Andrew's '93 NA6 - KL V6 swap

Sean · Postby **Sean** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:44 pm

STILL loving this build mate!

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:28 pm

Thanks very much Sean! It's good to know people are still following along despite how long it's taken to get this car done (will it ever really be done?)

I had an issue on sunday, I stripped out 4 of the sump threads on the bottom on the engine and broke a bolt off in another

As a result I've drilled and tapped every bolt for the sump out to M8 and they are now much stronger. I also have some 12.9 grade socket head bolts to attach it

Tomorrow I've set aside the whole day just to finish the sump so stay tuned for an update tomorrow afternoon.

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:11 pm

OK I've finished the sump apart from a little bit of welding. I'll do that tomorrow and get the engine ready for installation in the car on Thursday. That leaves me the weekend to modify the exhaust for more ground clearance.
All that's left after that is to install the new mirrors and it's all ready for rego

ON WITH THE PICS!

At TAFE I took the boot mount washer bottle that I made a while ago for fully welding. It's now completely watertight and just needs 1 more bracket put on the top and it's done.

Let me know what you think! I'm more than happy to answer any questions.

itrungs · Postby **itrungs** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:45 pm

Great build mate, what power figure are you chasing with this setup?

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:57 pm

Cheers mate, stock power is around 123kw and the only real power mods I'll have is a free flowing exhaust, aftermarket ECU and running E85. I'm hoping to get around 135kw which should be more than enough for me

The Silvia has around 140kw I think, so 135 in the MX should have a better power to weight with no turbo lag

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,