Heat wrapping

Lucky_Luke · Postby **Lucky_Luke** » Wed May 10, 2006 8:31 pm

Come on astro!

dont worry about the heat wrap or the filter just get the turbo!!

Thats a guaranteed and noticeable power increase!

have you given any more thought to it??? I'll even help you with the install dude!

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:02 pm

dv8one wrote:just use 'tie wire' to hold the wrap on. worked fine on my old drag car.

cool.. i'll try and find some at the hardware store tomorrow....

jolt wrote:Wouldn't the chrome one reflect some of the heat away from the intake too? Whereas I'd imagine the darkness of the carbon fibre look ones would only increase heatsoak wouldn't it?

Rod.

I don't think its really chrome... It for the price I have a feeling that its chrome coloured plastic. suppose i can ask a question.

Lucky_Luke wrote:Come on astro!

dont worry about the heat wrap or the filter just get the turbo!!

Thats a guaranteed and noticeable power increase!

have you given any more thought to it??? I'll even help you with the install dude!

stop temping me.. hehehe I still have the option there to install it. when i ready to install it and i still have the kit then i'll install it.. otherwise... its gonna wait,

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:14 pm

still looking for that legal loop hole ey

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:15 pm

there isn't one unless you have the $$$ or now to QLD

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:19 am

so i was doing some reading and read this about heat wrapping

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.ph ... r+wrapping

rust eh... thats a no good thing.

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:50 pm

ok so i installed the air filter as seen here

now the filter does shield the intake from the heat. does a good job compared to the mushroom filter that i had on the car before. its slightly warm to the touch on the outside and cool on the inside compared to the engine bay tempreatures.

With my old mushroom air filter, i'd touch that and it would be fairly warm and quite obvious that it was sucking in lots of direct hot air from the exhaust manifold.

All I have to do now is move the wiper fluid bottle and cut a whole for the ducting pipe. 4 inch to 3 inch ducting.

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:55 pm

did you get an afm to pod adaptor plate from MX5 Mania or some store here? i had a look around but couldn't find one around here.

wouldn't surprise me if you made one yourself though.

yarnmx5 · Postby **yarnmx5** » Tue May 16, 2006 11:07 pm

Astro, does that mean you have given up on a regency approved avo turbo set up.....does this mean it cannot be legally done....lukey luke?

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:36 am

well im not sure if the AVO is exactly approved by regency.

you see.. I asked if the testing that they did back in 92 would be accepted and what they told be was that it had to of been done in a \"something a rather\" test lab and meet with the adr rules.

now im sure AVO did the kit with the specs in mind but if they did it in the certain type of test lab i wouldn't have a clue and neither did AVO. it was done over 13 years or so ago.

I could submit the emissions report from AVO to regency to get the approval for the modifcations but id have to get the emissions report first. and I can't get one until i buy a kit. which i don't want to do if its not road legal. See my problem atm?

futher more after the emissions is verified on the car, brake testing needs to be done on the car to make sure the brake upgrade done onthe car meets the requirements of the extra power produced by the engine.

so how much braking power do i need..?. just 1.6 DBA slotted..??? or 1.8 slotted rotors? wouldn't have a clue.!. and of course if you get it wrong then it will cost you $1500 or so in wasted money and more money til you get the brakes right.

so if you got the spare $10k to get everything done properly then sure it can be done in Adelaide.

$5k for the kit.
$1k for brakes
$1k for installation and misc expenses
$3k - 10k for what ever emissions testing or brake testing that needs to be done. (emissions testing is about $7k here in adelaide if Regency don't accept the emission report by AVO)

if you want it legal and get the money, go for it.

Other wise go for a cheap turbo kit like my greedy or HKS kit.

I still have my kit and im still contemplating installing it but i'll probally do after i have a mortage.

keep in mind that the kit won't be legal.. meaning your car ain't legal and if you ever hit a pedestrian by accident then you'll be paying damages for the rest of your life... so yeh....

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:59 am

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:06 am

Astroboysoup wrote:$3k - 10k for what ever emissions testing or brake testing that needs to be done. (emissions testing is about $7k here in adelaide if Regency don't accept the emission report by AVO)

What the hell is that about? Who told you emissions testing was $7000?! :shock:

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:31 am

Doug Potts

One of the certified Emission testers that the Department here have on their list.

Told him what i wanted to do.. Install an aftermarket turbo on my car and make it road legal to go through regency.

and he said .. roughly around $7000 or you can go interstate to get it done cheaper. So i was like.... Riiiiight...