Cordycord's epic tube frame build
#762
The FI upgrade is outside my budget for the initial build. It seems I'll be running the stock hardware for a little while.
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To be honest the design doesn't look bad. It seems like the 4 to 2 long collectors then finally to one has given the best gains NA. The problem with long flange or the 4-2 -1 headers is that they simply extend the exhaust too far back to where it would normally reside, which is under your right foot.
We're making some final frame tweaks that should allow a free-flowing header with very few bends that heads straight out to the side exhaust. The header will be available, and will be specifically designed for a free-flowing side exit exhaust. For naturally aspirated, this custom header will be best.
The Catfish will come standard with a connector pipe between the stock header and the side pipe; this would be comparable to a performance setup, but isn't optimal. I'd consider it an exhaust to use while you get the rest of the car dialed in and figure out what kind of engine modifications you'll be doing. Again, the best exhaust will have a turbo attached to it, IMO.
BTW, love the build blog! I'll be checking that regularly. Let me know if you have any questions as you go along.
We're making some final frame tweaks that should allow a free-flowing header with very few bends that heads straight out to the side exhaust. The header will be available, and will be specifically designed for a free-flowing side exit exhaust. For naturally aspirated, this custom header will be best.
The Catfish will come standard with a connector pipe between the stock header and the side pipe; this would be comparable to a performance setup, but isn't optimal. I'd consider it an exhaust to use while you get the rest of the car dialed in and figure out what kind of engine modifications you'll be doing. Again, the best exhaust will have a turbo attached to it, IMO.
BTW, love the build blog! I'll be checking that regularly. Let me know if you have any questions as you go along.
#765
I was really shocked when I picked up the car by the amount of rust. Had I been able to inspect it beforehand I would have waited for another donor. But to ship one from the west coast, or to drive one over from there...yeah that's a big no. For me that would be an extra $2k. But to each there own.
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K member
The K member is being finished in CAD now, and will undergo FEA prior to production. It's intended to be lighter and stronger than stock, and be packaged in such a way that it will allow more room for exhausts and oil pans.
In that way it's somewhat modular; it could be used with an LS, 5.0 Mustang, F22C, 13B, K24, or whatever else you want to throw at it. Since it has more room, is stronger and lighter, why not?
As such it has direct application to any Miata swaps.
In that way it's somewhat modular; it could be used with an LS, 5.0 Mustang, F22C, 13B, K24, or whatever else you want to throw at it. Since it has more room, is stronger and lighter, why not?
As such it has direct application to any Miata swaps.
#771
I am right. For the cost of a K motor with a good head, plus an S2000 transmission, plus adapter plate/ flywheel/ clutch solution, plus motor mounts, plus custom driveshaft, plus engine management, plus custom header/ modded F20 intake manifold you could have built a mild turbo BP and gone faster for much less effort.
I'm hardly an engine swap hater, but a K swap is ************, not a 'better' option.
I'm hardly an engine swap hater, but a K swap is ************, not a 'better' option.
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I am right. For the cost of a K motor with a good head, plus an S2000 transmission, plus adapter plate/ flywheel/ clutch solution, plus motor mounts, plus custom driveshaft, plus engine management, plus custom header/ modded F20 intake manifold you could have built a mild turbo BP and gone faster for much less effort.
I'm hardly an engine swap hater, but a K swap is ************, not a 'better' option.
I'm hardly an engine swap hater, but a K swap is ************, not a 'better' option.
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good press
Got some good press today:
Bauer Catfish is a Miata-based trackstar in the making [w/videos] - Autoblog
Track Day Bauer Catfish Officially Debuts
The real news is that I just got back from a short trip to see my suppliers in Asia, and we've got partz. Get ready for some cool new stuff that will debut with the Catfish, and will fit Miatas as well.
Bauer Catfish is a Miata-based trackstar in the making [w/videos] - Autoblog
Track Day Bauer Catfish Officially Debuts
The real news is that I just got back from a short trip to see my suppliers in Asia, and we've got partz. Get ready for some cool new stuff that will debut with the Catfish, and will fit Miatas as well.
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I have been in exactly one of them in my entire life.
I went in mistakenly assuming that they served actual wiener schnitzel. I was immediately hit by a wave of grease which suggested to me that they were probably even deep-frying the soft drinks. I left immediately.
I went in mistakenly assuming that they served actual wiener schnitzel. I was immediately hit by a wave of grease which suggested to me that they were probably even deep-frying the soft drinks. I left immediately.