Miata Mailing List: September 1993, Message #98
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   From: Ken Warren 
Subject: Re: air intake etc.
   Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1993 07:27:52 -0400

On Mon, 13 Sep 1993 BUCKINGHAM@LANDO.HNS.COM wrote:

> 
> 	As a relatively new list subscriber and miata owner, I've been 
> reading some of the list archives and noticed all the great tips to 
> increase the performance of the stock engine. Most recently there've
> been discussions on air intakes. Having owned my miata for 3 weeks now, 
> I'm already hankering for MORE POWER...grunt, grunt. Generally, how do 
> these "middle of the road" modifications (e.g. air intake, exhaust, etc.
> as opposed to plugs/air filters and BBR turbos) affect:
> 
> a) the warrranteey (hybrid spelling so as not to offend anybody)
> 	- should I wait?

For certain, they void the warrantee on any parts you remove/replace. So
an exhaust would void the warrantee on your OEM exhaust. Beyond that,
apparantly individual dealers have considerable latitude in determining
whether or not a particular problem is covered under warrantee, once
you've modified your drivetrain in any way.

If you're seriously concerned about voiding your warrantee, you should
wait until it expires. I didn't, but I drive my car (currently) an average
of 25,000 miles a year, which means I'll run out the warrantee long before
any time-related problems occur, and I've had only one warrantee service
anyway (an o-ring failed, and I started to get a little oil leakage from
the dipstick assembly).

> b) insurance ?

The short answer is "They won't charge you if they don't know." My auto
insurance policy requires that I notify the insurer if I install anything
costing more than $200 on the car. So far, I've done clearwater speakers
and amp, HKS exhaust, and tried a Millen intake which I sent back (I want
to autocross in CS, not CSP). Didn't tell 'em, don't plan to. I'll eat the
cost if the car is stolen or totalled, but I can survive that.

--
Ken

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  Ken Warren             |"Nothing good has ever been reported about the
                         | full rotation of a race car about either its
  E-Mail: kenw@netaxs.com| pitch or roll axis."            Carroll Smith
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