Trackstar Motorworks

When your Miata needs a real tune

Once you've built, boosted or swapped your Miata, the tune decides whether it's a joy or a headache. In the Dallas–Fort Worth area, Miata owners with serious builds send their cars to Ethan Hopkins at Trackstar Motorworks. A MiataTurbo.net member asking for a tuner got a straight answer from one who'd been there: "I had a great experience with Ethan Hopkins at trackstarmotorworks.com recently. Not the cheapest but highly recommend," wrote Josh CW92.

Built Miatas, sorted out

One Miata owner drove a long way for a dyno tune on a new MegaSquirt 3.0 Pro, an aftermarket engine computer popular with Miata builders, and picked up 25 to 35 horsepower over what the car had been making. That owner came away impressed with how thoroughly Ethan checked every variable and explained what he found. Another owner with a fully built 1999 had the car tuned in 2025 and got it running smoothly, and offered good advice for anyone booking: make sure the car is in good mechanical shape before it goes on the dyno.

Ethan's tuning goes well beyond Miatas, from drift cars to Corvettes to championship-winning race cars, so your little roadster is in experienced company.

Know before you go

Good tuning isn't cheap, and Trackstar isn't the bargain option. Get your car sorted mechanically first, so you're paying for horsepower rather than diagnosis.

Last updated on October 21, 2026.