[La Mer]

Originally Posted by stretch

Do you worry that a 138hp Miata could lose you in the twisties?

no, but i probably will once i finally head to the track. i just haven't had the time. around here there aren't many twisty roads. if you find one, there is bound to be a lot of traffic.

i still want to get into the suspension, i just chose power first .

[AndrewSS]

Totally depends on your planned uses for the car, if I didnt autox or track at all, I would probably rather have power for the street... you can dip into the throttle frequently, you cant really/shouldnt ever extract the true potential of the cars grip on the street IMO, I dont know if there is a true need to upgrade your handling before or with more power... and the stock brakes are plenty fine for street use... but like I said it all depends on your uses...

Thats my .02

[smurfm3]

Originally Posted by stretch

The STI has a brilliant AWD system and handles marvelously with even light suspension work. The handling improvement from sway bars and struts is drastic. The stage 2 upgrade is moderate, but nowhere near the magnitude of upgrade compared to what even minor suspension work (and an alignment) can do.


Do you worry that a 138hp Miata could lose you in the twisties?

LOL, this is what happens to high HP cars that park it in the turns.

BEFORE:



AFTER:

[lokutus1]

suspension. you'll appreciate it every time you take a turn. high hp is great, but you have to make sure the power is useable to you. for example, there's no point in going w/ a set-up that doesn't spool until 5k if you rarely go above that in your daily drives.

[crand002]

Look at my signature.

[flatthump]

^Nice taste...

[koreano10is]

thanks for all the feedback! so i guess i'll go suspension first... anyone recommend the stage 2 suspension package from cobb?

[Darkiller]

get the RCE springs .. whiteline sways

[lokutus1]

Originally Posted by crand002

Look at my signature.

i need some ohlins in my sig. other than that, we're pretty similar

+1 for rce, jdm pinks, swifts, or prodrive springs and whiteline sways

[RainMaker]

I've done almost every mod in the book.

Most of the power ones after stage 2 I either regret, dont feel like I got my money's worth, or am unhappy with how they turned out in the balance.

I have yeat to regret a single suspension mod (and I've done some biggies).

[Mykl]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

I've done almost every mod in the book.

Most of the power ones after stage 2 I either regret, dont feel like I got my money's worth, or am unhappy with how they turned out in the balance.

I have yeat to regret a single suspension mod (and I've done some biggies).

Exactly... unless you're focusing on drag racing, the car can easily make enough power on the stock turbo to remain entertaining and more importantly, reliable.

I've seen enough people take their turbocharged cars from balanced, fun cars and turn them into fickle pains to know that I want mine to remain balanced and fun.

[koreano10is]

Originally Posted by Darkiller

get the RCE springs .. whiteline sways

hey can i get the exact website to the rce springs u'r talkin about and whiteline sways? are the rce springs yellow?

[Darkiller]

www.racecompengineering.com

call and talk to myles .. He will help u out .. well anyone will .. they are having deals on stuff right now just a little FYI .. so it will be the best time to get the sways and springs

[RaceComp Engineering]

Originally Posted by koreano10is

hey can i get the exact website to the rce springs u'r talkin about and whiteline sways? are the rce springs yellow?

Hello,

As many have said, just give us a call. And/or look into the vendor classifieds because we have some staged package deals that it sounds like you might be interested in. RCE springs and whiteline sway bars make a very good and complete daily driver with some track package.

RCE springs are yellow. First batch were a special limited edition color. I think Myles called them "Le Mans Sunset Orange" or something cheesy like that....

Unfortunately our website is down today for reasons we can't figure out, but it should be up ASAP.

www.racecompengineering.com


- Andrew

[rmo55c]

I went cusco sways, endlinks, tein coilovers/edfc, and bigger tires (with the wheels) before ever having any performance. Hell, even now I've done the brakes before I even ordered my ap.

The only thing I wonder is what it would be like if I had done the whiteline sways instead of the cusco, as the whitelines are many mm's larger. Anyone got an opinion on that?