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I agree. Going to try a straight piece between the rods on the underside 2" wide 1/16" thick aluminum is what I'm thinking of starting with and if that doesn't work as well as I hope then I'll start brainstorming other options.

Forgot to post up stuff about the splitter but this past week I made some pretty good progress on it. A couple weeks ago I fit it up to the car to make sure I got the holes in the right spot and riveted the air dam to it (unfortunately no pics of this as I lost my phone and everything on it...

Details on the miata?

Any track car you get will be expensive and all of them have their problems (part of why they're expensive). Even an exocet will still run you close to 20k all said and done. Either way, you can't go wrong with a miata.

Actually, you know what'd be pretty sweet, if you're able to save the longblock out of your speed and drop it into a 3rd gen miata. 300whp with some weight reduction to get it into the 2100lb area would be super fun and still a good learning tool.

The whiteline kit will definitely help. Bumpsteer sucks because not only will it slow you down but you'll lose confidence in the car as well which further slows you down. See where you're at with caster as well, for mac strut cars the magic number is usually between 6-9°

Not sure if they make them for speeds but have you considered Fortune Auto 500s? In the past few years FA has gotten pretty impressive in terms of quality and performance. From what I've heard you can spec any spring rate you want for them from FA and they have a number of different valving...

For anyone who wants to learn about suspension geometries, here's a pretty good read about roll centers etc. http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/2804/The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Suspension-and-Handling-Its-All-in-the-Geometry-Part-One-The-Roll-Center.aspx A good suspension will either make or...

Miatas are damn fun but I think you'd get bored from the lack of power pretty quickly. And once you start making power EVERYTHING breaks. Half the drivetrain has a 1-2 season service life once you make more than like 200whp. Axles (shear), rear wheel bearings (literally explode), transmissions...

My guess is that it's because they're running it on a standalone

Check out miataturbo.net. There is usually some pretty good deals on miatas in the for sale section; everything from stock to fully prepped track car.

In for 8s passes

If you're getting a dedicated track car my vote goes for an E36 or E46. Pretty quick, fairly cheap, reliable, great cars to learn with and there's plenty of aftermarket support.

Glad you're okay physically man. Like I said, if you want a hand tearing into it I'm pretty free most days so just let me know. Curious to see what the next fun car will be!

No problem. Went through the same thing when I put in shift cables, couldn't shift into 4th but was all good as soon as I moved the car.

Mmm you can't always shift into every gear with the car at rest all the time. Move the wheels a bit and see if it'll go into 5th.

Yea that's similar stuff to my last splitter, which was made of alumalite. Same construction but the inside corrugation is aluminum. I'm mostly focused on getting the new splitter done right now as it doubles as my undertray and without it not only is the underside of the engine not protected...

Technically yes but that's isn't really how it plays out in reality. Oil is exposed directly to combustion temps and will pretty much always run 30-50 degrees hotter than coolant. From there heat is transferred to the block and head and from there it is transferred to the water system. But the...

Not gonna lie that went right over my head :tearsofjoy: The oil cooler sits in front of the passenger wheel and is fed air by an opening on the right side of the bumper so sealing the rad won't change oil temps.

I consider 20 minutes of WOT somewhat extended. And every track day is 6-8 sessions of 20 minutes. My biggest concern with heat right now is oil temp. On monday I was seeing 250F so I may need to consider a larger oil cooler in the future. I know a few guys run fans on their coolers but I not...