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Greetings from the Pacific Northwest! Just picked up a new-to-me 2000 LS NB1 with 106k miles on the clock and a Flyin Miata Stage 1 Turbo Kit (VooDoo) with 3" Exhaust. I used to daily drive a '99 about 10 years ago and I am VERY happy to be back in an NB.
About me...
Husband and father to three teenage boys who I'm hoping will catch the automotive bug with this car. I've been an automotive engineer for almost 20 years working for OEMs and contract R&D. I spent about 4 years doing gasoline engine R&D, so going standalone and tuning this car is something that I'm really looking forward to. It will definitely be a change to tune without in-cylinder pressure transducers.
Goals for the car...
My goals for the car are to set it up as a fun semi-daily driver that is more or less reliable, fun to drive, and has some character to it. Still working out my vision for this car, but powertrain wise I'm looking to only go as far as the stock bottom end, transmission and diff will reliably handle.
Stay tuned for the build thread!
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Welcome to the forum! Looks like a good starting point for the build. I’m interested to see what ECU you end up with and the progress on the car.
Thanks!
I have an old MS2 box with the MS3 card in it just collecting dust, but I was thinking I might go with an MS3ProPnP for the improved circuitry. I’m open to suggestions.
My suggestion is a Link G4X or Haltech. I prefer the Link for the extra flexibility and documentation, but Haltech has a few more OEM-like capabilities (like P codes in the OBD2 protocol). There are many reasons why I prefer Link over MS, but the short-list for me is closed-loop fuel control all the time, including warmup, with AFR adjustment for coolant temp, faster PID algorithms (and processor), nearly perfect closed-loop boost control for various conditions, and the ability to make and customize any tables I can dream of. The software has a learning curve, but I like it. You can download PCLink, NSP and TunerStudio and compare them to each other. Many of us would be happy to answer any questions you may have, and there is a good bit of info in this forum as well!
New NB1 Turbo Owner in PNW
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