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"Hey Jack, we were supposed to cut out the left kidney right? Or did you say right kidney? Well, here's the left one anyway!"
Hahah. Wouldn't that be nice... someday!
Honestly, given how exhausted I've been the last few days and what time I've been working on the car... I'm just glad that I didn't decide that the fuel line looked close enough to the vac line I was supposed to use!
I just need to get the idle tables right and figure out why the revs shoot up like a bat outta help any time I give the car any gas at all. Technically, I did drive the car today. I decide to put it into gear and let the clutch out slowly to get me back into the driveway. Does that count? It moved a foot of its own accord!
Hahah. Wouldn't that be nice... someday!
Honestly, given how exhausted I've been the last few days and what time I've been working on the car... I'm just glad that I didn't decide that the fuel line looked close enough to the vac line I was supposed to use!
I just need to get the idle tables right and figure out why the revs shoot up like a bat outta help any time I give the car any gas at all. Technically, I did drive the car today. I decide to put it into gear and let the clutch out slowly to get me back into the driveway. Does that count? It moved a foot of its own accord!
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I drove the car today. It felt totally bizarre being on the road in it instead of staring at it wistfully as a garage ornament.
Since the car has been on jack stands, I have installed: NB2 seats, front and rear sway bars, adjustable endlinks, and a roll bar. The steering feel is TOTALLY different. Feels like a completely different car.
Since the car has been on jack stands, I have installed: NB2 seats, front and rear sway bars, adjustable endlinks, and a roll bar. The steering feel is TOTALLY different. Feels like a completely different car.
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I drove the car today. It felt totally bizarre being on the road in it instead of staring at it wistfully as a garage ornament.
Since the car has been on jack stands, I have installed: NB2 seats, front and rear sway bars, adjustable endlinks, and a roll bar. The steering feel is TOTALLY different. Feels like a completely different car.
Since the car has been on jack stands, I have installed: NB2 seats, front and rear sway bars, adjustable endlinks, and a roll bar. The steering feel is TOTALLY different. Feels like a completely different car.
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Behold the wrath of naturally aspirated NB1 powahhhhhhhh!!!
On MS3X with a basemap tune that VEAL is sorting out, GM IAT, and a racing beat exhaust manifold. A friend has a DIY intake I might grab off him since he's starting to put together his turbo setup. Should be interesting to test it out.
I stopped when the dash indicated 7k. Guessing I may have hit 120 if I had gone to redline since I ate about 500 rpm. Should be fun to see what the 'cold air' intake is worth if anything.
On MS3X with a basemap tune that VEAL is sorting out, GM IAT, and a racing beat exhaust manifold. A friend has a DIY intake I might grab off him since he's starting to put together his turbo setup. Should be interesting to test it out.
I stopped when the dash indicated 7k. Guessing I may have hit 120 if I had gone to redline since I ate about 500 rpm. Should be fun to see what the 'cold air' intake is worth if anything.
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You're on MS3 right? Which one?
Here's my current tuning saga!
https://www.miataturbo.net/megasquir...dles-3k-92783/
Re: NA power. I want to do atleast one autocross before doing turbo ish! I think it'd be fun. Car handles so differently with the sway bars that I want to push it a bit. The local roads that were fun at the speed limit earlier just feel like straight lines now lol.
Here's my current tuning saga!
https://www.miataturbo.net/megasquir...dles-3k-92783/
Re: NA power. I want to do atleast one autocross before doing turbo ish! I think it'd be fun. Car handles so differently with the sway bars that I want to push it a bit. The local roads that were fun at the speed limit earlier just feel like straight lines now lol.
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I beat a 500HP supercharged Mustang last Saturday with my 105HP, by embarrassing him in the corners, for example.
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Absolutely. Driving fast is 80% skill, 15% grip, and 5% power. Ideally, your mods will follow that pattern. Start with the driver mod, and you will be able to do something with all that power, once you add it.
I beat a 500HP supercharged Mustang last Saturday with my 105HP, by embarrassing him in the corners, for example.
I beat a 500HP supercharged Mustang last Saturday with my 105HP, by embarrassing him in the corners, for example.
You have an NB2, shouldn't you be around the 110-115 mark?
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Do I honestly have to get under the car to adjust the alternator belt? Damn you miataaaaa!
Figured I'd try to tighten it to see if it eliminated the squealing at startup and the idle battery light turning on. Guessing it's slipping or getting otherwise annoyed at me like cars like to do.
Figured I'd try to tighten it to see if it eliminated the squealing at startup and the idle battery light turning on. Guessing it's slipping or getting otherwise annoyed at me like cars like to do.
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Do I honestly have to get under the car to adjust the alternator belt? Damn you miataaaaa!
Figured I'd try to tighten it to see if it eliminated the squealing at startup and the idle battery light turning on. Guessing it's slipping or getting otherwise annoyed at me like cars like to do.
Figured I'd try to tighten it to see if it eliminated the squealing at startup and the idle battery light turning on. Guessing it's slipping or getting otherwise annoyed at me like cars like to do.