great job on completing the turbo project! hope you have tons of fun with it once its all buttoned up. Have any updated pictures?

 

Oil filter was on. I did remove the intake manifold support bracket last time I changed the oil so there was a little extra room.

 

na3turbo - ill be taking pictures in the middle of next week
ill post in a new thread so people dont have to scroll through the whole thing to see them

Bryceness - you can run your car with out that bracket???

 

Yeah. I'd call the bracket a bit of over-engineering on Mazda's part. Tons of people on here removed theirs or never even had one to begin with.

 

Mine did too. I put a Turbo Tony down pipe on and it helped SO much. You really need to upgrade your DP, one of the best mods ever.

I can't wait to feel it with the timing put back to stock. Good luck on the rest of your build.

 

thanx alot, im loving this miata

 

Are you running the Bipes yet? If not, the retarded timing is why its a dog when not in boost.

 

very good point, thanx, im going to put it in as soon as its not stupid cold out

 

the bipes will def help alot.

 

Ok, i just took it for its first royal beating,
and dam,, i was loving it
my gf was following me in her civic

we would be side by side in 2nd
she would get on it,
I'd wait a second or 2,
then I would get on it,
shift early, maybe at 5 -5.5k
then



total rape....

 

What PSI are you running?

 

He's most likely at the stock 5-6psi.

 

4-5 * LOL, havnt tightened my wastegate

but its ok, 4-5 feels great

 

Will it catch third or light the tires up in second? I need details......
I can't wait till I have mine going.

 

lights them up in second,
but i think thats due to the 195's
and the fact its stupid cold

 

and its exactly at 4lbs, i need to tighten the wastegate, but first, im going to check the gauge, make sure it reads correctly, dont want to add boost if gauge is faulty

 

when you say tighten the wastegate, what do you mean by that?

 

search is ur friend

but when u tighten the wastegate on the greddy kit
u can squeeze another pound or so from the base greddy kit
and it also stops small vibrations some members had

 

You tighten the wastegate rod until the flapper is snug and doesn't rattle. In new Greddy kits, it comes adjusted too loose and rattles. You should only tighten it more than that if you have upgraded your fueling system so you can supply enough fuel for the extra boost.

 

dude, wait untill your at 10 psi ish. Its godly.