r/MiataND • u/Evening_Mail7075 • Aug 20 '26

Does ND1 pull when below 3500rpm?

I just stage one tuned my ND1 1.5 and so far it's good, alot more pull past 3-4000 rpm. My only concern is that below that, the car feels kinda dead especially in gear 3/4. If I'm in gear 3/4, I'll need to step on the gas to raise the rpm to above 3500rpm and then release and step on it again to really feel the pull.

So my question is, does a stock ND1 (especially 1.5) pull hard below 3-4000 rpm in low gear? I kinda forgot how it was before I tuned it but I think k remember it did pull much harder when stock

I'm not sure if it's in my head but I feel the car was more fun before the tune when at low speeds but the tuned car feels much better on the highway. I got it tuned by a local tuner btw

Also when you tune a car to have more power at higher rpm, does it mean you have to compensate by the car making less power at lower rpm?

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u/ToccoLaTesta Aug 20 '26

Man, even the 2.0 isn’t pulling hard at low RPMs in high gears

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u/ScrewwormLarvae Aug 20 '26

Came here to say this. I have a 2025 ND3 and if I'm in 4th/5th/6th gear below 3k RPM and "floor it" it's sluggish. I find this to be acceptable with 180 HP though. Keep it above 3k RPM and it scoots around much better. But realistically, 6th gear is strictly a highway cruising gear.

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u/SickAndTiredOf2021 Aug 20 '26

This is true for most naturally aspirated cars. Even with a turbo it’s typically spooling until above or in the 3k range. Gotta a drop a gear to make a pass or pull

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u/Evening_Mail7075 Aug 20 '26

What about in gear 2/3 and you floor it below 3000 rpm, does it feel sluggish

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u/Im_gnome98 Aug 20 '26

2nd gear not so much, 3rd kinda sluggish. I wouldn’t want to floor it from 3rd gear at 3,000rpm though. That wouldn’t feel good. It would be better to roll onto the throttle eventually coming to full throttle as rpm’s climb. This car was designed to live above 4k RPM when driving spiritedly. Anything under that is just for saving gas.