RedTurboMiata

hey i noticed something, did you hook the breather tube up into the charge piping the way it was stock. the one that goes across the front of the engine?

Dirtyturbo

Ya dinosaurs make everything better!

An red no i didnt, its vta right now..

RedTurboMiata

ok good, that would cause you a big headache at some point

Dirtyturbo

Ok so heres whats going on next. Prolly gona tear it down this week, regasket everything, and stuff her in by the end of the month... I really want to get some kind of clutch though since its apart.. just hoping i come up with the cash before its time to stuff it in.

Dirtyturbo

So here we go... my engine is done.. went cruising with dem and when we met i said im gona blow her up today and sure as isht wasnt 20 min later trying to keep up with that beast and now i have a 3 cylinder master smoke screen layer lol! So heres the new old engine.. was getting ready to tear it down to go through it today but we got a lil busy at work. But im just gona go through and do the old regasket everything trick. My buddy says hes got a set of total seal piston rings brand new in the box i can have and im prolly just gona put an act stage II clutch in her while im at it.. shooting to have it all done and in by the end of the month..

flying_solo

iTrader: (1)

Make Dem swap cars with you for a week for pressuring you into killing your baby. I bet he has it rebuilt, repainted, and pushing 100 lbs of boost before he gives it back.

Dirtyturbo

Thats not a bad idea! Its better it died now though cus now ill have a fresh engine/clutch setup and i wont have to worry about it all summer.. rather now than in the middle of an autox or track day ya know.. ill have her back up in a few weeks and then its on to suspension build and frame bracing... cus another thing i realized when riding in dems beast is man my 20 yr old stock suspension is all slopped out!

flying_solo

iTrader: (1)

I recommend a coolant reroute while you have the engine out. Don't try like me to put it on while it's in the car.

Dirtyturbo

Good call... you got a link to a thread to how its done?

flying_solo

iTrader: (1)

MiataTurbo has several threads on how to do a budget reroute with Kia Neck and proper hoses. They even have the part #s. I went with the M-Tuned Kit from 949 because I a lazy and a fabrication moron. I can't recall the exact one. Many folks buy just part of the Begi Coolant reroute and do the rest themselves. Probably your best bet as you have skills.

from google type this into search: site:miataturbo.net coolant re-route OR reroute AND kia

You will get all the threads indexed much better than the crappy forum indexing.