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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 12:02 AM
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finished transmission, installed block-off plates, fuel rails, and alternator. The Alternator is from my 97 1.8L, it fits right on with the miata tensioner hardware. I can't switch the alternator's belt pulley until I can get an impact gun on it.
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Everything fits, I'm just waiting on a pressure plate to show up in the mail, then it's go-time.
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99 miata tailshaft, 99 miata gearbox, 91 rx7 bellhousing.

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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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Very nice place to put an engine! Ahahah, Subscribed for end result!
Old Jun 14, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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No bac or omp? I guess you aren't daily driving it lol
Old Jun 15, 2010 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Rotaryman
No bac or omp? I guess you aren't daily driving it lol
Why not? I daily drove mine just fine with BAC blocked off and a non functioning OMP. Just have to run some premix gas. I actually preferred my engine stripped with almost everything non essential blocked off. Stock there is just WAY too much **** to clutter the bay, and to go bad/break.
Old Jun 15, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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My S5 rx7 would always randomly quit when i didn't have my bac And was a pain to start and keep running when it was cold, Premix thats some stinky stuff lol hopefully you dont have emissions testing down there its an instant sign for a cop to pull ya over
Old Jun 15, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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lol, I didn't even know what BAC was I had to google it just now. I just knew that whatever was supposed to be on that big hole was surely some stock antiquity and would be disregarded by my megasquirt anyway. I also removed and blocked off the secondary port sleeves and just jb-welded the pineapple racing radiused port inserts into the ports.
Old Jun 16, 2010 | 12:50 AM
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the megasquirt can control a bac valve im just building a MS2 right now for my rx7 in all honesty its a nice thing to have on a cold start and for cranking
Old Jun 18, 2010 | 02:55 AM
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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can't wait to see that in the miata
Old Jun 19, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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In for updates on how you mount it.

+1 on the BAC, it's nice during cold weather.

Also, good job on the FD alt, that was the best upgrade I think I ever did on my FC in terms of reliability.
Old Jun 19, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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I had no idle control on my 1.8 either. I'll just rig the idle to be sorta high all the time like I did on the miata. cold it would purr like a kitten at 6-800, hot it would work it's way up to 1400 or so. hopefully it's that easy on the 1.3

edit: oh and yeah i'm dailying this thing. premixing isn't too bad. i'll just keep some two stroke oil in my trunk

Edit2: that's not an FD alternator; it's a miata alternator. it fits up just fine with the miata long bolt that goes all the way through the alt.

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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 11:52 PM
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Build looks good thus far...looking forward to seeing it getting installed.
Old Jun 20, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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day one's progress:
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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nice

that is one tiny *** engine. with it that far back you have like 2 feet of empty space in the front lulz
Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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Will there be a turbo strapped on this?

Either way, awesome!
Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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seeing that the title says non turbo I'm going to guess no.
Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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no turbos at least right now. believe me I want to, but it would be more cost and more things blowing up.

The car's layout will definitely end up being pretty much FMR. only the front cover and pullies go over the steering rack.
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 12:07 AM
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Definitely going to need to corner weight that bitch when your done. It looks co cute in there. More pics please!
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 12:16 AM
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boi i tell u wha, tha thing guna be like brap brap brap poof VVVRRROOOOMMM VRROOOOOMMM ka-pow VROOOOOM



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