Mazda Miata MX-5 Performance Projects

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Item # MB-16201  ISBN: 0760316201




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Includes engine upgrades, maintenance tips, appearance modifications, fixes for common problems, and more.

If you are like most Miata owners, you never miss a chance to bond with your car. With Mazda Miata MX-5 Performance Projects, long-time Miata owner and innovator Keith Tanner gives you 41 new ways to maintain, modify, and upgrade your favorite sports car.

This book is both an introduction to maintaining the Miata as well as a guide to common modifications. The Miata is a fairly simple car, making it an excellent platform for the beginning mechanic, as well as a treat for more experienced wrenches to work on.

Covering everything from oil changes to suspension mods to engine work and much more, this book provides the most direct Miata how-to instruction offered anywhere. Each project includes helpful color photography and estimates of the time commitment, necessary skill level, and cost of each project—so you know what you're getting into before you start. Mazda Miata MX-5 Performance Projects is the perfect resource for the serious Miata enthusiast!

Table of contents

Section 1—Getting Started: getting ready; oil change; shifter boot replacement; setting the timing; prepairing your Miata for the track; replacing the spark plugs and wires; changinf the fuel filter; headlight replacement and upgrade.

Section 2—Engine: changing the accessory drive belts; changing the valve cover and cam angle sensor gaskets; replacing a timing belt; changing the water pump; fixing noisy HLAs; repairing a damaged crank nose; removing and replacing a Miata head; retrofitting an NB head on an NA engine; engine removal; installing an engine; installing a 1.8 liter engine in a 1.6 liter car.

Section 3—Cooling: changing the coolant; replacing the thermostat; replacing the radiator.

Section 4—Transmission: changing the transmission and differential fluids; replacing or repairing a leaky clutch slave cylinder; installing a new clutch or flywheel; installing a Torsen limited slip.

Section 5—Exhaust: changing the exhaust; installing a header.

Section 6—Brakes: bleeding and flushing the brakes and clutch; lubricating the slider pins; changing brake rotors and pads; installing stainless steel brake lines; fitting bigger brakes to your Miata.

Section 7—Suspension: aligning a Miata; sway bars; shocks; replacing the suspension bushings.

Section 8—Body and Interior: replacing the convertible top; roll bar installation; how to stripe a Miata; installing new gauge faces.

Mazda Miata MX-5 Performance Projects