Miata Mailing List: September 1996, Message #0063
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   From: Greg Bassett 

Subject: Re: *charger survey

   Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 17:44:38 -0500



At 07:32 PM 8/30/96 -0400, Steve Barr wrote:

>This discussion of *chargers is clearly of interest to the

>list (and to me :-) as I hope to get one next year).

>

>Would those of you who have one please answer the following

>questions?  I'm probably not the best person to make up

>the questions, but here goes:

>

>1. What year car and size engine do you have?



1995 Base model 1.8l



>2. What *charger do you have?



BEGI Autorotor



>3. How many miles did the car have on it before *charging?\



22,000



>4. Any mechanical problems before *charging?



None



>5. What other relevant modifications (vents, headers, etc.)

>have you made to your Miata and (if possible) when did you

>make them?



Just added JR catalytic converter

>6. What boost do you run and what is your estimated 

>horsepower?



8 psi, approx 200hp

>

>7. How many miles do you now have on your Miata?

34,000



>8. Any mechanical problems since *charging?

O2 sensor flaked out taking cat with it.  Just changed these out.  Not sure

if it was related to Autorotor.  (don't really think so)



>9. What sort of driving do you do (for example: X% commute, 

>X% autox, etc.) in the car?

Daily driver.  30,000 annual milage (or thereabouts) occasional auto-x



>

>10. Please share any hard performance numbers and/or 

>the subjective 'feel' of how your Miata drives with the 

>*charger.



*charging the car makes a BIG difference in the car.  It's really a whole

new car.  Mucho power, coupled with an outstanding suspension.  Really what

the car should have been all along.. (for me anyway)

>

>11. Anything else which you feel is important to know about

>your car for this survey?



Nope..















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