SLOWMX5 --- Trying to make a slow MX5 fast---

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 2:39 pm

That's good news that the little T2 is hanging on.

MX5NBpsi · Postby **MX5NBpsi** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:55 am

Last nights progress

- Coldside pipe done.
- started to mod the rocker cover with baffles and AN fittings for second tank

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SKYHI · Postby **SKYHI** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:01 pm

Haven't seen this build thread before. Looks very neat, well done

MX5NBpsi · Postby **MX5NBpsi** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:50 pm

Getting closer

Jobs finished

-Finished my coolant re-route i needed to dodge the plazmaman clamp
-Finished my valve cover all painted and sealed up
-Ported the manifold was close but every little bit counts
-Sorted out bolts for plenum spacer Skunk2's bolts are too short they dont work with the BP manifold
-Re-wired all my incabin gauges
-Tested rpm signal with the Haltech to check my wiring (got it to sweep to 8,000rpm when turned on )

Just waiting on a inlet manifold gasket and almost ready to tune it. i want to tune it get it to its happy power level and then the plance is to pull the Auto and have it checked and upgraded.

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bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:59 pm

What time does it have to run before you are required to run a full cage, etc? Or do the Test'n'Tune events have no restrictions?

MX5NBpsi · Postby **MX5NBpsi** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:42 pm

bruce wrote:What time does it have to run before you are required to run a full cage, etc? Or do the Test'n'Tune events have no restrictions?

For ADRA tracks (Calderpark for me )11.0 i think was my cut off but as it has the rollbar im trying to get a ticket to go 10.0 and if i run under that i just wont come back. As for Heathcote there is no rule just if the car looks safe you can run it down the tack .

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:01 pm

Cheers

MX5NBpsi · Postby **MX5NBpsi** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:37 am

Motor all sealed up.

all i though i had left was 1 wire and Vac block hose to go but ive just learnt that i have a 12+1 trigger wheel not a 36-2 so im stuffed and i need to order a trigger wheel from the USA before i can do anything else.

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Daffy · Postby **Daffy** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 4:10 pm

MX5NBpsi wrote:Motor all sealed up.

all i though i had left was 1 wire and Vac block hose to go but ive just learnt that i have a 12+1 trigger wheel not a 36-2 so im stuffed and i need to order a trigger wheel from the USA before i can do anything else.

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I have a brand new one for Supermiata balancer that I can sell you sitting in my mechanic’s work shop that I can post Monday if you want- feel free to PM if your interested mate.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 4:32 pm

Pretty sure that trigger wheel will only work with the SM damper, Daffy.

The Bartune one is local and should work with an OEM damper
https://www.mx5performance.com.au/collections/nb/products/36-2-tooth-timing-trigger-wheel-mazda-mx-5

MX5NBpsi · Postby **MX5NBpsi** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 5:42 pm

ManiacLachy wrote:Pretty sure that trigger wheel will only work with the SM damper, Daffy.

The Bartune one is local and should work with an OEM damper
https://www.mx5performance.com.au/collections/nb/products/36-2-tooth-timing-trigger-wheel-mazda-mx-5

i need a 4 tooth trigger after advice from Haltech due to the softwares internal formula and it needs to suit the supermiata damper they are different to the ATI and OEM Balancer.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:41 pm

Ah cool. Didn't realise you had the SM as well.

MX5NBpsi · Postby **MX5NBpsi** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:58 pm

Finally.

Felt like i was waiting forever

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MX5NBpsi · Postby **MX5NBpsi** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:41 am

Finally running !!

I couldn’t get my head around why the car wouldn’t run turns out i wired the coils as 4-3-2-1 instead of 1-2-3-4 so backwards car runs like a dream probably smoother than ever Haltech FTW.

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Our plan was to setup all cruising fuels and timing and do a base line run well its base is 28psi as i chose too small an external gate for a GTX style Turbo but run what you brung so we got fuels and everything else flat with minimal timing and rich fuels and then we hit a snag its spinning tyres on the roller dyno (partly my fault it’s still got MT Streets on) and its hitting harder than before only 2 psi but the new setup is working and Air temps is killer so we called it with a plan of going to a hub dyno in future.

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its 20 rwkw less than my old setup with much richer fuels at 11.5 and 9 degrees less spark Which is a great start and the Tuner is saying its coming on harder and earlier which is going to be all due to Dann’s manifold cause it’s a larger rear housing and front compressor.

Lets throw 35psi at it and see what she does hopefully it holds together

So All great news