E.J's Drifting Miata MX-5 • MX5 Unleashed episode 005

[ionsunteu]

lower the seat, it looks like a safety hazard having your helmet stick out that much. Other than that, good work!

[EidikosDynamitis]

hey man awesome video..What the name of the song ?? The Pillows is the band but which is the name of the track ??

[thefavs]

@EidikosDynamitis hey first song is called "Come Down" by the Pillows the 2nd song is "Advice" by Pillows. The Pillows made whole soundtrack to the Anime "Fooly Cooly" it's great anime and the whole soundtrack is awesome. Check it out ;)

[EidikosDynamitis]

@thefavs thank you man ,i love the 1st song :D

[ejwagner5487]

Thanks guys! The car looks totally different now! Ill have to make it to the next event if possible and shoot some video

[gunshoot666]

Good Stuff ! Reall good , just need to improve your arm movement on the steering wheel, trying to not cross your arms that much,then youl have a good technique,cuz you look too much stress and speedy if you know what i mean... do your best and continue to keep up the good work ! awesome vid by the way ! post more :)

[PwninDaNoobz]

watched this like 10 times. very nice build. inspiring me to do something similar. keep drifting!

[chaotic778]

now i really want a miata :o

[chakrasmash]

Dildo handbrake...

[ejwagner5487]

@chakrasmash Not for now. I rarely use the handbrake in drifting so I haven't focused too much on it just yet

[davefyil]

Saw a Miata video, while searching itb's vs supercharger. Came across this; Na+ Drift+ intro music by the Pillows= worth watching all of. Keep up the awesome shit, hope my little na is close to as good as this when Im done

[thefavs]

@davefyil Good ear ! not many people knows the stuff ;)

[thefavs]

@davefyil Got any photos of yours? I would like to put it up on MX5 Unleashed site 

[Tubs2k10]

@thefavs hi i am thinking i buying a miata and want to know if i will fit in to one i am 6 foot 3'' please reply thanks.

[ejwagner5487]

@Tubs2k10 Yes you'd fit in no problem. I'm 6 1 and I have plenty of head room. The one thing you need to understand is that it'll be a shock at how much smaller the interior is vs a typical car. When I bought mine I seriously thought I made the worst decision of my life. lol But I got used to it and now love it! You can also modify the seats by removing some of the foam to allow a better seat holding and allow you to sit lower in the seat for more head room

[Tubs2k10]

@ejwagner5487 Thanks :D

[ejwagner5487]

@davefyil Thanks a lot man! The car is totally different now and is even more beast-mode then it was in this video! Expect more videos to come soon!

[iliasmetalworks]

Ffasten your helmet mate!Otherwise great fun...........

[ejwagner5487]

@iliasmetalworks I'm a rebel! lol

[Olysk8er]

The Pillows and Miatas, fuck yeah. This car looks familiar too.

[ejwagner5487]

@Olysk8er If you'd like to see more photos and the current status of it check out our drift crew's page on facebook: Four Loko's Drifting

[ejwagner5487]

yea man i have zero offset wheels.If i didnt I wouldnt be able to rock the knuckles. Ill show you how much angle I have now. It looks like I broke my wheel!!! lol

[cardude2155]

hahaha nice. how are you needing modified nuckles? i am running all factory with a custom alignment and i am hitting my lower control arm with my wheel cause of how much angle i have. granted you probably have a better offset wheel then me but still. when i'm at wheel lock, i rub. i chewed up my inner wheel and control arm last time i was on west track. so i had to fix my alignment and take out angle... no bueno!

[ejwagner5487]

@cardude2155 I rock them because it gives me killer angle. Angle so crazy it looks like my wheels are broken! lol I have zero offset wheels and STILL rub them when I'm at full lock but I usually don't ever need that much angle

[cardude2155]

hey man i drive the other white miata in the vid that you tandem'd with. you going to be out at the event on the 27th? i want to tandem again! lol oh and are you running power steering? i'm running manual steering... :-( but ya i'm doing about 105hp as of now. :-) haha somehow i can hold every drift without a problem. still got the 1.6L in mine all NA! haha see you next time out there

[ejwagner5487]

@cardude2155 I'm rocking a de-powered steering rack. I did this because of my modified knuckles and tie rods would of blown my power steering pump over time. I also left it in due to the P/S rack having quicker turning and response vs manual racks. And yes I'll be out there for sure with my partner in crime! He's the white RX-7 that hit the pole back in Sept. Were both boosted now and totally different cars and ready to be known in the PHX area!

[KSO9463]

What engine you got under there?

[ejwagner5487]

@KSO9463 My current motor is a 01' block with the higher compression pistons(10:1), 95 head and everything accessory wise, GT2860 turbo, log mani, 2.5" straight pipe exhaust, MegaSquirt PNP ECU, NGK plugs and wires, Torco Racing oil 20w50, and I always run 91-93 octane. I'm around 240-250 whp right now as it sits pushing 15 psi. It runs suuuper strong and spools up really quickly with good low end torque

[ejwagner5487]

Haha dude that hole looked like shit! lol It looks MUUUCH better now after I got a better Dremel tool. I did it because the car kept over heating during drift events.

[AlbinoLuci78]

@ejwagner5487 wish i had a turbo in my miata :P

[ejwagner5487]

@AlbinoLuci78 It's actually not that pricey to get a really good turbo setup done for a Miata

[AlbinoLuci78]

1:13 I like da car do I need parental supervision to cut out a grill hole in da front bumper? looks like a civic witiouth the mesh

[mugentech87]

never seen a dude drift so hard with a dildo shift knob lol

[ejwagner5487]

@mugentech87 Haha it's a Coor's Lite beer tab ;^)

[liamrenney]

need to be smoother in your steering man, need a hydraulic handbrake too. keep practising :)



[ejwagner5487]

@liamrenney Just my style lol It's a lil hard at times to fight the car with no power steering. I REALLY do need a hydro but I have a few other lil projects that are higher up on my list first

[remzroller151]

hey bro, got a question. how tall are you? i'm 6'5" and i am looking to get this miata near my house. do you fit comfortably?

[ejwagner5487]

@remzroller151 I'm 6'1". I've heard of guys your height owning Miata's but your gonna have to cut out a bit of the foam in the drivers seat and possibly remove the lil bit of fabric on the inside of the top. I had a few inches of clearance when I used to have my top. I would just go out and see if you fit in it or not. Now when I first bought mine I, at first, thought I made the dumbest idea of my life due to it's size. But now that I'm used to it I LOVE the size of the car overall!

[dkhaha]

fuk pretty cars!

[martboy21]

Awesome vid man

What's spec of the rims 15x8 et???

Cheers

[ejwagner5487]

@martboy21 They are Axis Sakura wheels. 15x8 +25 w/25mm spacer. They weigh 14 lbs which is pretty light to me. I love them because they are super cheap and accent the Miata's body styling quite well. Give's it that old school Japanese car feel.



[alexgonick]

soo beast

[ejwagner5487]

@alexgonick Thanks man! The car is WAY more beast now! More built motor, 15vs 10 psi, huge intercooler, fat injectors, and around 250whp vs 180whp in this video

[alexgonick]

@ejwagner5487 dang that is so sick dude.

[FvckJDM]

lol weezer tattoo.

[ejwagner5487]

@FvckJDM Yea I'm badass like that!

[RTP9999]

the pillowsssss



[FWDlol]

What knuckles do you have or did you make them yourself? I took my car out the other day and I would have done some pretty awesome stuff if it wasn't for that terrible Miata steering angle. (My video is on my page)

[ejwagner5487]

@FWDlol I have Level7Tune knuckles on it with some Japanese company inner and outer tie rods(name escapes me lol). My car drifts much better now with a much more powerful setup(15 psi w/ bigger injectors vs 8 psi stock injectors), shorter charge piping route, clocked turbo, better flowing exhaust, more chassis gutting and stiffening, and finally a wayyyy better tune then what I was rocking in this video.

There's a drift event here on the 3rd of Dec and I'll have a video made of my crew

[EuphoniiX]

good vid. crap tunes

[ejwagner5487]

Haha I have the best of both worlds with my diff man. It's a KAAZ 1.5 way. Locks 100% when I'm drifting yet still is nice to me on the streets. ;^)

[cardude2155]

yeah buddy!!!! i tandemed with you!!!! nice vids... throw a welded diff in it!!! lol :-) miata drifting son!

[TorcoOil]

Thanks for mentioning MPZ !

[jdude900]

awesome!

[210datjoe]

Thanks Jeff! Yea I have a lot more done to it now in the past two weeks. It'll be better come next drift event!

[JeffAbbottRacing]

Keep at it bro. Always happy to see a Miata out there shredding around..

[Gilliatt83]

nice