Back again! Couldn't help myself
#1
Back again! Couldn't help myself
Hey guys,
I used to have an 03 NB miata, with not much done to it. I ended up selling it for a more comfortable car (my GF at the time was living an hour from me, and the commute there and back all the time was killing me).
I got married, and my wife lives here with me now. So my G35 got vandalized and they ended up payment me out about 7K, so I went out and bought what I wanted, and it was a MSM.
I was debating between this MSM (100K, all stock) versus a BEGI S1 powered 10AE. However the cost of the 10AE and the MSM was about 2500 (guy with the 10AE wanted more) but had no info on the car, sans the turbo kit (couldn't answer anything about engine management, or anything, just knew it was a BEGI S1), however the fellow the MSM knew virtually everything about the car, and he also did a lot of SCCA.
Anyway, so I am back, and I will be lurking some more. I know people say the stock turbo and engine management suck, but I'll probably be buying MS first before anything major (I plan to do intercooler, downpipe, and exhaust) there's a fellow that sells an intake that relocates the MAF as well too. Before I go MS. Fortunately enough, my car doesn't bog like most people say.
Either way, I'm happy to be back!
I used to have an 03 NB miata, with not much done to it. I ended up selling it for a more comfortable car (my GF at the time was living an hour from me, and the commute there and back all the time was killing me).
I got married, and my wife lives here with me now. So my G35 got vandalized and they ended up payment me out about 7K, so I went out and bought what I wanted, and it was a MSM.
I was debating between this MSM (100K, all stock) versus a BEGI S1 powered 10AE. However the cost of the 10AE and the MSM was about 2500 (guy with the 10AE wanted more) but had no info on the car, sans the turbo kit (couldn't answer anything about engine management, or anything, just knew it was a BEGI S1), however the fellow the MSM knew virtually everything about the car, and he also did a lot of SCCA.
Anyway, so I am back, and I will be lurking some more. I know people say the stock turbo and engine management suck, but I'll probably be buying MS first before anything major (I plan to do intercooler, downpipe, and exhaust) there's a fellow that sells an intake that relocates the MAF as well too. Before I go MS. Fortunately enough, my car doesn't bog like most people say.
Either way, I'm happy to be back!
#3
The only time it feels weird is if I'm sitting right at 0 on the boost gauge. When I'm doing high load but low cruise (like climbing a hill without going into boost).
#4
For a BOG test I would start a slow 40mph roll in 5th gear and do a WOT pull up to 5.5 or 6k rpm. Should be violent once in the upper range.
Boost gauge, check
Do you have a wideband in mind? Innovate? AEM?
I'd get the wideband o2 along with the megasquirt and familiarize yourself with air/fuel ratios etc.
Get the PnP megasquirt for the MSM, profit
Do you own a cat ?
Boost gauge, check
Do you have a wideband in mind? Innovate? AEM?
I'd get the wideband o2 along with the megasquirt and familiarize yourself with air/fuel ratios etc.
Get the PnP megasquirt for the MSM, profit
Do you own a cat ?
#6
the torque onset is mild before about 4500-5000, then it suddenly "opens up" and pulls hard.
I have yet to drive an MSM that doesn't have this on stock ecu, and that includes the ones running the FM signal modifier doodad.
the only "real" fix is a proper ECU to replace the stocker.
it always interests me when people say theirs doesn't do this, I always wonder if that's actually true or they just think the terrible stock mapping is OK
I have yet to drive an MSM that doesn't have this on stock ecu, and that includes the ones running the FM signal modifier doodad.
the only "real" fix is a proper ECU to replace the stocker.
it always interests me when people say theirs doesn't do this, I always wonder if that's actually true or they just think the terrible stock mapping is OK
#10
the torque onset is mild before about 4500-5000, then it suddenly "opens up" and pulls hard.
I have yet to drive an MSM that doesn't have this on stock ecu, and that includes the ones running the FM signal modifier doodad.
the only "real" fix is a proper ECU to replace the stocker.
it always interests me when people say theirs doesn't do this, I always wonder if that's actually true or they just think the terrible stock mapping is OK
I have yet to drive an MSM that doesn't have this on stock ecu, and that includes the ones running the FM signal modifier doodad.
the only "real" fix is a proper ECU to replace the stocker.
it always interests me when people say theirs doesn't do this, I always wonder if that's actually true or they just think the terrible stock mapping is OK
It doesn't matter really. I'm slowly saving up for MS anyway.
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