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Originally Posted by Coachrhino11
Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback. I’m certainly not buying to track, just fun little dd to keep miles low on my Jeep and save gas and enjoy. How’s driving stick on this for one with limited experience compared to ND I’m wondering? If anyone’s here driven ND. I know nothing about headers and tunes other than have heard about them, lol. Void warranty? Brands, money?
I have heard the AT is really good on the newer models of these cars for those thinking about going that route, I will test both in March. I notice AT gets a decent amount better mpg, I do care about gas being as my other vehicle is a damn Wrangler, possibly worse than any vehicle on market but I love my Jeep.
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I am not sure how the ND is, but the 86 MT is pretty easy to drive IMO. The clutch is light, consistent and the FA20 doesn't make enough torque to jerk you around, lol. I have 5 more kids than you do, so not exactly an even comparison, but those extra seats and trunk space definitely come in handy - the Miata would not work for me even though I am alone in it 95% of the time. I have heard the AT is decent on these cars, but there is a performance cost to be paid in lost power, acceleration, etc. If you drive both and don't notice the difference, you might be just as well with the AT since you haven't felt the need to own an MT up to this point anyways.
Header and tune won't void your warranty, but depending on what route you take you might have issues with emissions if that is a thing where you live. Cost for that setup varies from roughly $1200-$3000+ depending on brand/cats/custom vs OTS tune/etc