20 Minutes Of Useless Mazda Miata Info

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

What do you guys think of this new series?! We love feedback. If you need parts for your Miata or anything else, mod your car at martiniworks.com!

[@Pividol]

I really enjoy longer videos. Definitely keep this series going.

[@christopherlowery855]

I like the series. I didn't find any camber plates for my miata on martiniworks. I'm sad.

[@adriancarrillo2247]

this is that gas

[@yaraso2774]

As NB2 owner I can confirm that this car is a cure for depression & once you have 1 miata in your friend group they'll multiply like rabbits among your friends 😅

[@christopherlowery855]

Only if you have friends. :( My friend sold me both of his. Now he's a stay at home hermit. I wish I had people to cruise with. I love my NB and love talking about miatas in general. Especially my disdain for the NC. Lol.

[@Juice_420]

@@christopherlowery855 what state r u in

[@christopherlowery855]

@@Juice_420 TX

[@mautsukuda]

I just bought a 2006 NC Miata 6-speed manual last week. I drove it from Tampa, FL to Cary, NC where I live. It is bone stock, so the ride was super comfortable, but still extremely fun to drive. Especially with the top down. Such an amazing road trip car. 11-hour drive, and I was completely fine at the end. One of the best car experiences I've had in a long time.

[@CBosridesandreviews]

That's really cool

[@AarmOZ84]

NCs are very underrated. They may be the largest and heaviest Miatas, but they got the power just right while keeping the driver purist aspects of the car alive.

[@brycemcguire8935]

Maybe we will see each other! Black NB with chrome 5 spokes

[@mautsukuda]

@@brycemcguire8935 do you live in Cary as well? People have been telling me there's a Miata club in the area, and a Miata collector here in Cary, but I have no idea how to contact any of them.

[@Tdfries]

I just bought a 2009 NC2 and Im loving it so much. Has 6 speed, LSD, and Ohlins coilovers.

[@Foxtrot_Woof]

I have wanted one ever since this one week 7-8 years ago, when my MK3 Golf was broken and I needed a car to get to work. A good friend of mine lent me his '94 NA Miata for that week, and I didn't want to give it back. I knew I had to have one. End of last Sept. I came home with a ND2. OMG I love the car... I still want an NA for it's cute quirky pop-up light charm, but I love my ND sooooo much. My mother in law went with me on the test drive and she said, "you have to buy this car, you never stopped smiling the entire time you were behind the wheel". And she proceeded to harass me for a solid week while I "thought about it."

[@shalokshalom]

Good mother in law

[@jakedougherty6000]

Just a tid bit on coilovers from an NA owner: The most respected coilovers in the Miata enthusiasts space are Xidas, which were built from the ground up for the Miata, as well as Ohlins. Something more street oriented/less hardcore you can do some simple konis with the right spring rates for a daily, or Technas (a more daily driver focused version of the Xidas). I always see BC Racing and Fortune Auto suggested on Alex's videos for the Miata, and I'm here to tell you it gets better than even those

[@flameninja00]

Can't forget the DIY Bilsteins

[@Perambulous]

I aint payin 3k for xidas suspension for a mk1 mx5

[@Perambulous]

Thats how much i paid for it. And yea ill keep it forever but thats just too much

[@lucasc8872]

tom matano signed my turbo NA’s dashboard and said my lotus elise seats are uncomfortable 👍👍👍👍 cool guy tho

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

That's a wild story

[@Treaxvour]

That was a bit tongue in cheek, I'm sure lol

[@SpacedAug]

This is the content I really love from you. Intimate, relaxed, and overall nice deep dive into a subject. Just so happens to be my favourite lil guy. Well done!

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

SO HAPPY TO HEAR YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS! We were nervous to launch something a bit different, but we all enjoyed it!

[@SpacedAug]

@@MartiniWorksOfficialKnocked it out of the park. I made a tall coffee and just sat and vibed. Thanks for this!

[@AlexMartini.]

Thank you dude!@@SpacedAug

[@FLPR717]

Ive been mad at Miata before... The miata😂😂 I think u meant mazda

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Ope

[@philipjohnson7445]

The words mean the same thing

[@lucasgomide3369]

I am a proud owner of an MX-5 ND2 and I can't wait to buy an NA soon. What's better than one Miata? Two Miatas, of course!

[@christopherlowery855]

I have an NA and an NB. I've been debating selling the NA because its just been sitting in my front yard for a few years. I really don't want to and I'd rather 1.8 swap it and get it back on the road. The NB is my daily. It's been tuned to 266whp on 93 octane. It has some TR Motorsport 15x9s on it. I'm running 225s in the rear and 205s in the front. Since I bought it, I've gradually been adding upgrades. (Far too many to list) This car is an absolute blast to drive on the track and on the street. I'm not sure how I feel about having 2. Its more of a feeling of pride than anything else. Maybe your experience would be different.

[@dalefinger5100]

Well how about 3 Miata's! We have hat many in our household A very early NA, Prod 7/89 a 2001 NB And a 2022 ND Sport ,they all have their own personality

[@zombieRpoint34]

The timestamps make navigating the video so much easier. Thanks champ.

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Glad to help!

[@effrumtheretardo]

Closing in on 7 years with my '93 and I'm surfing KZbin for build/mod/drive/culture ideas for it as summer approaches. Good stuff.

[@DerringtonLatour]

YEEEESSSSSS MORE MIATA STUFF FROM MARTINI WORKKKKSSS! only a couple days left until I get my 1990 #4469 back in the road!

[@jebus914]

My experience owning 3 NBs is: Take care of all maintenance items first. Upgrade wheels, tires, diy bilstein suspension for the biggest difference, then exhaust, maybe intake, as long as you don't live somewhere dusty. I would go naturally aspirated for a DD for reliability. Forced Induction is ok, as long as you don't push much past 8 psi unless you are prepared to upgrade your bottom end and fuel pump.

[@christopherlowery855]

I'm pushing close to 20psi on my NB. I had to rebuild the engine last summer due to excessive blowby caused by the rings binding. They were never gapped apparently. Ironically, I made the same mistake when I installed the new pistons. I'm running at about 11.5-12 for the WOT AFR target because of this. I've worked on this car about as much as some of the 200K+ mi EG Civics I've owned. The difference here is that most of the maintenance has been upgrades and keeping the car from being clapped out. Working on this car has also been far more rewarding. The turbo was added around 2010. I'm the 5th owner. I've done at least 13 upgrades since I bought it. The previous owner did about 4. I wouldn't call the car unreliable, but it's far from a Toyota Camry. Tuning and upgrading just requires tinkering and addressing all the weakpoints. This is on top of regular maintenance. It comes with the territory is all I can say. If someone hates getting their hands dirty and pays other people to do their auto maintenance, keep this car as stock as possible. Today I'm fighting a high AFR while cruising and a fuel cut at high boost (over 16.5psi) The car is getting hard to start. I think it might just be the fuel filter. (I've never changed it). It might also be the fuel pressure regulator. I'm running a 255lpm Walbro fuel pump and 1000cc injector dynamics injectors. I doubt either are my issue, but I haven't ruled them out. I plan on replacing my fuel filter in the morning. After testing, I might replace the regulator. We'll see what happens. My first upgrade would have to be the ECU. After that, probably exhaust and turbo. Then I would move on to either wheels/tires, injectors/fuel pump, or internals. It dpends on what needed the most attention. Like you said, you're not getting much more than 8psi on stock internals. Therefore, if you still have grip at 8psi, it might be time to tear apart the engine. That's just my take though. Cheers.

[@shaunlaverty8898]

A fresh coffee and 20 minutes of this. Loved it! Keep up the excellent content Alex and team.

[@CarMa321]

LOVE your content and it’s so good I just binged some vids! Keep up the good work!

[@Heckk_oh]

Property brothers is playing in the break room as I’m watching this… spot on Alex

[@holyapple261]

Living in SoCal, the miata is such a vibe. Alas, i can only house one car so shopping 30k sporty 4doors rn. GTI and Mazda 3 hatch are my top choices rn because i want a hatchback.

[@kc510]

Budget Hagerty Icons. Good video!

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alexbernstein1450]

Finally talking about my car! Driving up to Appleton from Milwaukee to give you a high five.

[@BaddDukk]

I bought my wife a 90 NA a few years ago for her birthday. Even in all of it's mostly stock 1.6 short nose glory it is a really fun car to drive.

[@mastercricket7626]

Heck yeah , I just put a g25-550 on my miata over the weekend 😅.... hope everyone is enjoying there miatas aswell ... peace and love all keep it rad stay safe and build on l8z famz and keep having fun 🤘🏽✌🏽

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

We love to hear that. Nice work. If you need any mods, we got you! martiniworks.com

[@christopherlowery855]

Hell yes dude! You can't go wrong with Garrett. I'm running a Godspeed 3076. The thing is more than a decade old. Just now I replaced the wastegate actuator. Congrats.

[@alexburgoa4759]

forgot to mention that the banana style wheels give it such a classic sports car look. watanabes, rotas, even the enkei banana style wheels look great on the miata.

[@Mrspyderracing]

Please do this video format more! As an owner of one It would be cool to see a 20 minutes of useless information on the mr2

[@THEWATER3UCKET]

More content like this! Frankly, some blunt feedback here: stop trying to duplicate past. I’m in support of martini works. But the KZbin channel has felt like you’ve been trying to recreate something. I know I’m just some random guy but staying fresh is the name of the game here on KZbin. The masses, the algorithm, the smell stale content from ten million miles away. I don’t mean to heckle I’m not trying to do that. I bought titans when they still had artisa embossed on them because I believed in what you guys were doing. Watching the end of that was terrible but now, I just want to see more stuff like this. Behind the curtain, nerdy talk about cars about whatever you guys feel like is so appealing to me personally. Sorry for ranting but I want you guys to succeed and this is my ten cents.

[@gigamix7394]

Oooooh I'd love more of this style of content. I'd love to see you do this on the 911!

[@nicolomarinas7176]

When I drove a couple of Miata's, these compare to my 944's even the current 944 I own and drive. I don't need a lot at all to enjoy in a 944. With the Miata, it's literally the same! No need to increase horsepower. Just small stuff like he said. Tires,wheels, suspension,brakes, maybe bucket seats. A lot won't agree with me but this is a great sports car to daily and track.

[@tarsan894]

NA miata owner here. Miata info never gets boring lol

[@complextheory101]

I’ve watched this video on repeat since January…. This week I finally bought my white na miata!!!

[@SpyceySalad]

Mazda pretty pretty please make a larger RWD coupe with that new Turbo-6 of yours. The Miata is awesome but I want something more practical.

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE MAZDA!

[@KSwapTheWorld69]

I never had a Miata but I really like the Mid Engine Prototype that I would have never known about, Props My Dood! 💯💪🏽💯

[@TheDeadCylinders]

this is actually such good info. the wheel specs and advice... makes me wish i could bookmark this video and stick it on my bookshelf lol

[@Yowzoe]

“Save” it. Make a folder named “Miata🚗”. I’ve got 30+ videos in mine :-)

[@trippinwithdumas1382]

Really great, articulate, thank you.

[@thierrylerinckx1340]

GOT ONE ! Thanks soo much for making me feel even happier about it...... If that's not useful then nothing is 😁

[@alexxperseus4191]

EBC yellowstuff are great for the street but are terrible on track. They melt like crazy! Had almost no pad left after 2 trackdays!

[@iamthebuddha]

I sure hope this content lives up to the stellar video name and summary.

[@poohead1-ot7km]

Best 20 minutes I've ever spent

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

🤝 Love to hear it!

[@poohead1-ot7km]

@@MartiniWorksOfficial no problem

[@daimonsage_1o818]

Awesome vid. Watched a couple minutes before work and finished it after. I appreciate the tips. Does that gray nd in the vid have an @ btw ?

[@carlosnumbertwo]

My 97 is in the shop. Engine rebuild, I lost compression in two cylinders. 207 mile car btw. I have had women break up with me which really devastated me. I didn’t miss them as much as I miss my miata. I don’t fuck it, it’s not weird. I just miss the fuck out of that thing! It’s so fun to drive!

[@zijadjasarspahic5275]

Great video and great topic. 👏🏻

[@seannedelko3497]

I needed more space so now I got a GR Corolla, which I love, but I still my ND2 Miata. Debating on getting a NA or NB and k24 swapping it at a later date, or if I should get another ND2.

[@caoticus]

Where can I see more pictures of the spoiler at 17:54 ?

[@bradparker716]

Every single time someone new goes for a ride in my car their first words are an enthusiastic "I want a Miata now!"

[@blackmagicgarage871]

Miata is the answer to everything. 😊 even if you have to strap a king mattress to the roof and get pulled over proving so 😂😂😂😂 I can tell you a king mattress is bigger than a miata😂

[@varzainbeci]

"we need something reliable and spacious"... and here I am, a big guy with an NB and an NC on my driveway... looking to buy a Daihatsu Copen as a 3rd car😁

[@goofygoodpasture8511]

The ND2 Miata is also almost as fast in the straights as a gen 1 BRZ

[@DessertUnicorn]

As a miatist I rushed to my pc to see this. also had a police officer come to me with my miata and ask me if it was a lotus lol

[@rcmakingtracks18]

Just love my mx5...

[@Yowzoe]

I see a ton of (7”) Jeep lamps, but which are the most reliable long-term? Some look great, but you gotta wonder how well they’re made…

[@InfinitiRiot]

Dead on 20 minutes is crazy

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

👨‍🔬 After years of dedicated research we were able to get the video to the exact 20:00 threshold

[@curlAlldizzle05]

@0:37 reliable sure... spacious nah.. there's Plenty of SUVs out in the wilderness lol. The coupes are a missing thing. 😢 most car peeps already own a sedan and SUV... let the coupe ls be all thing for what little space they have. Literally and figuratively 😎😇

[@Ambryu1]

I love my soul red turbo charged ND mx5, its like if the iron man suit was a car.

[@christopherlowery855]

That's awesome to have a turbocharged ND. Props

[@ZL279_]

Hey it’s not useless. Give yourself some credit! I personally love random car info (and I’d love to see more like this). It doesn’t matter if it’s useful or not 😂

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Anything specific you'd like to see us spew "useless" info about next? 😅

[@ZL279_]

@@MartiniWorksOfficial I mean I know you’ve already done some stuff on them but some more VW stuff would be great! Or, I’d also love to see some Acura or BMW quirky facts 🫶

[@VictorPitstop]

These cars suck. My reasoning to that is that I’ve owned 6 of them. They *SUCK* you right in! 😂

[@lukelopez2752]

this finally motivated me to fix my 95

[@diiaa366]

Just bought a 96 a few days ago

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

LETS GOO! Congratulations! If you need any parts.. you already know martiniworks.com

[@diiaa366]

@@MartiniWorksOfficial yeah I emailed you guys waiting on a response.

[@peycakes7226]

Just got an NC. I'm a believer

[@sp3gg]

Chevy Volt vid when?? 🤯🤯

[@DC2_Danny]

How did you know I was avoiding the TV in the break room 😂😂😂

[@yuyusenpai7458]

Crazy how KZbin skips your ad into the next add now 🤣

[@miatanationuk]

Its the best car in the world 🥰

[@1987jaffa]

Anybody happen to know if there's footage of Clarckson calling the mx5 the cure for depression? could be great stuff for shorts/reels.

[@malkionx]

Im gonna be building my first canadian year 1990 miata on my channel, just at the bodyshop now

[@kostygarage4328]

Maybe you could use that Miata info if you had a Miata 👀

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Alex has had Miata's, just not in the current fleet!

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

Can you change the gearing on the miata rear end? I just want to get my rpms down from 4k at 70mph lmao. Only thing keeping me from loving this car even more.

[@christopherlowery855]

In my miata we swapped to a 6spd and a 3.9 torsen rear end. I still have 4k RPM at 70mph. Depending on your year, you'll have either a 4.1, or 4.3 rear end (unless you have a 6spd). Switching to a 3.9 would improve your situation (if you have a 5spd), but would make the car more sluggish/slow. I'd have to swap in my old 5spd to get a reading of the tach with that ring and pinion setup. We swapped the trans and rear end at the same time. I did find a 5.28:1 ring and pinion set. It would give you a lot more torque, but would probably worsen your top end. So yes, its possible. I don't know if you'll find a gear ratio smaller than 3.9 for a miata. Maybe Alex can help. Best of luck. Cheers.

[@Lecherous_Rex]

There's good reason I own 2 96 1.8 na's.

[@nolahahnshouse3389]

I love driving and modding my Na8 Miata.

[@tarsan894]

same

[@michaelcrum8355]

The 7 inch lamps also fit the 924/944 chassis.

[@RyosukeTakahashiRX7]

They're also the exact same as VW Golf II lights and so many more cars. That's because it's a standardized size for round headlamps and can be found across a lot of different brands and models.

[@Yowzoe]

@@RyosukeTakahashiRX7 I see tons of Jeep lamps, but which are the most reliable long-term? Some look great, but you got a wonder how well they’re made…

[@lukeknox8548]

like and subscribed but had some definite clash of opinions

[@Yowzoe]

Such as…?

[@JC2SLO]

Video Idea: Rating 50 of my subscribers cars

[@benbot5173]

It’s not useless info, it was enjoyable info

[@pablokss366]

Do a 240sx one pls

[@Alex-vz2jz]

You can't be mad at a Miata i mean just look at their faces 🤣

[@dylancourville8708]

Reliable✅ Spacious ✅ Th sky is the limit of when you have a convertible.

[@MrHeisenb3rg]

I feel personally attacked for having 15x8 +0 Rotas and racelands on my Miata.

[@christopherlowery855]

I had racelands on my miata when I bought it. I upgraded to Tein Flex Zs. They're ok. My wheels are TR Motorsports 15x9 +36 wheels. They're around $200ea. Both do the job I need them to do. If I could find another brand of wheel that made 15x9s with a greater offset (+38), I might pick them up. However, that's probably reaching into the custom 2-piece territory. A miata is too cheap for that.

[@MrHeisenb3rg]

@@christopherlowery855 I need to get a different set of coils but can’t afford to drop 1k+ on a set right now.

[@christopherlowery855]

@@MrHeisenb3rg yeah, mine were right around that amount. About $950 with tax and shipping. The racelands were ok. I just wanted something with adjustable stiffness and better ride height adjustment.

[@MrHeisenb3rg]

@@christopherlowery855 my girlfriend doesn’t complain too much about it, but I’m curious what she’ll say when she realizes how nice it is when I eventually do the entire suspension.

[@christopherlowery855]

@@MrHeisenb3rg At least your girlfriend rides in your car. My wife has never even sat in mine. The Flex-Zs bounce around quite a bit. At least on my settings. I have them pretty stiff, but I'm also riding 3" off the ground. The fronts are set at a stiffness of 8 due to tire rub during compression. Between that setting and a sway bar, its very rare if the front rubs the fender well. The rear I've never had an issue with. I left them at a stiffness of 5, or factory default. I do wish the stiffness levels were more refined, but I can't justify spending $2-4k on a set of coilovers. I need some convincing to spend that much on a car that costs $5k. I just looked at my rear tires today and found sidewall cracking and radial starting to show. So I ordered some new ones. I might need a camber plate to be honest. These tires are only 2yrs old. Have fun on your racelands. At least you have coilovers. It could be worse, you could be riding on chopped springs. Cheers mate.

[@reliicx]

There is a big body JZX. It’s called the 540i. 😂😂😂

[@aidanrichards6046]

Extra useless i will probably never own a miata, I'll still watch this though

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Appreciate you

[@deadwaterblacksmithing]

My 04 msm built motor running a stand alone is both the best, and the worst car Ive ever owned. When its good, its the best. When its broken its in the garage for years...lol

[@PerplexdPumpkin]

More useless info, the USDM 1.6 cant really be reliably bored out to a larger displacement in search of power, while the EUDM 1.6's can be bored up to 1.8 due to differences in the thickness of the cylinder walls

[@chase276]

Day 7 asking for a how to modify a 4g prelude

[@Toonie2]

Why is the k&n intake $350 I thought you said $180😭😂

[@JamieWalker-pc6nd]

“How do we build a sports car” “No idea boss ask Colin chapman?” “Yeah he said no… hmm. Fly over to uk and bring us back a lotus elan and we will copy it and make it cheaper” I don’t care the real story that is the bottom line lol. Big respect to “bob” and all the others I just ran out of time to make this comment legible. Never mind I can come back 😂✌️

[@stanstamped3538]

I thought it was a Mazda not a Marsda???

[@hebrews11vs5]

It IS the answer. Unless you are going grocery shopping.

[@wellsloan975]

you had me until the last sentence "almost" always the answer? no brother its literally in the the name Miata Is ALWAYS The Answer

[@paisleyplastic]

the german word for reward is Belohnung ,,,,, there is no word int the german language that comes close to sounding like miata while meaning reward.

[@Yowzoe]

Google is your friend: “Old High German word miata comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *meys-, and later Proto-Indo-European *misdʰós (Reward, prize. Wages, payment.)”

[@38tech]

Nb2 for me. Too many mods to list

[@christopherlowery855]

Same and same

[@William.Driscoll]

Gnawledge

[@abdullahjumaah43]

hi lol

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Oh hey bud

[@PedroPerez-ky5oz]

Stop making these videos!!! I need to be able to afford one at some point 😂.

[@袁誠鴻-y9u]

Without Mazda American design team , none of these will happen.