'90 1.6L to '99 1.8L Swap (500 Mile Review 4/30/07)
- Thread starter kcbhiw
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(nana)After a faulty oil pressure sender (that was a serious PITA to replace on the 1.8), and a slight miswiring of the CAS extension cable, she fired up at 11:50P Sat. Yaaay! She definately has a different sound from the 1.6L.
I need to finish up the new intake and run a wire for the VICS actuator to the MS and she'll be ready to go. Now I get to tune it all over again starting Sunday.
As for me, I'm gonna finish this Red Stripe (cheers)
I need to finish up the new intake and run a wire for the VICS actuator to the MS and she'll be ready to go. Now I get to tune it all over again starting Sunday.
As for me, I'm gonna finish this Red Stripe (cheers)
With the exception of a wire (and driver circuit) from the ECU to the VICS solenoid she's finished! I took her out for a shake down run today and experienced a nice increase in power from the 1.6L. However, I minimized the "romping" as my WBEGO sensor wasn't functioning properly and I wanted to avoid any sort of lean condition throughout the powerband. I think I've got it figured out and I'll get a bit of tuning in this week before next weekend's autocross.
On to the images, the last peice that was required was a custom throttle cable bracket. I skipped the fabrication of this peice and went with Flyin' Miata's because A)time is running out and B)it was $12. Besides, it looks better than anything I can make.
And last, but not least, the finished product. I finished the intake this morning. It's not the best by any means, but it works just fine for now.
On to the images, the last peice that was required was a custom throttle cable bracket. I skipped the fabrication of this peice and went with Flyin' Miata's because A)time is running out and B)it was $12. Besides, it looks better than anything I can make.
And last, but not least, the finished product. I finished the intake this morning. It's not the best by any means, but it works just fine for now.
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Kevin, the discoloration on the top of the radiator near the filler cap looks like the plastic is old and getting weak. radiator barn has some good inexpensive all metal 2 row replacements... $140 shipped, real good deal, and more than enough to keep it cool. (no affiliation)
MiaTurbo said:
Bookmarked. Thanks for the info. I've still got the one from the challenge car sitting in the basement.
TheMAN said:
Yeah, I'm aware of that. This one is one of the early ones too as the VIN number ends in something like 1004. However, it's generally accepted that if an affected engine has made it 30k miles, it'll be OK. This one has 120k.
500 Mile Review
Power is awsome and I can't stop driving the car! However, it turns out that I've had my VICS actuation backwards this whole time - I just noticed it tonight. oops!
Compression test yielded 218-218-218-216 (1-2-3-4). Sweeeet.
However, I'm not happy with the consumption of 2 quarts of oil every 500 miles. I'll have to investigate this further.
Furthermore, I think the oil burning has been messing with my WBO2 readings. The logs show that i've been hitting my targets, but the plugs indicate the engine to have been running pretty lean. ARGGGG
Power is awsome and I can't stop driving the car! However, it turns out that I've had my VICS actuation backwards this whole time - I just noticed it tonight. oops!
Compression test yielded 218-218-218-216 (1-2-3-4). Sweeeet.
However, I'm not happy with the consumption of 2 quarts of oil every 500 miles. I'll have to investigate this further.
Furthermore, I think the oil burning has been messing with my WBO2 readings. The logs show that i've been hitting my targets, but the plugs indicate the engine to have been running pretty lean. ARGGGG
