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


Lost tha head


Rest of drive train out


My buddy 'load testing' old drive train


Empty bay/busted headlight


6+ months of ignored oil leaks is shitty


General atmosphere shot


Redoing valve cover and intake manifold




New bottom end coming together at Advanced Race Technology here in SRQ




84mm Supertech's


Fitting more pieces


Coolant reroute spacer by Reverend Greg


Spacer installed


Resurfaced flywheel


Clutch on


Old **** lines/new awesomes from ARTech


Reason car wouldn't build over 6psi


Sitting pretty


Wire wheeled TB


Skip a bunch of bitching/bleeding and have this

 

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


First drive.





Upgrades still to do, New bumper to replace damaged one


HID's

 

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):

 

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

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

Lol yah "*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:

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.

 

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.