Wheels are '96 M Edition. Will snap/post more pics.

Wheel are actually the same color as the hood, as in the second shot. They are blown out in the direct sunlight in the first shot.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1371567500
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1371567500

Also, I'm working on a bikini top. Using the spare top I cut off my donor car last year to make a pattern, will sew up a final version once I'm happy with it.
Maybe in a blue/black tiger stripe ;)

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1371567500

I like the bikini top! That is especially tempting since I've ripped out my soft top. I had an idea to do basically the same thing with my old softtop.

New things.

More cooling. Dual core, all metal, aftermarket auto trans unit.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1390176559

Finally overran my injectors (550's). Picked up these 880's, and fpr/gauge for ultimately switching to E85. Gonna install them and retune on gas, then ethanol after I pick up a pump.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1390176559

Tires
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Wheels, Team Dynamics Pro 1.2's. May strip and powder another color, not sure at this point. Not terrible in black I guess.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1390176559

Another Miata, '92, A-pkg. Not sure what I'm going to do with it. I like the idea of a straight-6 swap, maybe even a carbed L24. Or strip it and track it n/a. Or trade it for a Jeep. Or whatever I think of next week. Paid so little for it it can sit in the driveway until I figure out what to do.
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880's installed today, retuning tonight on pumpgas. Picked up an RS to replace the leaky, squeaky 1g DSM valve I've been using. Also, moved my knock sensor up the "stock" location just under the head, between 2 and 3. Hopefully won't reveal that it's blindly been knocking it's ass off for the last 2 years.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1390700473

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1390700473

DUDE missed your updates! I actually just thought about you (i know, <3) and had to search for your thread to see if you were still going strong with the car. Glad to see it! How do you like the 595's ? I LOVE mine, but on cold roads they aren't so good. I guess I might need to wait until spring to hear what you really think about em.

Love the wheels too man, huge upgrade in aesthetics dept. Hows your little 1.6 doing with all that boost?

:makeout:

So far the motor has not popped and does not make any weird noises, but the trans sounds pissed off in odd numbered gears. If it grenades the 6 speed is in the garage so I'm not stressing. Tires are good, but it's still too cold to go up in the mountains and push them to see how they'll do.

As for the Greddy setup, I'm taxing that mofo. I've been playing with boost vs timing over the last couple of months so that I can find out where the edge of efficiency is. I've got the WG arm adjusted all the way down, and I shimmed it out another couple of millimeters (to about 1/4"), so now it's holding pressure pretty well. I've peaked at 19psi, tapering to 14 at redline, but I have to pull 4-5* of timing out from 4Krpm to redline (vs my 12psi map) to run it. At this point I've turned it back down to 15psi peak for only a minimal loss of airflow and maybe a little more life out of the poor bastard.

The graph below shows 12psi/high timing (green) vs 18psi/low timing (orange) pulls. Once I've got E85 in the tank I figure I'll be able to dial all the timing back into it and then some, so I ought to be able to get back that low end TQ that's missing from the high boost table, and keep adding to it up top. I just killed a tank of gas tonight logging more runs, so I may try dumping some corn in there tomorrow and see how it does.

It feels great either way, you know, for a shitty ole Greddy kit :giggle:

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1396751915

Dat cornhole. No time for tuning tonight, just switched it over and made sure it was driveable. Still on the stock pump so we'll see how much I can actually get out of it. I'd be happy with 13-14psi and a shitload of timing.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1397016940

Currently at 13-14psi and a lot more timing, like 8* more in some places. IDCs are around 85% so I'm going to leave the boost pressure where it is. I ordered a Deatschwerks DW200 kit and have an Aeromotive fpr in the garage, so I can run more fuel through it soon.

Also, Hella/Flosser. Big improvement for $95.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1397354549

Dat flexfuel tho

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MSM Bilsteins and NB tophats going in, Racelands going out.

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Edit: Well I finally got these Bilsteins mostly sorted. They were bottoming out pretty hard, and the back end was a touch stiff. I thought taller tophats were the answer, but after totally hijacking this thread for tophat info, I decided not to purchase extended hats. I picked up some taller, softer springs for the back (7"/250# Eibachs vs 6"/325# eBay specials), raised the car up about 3/4", and it feels pretty good at this point. I lost some turn-in "crispness" but will see if playing with tire pressure and/or sway bar adjustments helps that. The trade off for more control over med/large bumps mid-corner is worth it. I may end up with some ISCs but for now it's fine.

Flexfuel in full effect!
 

Just in case you are late to the thread, I'm running an ECU and engine harness out of a '92 Galant VR4 with tuning software called ECMLink. ECMLink offers full standalone operation of the timing and fuel, external device triggers, modular inputs for non-standard devices, etc, with a great datalogger built in. And now fully integrated GM flexfuel sensor support.

After being preoccupied with the coilover install and setup over the last couple of weekends, I finally took some time got my flexfuel sensor wired in and all the parameters set up (see two posts up for hardware install). It's pretty damn nice to not have to drag a laptop around with me on road trips anymore in case I can't find any e85 and have to switch maps. Most of the populated areas in CO have e85 readily available, but up in the mountains it's hit and miss.

The car has to be running speed density to make use of the flexfuel sensor, as the original ECU input for the MAF variable signal is used for the flexfuel input. Wiring it up was as easy as finding the unused MAF wire in the harness, and adding a +12V source and chassis ground for the sensor. The ECMLink software will automatically interpolate between two timing tables (min and max octane) as well as adjust the global injector scaling based on the ethanol content of the fuel. I have control over the low and high crossover points for the timing tables, as well as the compensation percentage between pumpgas and E100. There is no external boost control tied into the sensor readings, but that does not bother me as I'm running the same amount of pressure on pumpgas and ethanol. I can use a dual stage boost controller in the future if I need to.

Here are some screenshots showing the settings, timing tables, and a datalog. First one is the settings tab, where I can make the timing and fuel adjustments. The upper third of this tab contains all the fields for adjustment.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1401121634

This is a datalog showing the weight given the max octane map (100%), the raw signal from the sensor, the global compensation, and real-time analysis of the ethanol content. We are currently on the E70 winter blend in CO, and apparently it's not even that good, as shown in the log (FlexEthMix). Since I did all my ethanol tuning on this blend, I've got my crossover point for the max octane timing map set to 65% (in the pic above).

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1401121634

Here are the min (pump91) and max (e65+) octane maps I'm currently using. I've capped the total timing at the same place for both maps because VirtualDyno says I'm right around 250hp/tq (regardless of fuel). Once I get on the local DynoDynamics and get some numbers I may feel like I can add some timing to the maxoct map.

Min octane
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Max octane
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Anywhoo, I know MS can handle this as well but I don't think many of you guys have taken advantage of it. It's totally worth the effort if you have ethanol availability.

Wow man, speechless about your recent upgrades. Glad to see you hopped on the NB billie bandwagon, i'd like to know how they work out for you in the end. I feel like the "crispness" you lost is just a side effect of ride height, as I had the same situation when I raised my car over an inch.

The flex sensor setup is just awesome, and makes me want to look into that myself. Where did you pickup the flexfuel sensor? A quick google search shows they are expensive new, but probably could find a junkyard sensor for much cheaper, or ebay used.

Thanks man, feels good to make some solid progress with the car. I'm really liking where it is.

I grabbed the sensor and harness off an eBay vendor, brand new, for $80 shipped. The sensors can be found for as little as about $65+shipping elsewhere, but you'll have to wire directly to it or find a harness separately or at a junkyard.

The new shocks are great so far. The ride is still pretty firm, but the small bumps and irregularities in the roads here are not a sharp feeling, and the way the car feels more "together" across extended rough areas is greatly improved. Definitely worth the work to get them even dialed in to where they are now.

Now I need to do some maintenance (timing belt) and get that trans swapped in before I get stranded somewhere lol.

Went to the last Friday night drags for the season to give the Greddy kit one more hurrah before I swap it out. Better ET and trap than I was expecting, I was thinking high 13's at 102ish. Still can't 60 the thing for shit. E85, 16psi tapering to 13, conservative timing because stock bottom end.

I'm on the left, car on the right was a ~425whp BRZ. Elevation at the track is 4800', DA was around 5500'. Backed up the trap with another 110mph pass (13.8 ET on that one).

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1410103558

Dude, that's super impressive for a 1.6 greddy at high altitude. Probably close to a 12 at sea level..

Also.. you mentioned "before I swap out the kit". WHAT are you doing? 1.8 time?

It really is. Good job

Thanks guys. I frankly didn't think it was going to go better than low 14s and 100ish. Backed up the trap with another 110 pass (at 13.8). New bits going in are a GT2560R and FM mani/dp. Hoping to make the same power 1Krpm earlier. This was also with my timing flat at 15* after peak boost so I don't bend shit on the bottom end.

I did also start buying parts to do a 1.8 swap, including an FM 1.8 manifold and FM 1.8 swap kit. I have another Miata to flip (broken short nose) so I figure I'll kill two birds and just pick up a 1.8 for mine and dump my 1.6 into that car. But I got impatient and grabbed the 1.6 mani for the meantime lol.

Nice man, I'm sure you will make more bottom and topend power with the 2560. Should be pretty awesome for your 1.6 :)

Glad that my old setup treated you well during the time you had it. Now pop that bad boy up for sale and get your $$ back out of it :)

Out with the GReddy, in with the Garrett. FM manifold/turbo outlet/downpipe and GT2560R. Worked on the tune and it's not 100% yet, but it's as much fun at 12psi as the GReddy was at 16psi.

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2560! damn man, that's sick!

Get us some videos, virtual dynos, and moar pics asap!

Edit: also, what downpipe/exhaust are you currently running?

Thanks Nate! Will post more stuff once it is fully retuned and good to go. So far with only a few touchups to the fuel map VD says I'm up about 40hp and 40tq at the same pressure I had the GReddy running (17psi peak tapering to 14). However, peak boost is happening at the same RPM as the GReddy, so I think I need a bigger exhaust now lol. I'm still making more power earlier, but I feel like this setup ought to be spooling quicker, maybe it will once I dick around with timing on the low end.

Downpipe is the FM two piece, but only the upper half. The lower half was angled all weird to meet my existing exhaust so I welded up a short section to work with it. I got a decent price on all this stuff and it's known good, so I went for it. Would have loved to pick up the ARTech mani/separated dp the turbo seller had but it was too much coin.

Nice! I can't wait to see this in action! Have you run it at the track (not 1/4mile) with the Greddy setup?

Nope, last time I was there on the road course was with my first setup (16g). I'm excited to get back out there!

Good meeting up, hope you had a blast like I did at the roadcourse. How'd you do at afterwards at the drags?

I really need to rethink my car. I drove a bunch, and I like Andrew's FM miata as well as the S2K.

I am basically limiting myself because I like to autox in STR also. I also have this goal to keep up w/SpecMiata drivers (not beat them) in STR trim. They run PMP between 1:47- 1:52.

I dunno though, i'll continue to have fun until I figure it out. lol. See you out there again.

Good to meet you guys, too. Drags were a bust, too cold and no track prep...I spun all the way down the track. The only person who I knew that hooked at all was driving an AWD Talon on slicks, everyone else was skating around like me haha.

Lapping was a blast though! I got a new personal best on the road course at 1:51.75 with a bunch of 1:52-54 laps mixed in. And the new turbo setup ran flawlessly, really happy with how well it is working.

Trans finally started munching itself today. Something on the countershaft has been whining loudly for months, and during some highway tuning today 3rd finally got too pissed off for life and is done. Will post pics once it's apart (not for a rebuild but for giggles). I have a 5spd that is getting some mods, and a 6spd that is stock, so one of those will go in. Looks like the perfect time to get my 1.8 swap underway, might as well go balls deep if I'm fooling around in there.

Here's a sound clip I made after I got back to my neighborhood shifting through 1st and 2nd, then comes 3rd lol. I shift up past it into 4th then back down. Due to the tapping sound I thought it was the bottom end of the motor at first, thankfully it is not because this motor is going in another car after it comes out.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...oice%20003.m4a

Here's a VD graph of the pull that killed it. I was dialing in more timing haha.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1422318885

Data points for posterity: 15K+ miles at about 240WTQ (until the last month or two), abused regularly in the mountains, a couple times on track (2 full days); Mitsu Diaqueen EVO MR fluid; after my last track day 3rd was harder to engage and now it's the dead gear.

Picked up a 97K mile BP out of a '96M.

Two weeks ago

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1423974205

Today

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1423974455

Walls all look like this, pretty good I think, but I'm installing rods so I may hone it anyway.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1423974205

Finally warmed up enough to spend some time in the garage today, got the last few things off the block so I can take it to work and pull the guts out to clean up.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1425861294

Also been collecting some new parts for it. Not gonna do anything crazy with the build, just rods/bearings, headstuds, Cometic MLS gasket, timing/wp/seals, and a head refresh. Debating having the rotating assembly balanced, but the motor is not going to live at high RPMs so that my not matter as much; at the very least I'm going to weight match the piston/pin/rod combos. Also going to check/resize the big ends if necessary, because Chinarod.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1425861294

inb4 you build your 1.8 before me.

These updates are super awesome, glad to see you are still doin work! I'm pretty surprised your 1.6 is still kicking, to be honest. stout little motor.

Thanks man.

I credit the motor life to decent tuning and a forgiving fuel :) The 1.6 is getting a headgasket and going in a '90 that I bought to flip, so we'll see how good and forgiving it actually was when the head comes off.

Nice, make sure to post up pics here! Curious to see how she looks.

Eleven months later...

I'm finally back on the road with a 1.8 and 6spd swap. Last January I broke a tooth off of 3rd in my 5spd, and decided to build a 1.8 and install my 6spd when the engine was done. Well, I didn't think it would take this long, but I did resurrect a '90 with a broken crank in the meantime by swapping in the de-boosted 1.6 from this car so I got my Miata fix that way.

Anywhoo, here are some pics and all that went into it. I did everything except the balance job, sent that off to the machine shop we use at work. Worked in a reroute with a Skou spacer as well, but changed it up a little by using an inline t-stat housing under the TB, under which I gained space via an FIAV delete. Adapted my DSM TPS to the 1.8 TB by cutting new keyways in the shaft and trigger plate (was 90* out otherwise). Gasket matched the head on both sides, and the IM. Lapped the valves. Picked up some 15x8 Kosei K4R wheels and in the downtime I borrowed a roller and flattened the inner fender lips, and installed a Wilwood prop valve while the bay was empty. Also put some heat shielding in the trans tunnel.

'96 1.8 donor, 97K miles in good condition
Eagle rods with ARP 2000 hardware
ACL Race rod and main bearings
ACL thrust bearings
Rotating assembly balanced; crank polished
Head ports gasket matched, mild port in runners
Valves lapped
Head and block decked
Cometic MLS head gasket
ARP head studs
New rings
Intake manifold gasket matched
Coolant reroute with Skou billet spacer, Kia waterneck, and inline t-stat housing; long section of typical GM reroute hose runs up to the TB area, then the inline housing sits under the TB, finished off with a Dayco 71950 from the housing to radiator inlet (goes around the driver side of the TB inlet)
Front water neck deleted; freeze plug and blockoff plate fabbed/installed
Fan control moved to FPS output at ECU
EGR delete; blockoff plates fabbed/installed
TPS from 1g DSM adapted to the BP throttle body
FIAV deleted
Turbo oil feed from sandwich plate, OEM oil cooler retained; coolant outlet on oil cooler feeds turbo
New crank seals front and rear
New water pump/timing belt/pulleys
New valve stem seals
New cam seals
New intake and exhaust manifold gaskets
New valve cover gasket
New knock sensor
New O2 sensor
-10 AN bung welded to pan; 5/8” drain from turbo
Comp ceramic 6-puck sprung clutch disc (“Stage 4”) with FM Level 1 pressure plate
New pilot bearing
6spd from '01 Miata, new output seal installed
Motorcraft synthetic fluid
Braided long line to replace the rubber and curly clutch lines
FM throttle cable and coilpack relocation parts
Cleaned up/repaired a lot of brittle wiring
Heat shielding added to trans tunnel
Wilwood prop valve just for kicks

Retained from previous build: 1.6 CAS; 1g DSM coils, TPS, engine harness, ECU; all fuel related items; FM Level 1 pressure plate, lightened stock flywheel, 2.5” exhaust

Still needs a touch-up on the clutch adjustment and break-in miles on the disc itself before I bump the boost up. Shooting for 300wtq/350whp. Rough tune at 12psi is netting about 210wtq/230whp per VD, so I'm thinking 22-24psi ought to do it.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1455503965


'96M 1.8 donor


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Block looked good, crosshatch still visible.


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Nothing burned up here.


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Nice and clean for all the mileage.


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Nervous about mixing caps up so I got a little an4l with the head disassembly.


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Lapping the valves. Our head guy at work always makes a nice, wide edge in turbo applications, so that's the way I went with it.


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Gasket matching.


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Ground out, and then finished with scotchbrite wheels.


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Granite sanding block to flatten the head. Was only out a couple of thousands so nothing major needed to happen.


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Waterneck blockoff with a freeze plug, then knocked out a plate to cover it.


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Block all smoothed out on the granite, too.


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Polished and balanced.


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Adapting a 1g DSM TPS to a Miata 1.8 TB. Trigger plate is 90* out, so the shaft and plate are modified to work together.


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Adapting a 1g DSM TPS to a Miata 1.8 TB. Vees cut into the plate and shaft so it will be held in place.


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Adapting a 1g DSM TPS to a Miata 1.8 TB. All wrapped up with locktite.


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Ultrasonically cleaned TB.


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FIAV blockoff plate.


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A fucking mess under the intake manifold. Knock sensor hidden up top, OEM oil pressure sender on a 20mm steel extension (to clear the knock sensor), aux oil pressure sender (since eliminated), oil temp sender, OEM oil cooler, sandwich plate, turbo oil and water feeds. My biggest fear is that there would be leaks under here. There were two!


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Competition Clutch ceramic 6 puck. Sticking with the lightened OEM flywheel and the FM Level 1 pressure plate.


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Balanced bottom end, with assembly marks on the clutch.


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Six speed going in as well.


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A little clean up before the stabbing.


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Hopefully my feet wont melt any more.


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Supervision kitty approves.


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Coolant reroute using Skou spacer/Kia neck, typical GM long hose, but with an inline t-stat housing and a short S-shaped hose from a GM V6. Dayco 71950 is the part number.


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FIAV delete makes room for the inline housing.


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Another view of the GM V6 hose.


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All wrapped up.


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Fender rolling while the weather cooperated.

Looks good, but why no epoxy on the throttle body shaft?
I would cry if my built engine got wrecked from an ingested TB screw.

I have not read about screws backing out of OEM throttle body shafts, is this something I don't know about? I know Skunk2 TBs have a nasty habit of shedding them.

http://www.codrus.com/miata/teardown/teardown1.jpg?

Ian's 99 post-TB screw re-rebuild.

Epoxy is good, I've also seen somewhere where they tac welded the screws.

They back out from the vibrations of the motor & high rpm.

Ouch. Epoxy it is!

waitwut?
isn't that the whole reason everyone here switches to junk2?
supposedly junk2 never loses screws so many here upgrade to them vs stock

The throttle body shaft breaks too. Which is why epoxy isn't a full solution.

You are talking about the stock throttle body correct?
I'm with Vlad in thinking that the Skunk2 was the appropriate fix.

Yes

May I ask why you went with the inline thermostat if you are using the Skou spacer and Kia neck? Maybe I've missed something but I thought it was a good thing to run the thermostat on the back of the block. Will have to read some more.....

Having the thermostat on the back of the block is the best for response. Using an in-line thermostat makes it more accessible and convenient. If you're okay with a harder to reach thermostat housing, back of the head is ideal.

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/11-03-2014/MW73rc.gif? :likecat:

What acedeuce802 said...convenience. No freaking way I want to get back behind the head to do anything with the t-stat if required.

My only direct experience is with 4g63 engines and Skunk2 throttle bodies, and we stopped installing them for customers years ago (when we primarily worked on 4g's) due to screws coming out. We've avoided anything made by them since.

...duplicate post

A short update after running the car all year on the new setup. Winter maintenance to include a trans rebuild (6spd), new turbo-downpipe hardware, and cam seals. Some mild aero stuff, too, so I can work the competition a little better in my regional time attack/fast autox series. Placed 3rd in class this year behind an NC and a Z06; here's a video from one event this past season. Run on a defunct NASCAR oval + infield road course. Different course each time, sometimes infield, sometimes oval, once in a while both. Pretty fun, huge turnout most events (150+ drivers), and most importantly, cheap fun.

I can't remember how to embed the youtube player...


We bought a dyno for the shop, had an employee dyno day last Friday. I put down 303whp/292wtq SAE corrected on the Dynojet. 6000' elevation, 1.8L, GT2560R, e85.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...d96893f600.jpg

Nice, you got that thing at full tilt. Why so rich afr tho?

I think the wideband sensor is no good on the dyno. Everyone else had super rich readings, too. My log shows mid 11s. Which is still pretty fat for ethanol, but for some reason my car does not like to get into the 12:1 range.

And yeah to full tilt. Anything more and it starts to sound like it is coming apart.

Hey Matthew, long time no talk. You still have this car?

Yeah boi
But I'm never here as you can plainly see. Light maintenance stuff today and a quick run up the parkway for kicks. Thought I'd dip in to see who's still breathing.

Glad you are still kickin'! You still in NC? Ever go to MATG?

Yes and yes 😁
Approaching five years here with the intention of only staying one. You need to roll out here for that event, or just any time, and run all these roads. So much goodness in a 100mi radius it's hard to choose sometimes.

Man, has it been 5 years already? Damn.

It's in the plans to make the trip to MATG, I'll definitely be in touch. DM sent!