A Very Fabulous Miata
01-14-2014, 01:09 PM
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Sam tuned it, it was on the dyno for 15 hours; mike was there the whole time. These guys are absolutely amazing, you can tell they've been doing this forever.
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02-26-2014, 02:13 PM
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Car's done, and it's super fun/dumb to drive on the streets. Painted it with my dad, we almost did group suicide like three times, but we got it done.
Home-made paint booth
Lotsa HOK Pearl
Home-made paint booth
Lotsa HOK Pearl
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06-05-2014, 03:03 PM
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BTW, here's a little write-up I did on my T2 Trans and Diff swap.
I had Pat's RX-7 TII trans to Miata motor adapter just laying around and decided to pull the trigger and drop the entire drive-line the day after **** started coming apart. The plan is to run the TII transmission and diff, with a Kaaz 1.5. This really isn't easy to do at all in the Miata, the only nice thing is that the wings for the rear diff bolt into a Miata sub-frame. On top of the adapter plate, rear knuckles were made to adapt the TII axles, the bell-housing needed to be cut to accommodate the starter and for exhaust clearance, and custom mounting pick-ups will need to be made for the rear mount on the trans and the front mount of the diff, due to deleting the PPF in the Miata. Also, I needed to snag an 06+ Miata clutch disc for the correct 23 splines on the TII, as opposed to the 22 spine Miata disc.
Slave cylinder just clears both the firewall and motor.
The hole made to clear the exhaust
Custom drive-shaft
Where the shift turret sits
And now...
Almost done, I'm literally just waiting on some custom rear spindles; hopefully they're here soon.
Everything's mounted up
Diff mounted up
If you can visualize this, front mount of the diff and onto the upper portion of the rear subframe with bracing.
Off of George and Pat's idea, return to center spring that isn't the shitty stock one for the Turbo 2 trans
Picked up some custom TII hubs from Bill at MiataRoadster, and it's ready to drive for this weekend!
I had Pat's RX-7 TII trans to Miata motor adapter just laying around and decided to pull the trigger and drop the entire drive-line the day after **** started coming apart. The plan is to run the TII transmission and diff, with a Kaaz 1.5. This really isn't easy to do at all in the Miata, the only nice thing is that the wings for the rear diff bolt into a Miata sub-frame. On top of the adapter plate, rear knuckles were made to adapt the TII axles, the bell-housing needed to be cut to accommodate the starter and for exhaust clearance, and custom mounting pick-ups will need to be made for the rear mount on the trans and the front mount of the diff, due to deleting the PPF in the Miata. Also, I needed to snag an 06+ Miata clutch disc for the correct 23 splines on the TII, as opposed to the 22 spine Miata disc.
Slave cylinder just clears both the firewall and motor.
The hole made to clear the exhaust
Custom drive-shaft
Where the shift turret sits
And now...
Almost done, I'm literally just waiting on some custom rear spindles; hopefully they're here soon.
Everything's mounted up
Diff mounted up
If you can visualize this, front mount of the diff and onto the upper portion of the rear subframe with bracing.
Off of George and Pat's idea, return to center spring that isn't the shitty stock one for the Turbo 2 trans
Picked up some custom TII hubs from Bill at MiataRoadster, and it's ready to drive for this weekend!
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06-05-2014, 03:12 PM
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Try reloading, they should work fine now, I caught the mistake.
No work needed to be done with the T2 axles at all, if anything, I'd want them extended by .5". They're a little stretched for my liking, but they don't pop out of the cups under heavy load, so I'm fine with that.
Also, the hubs from MiataRoadster are just re-worked and strengthened stock 1.8 NA hubs, so the spacing is stock.
No work needed to be done with the T2 axles at all, if anything, I'd want them extended by .5". They're a little stretched for my liking, but they don't pop out of the cups under heavy load, so I'm fine with that.
Also, the hubs from MiataRoadster are just re-worked and strengthened stock 1.8 NA hubs, so the spacing is stock.
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06-05-2014, 03:19 PM
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Not that I know of; people have used the 929 axles as replacement in the FC community, but the driver's side is too short, and the passenger side is too long for the Miata. Drive Shaft shop does make a single piece, but you have to call and order it specially, and it's not cheap. A few friends and myself are devising some spacers that will fit between the stubs and the halves that are about .5" to put the axles exactly where I want them.
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05-29-2015, 11:20 PM
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Currently it's the Fab 9 stage 2 setup, whereas previously it was the stage 1.
Also, some progress...
Rebuilt the motor with a Supertech top end and some other random jazz. The last dyno session put down 397whp/360wtq, I'm hoping for a little more...but I've found my happy spot.
Also, I'm running the MR-S power steering unit, haven't tried it yet, but hopefully it works good enough. I had to upgrade to a 130amp alternator and go a little bigger on the battery cable to 4awg. It can supposedly peak to 80amps, but most say it never gets close. I'll report back on this.
Also, some progress...
Rebuilt the motor with a Supertech top end and some other random jazz. The last dyno session put down 397whp/360wtq, I'm hoping for a little more...but I've found my happy spot.
Also, I'm running the MR-S power steering unit, haven't tried it yet, but hopefully it works good enough. I had to upgrade to a 130amp alternator and go a little bigger on the battery cable to 4awg. It can supposedly peak to 80amps, but most say it never gets close. I'll report back on this.
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11-30-2015, 04:05 PM
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Great build dude!
I am curious why did you switch from the track speed radiator to a mishimoto?
I currently have a mishimoto and have overheating issues and about to order the track speed radiator to help with my overheating while drifting issues.
I am curious why did you switch from the track speed radiator to a mishimoto?
I currently have a mishimoto and have overheating issues and about to order the track speed radiator to help with my overheating while drifting issues.
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12-02-2015, 01:15 AM
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Had some problems with it early on and had a spare Mishimoto sitting on a shelf. I'm using their triple pass crazy one or whatever the **** it is for the miata.
Have you done a coolant re-route?
Have you done a coolant re-route?
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