99mx5

I finally finished the oil cooler install. I added the cutout to the duct for the oil cooler hoses and installed the intercooler/radiator duct and bumper cover.

flying_solo

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How are your water temps doing with so much blocking your radiator? I know the FD folks run into a lot of issues with water temps when they go large FMIC. Koyo makes a better flowing Radiator for us to help with that called the N-FLOW. But, I don't know if there is an N-Flow for the Miata yet.

99mx5

Temps have not been too high with the intercooler and oil cooler. The lower half of the bumper opening is for the intercooler and the upper half goes directly into the radiator/oil cooler. The oil cooler takes up a small portion of that airflow. I have yet to track the car with the oil cooler.

flying_solo

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Keep me updated. I'm curious.

99mx5

Here's a video from the last practice session at Arroyo Seco Raceway in Deming, NM. I got a chance to run on an empty open track and flog it for a while. My tires were almost toast.

flying_solo

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That's a twisty little track right there! The car sounds great.

99mx5

Thanks! Its nice to just beat on the car and not have to baby it. Here's the track layout.

We ran clockwise and didn't use the cutoff at the end of the long straight.
I love the esses. In the clockwise direction the yucca is a hard turn because its hard to see and so is the carousel. In the counter-clockwise direction, the carousel is hard after the long straight as is the horseshoe and the bus stop.

flying_solo

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looks fun