timk makes up for talent with an EFR

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:34 pm

WOW, now it's all shiny it even looks as good as an eBay manifold ;^)

REALLY looking forward to seeing good results.

kenson · Postby **kenson** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:34 pm

My polyester girl...

plohl wrote:So shiny....

Looking good Tim!

Postby **Okibi** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:22 pm

I'll take 2 !

toppertee · Postby **toppertee** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:53 pm

Very cool....

How long to I hear it, dropping an 11s skids @ the moggill lights?

timk · Postby **timk** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:21 pm

toppertee wrote:How long to I hear it, dropping an 11s skids @ the moggill lights?

Even the old setup did that with ease! :lol:

I'll drop by when it is finished so we can make it official and get it on YouTube. On my private road of course...

toppertee · Postby **toppertee** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 7:04 pm

timk wrote:
toppertee wrote:How long to I hear it, dropping an 11s skids @ the moggill lights?

Even the old setup did that with ease!

I'll drop by when it is finished so we can make it official and get it on YouTube. On my private road of course...

You will find all of the greater area of Brookfield, is private road

Look forward to it.....

jerrah · Postby **jerrah** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 7:06 pm

How far off finished is it? I need to give my car some love!

timk · Postby **timk** » Fri May 01, 2015 6:59 pm

It's getting pretty close now!

Jason at Automotive Plus is making up the turbo lines for me. Left to right is coolant feed (-6), oil feed (-4), coolant return (-6) and oil return (-10):

Banjo fittings on block showing coolant and oil feeds (top to bottom):

Modified heater hard line to move coolant return (-6):

I like the fire sleeve he has used over the braid. Hopefully this is the right formula for maintenance free lines!

Cheers

Postby **NitroDann** » Fri May 01, 2015 7:02 pm

Thats the exact correct steps.

timk · Postby **timk** » Tue May 19, 2015 8:03 pm

Game on:

As you can see, there's tidying up to do. I'm just running the thing for a week or so to make sure nothing leaks and it behaves itself. Then I'll get the charge pipes powder coated and fix up the vac line and EGT probes.

I have a Koyo Hyper V radiator coming any day now, so hopefully I can throw that in while the pipes are off getting done.

First impressions of this turbo - DAT RESPONSE! I have no preload at all on the gate, solenoid isn't plugged in and I'm running the low boost actuator. If I breathe on the throttle it sounds like a jet turbine and goes straight to 100kPa (absolute), then with a tiny bit more throttle it will hit 150kPa effortlessly.

This thing is going to be an absolute beast when it is dialled in with EBC!

Cheers

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Tue May 19, 2015 8:10 pm

I will be doing a similar thing with the lines. How much did it cost roughly?

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Tue May 19, 2015 8:21 pm

Are those EGT wires?

Looks very neat.

timk · Postby **timk** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:10 pm

I can't remember the cost of the lines because I had a few things going on at the same time. Those are EGT probes yeah, for the low cost of the probes it was an easy decision.

Finally got rid of the factory SE rear muffler, replaced with a Magnaflow 12286 which is surprisingly quiet:

Koyo Hyper V radiator is in, and the pipes are now powdercoated:

Added relief cuts to the flange on the head and coated in something with less bling:

I've been driving this car to work for the last week and everything seems to behave itself.

Plan from now on is less fiddling, more driving.

Cheers

timk · Postby **timk** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:04 am

This has been a decision a long time in the making but I decided to sell the car, it will be missed but I've had a blast over the years and met lots of awesome people in MX-5 circles.

Here are a few pics and the final spec:

Engine overhaul done July 2014:

Engine removed from a 2004 SE, which was then rebuilt by Automotive Plus:
Rebuilt head with new valve stem seals, valve reseat & pressure test
Block machined 1mm over
CP forged pistons
Eagle H beam rods
ACL bearings
New water pump
Uprated oil pump
All new bearings, seals, gaskets and hoses
ARP fasteners
Brand new genuine harmonic balancer
Rotating assembly balanced (all components separately then together)

Other modifications (not an exhaustive list):

Borg Warner EFR 6258 turbo
Custom stainless steampipe manifold
3" dump pipe transitioning to a 2.5" exhaust with 200 cell steel cat and Magnaflow rear muffler
All water/oil lines Speedflow with fireproof braid
Injector Dynamics ID725 injectors
Turbosmart FPR2000 fuel pressure regulator
DeatschWerks DW300 fuel pump
Adaptronic Select standalone ECU
Innovate Motorsports MTX-L wideband
Innovate Motorsports SSI-4 sensor module
Innovate Motorsports TC-4 EGT module
Adaptronic Bluetooth module
Toyota COP coil conversion
Protege 36-1 crank trigger wheel
Automotive Plus tallboy rollbar
Koyo Hyper-V (new 2015 model) alloy radiator w/ducting
Flyin' Miata oil cooler kit (Setrab)
Automotive Plus braided clutch line
Automotive Plus front numberplate bracket
TODA lightweight flywheel
Direct Clutch clutch
3.9 TorSen LSD diff
Whiteline swaybars
Flyin' Miata swaybar mounts
949 endlinks
BC coilovers
15x8 6UL wheels
Oil pressure, boost pressure and oil temp gauges fitted to center console (all have warning functions)
Skunk2 shifter
Stainless steel vent rings
Mazda chrome sill protectors
Alarm with auto closing windows and proximity sensor
Braided brake lines
Alpine headunit

I gave it one last squirt before handing over the keys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLqljMBHvFg