SS11's NB SE

steebs · Postby **steebs** » Mon May 19, 2014 4:33 pm

maybe you should get nitrodan to fab up a manifold for a t28 while he's building the exhaust ;p
and some bigger injectors too go with the new ecu ... ;D

SS11 · Postby **SS11** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:58 pm

Roadrunner wrote:Hey how/where did you disable the beeping?
Its on my to-do list!

Also if your going the Nitrodann exhaust (good choice by the way!) if it doesn't have one, get him to weld a bung on with a cap so if you eventually install an AFR gauge you already have a spot for it ;)

To disable the beeper, remove the shroud around the steering column (around the indicator, wiper storks) 3 screws... On the wiper side towards the top of the ignition barrel you will see a plug (green wires x2 in a white plug by memory) with key in barrel unplug, you will hear the beeper stop!..
Becareful not to unplug the yellow connectors, they are for the airbags...

Test and check that you have not unplugged anything else And reassemble..
The big plus is all it disconnects is the switch that tells it the key is in place.. Everything else including lights warning on still works

Hope that helps..

Re exhaust, thanks for the comments on the bung.. Was thinking of a wideband for future, and this is good advise

SS11 · Postby **SS11** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:03 pm

steebs wrote:maybe you should get nitrodan to fab up a manifold for a t28 while he's building the exhaust ;p
and some bigger injectors too go with the new ecu ... ;D

Hey steebs... Mmm t28 sounds good, but think I will worry about that further down the track.. Ecu and exhaust will keep my bank sore for a while...
Loving the car, thanks again!

Roadrunner · Postby **Roadrunner** » Tue May 20, 2014 4:25 pm

SS11 wrote:To disable the beeper, remove the shroud around the steering column (around the indicator, wiper storks) 3 screws... On the wiper side towards the top of the ignition barrel you will see a plug (green wires x2 in a white plug by memory) with key in barrel unplug, you will hear the beeper stop!..

Awesome! Thanks for that! So simple too, I though it was coming from behind the dash cluster somewhere :oops:

SS11 wrote:Becareful not to unplug the yellow connectors, they are for the airbags...

Thanks for the heads up!!

SS11 · Postby **SS11** » Fri May 23, 2014 5:44 pm

Yes, the beeper is up under the cluster, BUT if you unplug the connector that goes into the switch in the ignition the. Other functions of the beeper still work eg lights on ign. But the key in door open function does not

SS11 · Postby **SS11** » Sat May 24, 2014 5:28 pm

Never really been a great fan of personalised plates, but looking at my options to get out of the White and Blue plates, the cost for standard black plates seemed a bit wasteful... so found MXVT was available (as was MX5T, but not in slim because of the number)...
anyway a few dollars and a short wait later, they arrived... Cut down the new front number plate bracket and fitted them up

Also fitted Red reflectors to the back, and the Mazda speed Oil cap.
Removed the S2000 Antenna and fitted a factory unit.
Nearly have the low cost updates covered..

SS11 · Postby **SS11** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:57 pm

Received shiny new Stainless Exhaust from Nitro Dann, very happy with build quality, and almost seems a shame that all that is exposed is the inch of tailpipe...

Presoaked all the bolts for the flanges and Dump pipe, jacked the car up and put on axle stands as high as practical... change over was fairly straight forward, it was a bit of a struggle getting the Dump pipe bolts off, but with the right combination of sockets, universal extension, got there after a couple of less than comfortable hours..

End result was satisfying with a great tone, and at first drive it certainly feels a bit more peepy.. but will need to wind the boost control down a little as it seems to hit the over boost cut now...
also installed sensor for Wide band, and will install gauge hopefully in weekend if time allows..

Wound shocks down a little bit while the car was up in the air, and feeling a bit happier about the ride height.. now really start to think about options for 15" or 16" s as the gutter rash on the Racing Harts is bugging me. after a ring a round to refribish these and repaint in shadow chrome, it does not seem like good value to spend 250 a rim for something I will end up replacing...

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:07 pm

SS11 wrote:..... now really start to think about options for 15" or 16" s as the gutter rash on the Racing Harts is bugging me. after a ring a round to refribish these and repaint in shadow chrome, it does not seem like good value to spend 250 a rim for something I will end up replacing...

Nice, I was really happy with how much better my SE performed (earlier spool on the turbo particularly) with my 2.5" system, should be much better with the 3" Dann setup! :wink:

I recently had all 4 of my RH's completely refurbished @~$300 each (mercifully insurance paid for it) so you could definitely get new rims for a similar price (or less) if you wanted to change..... I wanted to keep the RH so easy choice for me.

What ride height (hub centre to wheel arch or ground to pinch weld) are you now running? Got any pictures of how it now sits?

SS11 · Postby **SS11** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:05 pm

So after looking at countless designs, and reading opinions of many different people reading size and fitment, I decided to purchase XXR wheels 16”x8 with -20 Offest, and fitted these with 205 Toyo Proxy 4’s…
This process was a bit more drawn out than I hoped, but think the effort was worth while….
In preparation, while I was waiting for the wheels to arrive, I got the rear guards rolled.
Found after buying the wheels that I needed to change the lug nuts, as the standard have a larger OD than the ID of the hole… had two attempts at ordering these before getting the Mustek lug nuts that fit right. (also ordered Aluminium hubcenteric rings to ensure good tight fit)..

speed freak · Postby **speed freak** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:27 pm

Looks good mate, combo really suits.

Where did you get the aluminium hub centric rings from? I ordered some for my nb8b but when I got them they are only plastic ones.

SS11 · Postby **SS11** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:37 pm

Speedfreak, I got the rings off Ebay,

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hub-Centric- ... 2a2c59cbe9

speed freak · Postby **speed freak** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 8:01 pm

Sweet, thanks mate

SS11 · Postby **SS11** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:14 pm

Got the MX a few gifts for Christmas..matts, seatbelt extenders, stereo and headlights...
Plan to give the ride height a slight tweak down while im at it... Updates to follow..