I need to start saving up for a Miata…
those things are pretty cool yeah.
Definitely a contributing factor for worldwide mental health decline.
Especially all the black cars.
I-am not joking.
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Flat light-sapping b l a c k
guessing sales volume, and cost to match plastic to paint
3 reasons the SR will not get the mazdaspeed badging:
- Absolute cop magnet
- Insurance premiums go brrrr
- reserved for turbo cars
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@PhaseLockedLoop remember I was using seafoam and messing around to try and free up the rings?
I did yet another round of seafoam for 500 miles, then did an oil change with Castrol GTX Ultraclean (seems to be the equivalent to Valvoline’s Restore and Protect). YouTube is chalk full of vids of people professing either of these brand’s restoring compression, cleaning off varnish etc.
1K miles later, dip stick shows nearly topped off and oil looks clean.
Hot damn, I’m a believer. I even took the oil cap off during idle and it no longer does the jiggly dance that blow-by causes.
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Its not that the can just works. More that if the rings and walls have a ton if build up it can clean that off and free up the rings to do their job but even then be aware it is a bandaid. Eventually we all face the music
Glad it worked out
My grandfather, uncle, and brother are all accomplished mechanics. The all three swear by seafoam. I run a can through my car every six months or so.
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Their be only soo much power bumping, before it’s thoroughly useless, in an Miata
… Otherwise, it becomes a toddler-Viper
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I think the newer ICE have intentionally lighter sprung rings for MPGs/reduced friction and it was an oversight of theirs (just like DI carbon build up) that those rings get stuck very easily.
This type of oil will be crucial for a lot of newer ICE platforms to prevent/reverse the buildup and keep compression.
Of course if one went too many miles with locked up rings there will be other issues from driving around with such dirty oil and cylinder wear patterns.
Mos deff guilty of some of this.
Man, life goals- an LS430 and J80 Land Cruiser in the background.
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Absolute DAME of a car!?!!
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Honestly I’ve never liked the body style or interior style of the car, but talk about one of those car models that is going down in history as one of the luxury car GOATs. As a Toyota enthusiast even though I’m not sold on the looks I’m in love with the build and meta of that model (and thus want one). Super SUPER reliable SUPER quiet and smooth luxury car that can realistically outlast the owner.
I really really want a J80 and Magnuson just made a new batch of superchargers for that truck. The neighbor has the Lexus version and every friggen time I walk the dog I’m tempted to put a post-it asking if they want to sell it (even though I have no room or need for another car).
Latter [refaced] years, was its best IMHO
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I started out by modifying a sport compact- coilovers with pillow ball mounts, stiffer sway bars, poly bushings here and there etc. Young and dumb.
Now in older age-- I drool at the thought of driving- no scratch that, RIDING in a mint (no bushing rot etc) LS430- not hearing the engine, not hearing the trans, not feeling a damn thing- just gliding along the road- beers in the built-in cooler in the back arm rest. The only mods maybe some JDM VIP style interior mods that make the back seat more like a business class seat- table, privacy curtain, dry bar…
Dreams.
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And then there are the slammed ones going full „gangsta” 
As a Polish citizen I would never lower a street car and/or compromise the ride with part swaps. The quality of roads is a real concern for daily driving.
I dream of a 2 car garage with a big sedan like 7-series or A8 and a Miata.
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Yeah no way I could do that, the whole purpose of getting that car for me is to NOT feel the road haha.
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