Andrew's '93 NA6 - KL V6 swap

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:32 pm

Congratulations Andrew,
I am really enjoying following this thread.
Greg.

Postby **NitroDann** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:41 pm

Does it skid?

Dann

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:46 pm

taminga16 wrote:Congratulations Andrew,
I am really enjoying following this thread.
Greg.

Thanks Greg

Does it skid?

Dann

About as well as a stock 1.8 lol, boot it in first round a corner and it slides a bit

Postby **NitroDann** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:48 pm

The 2k turbo slides 3rd.

Juuuuuuuust.

IOW, you need more cubes or boost

Congrats man, really.

Dann

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:56 pm

NitroDann wrote:The 2k turbo slides 3rd.

Juuuuuuuust.

IOW, you need more cubes or boost

Congrats man, really.

Dann

Thanks Dann,

don't rub it in lol, my only consolation prize is that the V6 sounds amazing.

I definitely agree on the boost/cubes though, in the christmas break I'll be swapping in the KL with supercharger, then I'll consider the car well and truly finished

Postby **NitroDann** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:02 am

You know as well as I do that the devil is in the details, you need to work through it slowly, double triple check everything, do everything right first install of the KL, and then just enjoy it

Should make 350whp with the blower depending how hard you spin it

Dann

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:29 am

NitroDann wrote:You know as well as I do that the devil is in the details, you need to work through it slowly, double triple check everything, do everything right first install of the KL, and then just enjoy it

Should make 350whp with the blower depending how hard you spin it

Dann

I absolutely agree, the details are everything. I've had the KL/K8 in and out of this car so many times because of stupid little things. When the KL finally goes in it's getting all new gaskets and I'm leak checking the sump-block seal because it seems to be a recurring problem and can't be fixed with the engine in the car.

350whp sounds awesome, especially with blower torque from idle

But the rational part of me is thinking more like 250whp so I don't bust the gearbox/engine. I just want it to be a bit quicker than my mates MY10 WRX (if you're reading this Bryce, it's on :lol:

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Postby **NitroDann** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:33 am

LOL.

The weird truth to my story is that Ive never owned a turbo car, infact never anything but N/A 4 bangers. So I dont challenge any of my mates, cos they all have 300whp that I built for them haha.

Dann

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:47 am

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:30 am

Beelzeboss wrote:
16bit wrote:looks good and yes it needs more low.

those hood risers are going to do exactly nothing to improve cooling through.

Thanks 16bit, and I agree completely on the hood risers. However, they do serve an important function in this instance (they stop the bonnet hitting the engine )

hahaha, genius.

Beelzeboss · Postby **Beelzeboss** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:32 pm

Well apart from a few oil leaks, blowing smoke and running rich the car is running quite well. I took it to the mighty car mods meet in Silverwater and it made it there no probs. I then tempted fate and drove it to uni today. I arrived a bit late but it made it there and back

I've converted the engine to COP ignition to try and fix the ECU cutting out problem, but it turned out to be some setting in the ECU which was causing the problem. However I'm happy it now has COPs, they look much better than the super long HT leads all over the engine bay. I'll take some pics tomorrow but the COPs are from a CBR1000.

I also tuned the overrun part of the map quite lean and retarded the ignition, it now pops and bangs like a mad thing off throttle

A bit ricer-ish maybe? I don't care, it's awesome :lol:

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:53 pm

Nice to meet you the other day mate.

Your car was just tucked away in the corner for most of the day but it would have attracted some puzzled looks from those who went up to check it out, haha.

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:11 am

Sounds great

Guran · Postby **Guran** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:09 am

Fantastic job! When I first posted in this thread, after you first got the car, I obviously assumed you were a regular newbie to MX-5s. Never in a million years did I expect you'd end up here! :oops:

Well done! :mrgreen:

It would be awesome if you could bring your car to the MX-5 Club's Bits 'n' Bling show on 14 September. We're expecting well over a hundred people to attend and I'm sure your car would attract strong interest. Even if you're not a Club member, you'd be very welcome as an MX-5 enthusiast.
http://nsw.mx5.com.au/events/president- ... g-concours