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Do you already have your hood vents on?
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Originally Posted by ihiryu
(Post 1241432)
Do you already have your hood vents on?
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Yeah, hood vent on, Thinking about adding 2 more just #becauseracecar and so my fans can do their thing even better.
Got water wetter and a 180 degree t-stat. I'll pick up distilled water in a day or two and go for it on Saturday. searched a bit with not much luck... Will I be okay using my standard pressure radiator cap with water and watter wetter only, or do I absolutely have to upgrade to a higher pressure cap before I go to 100% water+waterwetter? Any recommendations for said cap? |
I have a 16PSI Stant cap on the racecar and has never given me issues.
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Originally Posted by Arca_ex
(Post 1241499)
I have a 16PSI Stant cap on the racecar and has never given me issues.
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Spoonfeed link?
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Why does amazon say it doesn't fit my car?
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1242186)
Why does amazon say it doesn't fit my car?
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That link says it doesn't fit my car either, but that's the exact one I have lol.
There's this one if you want to get fancy but says out of stock. |
New 180F thermostat, 16 psi cap, water wetter+distilled... WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
Try as I might I could NOT get it to go above 190F. FINALLY! The real test will be monday though. |
Nice. I would still run like a gallon of a 50/50 premixed antifreeze though just in case you're in an area where temperatures are near freezing. O'Reilly has the pink Zerex coolant that is approved for Mazda and most other asian vehicles, that's what I use.
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Well, this thread got a lot of neglect.
Where we last left off I had switched to mostly distilled water with water wetter and 10-20% of coolant, a 180F thermostat with an enlarged bypass hole drilled, and cooling problems solved. Well, the temp still wants to climb over 75mph, but this meant my commute was fine every day, so problem solved. Over the winter I switched back to 50/50 and a 192 thermostat, and in a month or so I'll be switching back to my super cool set up again. I made a new towhook for my car: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1458362643 And I'm working on some nifty changes for the interior: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1458362643 3D printed Shift Knob and E-brake Handle: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1458362643 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1458362643 StopTech Brake Pads: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1458362643 And the hood vent updated design looks swell: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1458362643 Not sure if I posted pics of Joeereid's intake box installed: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1458362643 And I installed an ebay catless downpipe. Love the noise with top down, hate it with the top up. Broken Crap on my car: Both window regulators, windshield, top, both fog lights. The hood, window frame, mirrors, trunk, and spoiler all have peeling clear. Ordered some new window tint and some replacement fog lights since the passenger one has been broken since I bought the car. Rumor has it these bolt right in: http://amzn.com/B010156HEG Got the lights. Not the nicest but not the worst either, but they include weather proof connectors, a relay, fuse, switch, and about a mile of cable that I'll save for some future project. Very cool. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1458362643 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1458362643 Not OEM or nice aftermarket quality, but not too bad either. I also got some used window regulators thanks to Curly/CSTG/AR auto service(not sure where the lines are drawn these days). I got some vinyl wrap a while back, it's pretty cheap stuff, I'm gonna try putting it on the hood this saturday and see how terribad it looks. and right now I'm going all jeffbuc on the window regulators i bought from curly, cleaning out all the old grease and putting in new white lithium grease. The old grease is so gross. |
Well, finally got the passenger side regulator installed today. It is SO good to have working windows again after like 6 months without them lol.
Thanks to Curly for the deal on the regulators! So I really wanted to make sure my used regulators would last. I didn't take any pictures :cry2: But I'll write my process here for anyone who wants to do the same. 1. remove all the old grease from the regulator assembly using alcohol and paper towels / q-tips. It took me about an hour and a half per regulator, but the end result was a spotless regulator ready for fresh grease. 2. Grease all the moving parts, the track, and the cable using white lithium grease. I put a lot in the track, and just a little everywhere else. When that was done, I let them sit in the garage wrapped up until it was time to install: 3. Remove the two window spacers near the top via 1 10mm bolt each, remove the window via the three screws, remove the three 10mm bolts that hold the triangle window support bar(but DON'T remove the bar itself, you just need wiggle room), remove the existing regulator via 4 12mm nuts, and remove the support track via the two 12mm nuts on the other side. 4. Clean the support track. Since this is now out of the car and has nothing else on it that we need to protect or worry about we can do this the easy way! Spray the inside of the track(and anywhere that has grease) with WD-40 and hit it with a heat gun for a minute. Wipe out the WD-40 and all the grease with paper towels. Douse the track with denatured alcohol or acetone and wipe dry to remove any residual WD-40. WD-40 is great for cleaning the grease out, but you don't want to leave any on the metal after or it will attract dirt like crazy. Wipe a good amount of fresh grease(shin etsu or white lithium) into the track and install it back into the door but don't tighten it down. 5. Clean the window. I wanted to remove the wrinkled ripping old tint. Peel up a corner, grab a rag and douse it in denatured alcohol. Pull the tint and wipe the edge of the tint as it's getting pulled up with the rag. Keep rotating through to a fresh part of the rag every few inches. Once all the tint is up most of the adhesive should be off the glass. Clean whatever is left with denatured alcohol, and then clean the whole window with windex. Clean the green support track wheel carefully so you don't get grease on the glass. Don't add any grease, let the track do that. Now is a prime time to get the windows retinted if you want. 6. Reassemble and install everything. Tighten it all down except the support track. Run the window down to the bottom, tighten the bottom support track nut. Run the window up to the top, and tighten the top nut. That's how I did it anyways. Hope it helps someone. |
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made a thing for my brother:
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1462600202 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1462600202 Single din gauge plate. Snaps in place. Going in his '03. He's gone megasquirt, racing beat header, FM midpipe and exhaust. We're finishing a wideband install, on his car tomorrow, and then soon he's going to install a flex fuel sensor. Then when he's got the coin together he'll get it on a dyno for a real tune on both pump gas and another on E85. Should be a good time. |
New wheels! My brother is trading in his 2003 for a focus ST, so he put his stock wheels back on and gave me his advanti storm S1. They've got Hankook ventus v2 on them for now, when these are done I'll look at some stickier tires.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1335658)
You know what needs to be fixed next
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So my AC hasn't been working, but I suspected it was simply low and not anything damaged. A friend from church does HVAC and offered to help me. Took it over to his place and it still had a marginal amount of pressure in the system so I don't think the leak is too major yet. We pumped it down to 28 inHg where it topped out, and he proceeded to do his magic adding refrigerant to the 2 sides. He had me rev the engine and hold it around 3k rpm for about a minute while he topped it off. We had to switch cans in the middle, but in about 30 minutes the whole process was complete, and I have ice cold AC now.
Hopefully it lasts all summer. If it's not doing so hot by the end of summer I'll probably re-seal the system this fall. Yay for AC in AZ! |
So my AC didn't even stay charged 12 hours. I has sads.
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Decided to just bite the bullet and get a vacuum pump and freon sniffer. Just bought cheap ones from amazon, but the reviews were decent, hopefully they are serviceable for my occasional use. I have some gauges on loan from a friend. I can borrow my parents spare vehicle, so I'll get my car on ramps, get the bumper off and intercooler out, etc. I'm also going to refinish the headlights while I have the bumper off.
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so while I wait for the freon sniffer to get here I took off the bumper cover and I'm working on a few projects I've wanted to do for a while.
I don't use a grill so the intercooler gets a little beat up. I decided to give straightening the fins my best shot. Before: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1465790307 after: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1465790307 But the back side was in better shape still, so that is now the front. I also wanted to do letters for humming aero: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1465790307 Anybody have a link to a good NB turbo build that has good ducting that also accommodates the AC condenser? |
Mobius 1.0 did
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1338254)
Mobius 1.0 did
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Here
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1338256)
Here
most of the good ones are NA, though I suppose it's not that different. At any rate I have my dad's pickup truck on loan for a few weeks so I'm going to do the ducting at the same time. |
Radiator / Intercooler ducting
Thats a pretty good thread on mazda-speed. Millsj retains the AC. Looks like there's no elegant solution though, just a bunch of sheets cobbled together. |
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Well, I've located the AC leak. It's at a hose to metal tube joint under the radiator on the drivers side. The sniffer was pretty easy to use, and I'm glad I got it because the UV dye didn't show anything, even in the spot where the leak was. Hopefully this is the only leak and I'm able to get my AC back!
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Okay, time for an update here. The sniffer worked fantastically, I was very surprised for how well a $45 sniffer could work.
https://amzn.com/B00FYO8UL8 turned up the sensitivity, found the general area, and then turned down the sensitivity and was able to find a leak at one of the high pressure hose crimp joints. Did some searching for replacement hoses but the only place I could find them new was OEM for a LOT of money, like more than the compressor, and you had to buy the whole set if I remember. So I decided to go ghetto on it. I put some JB weld on the joint and let it cure overnight. I added a bit of r134a and the system held pressure for a few days. Fast forward to this morning. I had an old gauge set a friend gave me forever ago, but the fitting on the charge hose didn't fit with my vacuum pump, and the gauges had the wrong pushlock connectors. I bought a new harbor freight gage set, A/C R134A Manifold Gauge Set but it still didn't mate to the vacuum pump. my friends gauge had a barb hose connector in the middle so he could attach a different valve when filling the freon. So I bought a 3/8 male pipe to 1/4" barbed adapter, swapped it with the 3/8 pipe to 1/4 flare that came in the pump, and used the charge hose off my friends set up with my new gages. I discharged the pressure in the system, hooked up the vacuum pump, opened the high and low pressure sides, and turned on the pump. In about 10 minutes it had pulled the system down to 30 inHg, which was the spec on the instructions I was following here(see page 10): http://www.mellens.net/mazda/Mazda-M...005/hvac_2.pdf It held pressure for 5 minutes no problem. I put in enough r134a to get it up to 14 PSI per the instructions, and let it sit. The pressure stayed steady, and the sniffer on the problem joint didn't make a fuss. I added the required 14.1 oz, the AC was blowing cold, and a few days later it's still nice and frosty. |
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Used a 3M headlight lens restoration kit today with great results. I used the heavy duty version.
Before: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1467660054 After: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1467660054 It took about an hour and a half to do both lenses and came out looking great. There was some stuff around the edges that was under the plastic, so I couldn't get that, but they are 100X better than they were before. |
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Went out to shoot some pictures and a wild Paulgt2164 appeared!
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Sold the miata this morning, going to devote work to my long neglected 240Z. It's been real guys!
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Good Luck with your next project. Might as well start a build thread in "insert BS here".
Always been a 240 fan. Cheers, - Jeff |
Damn sad to see the Lava MSM go, but hell yes to 240Z project! The sexiest of the 240/260/280 Datsuns! Please at least come by occasionally and post teaser pics, because I love a well done 240Z.
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Originally Posted by 2manyhobyz
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Good Luck with your next project. Might as well start a build thread in "insert BS here".
Always been a 240 fan. Cheers, - Jeff
Originally Posted by albuquerquefx
(Post 1353868)
Damn sad to see the Lava MSM go, but hell yes to 240Z project! The sexiest of the 240/260/280 Datsuns! Please at least come by occasionally and post teaser pics, because I love a well done 240Z.
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