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As of last night at around 12am my 1.6 officially died. It lost all of it's blood going down the loop in Athens, and the temperature shot like a bullet. But it was too late, loud knocking and smoke came in. 3rd gear felt like 5th gear at 30mph. It stuttered and smoked, but continued, and I drove it close to home before it took it's last gulp of air and shut off for the last time.
The motor saw great times, 180,000 miles exactly almost. It saw long road trips to Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, the north Georgia mountains on endless occasions, and more. It saw autocross and track days. Even some drifting. It saw close to 9,000RPM for almost a year. It bounced off the rev limiter weekly.
I thank you little 1.6 for giving me fun times, and as for my little bright cone red Miata, don't worry little guy, you will have a new engine to beat up and do the same thing to two years later again.
R.I.P. My 1.6...you will become my coffee table.
The motor saw great times, 180,000 miles exactly almost. It saw long road trips to Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, the north Georgia mountains on endless occasions, and more. It saw autocross and track days. Even some drifting. It saw close to 9,000RPM for almost a year. It bounced off the rev limiter weekly.
I thank you little 1.6 for giving me fun times, and as for my little bright cone red Miata, don't worry little guy, you will have a new engine to beat up and do the same thing to two years later again.
R.I.P. My 1.6...you will become my coffee table.
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