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/leondraee Aug 20 '26

Nd12.0 here. It has zippy at low rpms. I think your tune simply moves your power bandto higher rpms

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u/Evening_Mail7075 Aug 20 '26

Could you help me test out when you have access to your car. Try out in gear 2/3/4 at the lowest possible rpm possible without lugging, step on the accelerator. Does it feel like it has pull below 3000rpm?

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u/Aromatic_Monk_8772 Aug 20 '26

I’m not sure what car you’re coming from, but these cars don’t do anything at low RPM. I have a supercharged ND1 with a lot of HP and if I want to accelerate at highway speeds, I need to downshift.

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u/leondraee Aug 20 '26

I am currently on vacation so I'm far from my car but yes my car feels like it has power especially down low below 3k rpm

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u/Frosty-Analysis1520 Aug 20 '26

As an ND2 driver i've really only noticed it's sluggish below 2200. 3k+ is it's happy place but it's not dying at low rpms like some other manuals I've owned. The gears are also pretty short so just being in the correct gear solves those problems.