Most non-supercar convertibles do.

I don't give a shit, though. I'm already married and my wife loves it, so I have no one left to impress ROFL

Yeah, belts are in good condition. I'm more worried about the clutch. I think it's probably got only about 10k miles left in it.

My RSX was modified pretty well.

This one is an AP2, only goes to 8k in exchange for more torque on the low end.

No turbo for me. Supercharger it is :)

Honda recommends you change it at 80k, but I'd say around 100k. Just keep an eye on it because if the belt snaps, your engine is dead.

8K meh....mine goes to 9k:evil:....or well it is once we get it tuned.

Really think twice about the CF hood on the NFR, it looks pretty rice without alot of other mods, even then it's hard to do tastefully.

Also I'd be surprised if the clutch was going out...unless the last driver just couldn't drive stick. Mine lasted over 100K, when we pulled out the old one(to put in the carbon one) I asked my friend how bad it was because it wasn't holding great on the hill and he said it actually was in pretty good shape. But if you do replace the clutch be prepared for it to be really expensive. It's generally a PITA, mine was pretty easy but that's because the motor was out.

Yea turbo's generally not a great idea because the reliability is terrible. SC is ok but not really my thing. Relibilty is decent but if you up output things start to break more hard core.

Also bit about the clutch with the 04+ they put in a clutch delay valve. The reason to do this was to protect the rear end from people doing too many clutch dumps. This may also be the feel you don't like with the clutch grabbing. Dumping the clutch off the line is really not advised for the car. Things will break.

Also one thing I would recommend getting done is a valve check. A check for cracked retainers it's what you would see if someone overreved. Better to catch it before it becomes a problem. Also check for valve tightness some of the 04 have shown a tendency for the valve seats to wear and tighten up over time.

huh? What are you talking about? If you're referring to timing belts, the s2k doesn't have one...it's a timing chain. It will last the life of the motor.

Nice. Hope it all works out!

Very nice car! I would have personally gone with a cooper rag top in that price range (think they are more though), but that is a nice car!

He's married, to a woman.......

Nice Miata. Wait... has this joke already been said?

Great Info, man. The reason I'm going to replace the clutch is because I'm planning on adding power adders of some kind, and I'll definitely need a new clutch for that. Plus, the flywheel is heavy as ****. I'm already in the next gear and the flywheel is just catching up. Annoying.

Clutch dumping is stupid. Never done that anyway. Causes too much wheel hop. Better 60 fts with a nice slip, anyway.

I'd rather have a CF hood than repaint it. Its simply a matter of budget, and a cf hood is cheaper.

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I had a fiero just like it in high school