I now have everything on the car working mechanically. The last major custom part was fabricated on Saturday by Håvard @ my workshop doing his thing with the TIG welder.<div class="separator"...
I got the Rotrex oiling system finished on Friday and fired up the car. Since the pipe going from the compressor to the IC is missing the compressed air was going straight...
I knew getting the pulleys to align properly would be a challenge and crucial for proper operation of the Rotrex. Misalignment can result in belt wear/failure and slippage. Since I’m...
I love the sound of a high revving/boosting engine going WOT (wide open throttle). The exhaust note is part of the experience when driving a tuned car. It gives feedback to...
Biltema wrap failed miserably as shown here.This time I used another brand. Actually 2 other brands as the first roll wasn’t enough for the whole header. The Bronze wrap is Thermo-tec...
A common problem when tracking a Miata is heat radiating from the trans tunnel. This may not be a huge problem for daily driving but on track both the exhaust...
While I have the header out I got my main man over at A&R consulting to weld on some EGT bungs into my header primaries. Four of them actually. <div...
Or “Cooling Panel” as the website says. I’ll use it + some additional PVC plastic sheets to completely cover the openings in the OEM panel. My plan was to do this from the...
I removed my header today to do some work in the transmission tunnel.. This is how a blingy SS header looks like under the exhaust wrap.I have only used it...
Updated: Remove annoying beep and wire it to always use red background lighting (Step 6. and 7. )Where is the optimal place to mount a gauge ?- In the vents,...
I found this excellent post on fourm.miata.net by Emilio @ 949Racing.com where he summarizes the effect I/H/E mods have on NA/NB engines and how power to weight ratio compares to the...
Emilio over at www.949Racing.com has been going crazy in his own webshop and loaded up his own daily driver with fancy parts. The result is a very competent and clean...
I have been trying to figure out where to put my conventional 10x30x5 cm Setrab oil-cooler for the Rotrex unit and avoid having to stack 3 coolers (oil, IC, coolant) in...
How can we not love purpose built hill climb cars ? Check out this all carbon, 900hp, 2.4l BPD Cosworth RS200 from Forge Motorsport.In 2012 Pikes Peak is all tarmac...
It’s sad that several of the latest posts on this blog are reposts of articles from www.motoiq.com, but they are simply the best automotive performance blog on the internet. Written for car...
I found an article on motoiq.com about a new AEM product called a dyno-shaft.Its basically a slip yoke with some strain gauge magic and a controller that will replace the...
If found this video on www.motoiq.com.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="405" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31915490?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="720"></iframe>Since I used to own a NSX its great to see this affordable supercar being used in TimeAttack events....
