new but I can't seem to get pressure back to my clutch, and have been trying to bleed it for hours and nothing's coming through. Help?