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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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Ok so my car has been down for a like two months or so due to it blowing up...
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This is were it started
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how the car is looking so far...
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took the tranny out..
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clean tranny
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after saving some money..i started to order everything i need..so here it goes..
Belfab Racing High Performance Engine Kit
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Eagle Rods
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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that's what i ordered for now...i then decided to take the rest of the engine out of the car and apart...
the blown bottom end..
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after that was done..this is whats left..
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I started to order more stuff...started to mazdaspeed competition mounts...
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things i have piled up..
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now taking the head,block and crankshaft to get some machining..
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heads back from the shop nice and clean..
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bottom end is done with the rods and pistons
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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new forged oil pump with billet steel oil gears
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no need for engine stand haha..
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cleaning out the oil pan and doing the tap..
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water pump is coming in
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and this beautiful damper im in love with...
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head studs are in..
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retards sent me the wrong size gasket set so had to get a new one...and my money back ..
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one more thing in the mail..
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the next day i came back to the shop and i found this.
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the engine is set and ready to go, timing has been done to raise the torque as well as horse power.. more pics will come up when i dropping it in tuesday if you guys wanna help i would gladly appreciate it..let me know i need a lift too.
Old Aug 7, 2008 | 11:56 AM
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Damn, looks like your block got hungry. lol We're pretty much in the same boat. Good luck with your rebuild!
Old Aug 7, 2008 | 11:58 AM
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How my day started..
Picked up the engine to drop it off at my house and wait for the friends with the lift...
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we carried the engine out of the van and onto a skateboard..mann that shyte is heavy..
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starting to make sure everything is correct..
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motor sex!!hahaha
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Afoul Tower!!!!
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the lift is here now time to drop..
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Finally after dealing with the damn engine mounts and about an hour the engine is in place more pics soon..
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Nice work. Looks like it will be fun. What kind of cam gear is that on the intake side?
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what you think flyin miata...duh. hehe
the other one is the vvt
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ok the car is finished and running..just needs that tune..here more pics yeah!!!!
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thanks for watching..
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Originally Posted by levnubhin
Nice work. Looks like it will be fun. What kind of cam gear is that on the INTAKE side?
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what you think flyin miata...duh. hehe
the other one is the vvt


I knew what the EXHAUST side was
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sorry got confused
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Wow man, that's sick, nice build. Can't wait to see some numbers.
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Can I haz your wallet?
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Love the car... props for a thread that lets me start and finish reading in the same day! One criticism.. I seriously dislike the hood spacers :(
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Eagle rods? When did they start making those?
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beautiful build.

i'm with you brain........either he's performing armed robbery or selling his man love. either way, it's illegal.
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Originally Posted by ray_sir_6
Eagle rods? When did they start making those?

Eagle | Belfab | 949 | ETD ... all the same.
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hahaha you guys are funny no i'm a massage therapist and also i deliver the news paper it brings in really good money...yeah the rods are made by eagle but sold through a different company..and the spacers are from miataroadster you can blame them...i'm breaking in the engine now hopefully i should be tuning it in like two weeks or so doing one run on race gas probably with a 60-1 i wanna see 500hp..hehe..and doing a street tune for like 350 or so..it's going to be fun
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Originally Posted by Braineack
Eagle | Belfab | 949 | ETD ... all the same.
In that they all come from China? Yes. But not from the same factory or with the same details.

Eagle will be shipping their first Miata rods this week to distributors.
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Originally Posted by mx03tb
hahaha you guys are funny no i'm a massage therapist and also i deliver the news paper it brings in really good money...yeah the rods are made by eagle but sold through a different company..and the spacers are from miataroadster you can blame them...i'm breaking in the engine now hopefully i should be tuning it in like two weeks or so doing one run on race gas probably with a 60-1 i wanna see 500hp..hehe..and doing a street tune for like 350 or so..it's going to be fun
They are "eagle-style" rods, but definitely not Eagle rods. Sorry.



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