View Full Version : My latest attempt at a do everything solution to my constant car swapping
Yes, it’s an MX5, and I really hope it keeps my attention.
The Outside
It’s not all that special on the exterior, but there are next to no car park dings, and definitely no rust, so its prime for a respray and some nice wide dishy wheels :)
Spec:
Original Garage Vary front lip, Slimline fog/driving lights, Smoked front indicators (U.S import), Clear side repeaters, Aftermarket mirrors, Headlight cover (Passenger side) with air intake, Rear short mudflaps, Lip spoiler, not so cool rear lights, Polished front and red rear tow-eyes, Fox racing wheels on new R888's, Mazdaspeed (Rays) MS-03 shod with new Yoko Parada Spec-2
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/yay.jpg
The Interior
Pimp spec, mk2.5 interior which is fitted extremely well, and makes such a difference! Feels like a modern car
Spec:
Carbing 4-point Roll cage (soon to be 6 with my door bars), Door cards with Red inserts and silver dash console/gear surround, ILM leather gear knob, Custom Carbon-leather trimmed Instrument binnacle, arm-rest, passenger airbag cover and gear lever gaitor, various gauges, LED Air/Fuel Meter, I-shift customizable shift light on dashboard, LC-1 Wideband socket, Cobra Monaco (Red) Drivers seat and Monaco S (black) Passengers eat (to go), Sparco 4-point harness on drivers side, Alpine DVD GPS Sat-Nav with Nokia hands free shizzle.
http://www.garyhanda.com/mx/joe/m14.jpg
The Engine/Drivetrain
Bling bling :)
Spec:
SMR Reconditioned engine (brand new, needs fitting and running in before Brawdy), Jackson Racing M45 Supercharger with Chromed outlet, TrackDog Racing 62.5mm nose pulley and 150mm overlay pulley (good??), DDM Works cold-stainless boxed air intake, RX-7 Air Fuel Meter, Custom pimp Intercooler, Dual-feed Fuel rail with Supra 348cc Injectors (recently flow-tested and cleaned), Polished inlet manifold, Greddy E-Manage Blue EMU (with Bomslang Harness), Innovate LC-1 Wideband O2 sensor, Trackdog racing Exhaust Manifold Heatshield, Helix clutch and braided clutch hose, 1.8 Flywheel, 8.5mm red HT leads, Jackson Racing primary resonator and Stainless tailpipe, TorSen (MK2.5) Limited Slip Diff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/buaan/lm3.jpg
http://www.garyhanda.com/mx/joe/m25.jpg
Plans :) :)
Swap engine (should be out by Thursday, new one in early the week after)
Respray
Full closure alarm
New wheels, not sure which yet, but they will be 15x8
New racing snake seats, but may just fit the refurbed RX7 ones (http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/?action=view¤t=DSCF0125.jpg)out of my current one.
Most importantly, cover 1000miles run in when I get back from hols on the 25th, for a weekend on track at Brawdy on the 29th. Its gonna be tight! :wack:
Hope you like :thumbs:
EDIT: New wheels
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0111.jpg :D
Rubix_Cube
10-08-2009, 09:03
Looks like fun bud... you got rid of the Honda already :o
Yeah, s2k gone. It is an amazing car but I am not rich enough to have a £10k motor depreciating on my drive. Ben who came down with me has just graduated and was one of the lucky ones to get a decent job, so he is buying it off me (I say buying, cos he still owes me some spondula).
He loves it bigtime!
Back on the Mx5, it should be a monster for a 1/4 of the price and do similar mpg when Im nice to it.
Evilchap
10-08-2009, 10:13
I give it 6 weeks :p
Rubix_Cube
10-08-2009, 10:15
Good to know the Honda is in good hands.
My mate from up here had a Supercharged 1.6 w/ Nitrous LOL made for some serious fun 1/4 Mile runs!!! I think he done a 13 Flat with it going "pop" with about 200 Yards to go!!!
It a 1.8 or a 1.6?
Good to know the Honda is in good hands.
My mate from up here had a Supercharged 1.6 w/ Nitrous LOL made for some serious fun 1/4 Mile runs!!! I think he done a 13 Flat with it going "pop" with about 200 Yards to go!!!
It a 1.8 or a 1.6?
Its the 1.6. I went in Jonboys 1.8 at the hillcllimb which was awesome, then went and looked at this, and didnt feel any significant difference, so when this one came up, the fact it was only a 1.6 wasnt really an issue for me.
I have never had a supercharged car before, so it should be fun, but it wont be working for a while yet :(
I give it 6 weeks :p
I promise I will have it until your car is finished Ben (Q2 2010? :p)
Rubix_Cube
10-08-2009, 10:23
I've heard from a few MX5 owning friends that the 1.6 feels "revvier" if you know what I mean. I dunno how but every single one tells me this. Charged makes them go the way mazda should have made them go ;)
I know the feeling of not working, think I may have broke the 180 :o I honesly think I have the worst luck with Nissan's!
I've heard from a few MX5 owning friends that the 1.6 feels "revvier" if you know what I mean. I dunno how but every single one tells me this. Charged makes them go the way mazda should have made them go ;)
I know the feeling of not working, think I may have broke the 180 :o I honesly think I have the worst luck with Nissan's!
WTF, you got a thread up? Whats going on? If it makes you feel any better the rattle on the s2k is the cat, its about to shit itself. Looked into a decat or taking out its inners (plenty of time to buy one before the next mot), but it will set the ecu fault light off which means Ben wont spot it if anything else goes wrong.
Rubix_Cube
10-08-2009, 10:34
Ahhh, thats what it is... I knew it was something around there but there was like 5 heat shields so assumed it was one of them. There are some DeCats which don't set the CEL off. ;) Search on the S2Ki board. Someone will sort you out.
As for my issue, check the 180sx Tech Section on here to see...
Back on Topic..... MX'5s..... hmmmm me thinks I'll have one as my run about next year!! Micra's are great but kinda dull!
Nice car, I hope it works because I'm giving serious consideration to banning you from the cars for sale sections :p :D
Noooo, suprisingly enough I have only bought one car, and swapped one other through SXOC this year :p
At least I will still rock up to meets in Japanese metal Jim :D
Blimey mate! You change cars more often than I have a hot meal! And (for the most part) they are rather tasty!
The little Mazda looks and sounds like a lot of fun! Sticking with the same colour dfor the re-spray? Or a secret plot to change it to something lairy?
Adam0bmx0
10-08-2009, 11:27
Joe wtf are you like!! lol
I didnt realise you had an s2k, but where did the black 1.6 go? She was a gem, but i knew you would want more power after about a week of driving it!!
The new spec looks sweet mate, although im sure you'll change the ECU at some point and get it mapped on something decent. ;)
I might pop up to Brawdy as it does look awsome! Not sure if i'll be in the sx though as 2 drift days in 1 month is a bit to expensive.
P.S those alloys are extremely weak, i have these for sale (15x8 ET15)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/adam_williams/DSC03774.jpg
Think J has 1st dibs lol, but if not, there anyones game.
Definately maybe. Drop me a pm and tempt me, has j got a cut off date? They are definately what Im after, if as brucey would say "the price is right" :D
Adam0bmx0
10-08-2009, 11:56
Well J said he's happy with the price, i just need to decide on what will sell my mx5 better, these with the price increased a bit, or sell it with my 14" Enkie alloys (original Eunos ones). So will put the 5 up for sale on the 14's and if it goes, then these will be up. If J can't get the funds due to his project etc, you'll be next in line. :)
Do me a deal on these. Def not my cup of tea, but definaltey retro cool so the older MX5 heads will love them :)
They have virtually new tyres and are rays wheels :)
http://www.garyhanda.com/mx/joe/m2.jpg
or on my Blitz ones in the for sale section for your 200 ;)
Interior looks pimp as - is it a good fit? Not something I've seen donw before. Loses a bit of the charm, but gains a lot more poshness. :cool:
Very :ghey: :wack:
Joking! As I said mate, very nicely specced '5 :nod:
Good job came with a new engine (was going to ask you about that), as it seems that the guy who had it before had some problems with the last 'rebuilt' one, using a lot of oil and a slight :wack: knock issue.
Has it been supplied with a spare engine then, or that one being rebuilt?
Loving the mk2.5 interior, wonder how much hassle it is to fit.
Interior looks pimp as - is it a good fit? Not something I've seen donw before. Loses a bit of the charm, but gains a lot more poshness. :cool:
It fits perfectly, I am told there was a lot of rewiring done, and it took longer to fit one door card than the dash! The previous owner paid for it to be done, and was charged £500 in labour by a mate, so it must have been far from simple. His loss is my gain though, as the job is a1.
Very :ghey: :wack:
Joking! As I said mate, very nicely specced '5 :nod:
Good job came with a new engine (was going to ask you about that), as it seems that the guy who had it before had some problems with the last 'rebuilt' one, using a lot of oil and a slight :wack: knock issue.
Has it been supplied with a spare engine then, or that one being rebuilt?
Loving the mk2.5 interior, wonder how much hassle it is to fit.
The knocking engine is being extracted on Weds, then the builders are collecting it on Thurs, new one should be with me by Tues the following week to be installed. I have done a lot of research on the company and it seems like it was just one of those things.
Cool, sounds like the guy was a bit of an idiot though, he'd had knock issues before but not fitted a knock meter.
Overheating on track, getting oil pressure issues, and only stops after he can hear det through his helmet!! lol!
Sounds like a decent deal on the old engine :)
Well, he thought it was bottom end, and its definately in the head :whip:, and I had a knock meter with the car, albeit unfitted. Will be better than new in no time. Obv purchase price reflected all you have mentioned and the hassle I now have swapping the lumps over etc.
The Big Yin
10-08-2009, 12:42
P.S those alloys are extremely weak, i have these for sale (15x8 ET15)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/adam_williams/DSC03774.jpg
Think J has 1st dibs lol, but if not, there anyones game.
Those alloys are just as weak mate, He said DISH
Dude! Move the aerial to the back :nod: .
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=63518&stc=1&d=1249904687
:wack: .
That mod is the whole reason I bought it man. The head unit is a Sat Nav one, and needs it to get the signal :o
yukiwang
10-08-2009, 13:33
i like !
Ahh, so you bought Gary's old car :)
Before you track it - get an oil cooler fitted and fit a knock sensor - I'm pretty sure oil temps on track killed the last engine...
I've been on a track with Gary when he owned it - mine is quite a bit faster ;P
mk2 dash into a mk1 is a bit of an effort - more time consuming than anything else though :)
Ahh, so you bought Gary's old car :)
Before you track it - get an oil cooler fitted and fit a knock sensor - I'm pretty sure oil temps on track killed the last engine...
I've been on a track with Gary when he owned it - mine is quite a bit faster ;P
mk2 dash into a mk1 is a bit of an effort - more time consuming than anything else though :)
Was that before the pulley changes and the intercooler etc? :)
I will be very careful on track as alwys, but already have the knock sensor and cooler, just no piping. Hoping Hose Solutions can sort me out. If not, do you know where I can source a good cooler kit and I will just sell the one I have?
Cheers jon!
Cool, I might have that off you in a few weeks then :D
Was that before the pulley changes and the intercooler etc? :)
I will be very careful on track as alwys, but already have the knock sensor and cooler, just no piping. Hoping Hose Solutions can sort me out. If not, do you know where I can source a good cooler kit and I will just sell the one I have?
Cheers jon!
Err, it was a while back - can't remember which trackday it was, one of the ones at abingdon :wack: He said it was about 190odd BHP at the time :) It's only a dinky JR M45 on that, so it'll be maxing out at about 220-230BHP or so, so I'll still 'ave it ;) (until the corners anyway)
Most of the cooler kits I've seen are a bit crap - the one MX5 parts sells is pretty much the same as the DW one, same stupidly long hoses etc...
If you have a cooler, I'd find somewhere sensible to put it (wheelarch + ducting and stone protection, behind the rad etc), then either make your own hoses or measure well and get someone like HS or merlin to make you some up. You may also be pushing the rad a bit hard - even standard they can get a bit hot on the track, so it may be worth looking at an ebay alloy rad, make sure you have the undertray on, and look at ducting the nose of the car to make sure all the air goes through the rad, not round it :)
See:
http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34384
pay heed to Phil's suggestions :)
Oh - other alternative cooler wise is to look at a Honda Civic rad (similar height, but narrower), with a vertical oil cooler next to it in the space freed up. Probably a more sensible option if you are handy and going to change the rad anyway :
nikki746
11-08-2009, 10:54
:clap: another MX5.
Very nice indeed. Im liking the Mk2.5 dash :) Defo need some deep dish wheels (saving up for mine) :(
CamInHead
11-08-2009, 11:58
any suspension mods ? :)
any suspension mods ? :)
Of course :) Decent allignment set up on:
KYB Superstreet dampers (4-click adjustment)
Tanabe Sustec H lowering springs
Poly-bushed Anti-Roll Bars and new drop-links all round.
Front and rear lower braces.
:thumbs:
SHE RUNS, a month late but, SHE RUNS !! :D :D
OMFG, An Mx5, r888's, a big fat supercharger and some country lanes :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
I'm currently running in the engine, so only rev'ingup to about 5k, but even with that short rev range, its incredible.
Evilchap
14-09-2009, 16:50
Never be late for a blue rinse again :p
Sweet! Get it on some rollers, I want to see a power curve :nod:
How's the low end?
Sweet! Get it on some rollers, I want to see a power curve :nod:
How's the low end?
It feels like I'm driving a V8, honestly its grunty and instant, really makes it a great town drive as well as having lots of go.
It will be on the rollers if it gets 500 fault free miles under its belt which shouldnt take too long.
Have you ever driven one Si? Welcome to a go next time we are at the same place, I still wanna skid the rex :p
Dude, if the the FD's every going sideways after the effort I'm putting in, it's going to be in my hands :p
Nope, never driven an FI 5 :no:
Never be late for a blue rinse again :p
Bollocks does he ever visit a hairdresser. :D
Bollocks does he ever visit a hairdresser. :D
Nope, 6monthly trim by the misses with her eyes closed :D Hairdressers always cut the love fro too short. :rolleyes:
nikki746
15-09-2009, 08:41
SHE RUNS, a month late but, SHE RUNS !! :D :D
OMFG, An Mx5, r888's, a big fat supercharger and some country lanes :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
I'm currently running in the engine, so only rev'ingup to about 5k, but even with that short rev range, its incredible.
Sounds like great fun :thumbs:
Rubix_Cube
15-09-2009, 09:10
Good news to here it lives bud.
The 180 Problems have surfaced :( Head gasket has gone between 3 and 4.
Good news mate :D
The S13 saved the day then!!
So how would you think a Turbo'd one would compare? I'd guess that the 'charged engine should have better driveability being more linear, but do you get the same sort of kick?
The brother-in-law took me out in his XKR and it was definately quick, but very progressive, and not really in yer face. Not that an XKR would be, but it was first ride in a supercharged car :nod:
Debating what to do with mine, can see the turbo route being cheaper, but a 'charger would be a nice change :) Enjoying it as it is for now though :D
So how would you think a Turbo'd one would compare? I'd guess that the 'charged engine should have better driveability being more linear, but do you get the same sort of kick?
Before you make the investment either way, I would say its worth the drive up and you can have a go in mine anytime. I am loving the supercharger at the moment, the low end power is great, especially for casual sliding :)
I dont think it will ever be as quick as a 240bhp turbo one, but driveability is really good. Also, even though I am running in, and on an uninvestigated map, it still did 25mpg, compared to the 30 wyou would get out of a standard one. Considering I am constantly going up and down the rev range I dont see that as half bad :D
Anyway, on to the new bits! :D Big thaks to Ben/Evilchap @ Rare Rims :Plug::sxoc:for sorting me out a blinding deal on these wheels. I really found it hard to find the right wheels for the car, and now they are on, I think I made the right choice, I love um. Also tidied up engine, and interior a bit, so here are a few pics :)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0117.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0118.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0110.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0111.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0119.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0123.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0115.jpg
Before you make the investment either way, I would say its worth the drive up and you can have a go in mine anytime. I am loving the supercharger at the moment, the low end power is get, especially for casual sliding :)
I dont think it will ever be as quick as a 240bhp turbo one, but driveability is really good.
Feel free to do the same in mine too... It's only an iddy biddy gt2554R, but there's no lag, boost from 1800RPM... It goes quite well :) It's almost the same power delivery as a supercharger due to the tiddly turbo..
Looking very nice mate, wheels look great :cool:
I quite like these myself :nod: Are they T1R's they're shod with?
Wonder about some wider wheels for mine, but think I'll stick with these until I at least need some new tyres.
One thing I will say though - maybe sort out the lights, and get rid of the little fogs ;)
EDIT: Did you get the paint mate?
Looking very nice mate, wheels look great :cool:
I quite like these myself :nod: Are they T1R's they're shod with?
Wonder about some wider wheels for mine, but think I'll stick with these until I at least need some new tyres.
One thing I will say though - maybe sort out the lights, and get rid of the little fogs ;)
EDIT: Did you get the paint mate?
I got the paint mate, many thanks :D
Tyres are T1R's, 195/50/15, and the best bit is, for some reason they are cheaper than budgets at the moment :confused:. I paid under £28 per tyre for them!!! :eek:
Your car works mate, I thought about swapping the wheels on it, but the BBS on there really do make the car look unstated yet cool as fcuk, I wouldnt be looking to swap them if I was you. :no:
Rear lights - when i got the car I HATED them with a passion, but as time has gone on, they have grown on me a bit. I'm not 100% convinced, but they will do for now. Keeping my eye out for a set like yours, then will swap them around and have a think. Let me know if you see any cheap :)
Fogs - function over form ;) They are bringhter than the main beams and have been wired so that I can have them on like normal fogs, or have them so they only come on when my full beams are on. Makes for excellent lane driving and no need for HID's.
Cool :)
Must admit, I looked through the receipts on mine, and Dave looks like he only paid about that for T1R's also. The joys of 15" ownership :)
I'd only be looking at dishy BBS' I reckon, but I remember how much of a pain polished lips can be. But then I do keep looking at Work Equip 03's as well, but the missus hates them!!
Fair play on the fogs mate, I suppose the std candle powered lights aren't all that!!
Fiddling with the stereo on mine today, seems to be nothing there to fit too, can you remember how Dave's HU was fitted? Must have been some type of bracket in there?
Rubix_Cube
20-09-2009, 14:15
T1R's are Budgets with good advertising Madda... I wore a set out on the S2000 within 2 months LOL Hence it came with the 17s and the Goodyears ;)
Cars looking really good.
Just means they're a bit soft mate, I wore a set of Eagle F1's out pretty quickly on my S13 :nod: and they are far from budget.
Budget tyres imo usually have little grip and last forever.
Rubix_Cube
20-09-2009, 15:44
yeah My mate done a direct comparison between F1's and T1R's. Eagle's were £4 dearer (on 17s) and the F1's felt a WHOLE lot better.
Hopefully you'll still have it next weekender :) Would like to see what a FI MX-5 is like.
Evilchap
21-09-2009, 10:53
Liking those :D When I was fitting the tyres for you with my own hands I wasn't certain on the polished lip with your car, but seeing those pics they look really good :)
Fiddling with the stereo on mine today, seems to be nothing there to fit too, can you remember how Dave's HU was fitted? Must have been some type of bracket in there?
I have 2 bits of metal here that may prove of use to you :) Sorry :smash:
On the subject of my rear lights, I just won a standard set off eBay for £13 so I will swap them over soon and see of I can decide.
Today I am having the exhaust sorted, and some mods to my intercooler piping :D
Cool - do you think you could send them on to me? Saves me making up my own :)
Rear lights on yours are growing on me, a lot better than some of the other aftermarket ones you see. Although I'm happy enough with the std ones :)
Bought another set of seats for mine last night :rolleyes:
No probs.
What seats did you get? :) What you doing with the Elise ones?
I bought a pair of Sparco Sprints (not the latest design), as they pretty much go straight onto the stock runners.
I made up a bracket for the passenger Elise one as test fit and to see how low I could get it. Fit was pretty good, a lot lower, although the wing did hit the rollbar so you couldn't get it all the way back. I could maybe solve that by mounting it more upright (didn't really want to), or moving it inwards a bit (better option).
Anyway, I'd left it at that for a bit while I was polishing it, then we went out in it and Jane moaned about the Elise seat being really uncomfortable!! She said she was getting pains in here hips & arse after just a few miles!!
So, basically I've bought the Sparco's as they should be comfier, but will depend on position.
I thought about cutting some foam out of the originals, as I just feel like I'm sitting on them, not in them, plus they give me back ache :(
I'll come to a decision one way or another!
Mapped to 12.5:1 moving towards 11.5:1 at 5k rpm + it made 180bhp 150ft/lb. I am more than happy with that and hope to hit the magic 200bhp when my 150mm overlay pulley is fitted (plus a colder ambient temp will help)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/gb1.jpg
Here is the graph:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DynoIT-J374KHW-10thOct09.jpg
and a quick very crap video.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/th_DSCF0132-1.jpg (http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/?action=view¤t=DSCF0132-1.flv)
Should get the overlay pulley sorted over the next few weeks then will be back up there for some more tweaking and another power run :)
How is the torque so erratic ?
Thought it would be a perfect curve with a charger ?
Mainly due to the crappy management I am running....and experimenting. I am unfortunately running greddy e-manage blue that only lets you adjust timing and fuelling in 500rpm intervals. This means that its moving a bit at these changeover points. BUT in reality, this 'erratic' looking graph is at a very tight scale, so the jumps in the earlier part of the rev range only represent a difference of 1 or 2 ft/lbs of torque from the line of best fit.
The bigger concern is the drop off of torque after its peak. I believe this is due to my silent restrictive exhaust, but as this car is a daily (and a very comfortable one at that) I won’t be changing it for a less restrictive exhaust which will inevitably make more noise. :ghey:
The main thing is, it’s safely fuelled and conservatively timed for longitivity....plus, its a little fooking rocket and I love the drive and power delivery!! :D
I am going to try and resist making this one silly and keep it as it is, besides the addition of the other pulley to hopefully make 200bhp in a few weeks.
She was treated to an Apline single din DVD player this morning :)
VIDAL BABBOON
11-10-2009, 19:28
Ahhhh that would explain it :nod:
Nice mate, so you're pretty happy with ~180 bhp in the '5 then?
I'm currently considering the Mini M45 at the mo, and doing my own fabrication - but then I keep wondering about whether a turbo setup would be easier and perhaps cheaper overall.
Although with either I reckon I'd go for a Megasquirt setup.
Nice mate, so you're pretty happy with ~180 bhp in the '5 then?
Awesome, it skids so well which is the main thing. Would be hard to be competitive in BDC with it (although some people manage it), as its insanely quick to transition and doesnt have enough steering lock to compensate for not getting your timing on the power millisecond perfect.
With regard to general driving, remember that little rant I took you on when you bought yours off me? Well, lets just say it will hit the limiter in 5th quite easily on that straight section :D :whip: and having the power there means I can hit the corners quite a bit quicker in it too.
In short, I'm more than happy with it! Want to hit 200bhp, because its so close, but in truth, its already got all the grunt it needs :nod:
............
Turbo/Supercharger debate your going through, I just say make sure you drive both before you start spending money. Passenger rides can tell you a lot, but you wont really know what the power delivery is like unless you drive them yourself. Mine is always free for a go. Next in Reading on 20th of the month if you fancy a beer and a go. :)
Cool - I look forward to seeing some vids of you doing the skiddy stuff :)
Would love to meet up and have a ride mate, will have to see.
Little rant - lol :D
Ahhhh that would explain it :nod:
I have purchased the solution, I hope (as I really dont know much about it!) I know Criag (GotBoost) likes it and it seems good on their website :wack:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/MX5%20Turbo/DSCF0140.jpg
Emerald's supposed to be decent :) I think it's got a few quirks (no active knock control?) but is generally well regarded :)
If you are planning a meet in Reading, let me know as I'm only just up the road, and assuming my car's working, I can do the other half of the turbo vs. super comparison :)
AlexRobinson
02-11-2009, 14:59
Went out in this earlier and it was ****in amazing, was going to change car but thanks to Joe ill be doing a nice job on my 5 now thanks again Joe! :thumbs:
Cant wait!!! :D
After a week with the car off the road, I now have it back with the new Emerald ECU fitted. A custom loom was made so that aside from the extra sensors such as MAP and air intake temperature sensor wiring it is very much plug ‘n’ play. It now runs without the AFM too.
The difference in performance is unreal (check the increase in torque at lower revs), it feels like its itching to go all the time!! It’s also really nice to know that I have all the control I need to fine tune it to perfection over time.
MPG should be significantly improved, but I will have to report back on that after I have run a few tanks of fuel through it to get a real average, so will report back on that.
Here is the BEFORE graph when it was running the Greddy e-manage blue using a map the previous owner had done before I bought the car.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/121209MX5presentedgraph.jpg
Now here is the NEW Emerald map. When driving you can definitely notice the smoother power delivery :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/121209MX5aftergraph.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/121209MX5compoundgraphs.jpg
A huge thanks and http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/images/smilies/plug.gif to Craig @ GotBoost. He really takes his time with the car, and I couldn’t be happier with the service, and detailed explanations I get to every question I ask, no matter how stupid :)
Nice :) Bit of an improvement there!
As an early Christmas present we installed a complete Alpine navigation, bluetooth, dvd, touchscreen system which imo looks like its supposed to be there :)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/doubledin1.jpg
We also tidied up a lot of the wiring from the guy who did the mk2 dash install so all in all, I'm well happy with the results :)
LOL, unit looks good though
Rubix_Cube
24-12-2009, 20:49
LOL Madda, class back ground! 5's looking good. I think I'll be getting a Mk1 in the summer to keep some sort of soft top'ness after the 2k. Hows it running btw?
Can you get gauge read outs on that screen?
Dai, no, it doesn't link into the ECU, but you can buy loads of Alpine add-ons to read certain outputs, but these are a total rip off, so I wont be getting them.
Hows it running btw?
I have done over 6k miles in it and am now on my second set of tyres, during this time nothing has broken! I am sad to say that I have never had a Nissan perform like that.
At this moment in time the car is perfect aside from the cold start (which just needs tweaking but my mapper had a baby a few days before Christmas :thumbs: so I wont be bothering him for a while). Additionally, on the new ECU its doing a lot better on MPG. Even with the supercharger it ran close to what it did from factory on the e-manage, but now its a lot better than a stock 1.6 on a run :D
Going for a New Years Eve shakedown over the Brecon Beacons, and I cant wait :thumbs:
Beast of a car whats it like compared to your old s13 on the b roads?
Beast of a car whats it like compared to your old s13 on the b roads?
As quick if not quicker point to point. Much less of an investment to worry about slamming into a hedge, and generally more of a pleasure to drive. It's also very managable to skid, but I have to say the 180sx was more balls out and impressive to people watching, the mx5 takes it in its stride a bit too well.
Im so proud of it, a lot of mates have driven it who drive their own fast cars and were more than impressed.
Its also much more comfortable, cheaper to run, and cheaper to fix therefore have done more miles in this already than I did in my last 3 s-bodies combined. :thumbs:
I'm :smitten:
Very nice sounds like you are very happy although with your record you will have something else in a few weeks :P
Very nice sounds like you are very happy although with your record you will have something else in a few weeks :P
Ive been tempted a few times, a few ps13's etc have come up I would have liked to own, but I really have fallen for the mx5.
The noise is better than the RB26 was imo.
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It is nice but better sounding than an rb don't be silly:p, I actually prefer an sr20 with an apexi or nur spec exhaust to an rb no idea why.
Nice and deep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6aoEx0wegc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ8bgVIK9zo&feature=related
SR20's sound ****.
End of. ;)
MX5 looks loverly Madda
Omg you think the ones in the above vids sound bad?
Yup, Don't like them at all
Some people have no taste :p You would probably hate my s13 then ca18det with a nurspec but I love it. Although im probably on my own on not thinking rbs sound particularly great much prefer a vtec or boxer engine.
Nah i like CA's, Just don't like SR's
back on topic :thumbs:
Adam0bmx0
05-01-2010, 21:25
Good to see your still enjoying her Madda, im still loving mine. :D
Got some coilovers going on soon and will get a GV lip to complete the exterior. Keep it simple with the MX5. :)
Good to see your still enjoying her Madda, im still loving mine. :D
Got some coilovers going on soon and will get a GV lip to complete the exterior. Keep it simple with the MX5. :)
I dont like the noises being made in the links you posted Itek :p
Adam,
Glad to see you listened to advice and sold on those rusty piece of shit coilovers you bought first time round! :nod:
Im trying to get the car out to have a play but the GV Lip is my main obstacle!
Fair enough madda exhaust noise is a personal opinion anyway :) Quick question slightly off topic but did your rb swap make much difference to the handling on your car you can pm if you want to stop cluttering this thread?
Fair enough madda exhaust noise is a personal opinion anyway :) Quick question slightly off topic but did your rb swap make much difference to the handling on your car you can pm if you want to stop cluttering this thread?
Its not exhaust note, its supercharger whinnnneeeee I love :D
No need to clutter thread, its an easy answer, been covered loads on here, so just search. But in short, no, in made it better (for drifting), I just went for slightly harder springs on the front (apex coilovers at the time).
PM if you want to continue on this topic :p
Hey all, haven’t updated this for a while and have recently made some changes :)
As the weather was good on the weekend (for a change) I got the roof down and concentrated on the interior bits I have waiting :)
First were the clocks. Not normally a fan of white dials, but I thought I would give these a go and am very happy with the results:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/5e6e4391.jpg
Next up was my bucket seat. I had never liked the Monaco range so it needed to go. I opted for a side mount Cobra Suzuka and by mounting it in a fixed position I have got it superlow and love the new driving position :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/eb3cfc9a.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/850d8658.jpg
I have a huge list of exterior mods waiting, including rear lip (or Bomex bumper, cant decide), sideskirts, cooling panel, stainless steel wiper cowling, hardtop.
….and I said I wasn’t going to mod this one :rolleyes:
ferretca18
03-02-2010, 11:39
lol, its still standard honest:wack:
Looks nice mate! I have decided that i dont wanna spend a silly ammount on a fast car (lol i will) so im thinking either stripped mx5 or stripped mr2 roadster (i know they are ugly but i love them after watching the best motoring one years ago:nod:):thumbs:
Time for a little update. The car has been off the road since January to keep the salt off it. :ghey:
During this time it has been living at my mappers so he could play with it whenever he gets a spare 5mins. End result is a much better cold start (it wasn't bad before, but I wanted it perfect which is always a problem with standalone ecu's) and an extra 15bhp!! :thumbs: www.gotboost.co.uk :thumbs:
Now 216bhp, of the most laggless drivable fun I have ever had :D
Next stop, full respray before Japfest all being well. :thumbs:
Next stop, full respray before Japfest all being well. :thumbs:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/6195afb5.jpg
All going to plan. Almost ready for primer.
:thumbs:nice little car there
Cant wait to use the poweraz properly, but it will be in for an ACT clutch and MOT after it gets out the paint shop :)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/9f47f24f.jpg (http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/?action=view¤t=9f47f24f.jpg)
Onto paint, goose finished the final prep work last night, I'm getting quite excited now :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/e1cfca5e.jpg (http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/?action=view¤t=e1cfca5e.jpg)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/936228bd.jpg (http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/?action=view¤t=936228bd.jpg)
Rubix_Cube
25-03-2010, 09:38
What colour is it going bud?
What colour is it going bud?
I would never be happy if I had a colour swap so it's staying silver, but not the stock colour ;)
Evilchap
25-03-2010, 12:16
dibs on a passenger ride @ japfest if you're playing on track :)
Dibs on not being behind you this year :p
Dibs on not being behind you this year :p
Oi oi Si, don't say that. I am already sliding on thin ice. You were more than happy on the day.
Note the tyres in the pics, they were an investment to ensure I behave :) I will not slide, I don't want to miss out on comparing my stock mx5 times from last year on the hill to this one.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/20b37d2d.jpg
As at 5pm last night, exciting times :)
Looking good mate.
So he'll be laying some paint down today then? What shade did you go for in the end?
Looking good mate.
So he'll be laying some paint down today then? What shade did you go for in the end?
I imagine its already painted :D I dont know the code of the colour I went for, but its a VW silver which has a bluey pearl in it. Subtly different. :thumbs:
This is the first time I have ever bit the bullet and had a full respray.
After owning and loving the car for about 9 months I'm fcuking chuffed I did; definitely very happy with the final look :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0205.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0199.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0200.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0202.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0196.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0198.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0207.jpg
If you haven't spotted it, project thread here (http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=421472). :thumbs:
Big thanks to Goose (Night Walkers (www.night-walkers.co.uk)) for doing all the prep work on the car. :Plug:
Oh my, that is gorgeous Madda :nod:
Plus it has powaz to go with it :D
Very smart mate! what colour did you go for in the end? (Make,i can see its silver :D) :thumbs:
japmadlad
06-04-2010, 03:17
looking well lad, however knowing you & your tendancy to change cars I'd not be surprised if this is gone by next week :D
japmadlad
06-04-2010, 03:21
Actually I was at a club meet on sunday, saw this & thought of you. enjoy
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff28/japmadlad/east%20eire%20meet%20%202010/Picture058.jpg
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http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff28/japmadlad/east%20eire%20meet%20%202010/Picture087.jpg
Jeremy 200
06-04-2010, 09:33
looking good Madda. Very nice indeed. :)
Very smart mate! what colour did you go for in the end? (Make,i can see its silver :D) :thumbs:
It's a VW colour Paul. For a silver it's very pearly, looks electric blue in evening light. My mate who prepped it suggested it and a thread on here came up with the same suggestion so I went with it. Subtly different which is good :)
I did 100+ hooligan miles over the Beacons with the NW'ers yesterday so I probably caught a few stone chips already :( was worth it though, was an epic drive.
Anyone who hasn't done the black mountain roads really needs to, what an amazing day of hell for leather driving.
The route taken, tracked by my iPhone. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Picture3.png
rich damms
06-04-2010, 12:01
looks mint that
Loving it mate! you going to the weekender in it this year? :thumbs:
Thanks guys for the comments :)
Loving it mate! you going to the weekender in it this year? :thumbs:
Yes mate, 100%!! can't wait, especially to see how my times compare with the na 1.6 I used last year. The mx5 is well suited to the hill and I think I can put in a very good time in my beasty :D
Looks top drawer mate :thumbs:
Looks like you're running some fairly sticky tyres there?
Looks top drawer mate :thumbs:
Looks like you're running some fairly sticky tyres there?
Cheers mate :D
They are only Toyos on those wheels, same as yours even down to the size.
Got some sticky soft semi slicks on standard wheels for JapFest :)
richy200
07-04-2010, 17:43
Looking good mate
looking sweeeeeeeeeeeet. :nod:
Yay, she flew the MOT, no advisories whatsoever. :thumbs:
Just fitted a new clutch ACT clutch today (well, the boys did because my back is ruined atm), and finally got round to putting the Carbon Fibre Border seat in the passenger side
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0243.jpg
Given the sunshine last night, instead of going out and killing tyres making a menace of ourselves we all decided to go out for a drive and get some nice pics. It was a great night, and our team photographer Sonic definitely has some skills. :cool:
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/h34dfuk4r/nightwalkers/bay%20shoot/IMG_1684.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/h34dfuk4r/nightwalkers/bay%20shoot/IMG_1719.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/h34dfuk4r/nightwalkers/bay%20shoot/IMG_1739.jpg
It took until to do some work in the engine bay following the respray. I was very hesitant to get started cleaning but tbh it wasn't that bad once I got going. :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0190.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0188.jpg
I'm still not convinced on the wiper cowling, but running out of mods to do :wack:
nikki746
11-05-2010, 20:01
Very nice indeed :thumbs:
Looking forward to seeing this in the flesh at the weekender :D
On the RareRims stand at Japfest.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0020-1.jpg
Queuing to go on track with the SXOC
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0022.jpg
The on track video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX6AL7JJmf0
I then did an Autotest day with some rally boys from South Wales. Much to my surprise the Mx5 killed the competition (10secs over 4 short stages) :D :D
Some pics, there were a few where I thought there was a little too much lean on the KYB's.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rhys_focus/may%20auto%20test/test057.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rhys_focus/may%20auto%20test/test080.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rhys_focus/may%20auto%20test/test165.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rhys_focus/may%20auto%20test/test164.jpg
This probably helps with grip levels (and drag starts :) ) but as I like going sideways, I have just invested in these:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0081.jpg
They are now being fitted, fully aligned and corner weighted by Aviva Autos in Bridgend.
www.aviaautos.co.uk (www.aviaautos.co.uk )
They have an awesome reputation on here and race an Mx5, so hopefully will do a sterling job, I would have changed them myself, but the cost for them to do it was so reasonable, I thought I might as well save myself the hassle.
I should have it back mid-week, so I will report back on the difference then :thumbs:
I then did an Autotest day with some rally boys from South Wales. Much to my surprise the Mx5 killed the competition (10secs over 4 short stages) :D :D
5's are very very highly regarded for Autotests in the US, not surprising you did well :)
Hello mate. Awsome car by the way. Just a quick question. Where is your throttle body on this one. Is it still on the inlet or has it been moved to the back if the back of the supercharger? I'm just looking into supercharging at the moment and want to see how others have done it.
How is the throttle response on this one?
this is looking sweeeeeeeet
its a supercharged mx5.. you should of killed them all..:)
Hello mate. Awsome car by the way. Just a quick question. Where is your throttle body on this one. Is it still on the inlet or has it been moved to the back if the back of the supercharger? I'm just looking into supercharging at the moment and want to see how others have done it.
How is the throttle response on this one?
Throttles at the back of the supercharger - if you look in the engine bay you can see the dummy throttle body below the red vac pipe :)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0190.jpg
The 'best' throttle response is had by having twin throttle bodies linked, but it's not that popular a conversion at the moment - the decent kits to do it have only recently come out.
ah thought it was a dummy throttle body,
ill have to look at making some more tarty bits then ha :)
ah thought it was a dummy throttle body,
ill have to look at making some more tarty bits then ha :)
If you do, send some my way :) I will test them for you. :thumbs:
To answer your question, the driving/track reponse of the car is insanely good, its very quick to respond. One thing which could be improved is that when I change gear the revs hang/spike a few hundred rpm for a micro-second before dropping down. I think a dual throttle body will solve it which I will try and explain below.
My car is mapped off the MAP sensor, and does not use the TPS or AFM. I believe that when I close the throttle, there is still all the air in the intercooler which hasnt made its way to the inlet manifold, this is causing the spike. By having a dual throttle setup I hope it will solve it.
The car has just done 1,703km of spirited driving back and forth to LeMans with a load of people off the forum. Besides it being an amazing trip, the car returned over 30mpg and there was no crusing for the 1100km I did in France. Lots of fast playing with lots of exotica :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/96e338a0.jpg
It also got a shed load of attention, and didn't skip a beat. :clap:
I need to take some pics of its new slammed stance.
Cracking little car Madda, the noise it makes is fantastic:thumbs:
brilliant thanks,
just out of interest, ive got mine running now and when you lift off the throttle the intercooler pipes all suck flat which is not ideal obviously ha.
im going to have to put my throttle body back onto the plenum for now and maybe fit duel throttle bodys later.
does yours have some kind of bypass so when on overrun the vaccum doesnt suck everything flat. ive noticed that yours does not have any silicone bends just pipe to pipe with a joiner. do these joins suck in when you lift off or when its idling.
hoping i can get mine to run as well as yours does as i really like the sound and the way the engine feels when it revs now ive installed mine. so much nicer than the turbo response.
brilliant thanks,
just out of interest, ive got mine running now and when you lift off the throttle the intercooler pipes all suck flat which is not ideal obviously ha.
im going to have to put my throttle body back onto the plenum for now and maybe fit duel throttle bodys later.
does yours have some kind of bypass so when on overrun the vaccum doesnt suck everything flat. ive noticed that yours does not have any silicone bends just pipe to pipe with a joiner. do these joins suck in when you lift off or when its idling.
hoping i can get mine to run as well as yours does as i really like the sound and the way the engine feels when it revs now ive installed mine. so much nicer than the turbo response.
What charger/engine/management are you using? I’m very interested in how you’re getting on now. :nod: Project thread anywhere? If not, get one up! :thumbs:
My pipes do suck in slightly, but, far less than they did at the first attempt. The 2 top bits of silicone are the only culprits and down to some ingenious flared pipework running up the inside of the silicone to about 1cm away from the charger and inlet its all but cured (thanks to Woodys13). As for overrun, it now mainly consists of lots of pops and bangs following the latest session we had tweaking it on the rollers.
When you do get it running at its optimum, not a lot can touch it. I’m not sure if you would have spotted it, so this is on-board footage of one of my runs up the hill at the Weekender (turn your volume down, as its just wind noise sadly).
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Not so positively, I haven’t touched it since coming back from the Weekender, and the nose cone is still covered in an array of Gloucestershire wildlife :wack: Therefore, if you are ever up in Bristol direction, give me a shout and I will happily take you for a spin as it gives me an excuse to bring it into work :)
Just to add, I went out with Joe in the MX5 at the Weekender (not up the hill) and Im 100% converted to charged MX5's - it just feels insanely light, so is so chuckable you end up flying round corners at speeds that wouldnt even be conceivable in a 200. The curly one can pedal a bit as well ;)
Ill have one sometime, if only for trackdays and a bit of B-road bashing - Id certainly underestimated it before then :nod:
This, and Ben's one, made me want to charge Nat's '5 SO badly. Been looking at the Mini setup, but there's a lot of custom work involved it seems :(
Just to add, I went out with Joe in the MX5 at the Weekender (not up the hill) and Im 100% converted to charged MX5's - it just feels insanely light, so is so chuckable you end up flying round corners at speeds that wouldnt even be conceivable in a 200. The curly one can pedal a bit as well ;)
Ill have one sometime, if only for trackdays and a bit of B-road bashing - Id certainly underestimated it before then :nod:
Thanks mate, rather flattered and I feel all warm and fuzzy inside now :ghey: because I know you have spent time in lots of quick high budget cars plus, you dont hang around yourself! :thumbs:
This, and Ben's one, made me want to charge Nat's '5 SO badly. Been looking at the Mini setup, but there's a lot of custom work involved it seems :(
Yeah, the mini setup is not a plug'n'play option by any means, but it is the cheapest way of doing it for sure. Craig who maps mine did a mini set up recently (the guy went to him after seeing my dyno charts). IIRC he got over 200bhp out of that too.
Second option Si is keeping your eye out for a Mx5 boasting an MP62 set up which I can buy and steal the charger from (a 90 would be silly, but I would give it a go!). I will then sell my m45 setup to you for much cheapness Si. :nod: Yes, I will be raping another car, but I desperately don’t want to get bored of this one, and most members know what I'm like. :(
Encouragingly, it will be our 1 year anniversary soon :thumbs:
Remember when you said Carli would be worried that we werent coming back?? :confused:
Tasha definitely was - apparently she got worried as soon as she saw me get in the car with you. It seems your reputation precedes you :D
After my Rotas were stolen about 2 months ago I have been waiting for thier replacements and running on standards or weak offset wheels. In fact, I hardly used the car for this time as it looked so weak!
Unfortunately, they were stolen from Jamie K, so he had to replace them. Funds were tight, so I didn't rush him, but in the end he came through like a star.
I was a bit worried before getting the arch roller out as they definitely needed a lot of pulling as they virtually sat on the wings on the first test fit :wack: I cant thank my mate NightWalker mate Woodys13 :Plug: enough for spending the time to roll them very slowly and not crack any paint.
Photo's courtesy of Sonic (another NW member), cheers mate, they look cracking.
Anyway, enough talk.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/sportsmax12.jpg
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Looks awesome mate! :thumbs:
FullMetalGasket
02-09-2010, 09:58
Strong :cool:
How much actual suspension travel do you have? Looks like anything bigger than an ant will result in rubbage :D :wack:
marko14a
02-09-2010, 10:12
Oh wow!
I've always had a partial liking for the MX but that just swayed to a proper wanting :smitten:
Awesome love the shape of the rear arch :thumbs:
The car looks even better mate:thumbs:
Shame about the original wheels and good on Jamie for sorting another set.
Strong :cool:
How much actual suspension travel do you have? Looks like anything bigger than an ant will result in rubbage :D :wack:
Exactly Tim, when the suspension compresses I have about 2mm of clearence between the heavily rolled arches and the tyre wall. :thumbs: Still potential to roll more but we didnt want to push our luck.
I haven't altered any of the wheel alignment since the weekender, its still how it was set up for optimum performance and not to accomodate silly wheels :thumbs:
Adam0bmx0
02-09-2010, 11:54
Looks awsome mate. :)
That is one happy looking car :wack:
Rubix_Cube
02-09-2010, 12:19
I like this.....looks MEAN Joe!
so what do the wheels look like?
so what do the wheels look like?
I picked the arty shots to host and didnt want to bombard the forum with too many, but here you go.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/sportsmaxx-1.jpg
Oh snap.
Yummeh.
Hard top, in this weather? GTFO :indiff: :D
Excellent work, but indeed, ditch the hardtop and get the wind flowing through those curly locks :D
Rubix_Cube
02-09-2010, 13:00
Oh snap.
Yummeh.
Hard top, in this weather? GTFO :indiff: :D
+1
You know the rules Madda!!!
NO RAIN, NO ROOF! :thumbs:
+1
You know the rules Madda!!!
NO RAIN, NO ROOF! :thumbs:
Never a truer word spoken. The roof is off at the moment, and the hardtop hasnt been on all summer, I just think it looks 'ard :p
Thanks for all the positive feedback guys. The OAPs on Nutz are going to start telling em stretch is dangerous any minute I'm sure.
Roof down :nod:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/sportsmaxx7.jpg
FullMetalGasket
02-09-2010, 13:12
That is one happy looking car :wack:
It's even winking in this picture - awesomeness :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/sportsmax10.jpg
*edit*
Just realised this looks so cool it's taken me all morning to realise there's no front number plate :notworthy
Strange, Nutz is usually so technically competent... :wack:
*edit*
Just realised this looks so cool it's taken me all morning to realise there's no front number plate :notworthy
It's been about 5 months and 4500km and I haven't been tugged for it yet. I know it's only a matter of time, but if it's 6months between fines I can live with it :D
--Lorien--
03-09-2010, 15:46
I wish Mine looked like that.... seeing that makes me want to spend more on my Eunos and less on my S14! bad thoughts :wack:
crazyshad1
03-09-2010, 22:26
Looks stunning, the wheels really make the car.
Cheers guys. I have just removed the rollbar to fit a new more meaty one. It's crazy how homo it looks without it. :eek: The little things make such a difference.
Looks sweet Joe - considered some of those rims myself, but if I changed them I think I'd hold out for some BBS splits. Shame about the rotas though :(
Subtle arch pull looks much nicer than over fenders :nod: Is the car actually driveable (in the welsh B-road sense ;) ) with those wheels though?
What bar you gone for?
Rubix_Cube
06-09-2010, 11:58
The OAPs on Nutz are going to start telling em stretch is dangerous any minute I'm sure.
They think thats Stretch!?!
Removedd the bar eh? Linky ;)
Tell me about it Wullie :wack:
Already sold Si. I got rid because it doesn't fit with a mk2 rear screen so you wouldn't have been interested anyway. :)
Looks sweet Joe - considered some of those rims myself, but if I changed them I think I'd hold out for some BBS splits. Shame about the rotas though :(
Subtle arch pull looks much nicer than over fenders :nod: Is the car actually driveable (in the welsh B-road sense ;) ) with those wheels though?
What bar you gone for?
You know I'm still hunting for a set of BBS rims, it's just I got tired of waiting and driving hundreds of miles to see junk.
I went for the same (or very similar) bar to you mate. Think I am going to get it powder coated, but not sure what colour yet.
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4755/totb2010141.jpg
Wheels, drivable? Why wouldn't they be? They are just a bit wider. Not any different to the RB's I had on there before. :thumbs:
Coolio :)
What bar's that dude?
I'm looking at the TR Lane GP variants for Jemima - Possibly single diagonal. Was looking at one at the weekend and looked well made, good price too. Also seems easily DIY-able :)
Coolio :)
What bar's that dude?
I'm looking at the TR Lane GP variants for Jemima - Possibly single diagonal. Was looking at one at the weekend and looked well made, good price too. Also seems easily DIY-able :)
It's a bit of an unknown. It was initially advertised without pics as a Hard Dog for £200, so I jumped on it. When it turned out it wasn't, I still liked it but knocked £50 off the price and got shipping included.
So, I think its a TR Lane :wack:
Madda, I was just thinking of clearance on the arches, I know you've pulled the arches but it still looks pretty close!
Si - I run a tr lane hd with non X double diagonal (asked for it as a special but he now sells them like this on his site). I went for this over the gp as it had more head clearance (height) and mounts similar to one of the harddog ones. hd does sit further forward, but I'm running sparco Sprint jnr's and my head gets nowhere near the bar. still need to pad it though.
There's some pics on here in my project thread (that needs updating!)
OT - you got any 5's breaking at mo Madda? After a couple of bits.
No, clearence is fine, about 2mm to spare on full compression :D 3 big blokes weighing each corner down to make sure I had the clearence seemed to work fine. It's mm perfect :D. Had it rub slightly on the front nearside during fast drifting, but we will sort that easily. Day to day fast driving its 100% fine.
Breakers, no sorry mate, I haven't had one to steal parts from since the turbo one I got the Emerald ECU from about 9months ago now :) Really haven't got many mods left to do, so I have no reason to buy rusty cars to steal them from.
OT - you got any 5's breaking at mo Madda? After a couple of bits.
What are you after - I've still got some bits left over my my old green one :)
No worries Joe
Jonboy - I'm after a replacement black carpet really, as mine has some holes in from the old 6 point rollbar, and also it wasn't cut too neatly around the rear stays on the parcel shelf, so just looking to tidy it up. Need to double check which bits I need though, definitely the front floor bit and the parcel shelf bit, but not sure if I need the bit that goes behind seats, from memory that is fairly neat.
The carpet went ages ago, sorry :(
No worries mate - a guy on Nutz has one, but wants me to make an offer, so I'll check exactly how much I need then get back to him.
M
OT - you got any 5's breaking at mo Madda? After a couple of bits.
I have a whole 1.8mx5 s going cheap if you want it ... still got a months tax left on it so you can drive it away this afternoon :D
smithylee
07-09-2010, 12:03
TIDY!
looking awesome on them wheels fella
TIDY!
looking awesome on them wheels fella
Thanks mate, much appreciated. I really didnt think I wanted them, but now they are on, I do think they are perfect for the car.
Nice to bring the thread back on topic :thumbs::p
looks awesome dude! :thumbs: just stanccccee
Nice to bring the thread back on topic :thumbs::p
Sooooorrrrrrrryyyyyyy!!!!!!! :p
Has anyone told you your '5 looks awesome at the mo?? ;)
I havent updated here for a while but a lot is happening over the next few weeks all being well :D
Firstly I need to thank my good mate Nick for the use of his garage, his skills and most importantly his patience and attention to detail. When it comes to awkward nuts, and hard to get to places, I throw my toys out the pram far too often and quite simply none of this would be possible without him.
Sunday 10th October – in she comes:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/1010102.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/1010103.jpg
And following about 10hours of stop start work she looks like this.
Walbro fitted
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http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/1010106.jpg
Charger set up off in no time.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/1010107.jpg
Engine removed without any drama
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/10101014.jpg
Interior stripped down
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/10101011.jpg
Hard Dog in place
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/10101018.jpg
Rewire of stereo cabling started along with the addition of an amp
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/10101012.jpg
Engine bay empty waiting to be cleaned
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As the 1.6 engine was brand new 13k kilometres ago, we didn’t have to deal with any seized bolts. That said, we pulled the engine separate from the gearbox this time, and with the benefit of hindsight I think it was easier getting it out with the box on. You live and learn, but hopefully we won’t be doing it again for a good while!
Thursday 14th October - we had a few hours to spend on it last night, and we aimed to get the cage bolted down properly, finish the audio wiring and start off the cleaning process.
Firstly the Hard Dog cage; the fit is awesome, it’s so tight and is in another league to the other things on the market. It took a bit longer than we expected to get it in, but it was worth it.
At the same time, I added some amp’d 13cm Alpine speakers to the parcel shelf and an Alpine amplifier behind the passenger seat. The difference in sound now that I have some fill in from the rear of the car is unreal. I am very happy with the results. We did not cut the carpet as the sound travels through it just fine and I don’t want chavvy speakers showing in the back. The rear shelf carpet was actually cut for a Carbing cage so the holes are slightly out…but luckily I have a new shelf carpet waiting for when I finish the rest of the car.
I forgot my camera, so iPhone pics had to do. :rolleyes:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/1014106.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/1014103.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/1014102.jpg
My fiancée also cracked on with cleaning the engine.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/1014105.jpg
The bay is now almost ready.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/101410.jpg
And this arrived for fitting before the engine goes in :)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/1014104.jpg
I am still waiting for a few parts from the US but everything I am waiting for should be just as easy to install with the engine in situ so we will crack on with dropping it in over the weekend. I do have a few other commitments so I am not sure how far we will get with it. Fingers crossed :thumbs:
time for another busy weekend then ;)
Nice work on that Joe :clap: :thumbs:
Nice work mate - any reason you pulled the engine, other than a cleanup? Are you fitting something different?
Can see where TRL got his inspiration from for the TD rollbar, that hardog looks to mount pretty much the same as my bar. Obviously the bent rear stays are different.
Can't see in that pic, but what method does your car have for tensioning the SC belt? Do you use an overlay on crank pully with it's own belt to SC, or does it use a longer accesory belt to go around PAS, a/c and SC?
Should be sorting mine soon, sorting out an MS1 next week, and hopefully starting on brackets to mount SC, etc - will be funds limiting over the next couple of months, but hope to get it sorted before xmas :D
Oh, and is that rear deck carpet a mk1 one? It looks a bit nicer than my one!!
Nice work mate - any reason you pulled the engine, other than a cleanup? Are you fitting something different?
Can see where TRL got his inspiration from for the TD rollbar, that hardog looks to mount pretty much the same as my bar. Obviously the bent rear stays are different.
Can't see in that pic, but what method does your car have for tensioning the SC belt? Do you use an overlay on crank pully with it's own belt to SC, or does it use a longer accesory belt to go around PAS, a/c and SC?
Should be sorting mine soon, sorting out an MS1 next week, and hopefully starting on brackets to mount SC, etc - will be funds limiting over the next couple of months, but hope to get it sorted before xmas :D
I did notice you posting on a MS1 thread, so I did suspect as much :D
I had a TRL cage for about a week, but I got to be honest, it was worlds apart from the hard dog in terms of rigidity and finish, but defintely good for the money.
I was using the same 4-rib belt to drive the charger and PAS from a 150mm crank overlay pulley, but this is all changing. :D
Charger is sold.....a 1998 1.8 along with a 6-speed box from a mk2 RS is going in...to support this.... :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0082.jpg
It will be running 6-rib on a seperate belt system with an autotensioner :cool:. I think I now have everything I need either here or on its way from the states. The only thing I need to source is some 550cc injectors.
Pulley combo I've gone for means I have everything needed to get very near 300bhp/tonne :wack: :thumbs:
Nice, which sc is that? mp62? Should be mega!
Fair point about TRL but you had a GP bar iirc, which imo always looked to be a bit of a lesser design. Mine is a TD one which is pretty much a copy of what you have above in terms of fitting points. CDS is larger on the HD though i think.
You still using the emerald then?
Yeah, mp62 and using the Emerald :thumbs:
What carpets you after? ;)
Pulley combo I've gone for means I have everything needed to get very near 300bhp/tonne :wack: :thumbs:
Expect to piss off plenty of people with Stage 3 / Stage 3a S14's - and lesser motorbikes :cool:
Nice! Didn't realise the mp62 was good for that much power :eek: god knows why people would fit bigger ones!
i'm after unmolested carpet so i can get rollbar holes neat, and lose the holes in my front carpet. PM if you've got one going :)
Nice! Didn't realise the mp62 was good for that much power :eek: god knows why people would fit bigger ones!
People are :ghey: thats not running as much as they make the pullies to run, I could try and push more. Mi5 got 280ish out of the pulley combo I've gone for, but I am confident Craig will get a bit more out of it when mapping than a home tuner will, but we will see.
At this power I have to be prepared for an engine to blow, but who cares, i can buy 2 spare engines for the price of some forged pistons for one of my old s-bodies :wack:
i'm after unmolested carpet so i can get rollbar holes neat, and lose the holes in my front carpet. PM if you've got one going :)
I have a mint mk2 main carpet with no holes or anything, but I am using the parcel shelf ones because mine is cut for where the Carbing goes through it. :nod:
At this power I have to be prepared for an engine to blow, but who cares, i can buy 2 spare engines for the price of some forged pistons for one of my old s-bodies :wack:
Forged bits are cheaper too - you can get pistons and rods for about £500 ish :D
Forged bits are cheaper too - you can get pistons and rods for about £500 ish :D
The joys of NOT owning a RB26 anymore :D
Sunday 17th October - one week in and we planned to have the engine back in by now, but a few things have taken a little longer than expected. The main one was fabricating a bracket to mount the 1.6 coil packs to the 1.8 engine. We antisipated this would take an hour but ended up spending 3+ hours getting it right. There is no real rush to get it done, but at the same time, we are trying to stick to our 2 week target.
I also run into a problem by which the sandwich plate and oil filter on together will not clear the support bracket for the inlet manifold. I'm waiting to see what the solution is for this but I may go for a relocated oil filter kit. I am just waiting to hear back from Think Auto.
The guy supplying my Dual Throttle body kit has gone quiet, but I hope this is in transit; I will drop him a PM later.
My crank pulley and fuel rail are on their way from the US still.
The longer manifold studs are fitted as is the BRP Bracket for the charger, and the clutch has been swapped and aligned ready for fitting.
Which means all we have left to do before putting in the engine is sorting the oil cooler really as everything else is up top and can be done with the engine in situ. I suppose the filter relocation kit can also be done with the engine in place but we want to know which direction I am going in as if it requires modifying the bracket this will be much easier to do with the engine out.
On a side note, when over 2000 modified cars decend on your doorstep you have to go take a look and I have to admit it's nice for your hard work to be noticed in such a crowd.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/101010Maxpower1.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/101010Maxpower2.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/101010Maxpower3.jpg
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:wack:
Woodys13's 200 in the last pic, with his sticker filled rear window getting featured too. Hallsy, thats where your old Sparcos ended up :D
Simaroon
18-10-2010, 13:12
what magazine was that featured in??
nice work
Chav respect! :D
Looking at the bar you've installed, I can really see where the deifferences are between that and the TR Lane dude. Looks like a nice piece of kit :cool:
Going crazy on the bay, or function > Form?
Chav respect! :D
Looking at the bar you've installed, I can really see where the deifferences are between that and the TR Lane dude. Looks like a nice piece of kit :cool:
Going crazy on the bay, or function > Form?
Bar, I saw your spreader plates. These ones are like 3 times as big and not flat, they are shaped with the car. That said, I think Hallsy has a bar which is more of a copy of the Hard Dog than the one you have and he rates it highly.
Goiung crazy in terms of powarhz mate. :D I was going to seam weld it all (well, woody was going to), but we decided it was too much work getting all the brake lines and electrical bits out. :(
Pfft, do it, respray the bay, and tuck those wires :D
Reply to your PM, BTW :D
what magazine was that featured in??
nice work
Max Power :rolleyes: I spotted Fast Car taking a sneaky snap too. I'm told they havent printed their feature yet though.
Max Power!!!!!!! Keep that one for the scrapbook mate :p
Slightly OT, but do you have any pics of the mounting bracket from your old JRSC?
Bracket finished .
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/014.jpg
and now mounted up
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/008fec63.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/10f435ef.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/30a5e6b9.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/2b5b14c5.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/eaf53861.jpg
Looks OEM :cool:
Max Power!!!!!!! Keep that one for the scrapbook mate :p
Slightly OT, but do you have any pics of the mounting bracket from your old JRSC?
Should be delivering it on Weds so will grab some pics tomorrow night for you mate :thumbs:
Tuesday 19th October – over the last 9 days we have spent approximately 15hours working on the car, so I think we are doing quite well. I only had an hour on it last night, but it was a productive one.
I had a problem where the oil filter would not fit with the oil cooler thermostatic plate in place but after speaking to Jonboy I removed a superfluous support bar its all go now.
I also fitted my knock sensor in an ideal place smack in the centre of the block and changed the auxiliary belts whilst the lump is out of the car.
So it’s now all ready to drop back into the bay, just need to tighten up the headers and work out where the support bracket for the new supercharger mounts to.
The main problem is, I’m still waiting for injectors, a fat fuel rail, and a pulley set for the charger from the US. These have left the mainland in the US on the 19th so there is a slim chance I will be able to have it all together by Sunday evening, almost meeting our 2 week target.
Hallsy, took loads of pics of the bracket for you, but I didn’t have the memory card reader where I stayed last night. I will get them off tonight for you :thumbs:
absolutely loving this project. so miss my mx5 (well me and the misses at the time ha)
definitely tempted to get one as a daily drive. but they are not that practicle. and not cheap still either for a clean one.
cant wait to see this thing go
Nice one Madda - cheers :)
Just be helpful to look at how JR did it, and compare to Barry's method. More a case for me to make the best option with whatever material I have kicking around in my bench at work!!
Ah, that's what I was going to ask.
What are you doing about stoppers?
Ah, that's what I was going to ask.
What are you doing about stoppers?
Front and rears are 1.8's using Axis Ultimate pads. I also have braided lines all round. TBH, these have done me well, and not let me down. The closest I have come to going beyond their limits was with Docwra when we were hooning through some lanes. :wack:
I have been badgering Dan (DB-Power) since Le Mans to make me something bigger which he can then market but he hasn't got round to it yet. He's a busy guy :)
I think I need to have a look at mine. I think they are 1.8 on front, not sure about rear.
They don't have much bite though, I've never felt like they won't stop, just that I like a little more bite.
Could well be worth me trying some of these Axxis pads :nod:
andyfield
21-10-2010, 14:15
Good to see the project continuing fella, looks awesome :)
I have chased up the footage from Le Mans and Cloudy should be taking care of it soon
Evilchap
21-10-2010, 15:20
Front and rears are 1.8's using Axis Ultimate pads. I also have braided lines all round. TBH, these have done me well, and not let me down. The closest I have come to going beyond their limits was with Docwra when we were hooning through some lanes. :wack:
I have been badgering Dan (DB-Power) since Le Mans to make me something bigger which he can then market but he hasn't got round to it yet. He's a busy guy :)
Not sure if Dan is keeping tabs on this thread, but I know he's on the case with brakes :D
Cheers for the pics Madda :thumbs:
absolutely loving this project. so miss my mx5 (well me and the misses at the time ha)
definitely tempted to get one as a daily drive. but they are not that practicle. and not cheap still either for a clean one.
cant wait to see this thing go
Cheers mate, comments like that so I know people might actually take some inspiration from it makes it worth while. :thumbs:
Saturday 23rd October – we are now running very close to our 2 week target, and unfortunately its not going to happen. We are still waiting for a number of part from America, and the fitting of the MP62 is being a bit of a nightmare. A box of bolts that we don’t know where they go is causing issues. I asked the guy who took it off the other car to mark up where things came from and take pics along the way, but this didn’t happen and is costing hours as a result :(
Anyway, things are still progressing well, and providing the bits arrive next week, we should be ready for it to go to my local exhaust builders for a custom downpipe, intercooler piping mods and a solution to link up the charger to the DDM cold air chamber and filter.
Today we went from this:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/DSCF0001.jpg
To this. Gearbox is on and the underside is all mounted up. We trial fitted the radiator and things are going to be TIGHT once the 6 rib pulley is placed in front of the crank pulley which is one of the things we are waiting for. It doesn’t make sense for the radiator to be in place until the pulley is fitted.
We also had to make the thermostat housing which turned out good, but none of the online guides we are are using really mentioned it, so this was time we hadn't accounted for.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/DSCF0008.jpg
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Today we will try and spend a few hours on the wiring but family stuff means there won't be as much time spent on it as we wanted.
Got there in the end with the SC mount then mate :)
Looking good so far!
Got there in the end with the SC mount then mate :)
Looking good so far!
Yeah, found a very good online guide with lots of pics and it now all makes sense :thumbs:
How is yours coming on? When is it going to be running charged? :thumbs:
Good, good :)
Mine is coming along - slowly. Wanted to get most of the brackets & fittings made up last week, but was too busy at work. Still plodding along.
Need to source an IC really, I reckon it's worth designing the pipework around one from the off.
Sorted a charger & bypass valve out, just waiting on a delivery price. Just need to order the MS1 and wideband now :thumbs:
Monday 24th October - Thursday 4th November- keeping the ball rolling on the updates, due to work commitments madda has been unable to make it to the garage so where possible i've been keeping progress moving in the right direction :)
first few jobs once the engine was in place were getting any standard wiring tweeks done and fitting the prop and PPF. Also the Alternator had to be changed from a mk2 1.8 to a mk1 1.8 type due to the ECU not being able to regulate the mk2 alterntor, Jamie K was able to quickly get hold of one and this wa fitted by the 30th.
onto more interesting thing, once the hassle of getting parts from parcel force was sorted i moved onto intalling the dual-feed fuel rail, which wasn't quite right :furious:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/00e01098.jpg
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one of the line in/out points was in the wrong position and with the inlet plenum in place the shown fitting or a 90elbow wouln't fit, it would have to be move over almost above number 4 to fit in the avalible space.
550cc high impendance injector - a bit more progress (although it will all have to come back off once the fuel rail issue is resolved) replaced exiting injectors:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/709d18e7.jpg
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Mocal Oil cooler - all fitted in place but had to be removed to force the understandably tight push fit fittings, it involved leaving them in boiling water then using all avalible strengh to force them on, still not on flush but there' not even the slightest movement in them. to be safe i'm waiting to speek to the supplier to confirm if ok or if jubilee hose clips should be used
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/0bdd39a0.jpg
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http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/9d58b788.jpg
131mm Crank pully - a while was spent tweeking a spacer adviced to use, should of checked before wating time :annoyed: as the pully sits around 7mm off the ARB and so no chance the 9mm spacer would fit plus the approx 1mm difference between the s/c pully suggests it wasnt needed. so new bolts to suitable length and the pully is fitted
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snug
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/e105c54f.jpg
sadly that's all to date. still to fit - oil cooler, BRP supercharger, RAD and all assiciated parts. it's going to be very snug i'm having to adjust brackets ect as i go, e.g. a power steering fixing that had to be tweeked as it was right in the path of the S/C belt
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Saturday 6th November - Sunday 7th November -
Oil cooler fitted -
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/8be69923.jpg
On with fitting the S/C - empty space
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/f75e6e0f.jpg
Selection of nuts and bolts provided and BRP S/C
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/1588666e.jpg
throttle body fitted - blanking plate for hoses linking to TB (these still link to the TB on inlet)
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/2743cedd.jpg
BRP S/C installed - adjustment made to power steering tensioner link for bolt to sit flush
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/4e9e0d28.jpg
With S/C tensioner in place
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/11be72a3.jpg
Not so empty space
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/075d4bd3.jpg
Belt to long but used to check clearance
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/Technician_nic/maada%20brp%20mx5/fc5458ea.jpg
Still to do - fit radiator, S/C belt, I/C piping, throttle cables with dual throttle link kit, any wiring left to connect, coolant and oils, gearstick and then it's off for any need exhaust/ intakes parts needed shortly followed by a trip for maping at GotBoost
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Awesome work!
A huge huge thanks to Joe, who in the middle of this also found time to find me a pi$$y little bolt that was holding up my rollcage install and send it to me FOC.
You, sire, are a true gent, thankyoumuchly :thumbs: :notworthy
Cheers Si mate, no problem at all :)
Shiny bits :D
Things have dropped off for a number of reasons out of our control, but some good progress has been made since Saturday, I dropped off my car to my mate Woody (Woodys13 :Plug: ), and he has done some awesome work fabricating my new pipe work in the bay. He also did the downpipe. :thumbs:
Some pics he has sent:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/mp62pipework5.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/mp62pipework6.jpg
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http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/mp62pipework7.jpg
I'll very happy with how it looks, and its kicked some enthusiasm back into me to get it finished, and really I only have one 25mile trailor journey to organise. Unfortunately I am really busy this week, or I would be dropping it to Craig @ Got Boost to finish the wiring and map it.
I am going to try and do it in the week, but chances are Craig isn’t going to get started on it until next week.
Good progress there mate :)
What IC core are you using? Have you moved your rad back at all?
I'm looking at over the rad options at the mo, but wasn't too keen on cutting into the slam panel. Might have to though if I keep the a/c.
Oh, what cc are the old injectors? ;)
Amazing work by Woody :D
the Rad had to be leaned back a little at the top to allow space for the I/C piping plus i removed the A/C brackets to give space, as it is now you'd never get the A/C rad in...
Pretty sure the old injectors were the standard 1.8s once but i'm sure Madda will confirm :thumbs:
Pretty sure the old injectors were the standard 1.8s once but i'm sure Madda will confirm :thumbs:
LOL, no they were ~348cc Supra ones mate, sold them on Nutz though.
IC core is a custom one made by Forge copying the TDR one loosely I believe. Its a really nice bit of kit and something Gary paid silly money to have made.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/Mx5%20engine%20swap/8b14f3a5.jpg
Also, there was no cutting of the slam panel. :no:
christ. thats some beautiful pipework.
i need to make friends with a metal worker, as i need some delicious custom pipework for the top mount hks T25G kit on my mk2 nb8c roadster.
looks good so far matey :)
i need to make friends with a metal worker,.
You use to be Bristol didnt you? If you are ever in this direction, drop Woodys13 a PM with your requirements ;) :Plug:
yep i did. im considering getting the car back there at some point to have a mate do some work on it anyways (as he's a pro technician for mazda), but that may not be for a while.
is woody based in bristol then?
interesting point on the brakes also. get dan to knock something up, i wouldnt mind some evo brembos :D
Cheers for that, looks nice :)
For the little M45 I'm just gonna run a cheap small IC core I reckon, whatever I can find on the 'bay!
is woody based in bristol then?
No, Cardiff.
Car is now at Got Boost for wiring and mapping :D :thumbs: :Plug:
Its been a while since I updated this, but basically my car is now all running on the new charger and engine, but I am keeping it off the road whilst there is so much salt about. It is currently sitting pretty on the rolling road having all the cold start and stuff set up.
I'm not rushing my mapper because for the moment it's free dry storage and I like having the space on the drive!
BUT, this evening, I collected these!!! I have wanted a set for the past 5 years and have finally got my mitts on a set :D :D :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/bbs.jpg
So happy, can't wait to try them on :thumbs:
:smitten: they will look very nice mate :thumbs:
Yeah, not sure if the colour will work, but hey, I can only try plus they are very easy to change if I feel the need.
How's things with yours? You hinted at selling, I hope it was just a slight hiccup in your relationship which has now passed.
Not selling yet mate :no:
It's off road at the mo, didn't have any time over xmas to move on with sc, but I'm still chipping away at it.
I've stripped the charger ready for rebuild, just got to order the bits. Mounting bracket & outlet are done, tensioner is programmed into our CNC but our toolmaker hasn't had chance to do it for me yet, just got to make inlet and sort an IC out - then I can move on to the electrics.
Going to run a 11% reduction pulley, the OEM one was a totoal bitch to remove so I'm not gonna bother putting an OEM one back on!!!
I think the orange inners will look OK against the silver - nice contrast :)
madda please tell me were you got the brown monsta teddy thing its amazing
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4755/totb2010141.jpg
Thats Domo Kun, hes an internet celebrity.
http://www.forumspile.com/STFU-Domo.jpg
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr57/evvan_2008/domo_kun.jpg
It has been almost 3 months since I last updated this, and during that time the car has been in dry storage over the winter awaiting its final map. Whilst missing the car over the winter I have hoarded a lot of mods/improvements which I will start fitting tomorrow and cant wait :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/020-2.jpg
The new engine and charger is now mapped and ready to rock. I will get it all nice and clean soon but for the moment it will do.
A few of the bits I will be fitting.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e387/Boobie666/random048.jpg
15x8 et8 :thumbs:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0009.jpg
Everyone loves carbon fibre.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0022-1.jpg
Genuine Zoom wide-angle rear view mirror to match
Unfortunately, I have to replace the rear crank oil seal before the fun starts and still haven’t taxed it :(
Evilchap
08-04-2011, 11:44
Did you find out what was holding it back on the dyno in the end?
Did you find out what was holding it back on the dyno in the end?
Yes mate, and your guess was pretty accurate. :thumbs:
Basically too much compression in the engine to go as aggressive with the timing as he would have liked. Options were less boost or compensate with the iginition set up. I couldn't reduce the boost without getting different pullies from America so went with the ignition map changes.
Only time will tell how long it will last, but Im confident it will be ok and then maybe go for a forged low compression set up when it goes off the road for next winter.
In the end it made about 30-40 bhp and similar torque gains over the old set up with a modest rev limit. Throttle response is insanely good now, and she really doesnt hang about, but I am not going to hit the 300bhp/tonnne target without opening the engine.
Spent 9 hours on the car yesterday.
In that time we fitted some Whiteline anti-roll bars
Fixed an oil leak from the back of the engine, and changed all rear seals whilst we were at it for peace of mind
Sorted the rocker cover gasket
Sorted an air leak which was making it sound like a jet engine on idle. This is fixed for now, but will require a more permanent fix when I have the time to get a new spacer plate made up.
The most rewardingly fitted the BBS which I have had in wait all winter. Also tried KFCs Wantabees which look great too, but the BBS had to stay as they are an itch I had to scratch. I have wanted a set since I had my first car. :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/bbs4.jpg
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Hope you this they are an improvement over the Sportsmax. I am very pleased with the offset and look, and I think I am going to leave the centres the colour that they are.
Really liking the look matey :)
I would have never have choosen the paint scheme on the inners personally, but it does work :thumbs:
Evilchap
10-04-2011, 14:18
I am looking forward to seeing this in the flesh in a week, and being taken to for trip to demonstrate the hard work :)
Looking real nice on those bbs, colour combo works great
BBS look great :thumbs:
You're going to have fun keeping the red bits clean though :wack:
Cheers guys :)
Pete, havent had to clean them yet, but you have now made me look forward to it :wack:
I am looking forward to seeing this in the flesh in a week, and being taken to for trip to demonstrate the hard work :)
Ben, I dunno if it is going to be taxed and re'mot'd in time :cry: Current MOT runs out on 14th.... Insurance cant be sorted until end of week, and I have no days off work.
Evilchap
11-04-2011, 13:24
No cool cars are going to make it :(
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/vikan-wheel-brush/prod_389.html
One of those for cleaning the spokes :) and get some Bilberry wheel cleaner, no corrosive and smells nice ;)
A few bits added:
LowPro headlights, not 100% on these yet.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0074-1.jpg
(Horrible numberplate is only there for the MOT) :wack:
Next a mod I am 100% on, the new gauges built by Carli's fair hands :D
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/014.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/018.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/017.jpg
And finished
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0071.jpg
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:smitten::smitten:
mercedessx
25-04-2011, 11:53
Mate i am loving this
Love that dash Joe! :cool:
Cluster looks awesome mate - what sort is it?
Not so keen on the lights though, I like the std ones, although I can understand it if these ones perform better!
:smitten:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0119-1.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0108.jpg
Also painted the rocker cover the same colour as the car (mainly because it was the cheapest option) but I think its works :)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/itsy_bitsy88/Mx5/DSCF0115-1.jpg
Stuffing
07-05-2011, 22:46
That dash looks pimp mate! The rear end is looking rather tidy as well! :thumbs:
What brakes are you running at the moment? My current debate is what I shoul upgrade to, as the greenstuff and EBC discs that came with mine are utter gash!
That dash looks pimp mate! The rear end is looking rather tidy as well! :thumbs:
What brakes are you running at the moment? My current debate is what I shoul upgrade to, as the greenstuff and EBC discs that came with mine are utter gash!
Im just running a 1.8 setup on Axiss pads and rate them highly. If you can get hold of a set of mk2.5 sport brakes they are the upgrade of choice but are normally £350+....worth it though.
Cheers mate, some mixed opinions on the rear end :p I might run without the metal rings around the lights, unsure yet. Its locked away today so I can't play with it :(
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