99 MK turbo gamma test
 

Hi y'all. I got my turbo goods from Lars the other day (exciting).

I've had megasquirt running in the car since June sometime & installed a flyin miata clutch sometime in november.


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e72f0943f3.jpgDirty and faceless.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7277f3f0e6.jpgJam that guy up in there.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...42120c0dac.jpgthrow some pipes on there.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a87744769d.jpgThis BOV will hopefully not leak. (Fingers crossed)
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...4664b3752a.jpgmore U's!
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b08d2216d0.jpgIt is maybe not the best weather for this.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...95df03a1e0.jpg
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e1dd18ee48.jpgLooking handsome.
So -- mostly everything is in now (The MK turbo kit is very nice & easy to install alone).
I'll be drilling/tapping the oil pan tomorrow sometime and the last couple of intercooler couplers will show up eventually.
While I wait for my 2 remaining silicone elbows I'll wire up my EBC solenoid.
I can't actually get the miata over the snow in the driveway so it'll be stuck here until a big thaw.

Nice looking car!
My only suggestion would be an IAT sensor in the cold end tank or cold exit U of the intercooler.
Can't wait until the thaw to see what this thing does.

Very cool.

So when is someone doing the MK Turbo Omega test?

:rofl:

I had the same thought.
Although there might almost be enough kits out there to run through the entire alphabet now.

Moving quickly.

To avoid sensor heatsoak, yeah?
Can do! Thanks for the advice.

yeah, that's a bad location for the AIT, slap-dap behind a heat exchanger, and right next to a large iron block emanating heat.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...6afa18ac6d.jpg
that's the stock location on a FM intercooler pipe. I'm in the process of installing a MSPNP2 and used my intercooler pipe for my intake for now, while I get the hang of tuning.

Makes sense though ��

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3feb317267.jpg
I'm trying to wire up my EBC solenoid, and I read that a 12V switched source was available "near the headlights on a blue plug (??)" is this connector the one in question (blue wire with yellow stripe)? am I crazy?

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...1757d1e894.jpgTrepanning complete -- managed to catch basically all the shavings with goo.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...91ecc8516c.jpgFitting in place.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...720c73f5e1.jpgOil drain line seemed a bit long.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...48441dab3a.jpgDrain line is connected now with a bit of a jog towards the nose.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...09dacc6aaa.jpgEBC solenoid wired up and mounted.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...551abd8554.jpgWaiting on some couplers to finish the hot-side charge piping.

Finished the intercooler piping a week or so ago - need to do a boost leak test soon though.
I had issues originally when I first started it up after turbo installation with lots of oil smoke and oil in the compressor housing, found to be an issue with the drain line kinking/not draining properly. I have on it right now some worm-drive-clamped silicone hose (boo) while I wait for a AN fitting to fix the braided line - proper length drain line fixed the drainage problem, no more oil smoke!

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3f9e104b5c.jpg135 degree coupler - charge piping still all 2.5"
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3afaa0fbe4.jpgFinal piece - a BIG U

I also managed to get the car out of my snowy driveway and do some driving around!
Compressor surge was definitely happening, which means I need to make the BOV work (or buy a better one).
The roads were shitty and I was on crappy tires so I couldn't get much into boost without losing traction, but the drive went well.
It worked! As the weather gets better I will find some better roads to fully test (& tune) this thing.
Thanks again to Lars for all the help and for offering this great kit :likecat: