Author Topic: CMyles Flared 1990 Miata - Commence New Turbo Setup (Read 37813 times)

seat safety switch · « **Reply #50 on:** August 26, 2016, 04:48:36 pm »

Quote from: canehdianJ on August 26, 2016, 02:20:12 pm

i suspect that if you make that car too stiff itll make it handle way worse especially for our itshay roads. i wanna say stock suspension (just newish or close to stock) with bigger sways? but not too big.

I have some gently ~~blown~~ worn NA8 stock suspension in my basement. Bring cash.

cmyles · « **Reply #51 on:** September 02, 2016, 11:22:51 am »

Okay so a few things to note

Received my exhaust yesterday, damn this thing is actually really nice quality. Pictures will come soon.
Received my GV replica lip from Bayson R, should look pretty decent.
Picking up a brand new set of KYB AGX Shocks with some Tein S-Tech springs tonight for a steal.. ill reveal when I pick everything up.

So heres where the plans have changed.
If all works out, I will be picking up a parts car tomorrow, so the car over winter will take a pretty massive turn..
Doing so will save me a really good chunk of $$$

I'm like a kid on Christmas, cant wait to get everything organized and put together, will update when I get everything sorted out.
Anybody want to help strip a car with me?

LilDrunkenSmurf · « **Reply #52 on:** September 02, 2016, 11:28:56 am »

And come spring the car will be done, and up for sale. RIP Miata.

I keed.

Perfect Dark · « **Reply #53 on:** September 02, 2016, 11:32:12 am »

Quote from: LilDrunkenSmurf on September 02, 2016, 11:28:56 am

And come spring the car will be done, and up for sale. RIP Miata.

I keed.

But you're not wrong.

cmyles · « **Reply #54 on:** September 02, 2016, 11:33:33 am »

Quote from: Perfect Dark on September 02, 2016, 11:32:12 am

But you're not wrong.

Nah at least mid summer.. maybe

Perfect Dark · « **Reply #55 on:** September 02, 2016, 11:37:26 am »

Quote from: cmyles on September 02, 2016, 11:33:33 am

Nah at least mid summer.. maybe

Getting slow in your old age!

Grats man, looking forward to seeing you work some magic on this thing.

cmyles · « **Reply #56 on:** September 02, 2016, 08:33:13 pm »

Ok so I ended up picking up a brand new in box set of

KYB AGX Adjustable Shocks
Front: 741015
Rear: 741016

Tein S.Tech Lowering Springs
Front: 235lb/in
Rear: 168lb/in

Then I managed to bolt up the exhaust in under 20 minutes..
First impressions..

I LOVE IT!
Super low tone, no rasp and it just sounds so right. Not overly loud, just a nice deep tone added behind you.. super happy.
Fitment was great, old exhaust was in awesome shape so it just came off without any hesitation.

cmyles · « **Reply #57 on:** September 06, 2016, 04:57:03 pm »

Well this long weekend was an extremely eventful one to say the least.

I ended up going to look at the parts car, done deal I want it.. now to drive it home.

"Drive it home" famous last words..

5 minutes into the drive, the diff seems to have exploded on me.
I talked to the seller and he cut me back some cash which was decent, and I got the car towed home. Oh well

Whats better than 1 miata, two miatas!

So the parts car has/had the following:

OEM Hardtop (Matte Black)
Megasquirt MS2
Unknown Larger Injectors
Rebuilt Motor (168,163,165,170 Compression Test)
KYB AGX Shocks with (cant remember) Lowering Springs (not coils

)
Turbo kit (FMIC, Turbo, BOV, EWG, Downpipe, Intake) I think ebay, but major components will assist my build
Solid Motor Mounts
AEM FPR
Glowshift Gauges (Fuel Pressure / Air Fuel / Boost w/ A-Piller Pod)
XXR 522 (16x8 +0) Wheels & Tires
Roll Bar
Carbon Miata Duck Bill Trunk

Overall the car is in decent shape, lots of useful parts for me.
I begin stripping some things off and making stuff work.

So I swapped the wheels over, rolled the fenders and installed my lip so far.
Also ended up swapping over the TPS from the parts car, trying to diagnose my hesitation/stumble issue
Seems to have helped quite a bit. Also did the spark plugs, old ones were ugly.

Also tried out sleepy eye.. not sure if I like it or not.

Day 1 to Today.

jellynuts · « **Reply #58 on:** September 06, 2016, 05:11:18 pm »

It's a pretty sick find, Chase!

RedBimmer93 · « **Reply #59 on:** September 06, 2016, 05:38:14 pm »

Lots of progress in just over 2 weeks

Ambystom01 · « **Reply #60 on:** September 06, 2016, 05:45:33 pm »

Jesus, you've made more progress than I have and I've had the damn car for 2-3 years.

seat safety switch · « **Reply #61 on:** September 06, 2016, 05:50:16 pm »

Quote from: Ambystom01 on September 06, 2016, 05:45:33 pm

Jesus, you've made more progress than I have and I've had the damn car for 2-3 years.

Even I've made more progress than you and I can't even remember how many cars I have.

Ambystom01 · « **Reply #62 on:** September 06, 2016, 05:58:42 pm »

I should just give one of you the car to mod.

Rathburn · « **Reply #63 on:** September 06, 2016, 06:04:06 pm »

Quote from: Ambystom01 on September 06, 2016, 05:58:42 pm

I should just give one of you the car to mod.

You mean strip for parts and flip to someone else?

Canuckrz · « **Reply #64 on:** September 06, 2016, 06:30:59 pm »

Quote from: cmyles on September 06, 2016, 04:57:03 pm

Also tried out sleepy eye.. not sure if I like it or not.

Personally if you're looking at modifying the headlights I would either to half height housings

Or flushmounts

I've never really been a fan of the whole "sleepy eye" look.

LilDrunkenSmurf · « **Reply #65 on:** September 06, 2016, 06:34:28 pm »

I really like the sleepy eyed look. The half height housings look pretty good.

Ambystom01 · « **Reply #66 on:** September 06, 2016, 06:37:09 pm »

I like LED headlights.

jellynuts · « **Reply #67 on:** September 06, 2016, 06:47:20 pm »

I like both the half height or sleepy eyes.

Quote from: Rathburn on September 06, 2016, 06:04:06 pm

You mean strip for parts and flip to someone else?

Keep it in the family.

seat safety switch · « **Reply #68 on:** September 06, 2016, 06:51:21 pm »

Quote from: Ambystom01 on September 06, 2016, 06:37:09 pm

I like LED headlights.

This is the correct answer. Even RockAuto sells some dope lifetime-warranty PAR56 LEDs.

Then you can go even more nuts with LEDs.

Canuckrz · « **Reply #69 on:** September 06, 2016, 07:01:47 pm »

After all the headaches I've had with my morimoto and diode dynamics LED's I don't think I can recommend aftermarket LED's anymore until the manufacturers get their itshay together. Something home made like in that video would be an exception.

Ambystom01 · « **Reply #70 on:** September 06, 2016, 07:09:31 pm »

I meant the aftermarket LED truck lamps, not the little LED bulbs you can buy.

Ambystom01 · « **Reply #71 on:** September 06, 2016, 07:10:24 pm »

Like this:

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=527546

seat safety switch · « **Reply #72 on:** September 06, 2016, 07:27:12 pm »

Quote from: Ambystom01 on September 06, 2016, 07:10:24 pm

Like this:

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=527546

Yeah, that's what I meant too. The Peterson 701C ($223.31 on RockAuto! prices coming down..) is the same thing.

kijho · « **Reply #73 on:** September 06, 2016, 10:22:42 pm »

IMG_4729a by Spencer, on Flickr

cmyles · « **Reply #74 on:** September 07, 2016, 12:22:12 pm »

Quote from: kijho on September 06, 2016, 10:22:42 pm

Thanks for the shot Spencer! Damn.. I didn't think it would look so good so quick.

Quote from: Canuckrz on September 06, 2016, 06:30:59 pm

Personally if you're looking at modifying the headlights I would either to half height housings

Or flushmounts

I've never really been a fan of the whole "sleepy eye" look.

I'm thinking of finding some headlights off an old truck or something and trying to modify something to fit.
We'll see how things go, I didn't like the look of the sleepy eye with improper headlights.