Yep. 'cept no handlebars on my car and my car isn't hairy.Quote:
Originally Posted by redmenace
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Yep. 'cept no handlebars on my car and my car isn't hairy.Quote:
Originally Posted by redmenace
Gary has a solution to this, you should give him a call. Not the mansex part, you're on your own with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brg
Chris
Bravo!!! :) :) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by redmenace
Nice hood where did you get it?
from a guy in San Antonio. The south Texas miata crew is so hardcore, it scares me. I can't wait to get my car together to do some hill country runs with these guys. In the last 4 days I've come across eight 270+whp miatas, one of which rolled the tires in 4th gear on the concrete highway :burnrubr:Quote:
Originally Posted by aalvarez04
on the hood, I'm really surprised by the quality; it needs filling on the edge facing, and there are rough grooves on the side of the hood, visible with the hood closed. For $800 fiberglass hood, I'd expect it to be ready for paint. However, its the only good looking miata hood on the market, and I didn't give $800. Its funny though, this guy bought the hood on the condition that it would fit an NA with a 99 motor, and it requires some clearancing. I could possibly machine the mating surface of the intake planum and get it to fit, but I'm not sure it will work.
I assume that it is an FM extraction hood?
yes
Anything with over 200 ft lbs of torque is enough for me. I guess I am 50 years of age and starting to slow down.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brg
Buck
yeah, I have better things to do than loop it in 4th.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buck Reynolds
well mine loops in 2nd gear and I grin like a little school girl. To be honest I am just probably a little bit jealous. My gt 2560 could never make that kind of power regarding 270 hp, but the bastard sure spools quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brg
I enjoy your build thread and patience involved. I looked and did not see, what size turbo is that? gt2870 ?
I see your going with MS, I assume that Miata is a 94 so you have no OBDII to fart around with come inspection time ?
I have lake property in Wood co., actually on Lake Fork TX and they don't do the sniff test with their inspections. So I will get my Miata inspected there, vs the hassle of loading up this very passive map and driving around for two days etc. As I am running Xede, and yes I am getting familular with it finally.
just my 2-cents which aint tiddly-squat
Good luck & have fun
buck
its a 1991, I have a gt2860rs (will probably get a 2560 but who knows with a 1.9l "freshed up" 99 head and EBC). This car is going to be really cool with all that low end torque and TPS-based boost control, if I can just get the time to do it.
Also, the t-body is hitting the stock hood, which doesn't bode well for the FM hood.
Lemme know if you decide to bail on that hood...
The only reason I'd throw it out is if it doesn't help cooling. I'm concerned that the vents are too far back to maximize the pressure differential, however FM claims that work with a aerodynamicist indicated success.Quote:
Originally Posted by miataspeedracer
I'm still planning on buying a dremel.......Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brg
Well done... the little bastard looks like tons o' fun! :burnrubr:
Clean looking install. Hope she runs as good as she looks.
not yet. I put it at 7psi on thanksgiving day, loaded up a spark map from a gt2560r 9.5:1 compression car, checked for knock and tuned the fuel map, then realized that 2nd gear is now a waste, and that 5k rpm in 3rd will spin the tires and bury the tach...and I can't do that until I put a couple hundred more miles on it. From 2nd and 3rd gearat 7psi max, its just as fast as a freind's evo9. This car is wild right now...I can't imagine what its going to be like at 250whp, but hopefully TPS/closed loop boost control will make it more manageable. Reliability is still goal #1.Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
I basically want to make a copy of what John and Gary have done to their cars (the yellow one), but with 250whp. However, I think its going to take a while for me to get accustomed to this car on the track. I could pretty much make the car by bitch at 94whp...but things are a dramatically different now, and the penalties will be much more severe for minor errors...binary throttle input is over.
BTW Mike, I forgot to change the enrichments from the 1.6 injectors...I cut them down to 10% of the original values and now it runs great with no more bucking.
Things I still need to do:
get an air scooper that fits
get a cold-air-box that fits
get it dyno tuned
fix the fan issue that I can't figure out
get a 3psi wastegate actuator (12psi springs suck for spool)
brake ducting
make grown men cry at a porsche club day
Looks fun. I thought you had 2 sets of 6UL's though?
Are you using the MS for EBC?
Chris
I'm awaiting the 6UL"R"Quote:
Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92
and
not yet. I want to get a 3psi wastegate actuator first.
Oohh, I just saw the 6ULR on 949's website, I hadn't heard of them. I'll be on the lookout for some used 6UL's next year...Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brg
Why not just build a simple MBC? Do they even make a 3 psi can, the smallest I remember hearing about is Greddy's.
Chris
here's an old "before" picture, lol
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0003_large.jpg
i have a manual controller. The cool part about the weak spring is a lower boost threshold. you can hold the wastegate flapper closer to the housing, so the turbo spools faster. There is a sweetspot between early spool and overboost. I'm using a GM boost solenoid for EBC / TPS based boost control.Quote:
Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92
I ran out of fuel for some reason at 200whp on the dyno. So I bought a fuel pump and I'm about to order an aeromotive regulator. I think 150k miles may have done those parts in.
I should note that the car feels awesome though at 200whp, and it hits 12 psi (creep) at 3600rpm in 4th without the MBC (it will spool lower). It feels like a rocket even with weenie power, this car is going to be great with decent tires and track-fun. Now I'm driving a car that can get away from me, which is a new concept. I haven't driven a car with more than 94whp in about 8-years, so I'm all smiles right now...unfortunately there is still a lot of work to do.
Congratulations on your hard work. I know you'll enjoy it in the long run.
http://i39.tinypic.com/976zqq.jpg
like I said, this will get much better next week. It feels pretty serious about torque at 4k rpm. 200whp still feels like a girl car on the street...but it could be really interesting on the track.
oh, and my lc-1 is whacked out (probably user error) and I'm getting crappy signal to the MAP sensor:
http://i41.tinypic.com/2hd1c3a.png
lots of work to do
but not bad to see 10psi at 3800rpm on an 8.6:1 motor that everyone told me would be miserably sluggish...and nothing crazy on the spark map:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2h848hs.jpg
I still say push 17-18 psi in town. I drove the jackel at 14psi for a short period. I decided to play safe and back it down to 12.
With the setup you have, and a 6-speed in the garage. I would atleast push 300-350. That is very nice setup.
so I'm putting in an EGT gauge because the glowing turbo shit makes me nervous. I know its supposed to glow, but its not cooling as fast as my vw's did, which makes me nervous. Maybe this ceramic coating works better than I thought it would. Hopefully the chra doesn't mind.
I don't need 300whp, its not that kind of car. Its made to chase expensive cars on a track. Hopefully it will and do it reliably.
http://i43.tinypic.com/10i5d13.jpg
the next pic will show everything unnecessary removed, cleaned up, COPs, and other assorted coolness.
Why don't you just drive it and enjoy it for a while?
Hey, what's your specs for your engine stethoscope?
Chris
That looks maaaavolous.
Looks very nice, even if you still have some tidying to do in there. Aside from the canister and the coil of hose, how much are you planning to delete or tuck?
I'd love to take a peek at your reroute setup next time you (and your car) are actually in town.
You need to let Chris and I do the mojo to the interior and get some damn steering rack plugs!
Shut your whore mouth, the carpet stays. The car is too much fun to not drive on the street. I need some heat-shielding on the trans tunnel though.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnwag
14psi may show up this weekend...but I need the cops and I'm taking it to Alamo before the beatings commence.
The wiring will be simplified and made pretty, I have slim fans I need to make a shroud for, and I'm also probably going to do the AWR header tank and swirl pot. Its cheap headroom at $100 each.Quote:
Originally Posted by juxt3r
I have an adjustable scooper from BEGi now, and there's going to be a 4"+ splitter set-up coming down the pipe too which will incorporate the scooper and oil oil cooler. I think I need all the air I can get on the heat exchangers.
I have to get the bumper and FM hood painted too. Then I'll be ready for the track.
Looking good, must be a hoot to drive.