93' Miata stolen and flipped build thread
05-07-2014, 09:58 PM
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I think I should be ok on getting a good alignment. The guy I used in Cedar City has been doing them for 30 years. Old man river type fellow who does everything old school. He only uses the shops machines to verify his alignment and print out the specs for the customers.
What I AM considering, or I should say my father is offering to help me with, is putting the miata on a flatbed and taking it to a dyno and get a full tune done by a guy who has a shop near Vegas speedway.
Guys name is Dynodan(Home Page) and has been tuning for 20 years. Most people in the area recommend him. I'm assuming he has experience with MS ECUs, and using TS, but I need to give him a call first.
While I do want to learn how to do the tuning myself in TS. I think it would be nice to have it done correctly once, and learn as I go afterwards. Plus I'd rather not get a ticket doing pulls on public roads. I haven't gotten a ticket since I was 17, and I'd rather keep that clean record going.
What I AM considering, or I should say my father is offering to help me with, is putting the miata on a flatbed and taking it to a dyno and get a full tune done by a guy who has a shop near Vegas speedway.
Guys name is Dynodan(Home Page) and has been tuning for 20 years. Most people in the area recommend him. I'm assuming he has experience with MS ECUs, and using TS, but I need to give him a call first.
While I do want to learn how to do the tuning myself in TS. I think it would be nice to have it done correctly once, and learn as I go afterwards. Plus I'd rather not get a ticket doing pulls on public roads. I haven't gotten a ticket since I was 17, and I'd rather keep that clean record going.
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05-08-2014, 04:24 AM
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Man I hope I never have to do the rears again. The pinch welds on the lip makes it a bitch to get it smooth.
Lesson learned when rolling fenders. Never forget to apply your heat. Roll a 3" section, heat it back up, roll it again, heat it back up....for every part of the lip. Every time I decided I was better than that logic I got a tiny crack in the paint.
Saying that, I only cracked the paint about 4-5 times all together. Luckily it is on the inside of the lip, so you don't really notice. I put a little touch up paint in the cracks to help stop it from possibly growing as well.
Before, there is so much damn material on the rears!
All bent up after about 10 passes
Picture makes it look worse than it is. The pinch welds make it look really uneven but you can only see it when you are looking up at them.
Should have no issues with clearance
Glad that is over with!
Lesson learned when rolling fenders. Never forget to apply your heat. Roll a 3" section, heat it back up, roll it again, heat it back up....for every part of the lip. Every time I decided I was better than that logic I got a tiny crack in the paint.
Saying that, I only cracked the paint about 4-5 times all together. Luckily it is on the inside of the lip, so you don't really notice. I put a little touch up paint in the cracks to help stop it from possibly growing as well.
Before, there is so much damn material on the rears!
All bent up after about 10 passes
Picture makes it look worse than it is. The pinch welds make it look really uneven but you can only see it when you are looking up at them.
Should have no issues with clearance
Glad that is over with!
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05-08-2014, 11:54 AM
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For fuel tuning, I'll take TS VEA or VEAL any day over a dyno tune. The only reason to go to the dyno is to finalize a spark map in my opinion.
Let me amplify. DRIVE YOUR CAR TO MY HOUSE AND ROLL THE FENDERS ON MY RED CAR!
Let me amplify. DRIVE YOUR CAR TO MY HOUSE AND ROLL THE FENDERS ON MY RED CAR!
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05-08-2014, 11:37 PM
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I wish I would have held out for some 6ul 25x9s to come back in stock but I got a really good deal on my wheels.
Going to check why spark #4 isn't firing tonight and hopefully get it sorted out. I hope it is just the spark plug and not the harness.
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05-09-2014, 01:52 AM
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Tested the COP harness and had continuity through all 4 connectors and the Power Unit. So that isn't the issue.
Time to put the harness back in and the new spark plugs and turn it over.
Time to put the harness back in and the new spark plugs and turn it over.
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05-09-2014, 05:03 AM
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Tested spark and injectors and all 4 are firing just fine.
So I started the motor and still no luck on cyl #4. I pulled the plug and looked in the hole after I started it up and it was pretty wet with fuel in there still.
Timing is showing around 2-4 degrees at idle. Could MS still be the issue or do I need to do a compression check now.
So I started the motor and still no luck on cyl #4. I pulled the plug and looked in the hole after I started it up and it was pretty wet with fuel in there still.
Timing is showing around 2-4 degrees at idle. Could MS still be the issue or do I need to do a compression check now.
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05-09-2014, 05:56 AM
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Tested spark and injectors and all 4 are firing just fine.
So I started the motor and still no luck on cyl #4. I pulled the plug and looked in the hole after I started it up and it was pretty wet with fuel in there still.
Timing is showing around 2-4 degrees at idle. Could MS still be the issue or do I need to do a compression check now.
So I started the motor and still no luck on cyl #4. I pulled the plug and looked in the hole after I started it up and it was pretty wet with fuel in there still.
Timing is showing around 2-4 degrees at idle. Could MS still be the issue or do I need to do a compression check now.
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