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Old 04-29-2009, 10:01 AM
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ive been mostly a lurker on here for a little while and ive actually made a couple post already but since i didnt have anything to show as to why im here i held off on the intro.. so here it is


people call me sethy and i drive a 91 miata. im from the seacoast NH, but i drive all over the country every now and then.

heres some pics of my car and what ive got going so far
last thursday
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yesterday
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my new walbro 255
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and just in this morning... 1.8 with gt3076
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next wednesday my FM swap kit, mount rubber, clutch, and injectors should be here. so all i can really do now is strip the car of some more weight, clean it up, try an get that new paint job i want, and thats about it lol
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Old 04-29-2009, 10:10 AM
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should have got the TORBOCHARGER instead.
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That thing will never spool.
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Originally Posted by Saml01
That thing will never spool.
ill try it out and if its too laggy then ill sell it and get a smaller turbo..
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Old 04-29-2009, 05:35 PM
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and shazam! its gone lol

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now i got to finish the last tid bit and send the block out to get bored out for my stroker kit.....ya thats right. stroker motor....i decided that it was a big enough PITA to take out i didnt want to have to do it again. so im gonna build the motor now that way i dont have to pull it again later..
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Old 05-21-2009, 06:03 PM
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sorry i never finished posting up the details on here but the block is striped down to nothing now and heres an update

well i got my email from ups saying everything will be here tomorrow. and since everyone loves pics ill post pics of what is coming

FULL gasket kit for rebuild
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RC 750 injectors
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FM fuel rail
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plug and play clips for the RC injectors
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ARP head studs
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aem wideband
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clutch and flywheel
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tomorrow im going to bring my block to get bored out .060" over

then i have some stuff thats not over nighted but on their way

FM stroker kit....w/o the crank :(
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just need an exhaust and intercooler..

oh and im going to see ballistic motorsports for some ACL race bearings
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Old 05-22-2009, 10:29 AM
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the parts are here!!!

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dont seem like much for $3k huh?

ps. if a mod wants to you can move this to a build thread...i guess thats where its headed anyway, thanks
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Sweet!!!!!!! And with it rebuilt. If it didn't SPOOL. That is a great excuse for NOS.


LOL.. Just kidding.

It will spool. And when it does... What HP are you wanting??? 400hp??
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Sweet!!!!!!! And with it rebuilt. If it didn't SPOOL. That is a great excuse for NOS.


LOL.. Just kidding.

It will spool. And when it does... What HP are you wanting??? 400hp??

my original goal was just 300whp but im thinking i might go ahead and get a couple more things and try for 400.


i should have the first dyno runs within the next couple weeks so we will go from there

i also changed from the MS to the AEM
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Originally Posted by bayside blue
my original goal was just 300whp but im thinking i might go ahead and get a couple more things and try for 400.


i should have the first dyno runs within the next couple weeks so we will go from there

i also changed from the MS to the AEM
Cool...I'm tuned in!
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ordered a FMIC and EMS, new radiator, and looking at oil coolers now.
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got my aem ems in today, and my FM down pipe upper section
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and heres some of the block cleaned up with the arp head studs in
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