SE Owners - check out your intake pipe!

CT · Postby CT » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:02 pm

http://www.bellengineering.net/Pages/intheshop.html

Corky's team is working some magic - check out the shots of the intake pipe balloon during a dyno run!!

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:14 pm

Holy Crap! :shock:

That clamp must be screwed on pretty bloody tight for it not to pop off. I can't beleive how much it expands.

And that must be one of the hottest looking MX5's i've EVER seen

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jules · Postby **jules** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:10 pm

It's just a standard SE with aftermarket wheels?

Jules

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:37 pm

*Wake up Bevan!*

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:46 pm

Oh really Jules? Wow, never knew... :roll:

And shuddup snoop. :mrgreen:

I've never seen a black SE. That thing is sexy. The immaculate shiny black duco, with the smokey headlights and SE body kit. The wheels are also a very nice choice.

The whole thing just looks hot. Just needs some clear or smoked reflectors and indicators.

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:02 pm

Seen one in the flesh at Eurocars and it didn't look as good in the flesh as that pic...too much black!

Oh and it had those wheels on it to...think they are stock for the 2005 modles!

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:48 am

That must be why they used metal pipes in the SP.

PT · Postby PT » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:38 am

Garry wrote:That must be why they used metal pipes in the SP.

Which have rusted.

These days some manufacturers are even using plastic intake manifolds.

pinkie · Postby **pinkie** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 5:09 pm

Has anyone with an SE had a problem with this?

Should it be checked by Mazda or is it meant to be?

AJ · Postby AJ » Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:12 pm

actually that was gunna be my question in answer to pinkies query.........exactly how far have they pushed the envelope on that mazdaspeed SE to get the intake pipe to balloon like that????...............screwed the boost up to buggery & run it hard just below the rev limiter on the dyno to get that effect i'd say :roll:

Alf · Postby **Alf** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:20 pm

Well mine's going on the Dyno next week, so might get an opportunity to answer that question. Dunno if someone's allowed to take photos or even whether bonnet can be opened. My suspicion is that ain't standard boost.

Cheers,
Alf

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:24 am

Which have rusted.

Nothing that a lick of paint didn't fix and I'll never have to worry about them cracking with age and increased boost.

So even with a development budget much larger than the SP project there's still issues with the SE. And here I was thinking a \"proper\" factory turbo like the SE would have no problems compared to the \"backyard\" job they did on the SP. Interesting........

PT · Postby PT » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:26 am

I guess not, when you're turbo has fallen... again.... that will be the leat of your concerns :mrgreen:

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:48 am

I guess not, when you're turbo has fallen... again.... that will be the leat of your concerns

Indeed, but you'd expect that sort of thing from a low budget after market underdeveloped bolt on turbo kit lik the SP. I wouldn't be expecting cracked and swollen turbo pipes from a \"total package\" mega million dollar project developed with full backing from the manufacturer, even if it was developed by their go fast bits team in a tin shed out the back of the carpark.

PS And just for the record. Of all the things that have fallen off my car the turbo has never been one of them. All my turbo nuts have been and still are tight. I did however loose a manifold nut and a dump pipe nut came loose early on. No problems since they've all been retorqued to the correct settings though. It's a pity the clowns that assembled the SP couldn't tighten nuts and bolts.

PT · Postby PT » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:55 am

I haven't heard of any of these pipes cracking, and my fifteen year old MX6 Turbo still had all the original rubber pipes in place, no cracking. Also, who knows what kind of boost that car was running when that throttle body boot had swollen up, I hardly think it was at a factory level.