The OEM pads are nearly finished and I’m replacing them withPortfield RS4 Race brake pads.They are supposedly not ideal for street driving but I don’t have any problem with initial...
A norwegian car magazine, raanern.no, held the first public trackday for 2008 at Rudskogen.Too many cars, lots of waiting, idiots doing the technical inspection, lots of drifting, sand on the...
Changed gear and diff oil today.The ownersmanual says to change it every 48 months / 96000 km.Mine has only 13000 miles on the meter but the car is a 2004....
I found this link on www.mazda-speed.comhttp://members.aol.com/solomiata/CheapHP.htmlThere are some great tuning tips listed to make the most out of the BP without using too much $.
While I had the turbo out I did some measuring with 2mm of washers between the actuator and compressor housing. This will have the same effect as lengthening the wg...
The internal wastegate (WG) on the stock turbo does not cope very well with higher boost levels. I have not been able to dial in a linear boost curve due...
Just to preserve my older blog entries that was running on my old server that will crash and burn any day now I added all the posts into this blog.The...
The Hydra ECU can control boost via a boost control solenoid valve.I had one lying arond from my old Link ECU setup which is the same unit recomended for the...
Starting a car for the first time after upgrades are always exciting. Especially with a new ECU.Before turning the key there are a couple of things that need to be...
The most radical modification in the FM MSM kit is the Hydra EMS.There are several reasons for not keeping the stock ECU:- There are no known procedures to remap the...
Finally I had the time to start installing the last parts of the Big Enchilada package.Since the intake piping is not designed for using MAF I have to install the...
Fra 8-15 august 2007 fikk jeg endelig realisert en drøm jeg har hatt lenge.En bekjent fra Miata club of Norway inviterte meg med ned til Nürburgring for litt kjøring på...
The stock MSM IC will not impress anyone. Tiny core with plastic end tanks.The fact that its exposed in the front does not improve things.It would be fun to measure...
Ahh.. I’m now back from a fantastic week at the Nürburgring. I’ll make a separate post for the trip when I come around to it.Time to do some real work...
Wohoo! “The Big Enchilada” kit from Flyin Miata has arrived!This consists of all the engine goodies currently available from FM for the MSM.Previously it included fitting a bigger compressor wheel...
Instead of having my dashboard full of external gauges I opted for a Wiseunits MPM Dash logger. It consists of a display unit with navigation button and a main unit...
The day before attending a trackday at Rudskogen held by KARN I mounted a cheap oil temp gauge I have had lying around from the old car.I was kind of...
