what did you do to your non-Protege today?

[Georonimo]

A Miata with high-performance summer tires is not the ideal car in the snow...

Can't get up my driveway.


--Ferdi

Since when does it snow in Georgia?

[Wildfire0310]

Since when does it snow in Georgia?

Since this year. The snow has been retarded here. Just wish I had the GTX for it rather then speed3.

[atomicEGT]

Really Monday, but....

Drove this hot mess to work. (The red one. MSM is gone.) Built motor goodness.

this makes me miss my 94R and so I hate you now

[concealer404]

You'd like it. It's super.... drifty.

This turbo is almost annoying. 20mph in 3rd gear, hammer gas, slight lag, turbo hits all at once, and all of a sudden you're sideways.

[atomicEGT]

that sounds like so much fun. details? that's not F2T-swapped, is it?

[atomicEGT]

finally got that stupid ****ing auto pilot bushing out.

new flywheel is here, so Friday it all goes back together and hopefully in the car on Sunday.

gonna do burnouts all sick next week.

[concealer404]

that sounds like so much fun. details? that's not F2T-swapped, is it?

Nah, the F2T swap is going in my blue 93. You'll know when you see that one, because it's going to have a gigantic cowl to fit over the motor. Gonna be super ugly.



This one well.... I'll just copy/paste.

Modifications:
AMS built motor with ~20k miles on it
JE 9.0:1 pistons
Eagle rods
ARP hardware throughout
Ported and polished 99 BP4W head
Flyin' Miata Stage 1 clutch
Fidanza flywheel
Toyota COPs (Replaced with OEM Denso units less than 1000 miles ago)
Begi GT2554 kit (Manifold thermal coated)
Begi turbo heat shield
Begi Intercooler/piping kit
Begi "race" coolant re-route
FM 2.5" downpipe - Thermal coated
Enthuza 3" exhaust
RX8 yellow top injectors
M-Tuned fuel rail
Walbro 255hp pump
Megasquirt 2 Enhanced PNP (Brain Built). Sequential fuel, "gslender A/C idle up" circuitry/code.
Koyo 37mm radiator
AEM wideband
AEM water temp
AEM boost gauge (sending unit may be toast, currently running a cheap autometer) All AEM gauges are the silly expensive ones with stepper motor ****s.
15x8 6ULs
Mazda Competition motor mounts
Slotted rotors
Hawk pads
SS braided brake lines
SS braided clutch line

Interior
Pioneer headunit of some kind (aux input)
Aftermarket speakers of some kind (headrest speakers work)
IL Motorsport center console (baller!)
Momo Competition wheel and hub, wired properly so horn works
IL Motorsport chrome door handle cups

[atomicEGT]

niiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

[concealer404]

I'm not actually sure which turbo is on it. Supposed to be a 2554, but i've never felt a 2554 hit like this and pull like ****ing crazy like this on the top end. It's easily as gnarly as FM's shop car "Igor" is, and this is only running 12-13psi right now.

I don't even have VICS hooked up yet. Gonna be straight up stupid. If it IS a 2554, i want to see what it does if i spike it to 20psi in midrange.

[atomicEGT]

I was gonna say, that doesn't really sound like a 2554

I really want to stuff the GTR motor into my 240 when I'm done blowing up KAs

[atomicEGT]

You want some Frog Arms for that thing? I have a bunch of leftover nerd **** for the Miata lying around that I don't feel like putting on my dad's 97M

[concealer404]

You want some Frog Arms for that thing? I have a bunch of leftover nerd **** for the Miata lying around that I don't feel like putting on my dad's 97M

Yes. You still have my number? Text me, baby.

By the way, i'm told the MSM is a monster at 16psi and 5-8 degrees more timing across the board. Dude is reconsidering building it because it kicks like a damn mule and is breaking traction at the top of 3rd gear.


Dat bay. Cute little baby turbo.

[atomicEGT]

I dunno why but that recirc pipe really bothers me for some reason.

Pretty sure I've got your number, I'll holla later today when I figure out what else is in the box with the arms

[concealer404]

It bugs you because it's ugly as ****. The FM "hose" solution is much more elegant.


Also: I hate how the valve is way the **** over away from the throttle.

[atomicEGT]

the 90 degree angles look like dick, it almost seems like something you'd see on some Honda forum except it's not made out of PVC piping.

also, yeah, the valve being so far away from the cold pipe seems super dumb, though it's probably like that because of the way the valve is shaped. only recirc valve I can think of that vents in the same direction (? plane? four hours of sleep means I don't know what word I want here) as the flange is one of those weirdo TiALs.