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Jun 17, 2010 | 10:28 AM

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I did all my porting and **** with my spare time at work. All it takes is a few bucks in a dremel and some flapper wheels and get to it

Jun 19, 2010 | 09:20 PM

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Im going in hard baby my hard top is for sale now I need to build me an engine

https://www.miataturbo.net/showthrea...837#post590837

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Jun 19, 2010 | 09:34 PM

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sounds like a plan. built engine > hardtop

Jun 19, 2010 | 09:47 PM

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Yeah meng all this **** now have built engines and are pushing ~300whp I cant be walking around with a limp dick...

Jun 21, 2010 | 09:29 AM

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Quote:

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I cant be walking around with a limp dick...

Something tells me you already are

Jun 21, 2010 | 12:18 PM

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Quote:

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Something tells me you already are

Well......

Jun 25, 2010 | 10:30 PM

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How to remove the crank bolt? I put the car in fifth gear and try to unscrew, but it went nowhere. Is that the right way or am I missing something.

Jun 25, 2010 | 11:54 PM

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Unscrew it harder

Jun 26, 2010 | 08:53 AM

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Stop being a *****

Jun 26, 2010 | 02:00 PM

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Well I just dont know how much is too much. I felt the car notche a bit I was like wtf. I thought I was doing it wrong. Thanks ghays

Jun 26, 2010 | 02:07 PM

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I think it's torqued to like 100ft lbs so let your bawlz drop and pull

Jun 26, 2010 | 02:15 PM

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150FT/LBS I'm pretty sure. You need some air toolz.

Jun 26, 2010 | 02:17 PM

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I don't remember having too much trouble with mine and I did it with it sitting on an engine stand.

Jun 26, 2010 | 02:22 PM

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I had some issues with mine, effer was on there tight. With my impact gun it came right off though.

Jun 26, 2010 | 03:26 PM

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100lb wtf Im doing it with a breaker bar, literally pulling and using body weight the car even nudge a bit.

Jun 28, 2010 | 09:35 AM

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You ever get the crank bolt loose?

Jun 28, 2010 | 12:57 PM

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No I was watching the world cup all weekend, and hanging out with my brother that went out the country yesterday.

Did you get your **** running?

Jun 28, 2010 | 01:22 PM

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Oh ok. Yep got her started finally. Turns out I'm ****** retarded and put the cam gears on wrong. Idles like **** though with the bigger pistons and valves on the stock ECU but it's alive!!!!!!!

Jun 28, 2010 | 01:25 PM

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Yeah I saw the update come up right after I posted here. Congrats meng get a cheap laptop now and put that baby on the street ASAP

Jun 29, 2010 | 08:44 PM

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Update. I cant remove the bolt. I move the car in 5th gear, with the emergency brake and the brakes pressed.