Supercharged Mazda Miata: Giant Skateboard Propelled by a Rocket // CARISMA
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- Mario’s 1993 NA Miata went to hell and came back with an Eaton supercharger, red mirrors, and one of the best survivor stories you’ll hear.
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“It takes a lot to get an old car like this to be here. This thing has its own story. It has 30 years of history that I’m only a couple of years into, so it’s our duty to make them last forever,” he says.
Those 30 years of history nearly came to an end one afternoon a few years ago when Mario’s first Miata was wrecked in a highway pileup. Hours later, he found a complete ’93 Miata body shell for sale on Facebook and hatched a plan to bring his car back to life. He just needed a space-and found it in an unfinished warehouse with a tight deadline.
“[The owner] basically told me hey man, you can go in this garage space and you have like 10 days at most. And I was like, perfect man, that’s all I need.”
Mario completely disassembled his crashed car and transplanted the drivetrain, interior, and every other useful part into the shell-plus a bunch of tasty upgrades like a butterfly brace, Racing Beat sway bar, RSR exhaust, BC coilovers, poly bushings, Mazda Competition motor mounts, BBS wheels, and an Eaton M45 supercharger. The red mirrors came off his crashed car too, as a tribute.
10 days later, he rolled out of that freezing warehouse with essentially a brand-new 30-year-old car that he feels a connection with on every conceivable level.
“When you build it yourself, there’s nothing more rewarding than sitting behind the wheel of the machine you’ve put together and everything working harmoniously. It’s just music to my ears. The exhaust sounds like an organ at a church, at least in my ears. I know to some, it might hurt their ears.”
“That’s basically the biggest satisfaction I get, is I get to be inside of my obsession. I get to just be me in there, feel safe in there. And it’s fun-Miata’s always the answer.”
0:00 Intro
0:38 Mario's Miata Story
2:52 Wrecked and Resurrected
4:45 Mod List
6:31 Miata Is the Answer
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Miata’s really do age so well. Just such an excellent drivers instrument.
Right!! These 90s Miatas still look great. Just nice classic styling
Loving the east coast love on this channel so far. NYC has such a slept on car culture.
New York has some of the best driving roads and scenery when you get out the City a hidden gem
Well, everything rusts into a pile up there. Real east coast is below DC. North is just more rust belt.
@@InsaneBimmer well that is certainly an opinion 😂
Thirty years.....I see a Miata and it's a timeless modern classic to me.
This channel has an old petrolicious vibe and I’m here for it. Can’t wait to see what else you guys do.
I miss petrolicuois and you're right, this is the same vibe,
But it's not NA any more.... Oh, THAT kind of NA.
Nice play on words there
I’m not a Miata guy, so I didn’t realize that was the body style 😅😂
@@HashMaster1776 yeah it's their generational designator. NA first gen, NB second gen, NC, ND etc
I see NA Miata, and I click. 😊
Answer is always Miata
As an old, and an ex Miata owner (in Australia I had a MX5 Club Sport), it’s so cool seeing The Drive include younger enthusiasts. Mostly in the under 35 age bracket I just see indifference to cars, especially ones without a Duracell battery powering them
I hear you man! Many people don't understand why I love my Miata. "You need a new car" "Manual is too much work" "Your clutch needed replacing and now your starter? How much have you spent in this car?" "It's too small" "My mustang can kick its ass in a straight line" They simply don't get it. I love looking at it, driving it, shifting it, maintaining it, upgrading it, everything. At the end of the day I am not even close to 20 grand yet(including the price of the car itself), and I would not change it for anything else in this world. I have to admit, I didn't get the appeal of a Miata until I drove one myself.
Your car looks and sounds amazing Mario!
I love how specific the quotes are 😂 i had to replace my clutch after a year of ownership, and i think my starter might actually be going out too lol (I have a no start issue sometimes). I also hear you too, though, I love looking at my car and driving it. Maintenance is not much, my car could use some little cosmetic things and what not but it has been such a joy to drive and take to places, absolute ripper. 1997 M Edition here with under 140,000 miles
I've had the exact same conversation with some of my coworkers about my vehicles. Yet the one has gone through about 3 new trucks in the past 2 years, and is unhappy with all of them. Why would I spend tons of money on a vehicle I'm not happy with, just because it's "new"?
These episodes are so damn good. Thanks!
You are a Hero! You saved and improved an NA, there should be an award for that 😉👍
Never thought about this but you'd never consider a Miata to be so perfect for a dense city like NY, but it is. Love the car, gorgeous vid.
Great video, I've had 3 MX5s now and they've all been great fun. Your video makes me want to go back to a well modded NA! Beautiful Miata btw, and a great story that resonates with the petrolhead in me.
My NA will forever be the best car I will ever have owned.
I know why you love your car and that supercharger. I have a supercharged 1999 and it just makes you smile!
You sir are a miracle worker! 10 days?! Respect! 👍🏻
Arriba Peru!! 🇵🇪
The kids are alright
That is a loud sense of peace lol
Love the passions , keep the vids comming !
dedicated man. very deserving of this car. love it.
I owned a 1992 Sunburst Yellow Miata and did a Bell supercharger on it (Whipple). My brother had a 1991 Miata with the Sebring supercharger. Back in the ‘90’s that yellow car was just about the quickest car around my area (it ran 12’s, not many cars ran that quickly back then).
Very nice ride man! Cool to meet someone that also went thru fixed geared bikes! Love the attitude keep up the good stuff.
These episodes are just on another level. It's a joy to watch.
thank you 🙏
What a sick car and story. God bless this man and the garage owner
Awesome dude!! Great video and story of the Miata rebuild.
Very very cool series guys, I appreciate the focus on the human stories behind the cars
Really cool reboot of this channel.
this was great, thank you
I cannot wait to start building mine
that crocheron park shot❤
Cool story and great vibe to his entire build.
Always dope when your neighbor is also a jdm head.
Mario!!!!
so sick, i love the look of this miata, probably because it isnt riced out with some body kit. my one looks very similar but in silver and no coil overs.
The contrast mirrors are cool.
Great video!
Ayyy Glad to see this man featured! Mario is a good dude. This is Mike from Miatas of Long Island btw
I had a white Miata with red mirrors and the stock bbs meshes back in the day! So similar!
Great episode, reminds me a lot of the episodes that Petrolicious used to do. I am too tall for a Miata, but man I love them.
This is the goal with the miata I’m building on my channel!
I've got an NA Japanese Import here in the UK. It needs loads of work and I just don't have the money to do it. But I also cant bring myself to sell it. I've had it for years.
Great video and driver :)
Now THAT’s a car love story!
Honestly I wish there was a way to ask Mario what information/skills are needed before even beginning to try a project like this
Love to see a baller on a budget. This guy rocks
Well said.
Cool dude. Cool car. Cool video series.
mario rules. thanks for watching!
“NA, but NA?”
“Nah. NA, and not NA.”
Uhhhh, na na, na na.
Needs aftermarket steering wheel to fit in the car - refuses to touch the seat with his back
THAT'S CLEEEEEAN!!!!👍
Agreed
From Peru but born in Queens.
Don't understand you
Curious if he's ever driven a Miata with an LS or 5.0 🤔
This dude said he was from Peru but was born in NY?
Jalopnikish
The red side mirrors on white is a homage to the Japanese flag I don’t care what you say 😂
Don’t say anything but they are actually red because he forgot to paint them 🤭
Is this model what Alexander McQueen from Drive is based on?
.....I should supercharge my Miata
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Superchargers > Turbos
@@mpeugeot me personally don't care for just straight line speed I like linear power bands. Roots blowers u get max torque instantly and it carries through. It's super fun to me.
Ultimately I'd have multiple cars but my go to is always superchargers.
@@imSchwaggy LMFAO, my turbo NB was fast in the twisties, and easily pulled over 1g. Roots blowers don't make max torque instantly, I have plenty of Miata dyno charts to prove that over and over, but they do come on earlier than a poorly sized turbo. Don't get me wrong, I love superchargers, and for an SCCA autocross car a twinscrew supercharger is probably perfect. However, go to Willow Springs (either Streets of Willow or the big track) and the turbo dominates. It just does... I would smoke any supercharged car on those two courses with my turbo Miata. It is the reason why Corky Bell abandoned superchargers in the Miata in favor of the turbocharger back in the day when Bill Cardell owned Flying Miata.
2:19 creeper alert
Supercharged NA... I wonder how many triggered carbois were like!!!!
I want one in all stock form. Did someone forget to color grade the video?
Colorgraded for nostalgia 😎
Juuust got my NA from winter storage, +4c and roof down and smiling like an idiot the whole way home. Man I missed it during the winter. PS, dont tell my boss that the black donut marks are made by me.
forge the motor and twin charge that bish
Meh. The ND2 is more of the same and also much better. Get a new Club version with the Brembo/BBS/Recaro option and you’ll never need or want another car. Adding the supercharger just takes it over the top.
Sure, if you like water leaks, rust, and broken crank snouts. No sir. NB is the way. Plus, well, the Mazdaspeed. No brainer.
86 >
No air bag? What a pos
Dumbest comment I’ve ever read.
Easily one of the NPC cars of all time
The Answer!
simple and clean🫶
Miss my na miata! Super fun car second favorite car behind crx si. I will have another one and shoot for itbs and hummerlink mods 🫡