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Do you have an IAT sensor? It's worth checking it to see. You may be suprised how little gap you actually need to flood your engine with hot air. (I tape up my airbox for a reason) :p

10 minutes ago, Kinkstaah said:

Do you have an IAT sensor? It's worth checking it to see. You may be suprised how little gap you actually need to flood your engine with hot air. (I tape up my airbox for a reason) 😛

Nah, the car seems to run exactly as it did prior, in saying this it does "seem" to be better down low, like more eager to rev, but that may be 100% placebo effect from intake noise

But, I'm not worried about it at all, in the end it is a fairly low compression NA engine that has a well shrouded intake,  if it is getting hotter IAT I cannot notice anything negative performance wise from the seat of my pants thrashing it about on the street or sitting in traffic, so meh, car now now makes induction noise so I'm happy

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20 hours ago, The Bogan said:

holidays are continuing now as we are currently chilling at the Beachcomber in Toukley, after taking the coast roads from Sydney in the MX5, top down all the way, Toukley is where I spent a good deal of my youth holidaying during the summer months, there's lots of reminiscing going on,  and lots of beaches and old houses to visit

I hope u were never staying at that beautiful caravan park that used to be across the road from the Beachcomber! 🫣

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1 hour ago, Watermouse said:

I hope u were never staying at that beautiful caravan park that used to be across the road from the Beachcomber! 🫣

Nope, I stayed at some dumps in my youth, but now it's real nice or nothing 🤣

Currently kicking it at The Entrance 

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Also discovered that the NC ride height needs to come "UP" at least 10mm to clear some newly found speed humps up the central coast 😫

Job for tomorrow, I'll start at 10mm up other both ends from where it is now and hope that's enough for our next adventure 

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After some googling of various websites IRT the best ride height for correct geometry I ended up going,  hub to guard, 330mm in the rear and 345 at the front, these heights came from Flyin' Miata in the states as what they recommend (13" rear, 13.5" front)

The rear needed to only come up 5mm, but the front came up 15mm

Overall it is around a 25mm drop from OEM ride height, doesn't look all 4x4, and hopefully should be enough height to clear those pesky speed humps

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I have lost around 0.5° camber on the front, and around 0.2° in the rear, I have no idea about what it did to toe settings so I'll look at a new alignment next week to get it set up how I want, zero rear and a little in at the front

I've also stripped the new intake and am currently cleaning and preparing the alloy for some paint, I've headed into work to do it as I can use the ovens in the soils lab to cure the wrinkle paint at 90°c

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Jackie has banned me from using the oven at home for stuff like this....🤣

 

 

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31 minutes ago, The Bogan said:

After some googling of various websites IRT the best ride height for correct geometry I ended up going,  hub to guard, 330mm in the rear and 345 at the front, these heights came from Flyin' Miata in the states as what they recommend (13" rear, 13.5" front)

The rear needed to only come up 5mm, but the front came up 15mm

Overall it is around a 25mm drop from OEM ride height, doesn't look all 4x4, and hopefully should be enough height to clear those pesky speed humps

How much clearance is under the car?

We have speed humps being added everywhere around me. Faster than they fix the potholes, thats for sure.

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39 minutes ago, PranK said:

How much clearance is under the car?

We have speed humps being added everywhere around me. Faster than they fix the potholes, thats for sure.

I'll measure it up at the lowest point later and post it up

Currently painting, with the oven all warmed up to 93°c

 

2 hours ago, PranK said:

How much clearance is under the car?

We have speed humps being added everywhere around me. Faster than they fix the potholes, thats for sure.

Lowest point on the car is 105mm now, so just legal and hopefully high enough to clear

After paint, much happier with how it looks

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Before looked real 😝

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9 hours ago, Milkmun said:

Nice work on the paint.

Those 3 studs are long as. 

Yeah, the plan is to just put some black rubber vacuum line caps over them to "hide" them a bit

I don't want to trim them in cause I need to put the OEM box back on at some stage

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The MX5 has had some annoying rattles in both front doors over bumps

So I installed fancy pants door bushings, which stopped all of the rattles with the windows up, but........with the windows down there was still rattles, so after some googling,  and a chat with MX5 Mania, I got some new door to glass weather seals, all the rattles, windows up, or down, are gone now

Shout out to MX5 Mania, the weather seals were on sale, and when I head to Dural to pick the up they even fitted them for me for free

I did see a "really" nice Blue NA sitting out front

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and this Black NC PRHT that looked like it has sat in the sun for its whole life and never had a wash, the clear coat was non-existent, an it looked horrible, really horrible, but, it had a nice turbo kit with over 200kw, the thing went like a cut snake, bagging the rears through the gears and dosing like a champ 😍

But, as I've always stated, I am keeping my NC na, I'm happy with the current power the car makes

In other news: MX5 Mania do a drive in drive out turbo kit, the only minor additional part recommended for boosting my car, as it sits now, is a oil cooler, and that bonnet vents are definitely required for track use

Aftermarket version look a bit to "racecar" spec

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I wonder how Focus RS bonnet vents would look?????

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47 minutes ago, MBS206 said:

January or Feb is it booked in for turbo fitment?

No......not yet

Minister for War and Finances has stated that the Commodore has to go first

Not that I am going to modify the NC any more than what it is already modified now.....

1 hour ago, The Bogan said:

No......not yet

Minister for War and Finances has stated that the Commodore has to go first

Not that I am going to modify the NC any more than what it is already modified now.....

So you're now accepting offers of 10% more than the cost of the turbo kit fitted?

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10 hours ago, r32-25t said:

Bahahahaha had a feeling it was only a matter of time till a turbo was on the radar 

 

1 hour ago, GTSBoy said:

Foreshadowing was never so easy.

My hold point for future mods is that I want a OEM detachable hard top first, but, finding one is a pain, MX5 Mania are looking for one for me, but, as hens teeth are more common, finding one in Australia is proving problematic 

I can get a OEM one from overseas, hell, you can still get new ones in 'Merica, but, shipping is a absolute killer and I cannot justify the cost, or the risk of it being damaged during transport

As for the aftermarket hardtops, whilst they do the job of being a hard top, and are fine for a track car, they don't seal well (read: leak like a sieve in the rain), and you need a plastic/poly rear window, plus they are a bolt in option only and not made to be easily removed

I liked how the hard top on my NB could be fitted, and removed, by myself, in less than 5 minutes

I know it sounds bad, but I'm waiting for someone to write off a car with one so I can swoop in on their pain, it will go to a good home though, so my guilt of this is tempered

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