MX-5 Project log thread

Dup · 3 Dec 2009 at 09:22

Yeah, bring on pay day! Got lots planned for mine too.

New mohair hood with glass window (I put my finger through the PVC window already :'( Roof is original and 15 years old, so past its best). New shift boots and turret oil, might throw in a short shift kit if there is one. Already got the stubby ariel on that you have. Then I want all the clutch and brake fluid doing with the lines replaced with HEL braided ones and my tamed mechanic is going to do the belts in cam belt. I'm gonna do the oils myself as it's pretty simple.

Then I need alignment. Full lock to the right makes awful noises and makes the front wheels drag about which is way wrong. I fear I might need to do the bushes too, but £800 is not going to go that far with all the above!

Howard · 3 Dec 2009 at 09:38

Oh payday is before then. But the 21st is henceforth known as forced induction day

I've got some shift boots and turret/gearbox/diff oil ready to change too, as well as engine oil! Hope it's dry at the weekend..

Still enjoying hooning about in it? :cool:

Fireskull · 3 Dec 2009 at 09:47

Dup said:
Then I want all the clutch and brake fluid doing with the lines replaced with HEL braided ones

I got a braided HEL clutch line on ebay, but reading up on changing it seems its easier to remove all the clutch lines to install it :/

Firestar_3x · 3 Dec 2009 at 09:48

Howard said:
Oh payday is before then. But the 21st is henceforth known as forced induction day

Good work! :cool:

Howard · 3 Dec 2009 at 09:50

I cannae wait

Axis Ultimate pads should be arriving before xmas too, so I can slap those and my 1.8 disks on.

Rock n roll

Dup · 3 Dec 2009 at 10:48

What FI setup are you going for?

Hooning around is going great, I'll be happier when I've got all the alingment, servicing and roof bits done. Quickly running out of £££ though. What do you expect the FI will cost (if im not being too cheeky asking)?

Howard · 3 Dec 2009 at 11:00

It's a second hand JRSC kit from a reputable guy on the forums, around £1500 inc fitting. A good grand less than it is new, without fitting and timing control

Howard · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:06

Who put that there :mad:

wassap · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:09

Hows it drive now, bagsy passenger ride at the next RR Day

Dup · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:14

*insert penis envy here*

Howard · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:17

It's a lot faster!

The nature of the s/c vs a turbo though is that it's not a neck-snapping power delivery as such as a big wave of torque, so you surprise yourself looking at the speedo! It feels a great deal faster though

And of course there's a lovely whine

I'm trying to be as smooth as possible though so as not to explode my clutch and/or diff, will see about some uprating next year sometime.

Fitting took a day basically (yesterday), and went well with no real dramas. Except for my driver's side electric window cable snapping :mad:

but that's not the supercharger's fault

it's held up with duck tape atm :rolleyes:

Plant your foot on the motorway in 5th and it picks up speed so well, makes overtaking rather enjoyable

And again check the speedo.. Whoops 1.1 leptons, better back off

wassap · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:17

Dup said:
*insert penis envy here*

Same here

Mind you I dont think I'll ever do any engine mods to mine,I just dont drive enough, and everytime I do It feels spot on, if that makes sense.

Dup · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:20

How is it managed? Megasquirt, emanage?

My MX5 is in for its full service and whatnot today. Not too happy with it yet, the geo is way out and makes driving it somewhat evenful. Still, drive it daily and love it, just need to feel more planted up front!

Howard · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:27

Dup said:
How is it managed? Megasquirt, emanage?

AFPR (Adjustable fuel pressure regulator) for the extra juice and an MSD timing box to automatically adjust the timing with boost. Works well. Will see how much economy I lose but it didn't use much more than normal driving back from Brum.

Yeah, geo setup makes a world of difference. Mine is so sharp since I had it all sorted

Stupid lightweight car + summer tyres = fail on snow, though. Got stuck getting up my mate's road :mad:

Wrong weather really to be going half way up the country to have work done but meh, I'm dedicated

Couple more pics:

wassap · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:29

Where did you get it done out of interest?

Firestar_3x · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:31

Ghetto waterbottle location is ghetto!

Does the outlet rub on the bonnet?

Howard · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:34

wohoo said:
Where did you get it done out of interest?

A guy up in Solihull (Onlymx5ives on PH, MX5 forums etc if anyone knows of him) who deals in MX5s and anything associated. He did a fantastic job and really knows his stuff.

Firestar_3x said:
Ghetto waterbottle location is ghetto!

Does the outlet rub on the bonnet?

Not sure actually. Don't think so! There's no red paint on it anyway

Firestar_3x · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:35

Cool, looks like you've got the original outlet design, go hunt down the updated flat top one for some more power.

What condition was the nose pulley bearing in?

Dup · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:36

That's where my water bottle is too. If you have ABS it's put somewhere else IIRC. A few people have moved them to near the rad, or remove the carbon cannister and put it there.

Looks like it clears there, nothing looks higher than the oil cap to me. I've driven my car every day in this snow and its quite deep here! Got stuck in a car park twice mind you. Leads me to beleive I might not have an LSD becasue only one wheel was spinning up at one point

Firestar_3x · 22 Dec 2009 at 13:37

I moved mine to the front near the rad, looked oem, but then again i didn't have the popups in the way, just checked, its final location was the intake side of the engine.