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Every answer is an original, house-written reference. We review and synthesize the best of every relevant source — factory manuals, official data and hard-won owner knowledge — into a single, quality-checked article, resolving conflicts to the factory figures. Ask something we don't cover and we research it, then email you the finished write-up.
NA, NB, NC and ND — the 1.6 B6, the 1.8 BP (with VVT on the NB2), the 2.0 MZR and the Skyactiv-G — engine specs, known faults, procedures and buying advice, generation by generation.
Short-nose crank keyways, cam-angle-sensor no-starts, the GL-4/GL-5 gearbox rule, cooling weak points, rust in the frame rails and subframe mounts — the real-world knowledge that keeps a Miata alive.
Hit a gap and MrMiata doesn't guess — it flags your question, our team researches it properly, and you get the finished, verified answer by email, added straight back into your thread. Every question makes the reference sharper for the next owner.
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The Miata is a handling car — so the reference is decisive about it: shocks and springs before cheap coilovers, tires and brakes before power, and boost (not N/A bolt-ons) when you want speed.