A good timing belt kit such as ours will give you all the gaskets, seals, etc. Ken's suggestion of a new crank bolt isn't a bad one. Talk to your neighbor Mark R for the ninja tool, he may have some samples around. Crank seal installer makes it all a lot easier, as does the crank holding tool. Motor mounts are very subjective. Basically you have stock or Mazda Comp, which is a claimed 40% stiffer than stock. I have the comps in my cars and there is a noticeable increase in NVH. Not sure I would use them on a strictly street car unless it's high hp. For what you're doing, stock fuel filter is fine.
Bill Cardell Owner, Flyin Miata Sales 1-800-359-6957 Tech 970-464-5600 Before you call, check out http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Brown Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: 2001 LS refresh My 2001 has 110 K on the clock, so I need to get after a timing belt, water pump and such. Since I had the wisdom of selecting the Hard Dog Deuce rollbar when I got my car 9 years ago, I was immediately banned from SCCA autocrossing, and have not and don't foresee any on-track driving. I get all I can out of my car on the street and want it to last me until I'm very old. (Quiet Wally!!! ... I'll strangle you with my medicare paperwork!!) My car is equipped with the FM frame rails and LS' OEM cross bracing rather than the FM iron butterfly. The engine is stock. I'm wondering about motor mounts. I've been part of several conversations recently that touched on new / performance motor mounts that has me thinking. I'll likely get a OEM fuel filter too - is there a superior alternative? Any suggestions of other logical refreshing while making these maintenance repairs? What motor mounts would you recommend for a car that gets plenty of spirited street driving, but no track time? I've not been involved in a Miata timing belt change. Is there a gasket set involved in addition to the crank seal and cam seals? My current grocery list includes: Timing Belt Water Pump Tensioner, Idler & Spring Crank Seal 2 Cam Seals ? - 2 Engine Mounts I'm also considering a FM chassis upgrade with some of those tasty V-Maxx coilovers. My question for this expert panel is about the sway bars. FM sells a package that includes new bars, but I remember from when I was just getting amped about my car and reading everything I could find that most recommendations were for front bars only. What do you guys think would be my wise choice. Keep in mind that my car has the LS package but not the sport package. http://www.flyinmiata.com/ index.php?deptid=4537&parentid=0&stocknumber=13-16210%20%201990-97 http://www.flyinmiata.com/ index.php?deptid=4537&parentid=0&stocknumber=13-36500%20%201990-93 Thanks, I thought this group was too quiet and I know I can benefit from your wisdom and experience. El Brown-O- _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
