Five Star build thread
 

I figured it was time to make a new build thread for my new car. I simply can not continue this on my last build thread. New car, bigger and better goals. My goals for this car is to achieve 350whp no matter what it takes. I will be starting off with a GT2871 and may end up with a GTX2867 here soon. Any thoughts, advice and suggestions on this build please let me know. I want this car done right and do not plan to rig this in any way like my old car. ;)

Now, time for the pics :party:

Some of you remember my old car.


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Here is how it left my house.


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After parting everything out I found a smoking deal on craigslist about 4 hours away. His price was a little out of my range. He wanted $6200+ TTL so I talked him down a bit. After talking for awhile I drove out to and took it home for $5300 cash with the TTL, so roughly $4900 for the car! I couldn't pass it up.

Car is a 2000 SE. So, 6 speed, 3.9 torsen, what else could I ask for?

Here it is back home after nearly 9 hours worth of driving there and back, well worth it! Here's my gay showing off my new ride :giggle:


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After getting it home and cleaned up I drove it for maybe a week or two, I had to start tearing into it! I picked up a 99 longblock for basically nothing and did a all forged bottom end.

Specs:
SuperTech 8.6:1 pistons, .020 bore
Scat 4343 forged h-beam rods
Polished crank
Balanced internals
ARP Head studs
New reworked OEM oil pump
Stock head, valve job, new seals.
BEGI coolant reroute

I can imagine a few people are asking, what's in the box?!?!? Well I can't contain my excitement any longer. Here you go gays!

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Now, time for the real pics.

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fast back looks awesome, I placed and order for a one a while ago, waiting patiently!

Thanks! I love it, needs to be lowered a bit but it looks great while driving.

The paint matched perfectly. I just need to buff the car it should look 10x better

Everyone is going to ask you what kind of car that is from this point on now, haha. I might just paint mine gloss black since my car is red it might not look so bad

Driving it yesterday/today everyone on the streets was staring at it. Looking for badges most likely, I might just put the old mazda logo on it to throw some people off. But I like the car de-badged

crap dude, you are making some MOVES!! very nice, 'grats :)
Can't wait to see the finished product with the 350whp goal.....I happen to have the same goal :party:

The car looks great already. Very nice fastback top

Thanks! I have been following yours just waiting for your turbo setup, I hate this waiting game.

Currently waiting for my ECU from Dimitris. After I get my new MS3 I will start focusing on my turbo setup. Right now I have talked to Gary with Track Dog Racing and I may be buying his over the radiator setup, I don't know any other way to go. It is either Gary's kit or do a custom OTR setup, which will cost me just under what Gary's kit would so it makes sense to buy his. I am weighing my options right now.

But the future setup is as follows:
Built engine (have)
MS3 (waiting)
ID 1000cc injectors (have)
DW300 pump (on its way)
Honda intake (looking)
Stage 3 snow meth kit (on its way)
Bigger radiator (have)
GT2871 (have)
ARTech exhaust/manifold (have)
Harddog M2 (on its way)
Oil cooler (have)

What am I missing here? Anything else I need to be considering? For a casual track mostly street car, what suspension should I get?

Really nice car. :bigtu:

Missing BE oil pump and a damper. Looking really good though! Don't do everything right just to have your oil pump fail. that would be super :fael:

If it was a track car then I would do the oil pump, and damper is definitely on my list. This thing sees the street more than it ever will a track, if I even track it.

Did they ever make it to where you still have a trunk with the fastback?

I still think the stock coupe version of the miata is best looking all around. So very rare though :(

Why you build motor before MS?! D:

I was going to say the same: missing the BE pump, but on a street car its not as crucial.

What does the TDR otr setup cost? I have a very hard time believing it would cost just under to piece together your own. I dunno

Yes I have full access to my trunk.

I built it so I could get the motor broke in before I tried to tune a freshly built motor. Only difference is compression, I wouldn't see it hurting anything.

I understand this as well... just seems silly to put so much time and money into something to not insure it for a extra couple hundred. I'm sure you'll be fine with the stock one w/ a damper.

Since i'm local and will pick it up $995 cash. Having a I/C built will cost me $500+, piping, couplers, labor in making mounts, ducting, all that crap. I feel it wouldn't be that far off from the TDR kit. The hot side just seems to be a bitch if I try to route it like others, and I do not want to cut behind the headlight since I have NB1 lights.

The real question is which damper! SuperMiata seems to be my best bet, I don't remember the other/s

ATI damper from FM. I don't think one is better than the next. Super Miata is less money.

I am noobish when it comes to this.

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What's the differences?

Depends on what trigger setup you go with. Neither of those is for stock trigger setup IIRC

Damn, baller parts. Subscribed to see how they all come together.