Just joined.. my dirty turbo beater
03-23-2012, 06:36 PM
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ok and i just scored a set of 15in gunmetal rota circut 8s with toyo proxies for $350! Same exact weight as the stock 14s im runnin right now to boot!
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03-25-2012, 06:53 PM
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Sweet deal on the tires man. Glad you got the bolts out. Uncalibrated torque wrenches make me pretty paranoid. I love the precision instruments split beam myself.
03-26-2012, 05:50 PM
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Well i expected a barely used $250 matco flex head torque wrench to be spot on.. prolly shoulda been using the 1/4 incher but i left it at work..
Anyhow engine is done... Every single gasket and seal replaced.. plastigaged and mic'ed the whole lower end but everything was spot on so i just retourqued and called it good. Put an oil pump, set of sealed power chromoly rings in her, arp head studs and a cometic headgasket. Planning on installing next weekend.. we will see.. im pretty tired after working in a shop 6 days a week and spending my last 2 sundays tearing down and rebuilding an engine...
Got that aem wbo2 to instal yet and an act clutch as a nice nightcap...
Anyhow engine is done... Every single gasket and seal replaced.. plastigaged and mic'ed the whole lower end but everything was spot on so i just retourqued and called it good. Put an oil pump, set of sealed power chromoly rings in her, arp head studs and a cometic headgasket. Planning on installing next weekend.. we will see.. im pretty tired after working in a shop 6 days a week and spending my last 2 sundays tearing down and rebuilding an engine...
Got that aem wbo2 to instal yet and an act clutch as a nice nightcap...
03-30-2012, 06:11 PM
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Oh ill get some up when i get to tearing it down... might not be for a number of weeks though.. work work work and then other projects on top of other projects.. gota sell a few other projects(buy/repair/sell vehicles) to continue funding this bad miata habit i got... ive got enough stuff in the works though i should be starting on the suspension part of the build in the very near future.. but ya im definetly curious what exactly was the point of failure... especially so i dont repeat it.. but i got that aem wideband now to keep a lil closer eye on a/f ratios and prolly gona get some kinda ecu here shortly cause i wanna run a solid tuned 15psi with out blowing another engine..
03-30-2012, 09:23 PM
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ya megasquirt seems like the most viable option.. the cost vs what you get out of it seems like a no brainer... even a brand new unit. I was trying to get the aem from a supplier i have an account though but i guess they no longer make one for the first gen miatas.. i also looked at greddy& adaptronic but they're both really exspensive..