haha, I thought that was your catch can. Didn't even occur to me that it was the PS reservoir. All I wondered was why your 'catch can' was going to the PS pump. Where did you get the AN adapters for the pump?

I had them made at a local shop with a lathe for CHEAP.

Took them in a spare PS pump with an idea and new small allen head bolts for the pump and they made me an adapter.

The PS resevoir is nice being that it holds more fluid and is internally baffled.
I had an issue with the PS overheating and overflowing when tracking and i only once had that issue with the new setup. (without the cooler installed and being boosted)

this year with the power steering cooler i should be able to drive all day and never overheat the PS fluid.

Looks good. But please cross the lower line over the upper line before my OCD makes me go crazy.

I will. ;)

Its not bolted to the firewall and the hoses arent hooked up... its just set in place for the time being.

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Needs runner #4 to be finished and wastegate needs to be placed further from the turbo.

Very nice.

Looks like that VC hotside bung was just cockblocked :)

That manifold is coming along really nicely. Lots of clearance, long runners, v band, and you have easy access to the exhaust studs. If I build a manifold I will probably copy yours ;)

Haha. Thanks

If you are interested, I canmake a copy.

I am interested but my build is on a budget and a new manifold is no needed to make my car go bang bang again. But fuck I would love one! Can't wait to see the final product.

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Intercooler is in from ebay and the alternator is in thanks to Steve at panic motorsports.

I hope to mount this intercooler in a strange position but gain airflow from proper ducting.

That hot side looks really nice, keep up the good work.

Thanks dude!
I am going on vacation to Naples, FL this week... so i wont get any fab done this week.

Going to look at a new tig when i come back too! Get a little more serious with a dystany 250 for the new fab services i hope to promote more in the near future.

In front of the windshield glass?

subie style!


haha no.

the charge pipes will be routed below the pop ups with the intercooler essentially right below the rad support.

i will experiment with this and i might run a second IAT sensor pre IC to determine if the intercooler is getting heat soaked and junk.

will be using 18 guage aluminum sheet for ducting of the front end coolers. (rad, power steering, intercooler and possibly down the line an oil cooler.)

It sure seems to make life easier to have a right hand drive car for hot side parts.

im terms of BMC clearance, or steering shaft?

The miata steering shaft is far enough back that i wouldnt have associated many issues with it there...

It would be nice to have to not worry about heat for the MC, and my turbo clears the steering shaft just barely.

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Yep, it's coming along with the manifolds I am building.

I can dig it. You getting rid of the popups or getting a smaller filter? From the hole on your drivers side and what looks to be a clamp on the passenger side I am guessing the popups are a thing of the past and the covers will be attached to the hood.

Shots of finished manifold?

popup function is gone. the hole on the driver side is just a peice of 3" tube i had so i can get an idea of what i need to do.
for now im using the stock headlights with the motors removed and bolted so they are always up.

finish welding of my manifold has been on the backburner so i can finish other peoples manifolds... right now is the big time of the year for people wanting to do this type of stuff in canada....pre season.

Also tax return season ;)

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just need a new hole saw for the WG before i weld the 1.5" elbow on for it.

-Matt

Can anyone confirm that an intake manifold flange for a 1999 is the same as a 2002?

i know somewhere down the line they change... but im not sure when.

What a nice manifold you have made!

I can confirm intake flange is the same on the 99 as the 01. I just put a gutted 99 intake on my vvt head.

Also see herrr:

http://finishlineperformance.com/sto...3&cat=0&page=1

Thanks dude!

I am starting up a side buisness building manifolds and custom parts for people.

The week after next I hope to do my downpipe, charge piping as well as a midpipe for a 1jz-gte toyota soarer.

Pushed it into the light for the first time since snow.
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Managed to weld on the wastegate port and plumb the turbo for oil on top of finishing another manifold.
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Best oil feed ever

Looks really good. Will the intake be on the other side of the bay or is that just where the filter is sitting?

Wow, that oil feed location is sweet. I'm surprised it hasn't been done before...at least not that I've seen.

Astro, the filter is going right infront of the turbo off a 30 degree elbow.

Dg, thanks dude. I figured it mademore sense that way.

What??

That was a great idea shlammed. I am shocked. Perfect!

There was minor mods to the location needed to allow the fitting to fit properly.

It was steel though so grinding the surface flat is no big deal. And from there its just a drill and tap with 1/8 NPT.

Edit: The idea is also to keep things that can leak in plain sight, so if they do leak, i can see it and quickly fix it as opposed to last year where it was all hidden and i had to try to determine the "Leak-zone"

Whut?

Huh?

Wat?!

Twat?!

Want some right now.


Dropped the valve cover for sandblasting and machining to fit the new toyota cops at lunch.



Color suggestions for the valve cover? I am going to get it powdered!

I am thinking candy red to keep it matching the AN fittings.

on the inverse of that candy blue could be dope too.

I was planning to do candy blue. I vote for this.

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Yeah, that seems to be the concensus.
My powder guy just got back to me too and he said he has the stuff to do it.

I just need to get the cover back, and weld on my fittings as well as the bridge between cylinder 1 and 2 which is going to be milled out to fit my COPS

Waiiiiit!

I recommend boring a vent hole for a catch can before you powdercoat!

Also weld up the breather.

Being done my friend.

The valve cover needs to be modded after machining being that the center section between cyl 1 and 2 need to be filled with new metal due to the milling.

Do you think -10 or -12 would be best on the valve cover?

fuck the color, do that motor.

twin turbo VQ?

Also port out the hole that connects the center baffle to the driver's side baffle and weld the pcv shut.

I have a -12 male bung but just keep in mind that the fittings are pretty big. You can see pics in my build thread. Note that from what I found there are also no off-the-shelf catch cans with -12 bungs. Only up to -10. That said you can custom order a can with any bungs and breather vents you want for cheaper than ebay from petersonfluidsys.com

Personally I think bigger is better. Again though, -12 hose does not have the same bend radius as smaller hose and it takes up more space.

Fae, im not worried, I do my own fabrication and -12 catch can is only 15 minutes away.

I will just bore the 3/4" npt fittings out of my current can and weld on a -12an fitting to the atpturbo vband catchcan that i currently have.


In regards to the size, the elbow fittings post a fairly large restriction on the size of the through-way. I think the theory behind it is HVLP.. high volume low pressure.. to allow you to not suck oil through the holes. Factory turbo engines for example a 1jz uses 1" hose (or similar) factory (-16AN)

Audi 2.7tt...modded to some extent.

Yah I think that the HVLP has worked for me- I don't see clouds of smoke under WOT behind me at all and I am running a slashcut (vent to exhaust)

ordered pipe to make intercooler charge piping.

2.5" hot, 3" cold. all aluminum.

Also ordered the 1/8 NPT bung for IAT sensor. Debating running it on the Intercooler or adjacent to the intercooler on the cold pipe.

What IAT sensor does AEM use?

Any sensor.

It has calibration for most sensors but if you know the curve for your sensor you plug in the voltage or resistance wtv it is for it's relative temperature.

Ordered velocity stacks and runner material. Need to get the intake manifold flange ordered and i need to get some material for the plenum.

Im going to be using the stock 2002 throttle body still.

runners are going to be ~7-8" long and the plenum volume i need to calculate... i think the rule is 1.5x the engine capacity on a boosted engine? aka 2.7 liters. So it I make it 2.5 liters i will maintain some throttle response as the 150% is on the high side of the limits.

Subscribed.

Awesome build so far. Can't wait to see the IM. Are you using a Ross extrusion or will you be making the plenum from scratch?

Plenum is from scratch.

This is a design I am working off of.
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The runner and velocity stacks are Ross parts. Their oval sized type works best with the miata port having overlaid the runner onto the port in cad.

I'm just not sure where to get the quarter dome from locally, so it might be pie cut pipe

Looks good. Pie cuts are a pain, especially on aluminum. I'd just order a cap or hemisphere from these guys:

https://www.shopwagner.com/nxc/nxcli.nsf

They're cheap.

Also use a bend in the center, hard edges = bad. Also what size tubing are you using and what plenum volume are you shooting for?

tubing for the plenum? to be determined by the shape of the plenum to optimize at 2.5 Liters.

should be using something like 3.25" id 0.080 wall pipe cut lengthwise for the top. I was planning on using a flat floor with the Ross velocity stacks flush in there. see the plenum design above.

The inside of the manifold would look something like this if i have my way...
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CNC'd aluminum is so sexy :makeout:

sub'd for goodness.

-Zach

.080" is too thin for an intake. Use .125" at least. As for the velocity stacks, they flow better raised off the floor. I'd try that if you can. I'm not sure if the Ross stacks allow for that. I'm using horns from velocity of sound for mine.

Last thing, this design seems easier to build and is very similar to the one you linked:

http://www.mazworx.com/pics/det_mani_sm_9.jpg

That design does look easier.
Thanks ARTech.


The large radius bend in 0.125" may be hard to source... but it makes sense.

For the time being, im not overly worried about the stacks raising off the floor because of the shape the ross ones are it would take quite a bit of work to raise them properly.


Once i build mine, I am going to blueprint what I made and offer these as a complete bolt on intake for BP miatas. (with modification needed to cold pipe)

-Matt

Sign me up on that list...pending price.

[QUOTE=ARTech;705836].080" is too thin for an intake. Use .125" at least. As for the velocity stacks, they flow better raised off the floor. I'd try that if you can. I'm not sure if the Ross stacks allow for that. I'm using horns from velocity of sound for mine.

The ross ones have sharp ridges that have to be rounded down to use when raised I used them once and have move to another source for that reason.