FAB9 Tuning

When you upgrade to the Fab9 Aluminum Valve Cover, the factory plastic beauty panel no longer fits. That’s where our NEW CNC Aluminum Ignition Coil Beauty Cover steps in.

Built from CNC aluminum and finished in a textured black powder coat, this panel delivers a clean OEM+ finish while still allowing proper airflow around the ignition coils. No hacked-up plastic covers. No unfinished engine bay look. Just a clean, purposeful setup that matches the quality of your build.

Perfect finishing touch for any serious NC engine bay.

https://fab9tuning.com/aluminum-ignition-coil-beauty-cover-nc-miata-valve-cover-dress-up-panel-nc-miata/

This one was impressive. Customer is pushing the limits because he has a Fab9 Scalpel 2.4L engine on deck! 👀

Currently running a tweaked version of our GT Turbo kit, our Haltech Nexus S2 PNP system, and a COMPLETELY stock NC1 2.0 engine. The results speak for themselves — serious performance with factory internals still hanging in there.

The Nexus platform continues to prove just how capable and refined these setups can be.

https://fab9tuning.com/haltech-nexus-s2-nc-plug-and-play-systems/

Sometimes you can’t trust these OL/CL era ECU’s. When in doubt, is here with some audible evidence. This gave us the last bit of confidence needed to diagnose an unusual high KR occurrence on an otherwise very well sorted car. We use and sell these units!

This car is a riot. 310ft lbs of torque at 3200rpm. It would benefit from an electronic boost controller to avoid the fall off up top, but given its use case, this thing is a beast as it sits. 💪 https://fab9tuning.com/fab9tuning-gt-turbo-kit-nc-06-15/

This NC is what we’d call the full package. Clean, balanced, and built with intent from front to back. Under the hood it’s running our GT Turbo System on a fully built 2.0L — forged internals, cams, and a setup that just works together the way it should.
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Dialed in on the dyno at a smooth, repeatable 280whp… with plenty left on the table. That’s the sweet spot — where power, response, and reliability all meet.

No shortcuts. No gimmicks. Just a properly sorted car that drives as good as it looks. Seriously nice job on a tasteful setup, sir.

Fab9 GT Turbo System
Fab9 Elite Intake Manifold
Fab9 Bosch Throttle Body
Fab9 MZR Turbo Cams
Braum Seat Package
SCG-1 Boost Controller
FX350 Clutch

https://fab9tuning.com/fab9tuning-gt-turbo-kit-nc-06-15/

NCMiata TurboMiata BuiltNotBought DynoTun

There’s something different about the era in your life where a car can be so real and such a passion project. Not just the machine—but the version of you that existed when it mattered most.

This 2001 NB Miata has been through more than most people will ever understand. Half a dozen serious builds. Countless late nights. Wins, failures, lessons, product development… all stacked into one chassis.

Back then, I had a different kind of energy. If I blew it up on a Friday, it was just part of the plan—I’d have another motor in, calibrated, and be back out roll racing on Woodward avenue by the next Friday like nothing happened. No hesitation. No excuses.

This car was there at the beginning of Fab9. A lot of the credibility we built early on came from this platform. It proved what we could do. But it also marked the point where things started to stretch thin—wearing every hat, taking on everything, pushing harder than was sustainable.

And then… it just stopped.

A relatively simple differential failure while roll racing a boosted C6 Z06. We pushed it back into the shop and I didn’t touch it again for over 10 years.

Life moved. Business grew. Priorities shifted.

But some things never really leave you.

Now the chassis is fully restored. Sitting there, quiet—but ready. Just waiting on me to put the power plant back together.

I’m hoping this is the spark to bring it back to life. Not just the car—but a piece of what it meant.

Let’s see if we can finish what we started.

Nice Saturday jammer on the rollers. 243WHP | 229TQ Stock bottom end NB2 Turbo setup that we dialed in on his MS3 Pro. Seriously well put together car! Thanks for making the trip Scott!

The Fab9 Aluminum Valve Covers for the NC MX-5 (2.0 MZR / 2.5 Duratec) are built for enthusiasts who want performance, durability, and a clean engine bay.

High quality aluminum casting and outfit as a direct replacement for the factory cover, these are a serious upgrade from the OEM composite units—stronger, better looking, and built to handle the heat, even from top mount turbo systems.

We’ve always offered two popular powder coat finishes:
Silver
Red

But now you can take it a step further.
Custom Powder Coating Now Available and some very trick CNC fill caps are now offered.

Want something unique? Simply select the Custom Powder Coat option, enter your Prismatic Powders color code, and we’ll finish your valve cover exactly the way you want it.

Match your turbo piping, your chassis color, or build something completely one-off.

✔ Fits NC MX-5 2.0L MZR
✔ Perfect for 2.5L Duratec swaps
✔ Factory fitment
✔ Custom color options available

Build your engine bay your way.

https://fab9tuning.com/aluminum-valve-cover-for-nc-mx-5-fits-2-0-mzr-2-5l-duratec/

What’s the recipe for a 200whp daily-driver NC Miata?

This NC3 Club is a perfect example—it checks all the right boxes.

A stock 2.5L swap typically produces around 160whp, along with a nice bump in torque. Before the Fab9 Elite Intake Manifold, the common ceiling for these setups was usually 175–180whp.

This build pushes well past that.

Current setup:
• Fab9 Stage 2 Thumper Camshafts
• Fab9 Elite Intake Manifold
• Bosch 68mm Throttle Body
• Catless Header + Full Exhaust
• AEM Cold Air Intake
• Fab9 VersaTune N25 Calibration Package

First dyno pull:
195whp / 171 lb-ft

A responsive, naturally aspirated setup that’s still perfectly streetable—and right on the doorstep of the 200whp mark.

https://fab9tuning.com/fab9-elite-nc-mx-5-performance-intake-manifold/