Mazda_Powered's 91 Protege LX

[Mazda_Powered]

any close up pics of the downpipe? I'm getting the one from crazycanadian and i'm wondering how close it would be to the a/c

ya sure man, I can snap some today for ya. I don't think it comes anywhere near the a/c if I were to have the compressor installed.

It looks really clean!!! Makes me wanna go put on my turbo asap lol

This is my first boosted BG, but definitely won't be my last haha. The difference that little turbo makes on the car is a world of difference, I was quite shocked haha.

Jack bro that is one helluva clean pro! Seriously it only gets cleaner it seems haha. Ya I knw the feeling of boost from the VJ20 no lag watsoever, loved it. Oh and its freaking loud too! I remember people saying I need to turn down the whine haha.
I wanna go for a ride... oh and Ill be waiting for a video too. Dont take you ol' sweet time like I did tho

haha ya I tried getting a video yesterday, but the fuel cut made it a bit annoying to drive with. So I'm pulling my MBC and will try it again

Yeah, that BOV didn't sound bad at all. You may need to adjust it some to get it just right.

Your in boost AFRs seem a little lean to me, but i'm also used to my car. You got anything to tune fuel with?

Glad to see that it's moving! :D

Ya I pulled the BOV apart and I'm only using the 1 spring instead of 2, it's adjusted ok It seems, can barely hear it when you rev from idle (say around 3.5k) but when you're driving and shift at 3.5K it "pshhhhhha" about the same dB level as the turbo! So it's definitely a bearable noise like I was hoping haha.

As for my afrs, they seem to be find, I'm staying under 13 in boost and I remember seeing high 11s when I was around 12psi @ 3/4 throttle, and over 14 out of boost

[Mazda_Powered]

well turns out I didn't have the mbc hooked up on the one port lol, idk how I missed that! anyways, I disconnected it for now, and the stock wastegate is doing a great job! It's holding a 7psi strong, no creep so far...mind you I haven't gone past 1/2 throttle haha.

Taken my dad for a ride, and he enjoyed it. My mom thinks it's too fast tho haha, she got a taste of the pre-boost controller fix yesterday, so it was seing 12-7psi then haha.

[CaymenEGT91]

So I take it you received my package?

[Damkid]

Sweet man, i'm looking forward to videos

[Mazda_Powered]

So I take it you received my package?

sure did! thanks again man, was it a lightly used gasket btw? it was all rusty and I had to spent some time to clean some grunge out from in-between the layers with an exacto blade. Either way she's holding quite well now.

Sweet man, i'm looking forward to videos

I tried taking a video yesterday, but didn't work out too well lol, so next test drive will be the one I hope. Re-installed the MBC so I'll see if I can set it to 10-12psi

[CaymenEGT91]

Yeah I used it on my car, but it sat out on my workbench for a while

[Mazda_Powered]

Well today I secured my front bumper to the car along with the underside plastics, replaced a blown signal bulb, and called for a safety appointment booked for tuesday.

Then I realized I still have a faulty clutch slave lol, so hopefully my new one shows up before tuesday I may have to reschedule tho...

[bomdoutscort]

were you able to get those pictures of the turbo bolted up.

[Mazda_Powered]

ah crap! sorry Shawn, I'll get out there tomorrow once it's not raining cats n dogs lol.

[bomdoutscort]

lol

[Mazda_Powered]

hasn't stopped pouring yet lol I'm getting annoyed.

[bomdoutscort]

Yeah I'm thinking that every season this year is going to be the absolute extreme conditions for each season, so get ready for the heat...thats my prediction.

[Mazda_Powered]

ya it's supposed to be a hot dry summer here lol hopefully I survive.

Anyways, it's let up today dude, I'll go out in a bit and snap some pics. See if I can get away with not jacking the car up

[Mazda_Powered]

these any good? I can take some more lol





this one's straight on from the front

[Mazda_Powered]

it hugs the oil pan pretty good lol