chokeasphyxia's new engina
 

Previous upgrades/intro to car thread in 2008:
https://www.miataturbo.net/general-miata-chat-9/upgrades-6ul-brakes-pads-rails-r-p-25242/

Been pretty much just driving/busting-up car since then, limping it along the last 6 months or so as I gathered parts for new engine.

Crappy dirty engine
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2...9072919687.jpg

Lost tha head
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2...0073246331.jpg

Rest of drive train out
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/8...3131641136.jpg

My buddy 'load testing' old drive train
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4...3131655460.jpg

Empty bay/busted headlight
http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/5...2313170794.jpg

6+ months of ignored oil leaks is shitty
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/8...3131812114.jpg

General atmosphere shot
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/9...3144103669.jpg

Redoing valve cover and intake manifold
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5...1172410747.jpg

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4...1172425145.jpg

New bottom end coming together at Advanced Race Technology here in SRQ
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/845...2210248718.jpg

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/4...2210449541.jpg

84mm Supertech's
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7...2210326926.jpg

Fitting more pieces
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/175...0117244172.jpg

Coolant reroute spacer by Reverend Greg
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/357...6214415736.jpg

Spacer installed
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/984...8113655595.jpg

Resurfaced flywheel
http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/8...3143930844.jpg

Clutch on
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6...8115851663.jpg

Old shit lines/new awesomes from ARTech
http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/9...1172621740.jpg

Reason car wouldn't build over 6psi
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6...1180248701.jpg

Sitting pretty
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/319...8113750914.jpg

Wire wheeled TB:jerkit:
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1...1172518630.jpg

Skip a bunch of bitching/bleeding and have this
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/1...5165751508.jpg

First start, no radiator/intercooler, 5/12/11 at just before 11pm


First drive.





Upgrades still to do, New bumper to replace damaged one
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4...6173034522.jpg

HID's
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4...3144743451.jpg

Post larger pictures.

Resized.

Threads like that get me all exited about the "out with the old, in with the new".

Installed COP setup made by my buddy Kyle (Sokool on here):
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/9376/copsz.jpg

Glad I could be of service! Can't wait till you are done breaking the bitch in so we can turn up the boost!

what's going on with the mouth of the facia cover?

Nice to see you back in the game.

We all need to meet at the Bradenton drag strip sometime.

hen house.

-Zach

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the lower portion of the mouth has a crazy looking falling edge. it appears to be cut at random?


the portion in red should be cut out:

Yah man :werd:

Thanks, once this is all dialed in I'll go for sure.

Lol yah :fawk: "*FREE aluminum mesh grill where applicable" thanks ebay.

It will need quite a bit of trimming to fit intercooler for sure.

What did you paint that valve cover and intake manifold with? Looks great.

Thanks man, primed them then used this and left them in the sun all day:
Attachment 188567
Some people have talked about this stuff flaking off after a while, if that happens I'll have them powder coated.

Over 400 miles on engine, heat shield and shock tower installed now that I know there's no leaks or anything.
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/429...0225004166.jpg

What compression ratio are the pistons? Also why the cas?

Have a great day,
Jared

MS1 can't utilise MK2 cam and crank signals

9:1 compression ratio, they discontinued the lower CR in 84mm.

Indeed, MS2 wasn't quite in vogue when I was working on engine management.