Five Star build thread
05-24-2013, 08:08 PM
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Debating on a few things looking for some suggestions
1) Going with a gtx2867r turbo. Keep .64 compressor housing (which is already ceramic coated) or go with a .82?
2) Intake mani, stock or upgrade to honda type mani?
3) Meth inject, use or get rid of? I really don't want to have to rely on it.
4) What else?
1) Going with a gtx2867r turbo. Keep .64 compressor housing (which is already ceramic coated) or go with a .82?
2) Intake mani, stock or upgrade to honda type mani?
3) Meth inject, use or get rid of? I really don't want to have to rely on it.
4) What else?
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06-02-2013, 12:25 PM
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Pretty crazy weekend. Car broke down Friday afternoon on me, car seemed to run fine but when I came back out of the bank coolant was everywhere underneath the car. Drove the car across the street and parked it. The way it acted made me believe I blew a head gasket 
The worst feeling ever is seeing your car on a trailer
After getting the car home I started checking a few things out.
Found the problem real quick after turning my A/C on. Seems the main fan wasn't working at all. I had power to my connector so I swapped back to the old original fans and it fired right up. Seems I saved myself a tear down. Looking into some new fans and a fan shroud, I don't like the big bulky stock fans but hey it saved my *** this weekend.
After reassuring everything was okay I met up with hornetball Saturday morning at 4:30am. We were crazy enough to drive nearly 2 hours to meet up with a few other miata lunatics for the Track Dog Racing swap meet and show our cars at the Cars & Coffee meet. After some starbucks to help wake us up we arrived. What a relief my car made it there and back, I thought I had a tear in my radiator hose but turns out my A/C drain was the victim.
Here's my car with hornetball right behind me. I didn't get any photos of the meet, same cars I seen last time I was there.
The worst feeling ever is seeing your car on a trailer
After getting the car home I started checking a few things out.
Found the problem real quick after turning my A/C on. Seems the main fan wasn't working at all. I had power to my connector so I swapped back to the old original fans and it fired right up. Seems I saved myself a tear down. Looking into some new fans and a fan shroud, I don't like the big bulky stock fans but hey it saved my *** this weekend.
After reassuring everything was okay I met up with hornetball Saturday morning at 4:30am. We were crazy enough to drive nearly 2 hours to meet up with a few other miata lunatics for the Track Dog Racing swap meet and show our cars at the Cars & Coffee meet. After some starbucks to help wake us up we arrived. What a relief my car made it there and back, I thought I had a tear in my radiator hose but turns out my A/C drain was the victim.
Here's my car with hornetball right behind me. I didn't get any photos of the meet, same cars I seen last time I was there.
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06-02-2013, 12:36 PM
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I tried to focus the picture more towards the butt region, I may have to zoom in next time!
Lots of compliments on the fastback and lots of confused people wondering what the hell kind of car it was. I was just ashamed of my dam engine bay, seems to be missing something.
Rick if you have any photos feel free to post them, I should have gotten more photos of the rat rod using a 1.6 miata drivetrain!
Lots of compliments on the fastback and lots of confused people wondering what the hell kind of car it was. I was just ashamed of my dam engine bay, seems to be missing something.
Rick if you have any photos feel free to post them, I should have gotten more photos of the rat rod using a 1.6 miata drivetrain!
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06-03-2013, 02:27 PM
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06-03-2013, 10:14 PM
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Being around all the miatas at the Track Dog Racing meet made my car seem like a 4x4. I need coilovers, badly. Weighing my options for now and focusing on getting my turbo going. I hope this month turns out to be a good one, really looking forward to boost. Shouldn't be much longer
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