Max rpm on my build? yes it's already built
#41
The judgement is free, on the house.
So moving on, what about that second part? No cams = no moar topend, no pump = russian roulette with the stock opg.
Only the porter/polisher can tell you how much the head will flow, cause the stock 1.6 head is a piece of trash. And then the stock IM will choke you. And then the 2.5 dp. adn the list goes on
So moving on, what about that second part? No cams = no moar topend, no pump = russian roulette with the stock opg.
Only the porter/polisher can tell you how much the head will flow, cause the stock 1.6 head is a piece of trash. And then the stock IM will choke you. And then the 2.5 dp. adn the list goes on
#43
The judgement is free, on the house.
So moving on, what about that second part? No cams = no moar topend, no pump = russian roulette with the stock opg.
Only the porter/polisher can tell you how much the head will flow, cause the stock 1.6 head is a piece of trash. And then the stock IM will choke you. And then the 2.5 dp. adn the list goes on
So moving on, what about that second part? No cams = no moar topend, no pump = russian roulette with the stock opg.
Only the porter/polisher can tell you how much the head will flow, cause the stock 1.6 head is a piece of trash. And then the stock IM will choke you. And then the 2.5 dp. adn the list goes on
the intake mani is very clean inside unlike most there was nothing to smooth out in it. A custom or begi intake manifold is on my list of to do's.
atleast i dont have a cheap suspension,,
i have ohlins dfv
fm sways and improved racing links
garagestar fender braces
fm butterfly
cannon rear
... i found a 1.6 head in the trash once,,,, jk jk
thanks it is original paint lucky me.
#45
For what it's worth.. My street engine is fully balanced, ETD rods and It occasionally sees 8k shifts, and has the cams/valvetrain to spin that high. No OP failures in 9 years and almost 30k miles
Occasionally means at least 3-4 times every time I drive it
Occasionally means at least 3-4 times every time I drive it
Last edited by Stealth97; 10-08-2015 at 08:06 PM.
#55
****... last time I went to a smog shop the guy stood there with the clip board... long pause. Make? mazda... another long pause... Model? miata?!?. He walks away and proceeds to come back with a timing light to check timing. smh
op rev to stock redline. enjoy the noise and be happy. a few hundred rpm more isn't going to net you much and will risk opg, won't make power because of cams and if tracking, will risk eating throttle body screws.
#56
7000 rpm. 6000 rpm with the turbo. I found out the hard way that high rpm and boost and stock oil pump don't mix. My setup was completely bulletproof for years and years at 18 psi shifting around 6000-6500 rpm. Fixed my high rpm boost control problems and started making power up to 7500 rpms and boom oil pump didn't last a year of street driving. Was awesome while it lasted though.
If you change the oil pump and harmonic balancer, that combo is probably good for 8000 rev limit, but pointless because stock cams will murder your power above 6000 rpm. Unlike the 1.8L engines, you can't swap in a 99 head and flat top to fix this.
If you change the oil pump and harmonic balancer, that combo is probably good for 8000 rev limit, but pointless because stock cams will murder your power above 6000 rpm. Unlike the 1.8L engines, you can't swap in a 99 head and flat top to fix this.
#58
I had a long talk with my engine builder. He Said " the only time I have seen an oil pump go out was when the driver flogged it before the engine and oil were up to temp." on a parade lap or other reasons.
he went on to say they have many spec miata engines , ep class cars and GT class engines that have stock oil pumps and no problems at very high rpms. . banging the rev limiter hard through turns
aside from that the early 1.6 was basicly a 323 turbo engine short nose crank like mine. with a different oil pump from my reasearch.
so yes you can break it .... i saw a 350z motor have a blown head gasket at 35k because the owner drove it hard on a cold motor...
i have a cold rev limiter at 4000 rpm so i can't push it till my temps are up.
he went on to say they have many spec miata engines , ep class cars and GT class engines that have stock oil pumps and no problems at very high rpms. . banging the rev limiter hard through turns
aside from that the early 1.6 was basicly a 323 turbo engine short nose crank like mine. with a different oil pump from my reasearch.
so yes you can break it .... i saw a 350z motor have a blown head gasket at 35k because the owner drove it hard on a cold motor...
i have a cold rev limiter at 4000 rpm so i can't push it till my temps are up.
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Yeah, saying we can do higher than stock redlines or that we can sustain stock redline for cumulatively long periods of time on stock gears because spec miata does it discounts the fact that spec miata runs very light weight oils for reduced drag and constantly rebuild their engines including replacing oil pumps.