|
|
Post by perri2300 on Apr 11, 2020 20:25:57 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by firewheel56 on Apr 12, 2020 10:42:48 GMT -5
YOU will have fun with that car.i just got a 06 MX5 with 2.L 6 speed first year paddle shift it will hold all gears to red line.170 HP.LSD. I have a 29" model A will a 2.3T and they are close up to 80MPH then MX5 walks away. YOU did a clean job .
|
|
|
|
Post by Stinger on Apr 12, 2020 12:10:44 GMT -5
That should be a handful with all of the additional torque even if the engine is mostly stock.
|
|
|
|
Post by perri2300 on Apr 12, 2020 12:24:34 GMT -5
YOU will have fun with that car.i just got a 06 MX5 with 2.L 6 speed first year paddle shift it will hold all gears to red line.170 HP.LSD. I have a 29" model A will a 2.3T and they are close up to 80MPH then MX5 walks away. YOU did a clean job . Thanks for the compliment! The car is still in the works, but I am so close to completing it. I can not wait to drive this thing. |
|
|
|
Post by perri2300 on Apr 12, 2020 12:34:36 GMT -5
That should be a handful with all of the additional torque even if the engine is mostly stock. haha that is what I like to hear! The internals are stock, but it was a fresh rebuild. After driving the car six months or so, I would like to send the head out to boport to get ported, fitted with a cam, valves, and springs. I would like to be able to make a reliable 350-400 HP if possible. |
|
|
|
Post by firewheel56 on Apr 12, 2020 16:32:04 GMT -5
I think you maybe safe with that row cage at 350-400HP but if you have to start adjusting the doors maybe a few more tubes. but it will be fun checking. if i didnot live CA. i would have a 2.3T in mine but SMOG stops me. on a good day you will be able to smoke the tires till they POP.
|
|
|
|
Post by perri2300 on Apr 12, 2020 17:07:45 GMT -5
I think you maybe safe with that row cage at 350-400HP but if you have to start adjusting the doors maybe a few more tubes. but it will be fun checking. if i didnot live CA. i would have a 2.3T in mine but SMOG stops me. on a good day you will be able to smoke the tires till they POP. Dang, SMOG laws ruin everything. I wanted to make door bars, but I might eventually just put a full cage in it with the aluminium door panels so it fits. but then again, I dont think a full cage would be ideal for a DD though because I could smack my head on it in the case of a small accident. I already have a hard time fitting in that Sparco Sprint seat. |
|
|
|
Post by perri2300 on May 2, 2021 13:53:21 GMT -5
I set the boost to only 5 lbs so I can get the hang of tuning before I turn it up. The stage four clutch was definitely a mistake. I should have listened to the warnings. I was only trying to get it to cruise in this video, but the throttle is extremely touchy.This car feels extremely fast to me at only 5 lbs of boost, so I can not imagine what it is going to be like at 15-18 lbs, if I even set it there.
|
|
|
|
Post by Stinger on May 2, 2021 22:28:37 GMT -5
Sure looks/sounds pretty snappy so I think you're right that it's likely pretty quick already. These engines make WAY more TQ than the Miata engine, even if at the same peak power level. A well built 2.3t can make 250hp or so at 5-6psi.
|
|
|
|
Post by Matt Culpepper 2300gearjammer on May 5, 2021 18:10:45 GMT -5
haha Wow. I bet thats wild.
|
|
|
|
Post by perri2300 on May 6, 2021 16:50:29 GMT -5
It is definitely more of a handful than I expected to say the least, just as it is at 5 lbs. After I figured the tuning part out better, It just boils the tires from down low in second gear with a little more than half throttle. I definitely need some good sticky tires before I put a tag on it.
|
|
|
|
Post by perri2300 on May 6, 2021 17:01:34 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by Stinger on May 6, 2021 18:53:22 GMT -5
I assume the stock hood won't clear the cam gear? If so, what are you going to do for a hood?
|
|
|
|
Post by perri2300 on May 7, 2021 9:10:20 GMT -5
It actually clears the cam gear, but the only places it slightly makes contact is at the fitting on the valve cover and the upper intake. I just need to trim some of the webbing underneath the hood.
|
|
|
|
Post by Stinger on May 7, 2021 14:37:47 GMT -5
Nice!
|
|
