In the hands of the previous owner she's won 2 national SCCA events! He's now competing in his 2005 Corvette Z06(at least I think it is). Good bloke and loves his autocross.
Mechanically he's looked after her well but leaned on her hard (14 to 15 psi - 8000rpm redline on stock internals
). Cosmetically it's straight with no previous accident history but it's had a crap respray and I don't think detailing was a priority for this car
It's also running a 5 speed box as the 6 speed shat itself. The original engine spun a bearing due to a lack of oil. We'll be collecting that in the next few weeks. The rebuild will be our winter project. All going to plan, the rebuild will be done by end of May and the new motor goes in in June. Not sure of parts to be used yet but the aim is reliable 8000rpm redline and 16 lbs of boost!
Picked her up 11/08/11 with the OEM ECU injectors and other stuff attached in order to pass the OBDII inspection. Tripped a code and the CEL came on 20 miles after getting my hands on it. Had to drive around and do all sorts of crazy stuff to get the codes showing ready. Got them ready, passed the test and the following night on the way home, she tripped the codes again!! Good thing the stock stuff goes into hiding for the next two years until the next inspection is due. Hopefully by then I have a friendly tester!
Today the return to mod status is complete. All fluids have been changed over front to rear except clutch/brake/power steering.
Lots of fun things discovered as I progressed but I'm happy now it's all together the way the boost gods intended.
Mods include;
Hydra Nemesis ECU
RC 550cc injectors with plug in clips
Cold Air intake with inlet upgrade
Flying Miata front sway bar with FM end links
FM Downpipe and hi flow cat
FM Intercooler
FM ACT heavy duty clutch and 10 lb flywheel
Shift-I RPM light
FM Performance brake kit, slotted rotors, stainless steel brake lines, Porterfield R4S pads
GFB Blowoff valve
MSM FMII conversion kit, includes turbo manifold, GT2560r Turbo and all parts were ceramic coated
AFCO coilovers front and rear
Full set of upper and lower control arms from ISC Racing with high-misalignment heim joints…link is here … http://iscracing.net/miatasuspension.html with the offset delrin bushings
Hallman Manual Boost controller
Hard Dog Hard Core single diagonal roll bar with harness bar
Removed rear sway bar
A pillar mounted AutoMeter boost gauge
17x7 Enkei PKR with Nitto 215/40/17 all round - daily - these will be sold and my 17x7 Enkei RPF1's will go on next summer
15x8 Rota RB's + 35 with Hoosier 275/35 A6's attached. - track/winter
The day we met, I fell in lurv!
Her first night at home with her proud parents
Decided I needed tidy the engine bay today - before
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Bonnet Before
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Cam cover before
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Cowl area before
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So, the sticker have been removed from the bonnet and I may have been a little aggressive with the clay bar. Pic's to follow once that's complete!
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