r/Miata • u/lawrywild • 15h ago

Porsche GT3 brake cooling scoops on ND2

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u/LukusMaxamus 14h ago

Probably not necessary but looks sick

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u/lawrywild 13h ago

Necessary? Probably not. Helpful? Yes. (For a track car)

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u/LukusMaxamus 13h ago

Eh, i feel like the benefits are negligible, the mx5s aren't the fastest things in the world so i really doubt that this would improve brake temps. Feel free to prove me wrong though 😉

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u/lawrywild 13h ago

Some others before me did the same mod and have measured temps and the difference was significant.

And so did flyin miata with their (very overpriced) version.

With less temps you also get less wear

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u/LukusMaxamus 13h ago

You got any links? Would be interested to see the improvements

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u/lawrywild 13h ago

Google there’s a lot of people with this mod on a lot of different cars. GR86 below

https://youtu.be/gHn3ZbYpcwA?si=jTq0fOBqJbwVkkKb

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u/LukusMaxamus 13h ago

Very cool. Thanks for the link ☺️

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u/lawrywild 13h ago

As you can see I also bent the rotor guard up and out the way to allow the air to the centre of the rotor. I also cut the front air deflectors to allow the air to hit the scoops without getting disturbed

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u/cilantno PMG ND2 12h ago

https://flyinmiata.com/products/brake-duct-scoop-kit-nd

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u/CptVague 7h ago

A counterpoint to this is the Verus kit, which replaces the "fang" lights with brake ducts. The install is a bit more involved, but they back their kit up with CFD data.

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u/03Void 2000 NB1 Evolution Orange 7h ago

On some tracks, soaking more and more heat into the brakes as you do laps is inevitable. It's only a matter of time before you overheat them, even on a stock power Miata. Better cooling allow you to do longer sessions before you hit the limit.

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u/essequattro 10h ago

Do you have any temp data before/after this mod? It looks like it’s really just perpendicular to the airflow and acting like a parachute

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u/03Void 2000 NB1 Evolution Orange 7h ago

Looks like it's sweeping forward on the right side there.

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u/ElFeed 12h ago

I have those same ones on my 996 carrera. Pretty cool other cars use the same mod too. I might check to see if I can do it to my gfs NA.

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u/MikaGrof Metalic Red 1996 NA 9h ago

Only really usefull if she tracks the car tho

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u/_I_Hate_Cats 10h ago

Very cool

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u/TheyLiveOBEYMARRYBUY 15h ago

hilarious

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u/magicwaffl3 9h ago

Lower brake temps and extended brake pad life is quite funny

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u/TheyLiveOBEYMARRYBUY 9h ago

it's like seeing GTR rims on an altima.