Andrew's '93 NA6 - KL V6 swap

itrungs · Postby **itrungs** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:36 pm

Oh wow, thats an awesome N/A power figure for a miata. I'm aiming to get close to those numbers with the NA8 BP engine but i'm pretty sure I wont get close lol.

Why not go north of that figure and aim for 160 rwkw.

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:49 pm

Hahaha, thanks

What are you doing to the BP to get that much power?

I don't *really* have any goals as far as power is concerned, it will make however much power it makes. At the moment I just want a running V6 MX-5, lol. If I feel it needs more power I'll mock up a supercharger setup on another engine to drop in at a later date.
While I'm a huge fan of N/A tuning, supercharging just makes a whole lot more sense to me when chasing more power (especially since I already have the charger)

itrungs · Postby **itrungs** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:22 pm

It'll be pretty much a high powered N/A build running on E85. No stroker kit though, since the cost of it doesn't outweigh the benefit and I'll be going for some mild cams since I still want it to be streetable.

I'm not necessarily aiming for a power figure, moreso power to weight like yourself. If more power cannot be obtained without keeping it streetable, I'll just remove some more weight from the car.

Postby **NitroDann** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:06 am

If you put in girly cams you will get girly power.

Dann

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:45 am

NitroDann wrote:If you put in girly cams you will get girly power.

Dann

Haha may have just found my new sig.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:11 pm

NitroDann wrote:If you put in girly cams you will get girly power.

You haven't been watching NASCAR, have you Dann?

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:47 pm

NitroDann wrote:If you put in girly cams you will get girly power.

Hahahaha

I finished the sump today. NO LEAKS FIRST GO! That never happens so I'm pretty happy with it. I also added the threaded boss for the sump plug and the dip stick mount

Tomorrow I've got a few mates coming round to help put the engine in. If it wasn't for having a leaky injector I could probably start it tomorrow.
Speaking of which, does anyone know where in sydney to get injectors cleaned cheaply? Or does anyone have an ultrasonic cleaner I could borrow?

Postby **NitroDann** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:20 pm

manga_blue wrote:
NitroDann wrote:If you put in girly cams you will get girly power.

You haven't been watching NASCAR, have you Dann?

I said girly not attractive

Dann

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:29 pm

^how appropriate. And Danica too!

rxmx · Postby **rxmx** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:51 pm

Nice work, your welds are getting much more consistent.

For injectors go see Mick at wenty spares and performance in wentworthville, tell him I referred you he will look after you and tell him what its for he has a turbo mx himself.

Suli,

MrRevhead · Postby **MrRevhead** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:03 pm

^^ Small world!

Mick is a childhood mate of mine lol

rxmx · Postby **rxmx** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:27 pm

Ahh yah, Mick's a good guy, very fair with he's prices

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:20 am

Thanks rxmx, I'm going to first try to DIY them but when that fails I'll definitely look him up

The engine is back in the car, no pics because it's been raining since it was installed. I made the sump 5mm offset towards the passenger side, that's how far I thought the engine was but it turns out the engine is offset 10mm so there's very little clearance for the sump on the drivers side (2-3mm). I think I can get around 8-10mm by some *slight* filing of a couple of the welds and a tiny bit of the subframe. I'm certainly not making another sump

Anyway, tomorrow I'll be cleaning the injectors and modifying the exhaust for a bit more ground clearance. That will probably take all of Saturday and Sunday and then I'm back at uni. However I have Tuesday and Friday afternoons off, as well as all of Thursday so I hope to have the car done really soon.

Left to do: mounts for the new mirrors, a new intake pipe, slight modification to the exhaust for more ground clearance, install the rear NB brakes

Then it's pink slip, unregistered vehicle permit, emissions test, engineering, blue slip, rego.

Probably done by next Christmas :roll:

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:27 pm

I drove the car for the first time today! However it seems to have a weird issue which I'm hoping someone can help me with. It sometimes backfires through the intake when it's cranking and doesn't like to rev very well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLBRH1bFhzk

I suspect the cam timing is 1 tooth out but I can't be sure, does anyone know what else the problem could be?

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:51 pm

For the backfiring during cranking it can be simple as not enough cranking power. Try jumper leads onto a bigger battery.

Otherwise there are the usual candidates for the rough running: ignition timing, ignition leads, plugs, fuelling, valve timing.

I've exactly had the same symptoms on a DOHC Fiat of mine but I hesitate to mention it cos it's so rare: sheared exhaust cam lobe.