RallyCross Build
I bought this 99 during the polar vortex in 2019, which only seems like a year ago with how crazy the world has been. I drove from Iowa to Florida to pick it up and nearly froze to death sleeping in my Excursion. I had been on the lookout for a while for a rust-free specimen that was solid, but not so nice that I would feel bad giving it a full send as a RallyCross car. This one fit the bill perfectly.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...bcd8c56b7.jpeg It almost immediately hailed on it. I was not pleased. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...742910d7d.jpeg Luckily it survived with only a few minor dents that maybe I'll get around to fixing one day. You can't really see them when the car is fulfilling its purpose... https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8c0a67fc0.jpeg I do clean it up occasionally: https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7c0b28162d.jpg So far I've RallyCrossed it for a year in non-turbo form. The year end banquet is coming up in a week where I expect to take 1st in Prepared RWD for the year. Just don't tell anyone that I was the only one in my class ;). Once I turbo it I'll be in Modified RWD class and I'll actually have some competition. Before I started racing it, I did a full engine-out refresh of all the maintenance stuff and upgraded some stuff along the way. It'll probably take me a few edits to get this list complete. Suspension: XIDA XL coilovers. Spring rates = 450 front, 300 rear Bauer extended lower ball joints Sway-bars deleted Engine: Supermiata sport clutch Supermiata lightweight flywheel Mazdaspeed "competition" engine mounts Magnecor spark plug wires Oil filter relocation Carbon Miata silicone coolant hoses Carbon Miata silicone vacuum hoses (don't buy this, none of them fit except for the PCV hose) ARP Flywheel bolts ARP water pump bolts ARP crank pulley bolts Chassis: Jass hardtop brackets Flyin' Miata door bushings Paco Motorsports skid plate Mazda front strut bar Etc (stuff thats not really mods but I wanted to include them so I didn't forget that I did it or where I bought them from): Gates timing kit Supermiata water pump Front and rear crankshaft seal camshaft oil seals transmission seals front and back Jass "uprated" shifter dust boot Moss leather shift boot 5Xracing bronze shifter bushing Flyin' Miata Shifter rebuild kit Replaced the devil's hose Moss rubber floor mats -------------------------------------------- All of the above is pretty much how I was racing it. Here's the stuff I'm working on now or in the near future: Megasquirt MS3Pro PNP Garrett GT2554R Kraken low mount manifold Kraken downpipe Garrett intercooler FlowForce 640cc injectors AEM 50-1200 fuel pump AEM X-series wideband Honed brake booster delete Energy Suspension poly bushings all around (except the diff for now) New front upper control arms New tie rod ends MiataRoadster EGR block off plates https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...126805527c.jpg |
I'm waiting for a lot of my parts to come in the mail so I'm trying to knock out what I can while I wait.
Always fun setting fire to brand new parts right out of the box. I spent most of the weekend replacing bushings. Most of them came out really easy with just a few taps of a hammer. The only hard ones that I had to burn out were the rear lower inners and these new front uppers from Moog. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...366d68cffb.jpg And what am I supposed to do with this pin that came with my Moog tie rod end? <<facepalm>> https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...ef746e4b44.jpg Deleted the brake booster and removed the brake pedal while waiting for my booster delete to arrive from Australia. Hopefully its not just sitting on one of those cargo ships because now I can't drive the car until it arrives. Removing both of these things was one of the most frustrating things I've ever done. There is ZERO room get those bolts out. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...552e751201.jpg It clicked in my head that the Kraken manifold doesn't have an EGR port so I ordered up some EGR delete plates from MiataRoadster. I could have just made them myself but the price was right and I didn't have thick enough aluminum stock on hand. For now I just deleted the EGR and left the crossover pipe until the manifold gets replaced so the car remains drivable (other than my non-existent brakes) https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...dfa8bcb204.jpg And lastly I got the Megasquirt installed. The car fired right up with whatever base tune DIYAutoTune put on there but it definitely needs some work on the idle. I installed the MS in the stock location, which is AWFUL. I drilled and tapped the case to accept the OEM upper mount but the lower mount is just zip tied and I'm not satisfied with that. I'm going to have to fab up a custom bracket or something. Here you can also see the worst of my hail damage. A hit right on the crease in the hood. I doubt that's repairable. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...5b0a4a6c1f.jpg |
Now that is an interesting build! How do you like the Xidas in terms of performance and travel at these conditions?
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Originally Posted by HarryB
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Now that is an interesting build! How do you like the Xidas in terms of performance and travel at these conditions?
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Youtube channel with in car video of this car?
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[QUOTE=emilio700;1613096]Youtube channel with in car video of this car?
Is this the car? /QUOTE] Yup that's me. I have a ton more video but I never upload it because it gets pretty boring, lol. But I still have to record it out of superstition because the second you turn the camera off, something happens. The last time I turned the camera off while racing, this happened: https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...56e019fdd3.jpg |
Yikes. You get out OK?
Shoot us an email info@949racing.com We'd like to share your videos and IG on our pages. Was the video with the Xida XL's on? |
Originally Posted by emilio700
(Post 1613107)
Yikes. You get out OK?
Shoot us an email info@949racing.com We'd like to share your videos and IG on our pages. Was the video with the Xida XL's on? I'll shoot you an email soon. And yeah, all my photos and videos of this car racing are on Xida XLs. |
Some extra spicy tires showed up. Depending on how long it takes for my Kraken kit to arrive I may not even be ready in time for winter events, but I couldn't pass up this deal. On clearance for only $45 per tire! Drove 2 hours to my buddy's house to use his stud gun. That might seem like a waste of time unless you know how much a good stud guns costs.
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Those look like ludicrously skinny tires, even for a Miata. In4whatever insanity you have planned :giggle:
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Originally Posted by EO2K
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Those look like ludicrously skinny tires, even for a Miata. In4whatever insanity you have planned :giggle:
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I love this thread so far. Keep the updates coming!
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Originally Posted by Scaxx
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I love this thread so far. Keep the updates coming!
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