'90 Turbo MX-5 from Australia
 

G'day all, I've been looking around this forum for quite some time so I thought I may as well join it.

I own a road registered track car project '90 MX-5 in Classic Red.
The goal of this car is to make 230RWHP and have it be reliable on the track. It won't see much time on the road as I've got my Evolution X to get me around so it is pretty much a dedicated track car.

The list so far is:

• Garrett GT2554R
• GREDDY manifold
• 1.8L LSD diff TORSEN 4:11
• 1.8L NOS axles and seals
• 1.8L tail shaft
• Exedy Heavy Duty clutch
• Machined flywheel
• 550cc top feed injectors
• Wolf 3D ECU
• Radiator with twin thermo fans
• Front mount intercooler
• BOV
• Turbosmart manual boost controller
• Hydraulic braided hose & clutch master cylinder
• APEXi air filter
• MCA Race Prime Orange Series Coilovers
• Brown Davis Roll Bar
• Varrstoen ES2 & Hankook RS4's- 15x9

The turbo back exhaust and Sparco Sprint seat are going in within the next fortnight with much more to come.
Still have to do my over fenders which are coming as well as looking at brakes, hard top and aero. Should be a fun ride ahead!

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I have to clean out the engine bay properly and get rid of that sticker bombing on some used parts

Gauge on radiator cap is cool (completely unnecessary but I like it).

Replace those long catch-can stainless steel hoses with rubber ones, they'll vibrate and saw through everything they contact.
You should also use hose-holder clips on the hoses to ensure they don't flop around and touch anything.

Stainless steel hoses should only ever be used where they have no chance of contacting anything while the engine is running.

Consider using a SpeedFlow heat-sheathing on the turbo's oil line and, once again, secure it so that it will NOT touch anything.

What's the little blue cylinder connected at the firewall, an additional oil filter or temperature/pressure sensor?
Haven't seen anyone else do that and it just makes your oil line routing more complicated.
If it's a one-way check valve, prepare yourself for some abuse.