not sure if any was interested or not, but i just wanted to post some photos of some changes to my car in the last month or so.

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minor exhaust upgrade, A spec L spec 3" exhaust with 7" tip to clear bumper. Lower part of the bumper was trimmed with a jigsaw to accommodate the leftside exit. Also the driverside tow hook was torched off in the process. and a new hanger was put in its place.

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Exhaust guy welded directly to my turbo tony pipe right after the flex piece. 3" all the way back from there. turned out pretty clean, but im going to have to bootleg smog it now, or change my registration to somewhere other then clark (las vegas) and washoe (reno) county now.

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detail photo of the turbo tony dp and 3" piping.

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also redid my diff mounts while i was upgrading to a 96' torsen II.

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new mounts = )

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old mounts.

28x9x2.75" intercooler from cxracing.com

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funny enough his warehouse is located in south el monte, ca. while i was down in La visiting the parents i was able to go directly to his warehouse and pick out all the pieces i needed. two chinese guys run the business and are very cool. When i bought everything down there you basically knock off $5-10 from the online price at cxracing.com.



koyo 53mm + aluminum stock brackets for the intercooler.

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look ma, it fits ! i cut that hole on the top in preparation for an oil cooler.

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my ghetto reclock bracket for the turbo. it works though = )

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also decided to sack up and tap the damn oil pan. my cars an oily mess. i know.

and i think that about concludes my slideshow of updates. Im currently repainting the interior of my car white. ill post photos if anyone is interested.

 

I been meaning to ask on CR but could you take a photo of how to mounted the exhaust on the driver side... The muffler will do.

I plan to do a driver side exhaust also, but wondering about hangers and locations.

Thanks

 

looks good, very silimar to how i want my exhaust.


but you say it's 9" tall intercooler....look more like 14"

 

hmm, is it 14" ? i"ll have to check it, i didn't remember exactly how tall it was. here are some detailed photos of the exhaust.

piping
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hanger
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closeup torched tow hook
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what the passengerside hook looks like
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quick question, will a fm rear cannon brace fit with my exhaust like this ?
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God dam.
Everyone here knows how to weld but me
lol

 

thank you thank you thank you shinobix

that is going to help me a **** ton when my buddy and I weld my exhaust

 

cool stuff always good to see somebody cuttin' up their Miata

 

can brace does jack. dont even waste your money on it

 

looks good. i've seen your car a few times over at CR, where i spend most of my time.

 

oh no kidding eh ? hm.. thats kind of disappointing. with my bumper all cut up people driving behind me get a nice view of the diff, i though the rear brace looked pretty cool, but wasn't sure on its performance. i guess thats $100 spent somewhere else.

Thanks for the advice.

 

Fabricate your own rear diffuser. You have enough room now to do it.

 

so tempting lol. my friend recently picked up a fd rear diffuser hes gunna modify to fit. ill have to see ho his comes out and jack the design = )

 

that intercooler is huge! i love it.

 

Sweet, not sure if I would do it to mine but that looks pretty smokin'!

 

how did you cut the slot in your bumper? that's something that's growing on me.

 

i just figured out how thick and how long i wanted it, then i taped it off with masking tape. for the rounded corners i used the masking tape circular shape and traced it to my liking.

after everything was mocked up i drilled a hole big enough to fit the jigsaw blade and cut it. It still needs some shaping but looks alright for now i guess.

 

mind gettin a rear shot from a little ways back so I can see how it looks?

 

Is the hole in the front bumper allow for alot more air, or not significantly enough to actually cut it?

 

Jig Saw huh.

 

Nice!!! +1 on that bumpper and nice touch on the extra front lip.

White interior you say? Lets see!