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- 2003 Black Mica MazdaSpeed Protege
I can't believe it's less than two weeks until GRM. With each incarnation of the Miata, it just gets better, more polished and the little details like the engraving just make the difference! 
Lets do it again! - GRM $2007 Turbocharged Miata Build!
- Thread starter kcbhiw
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- 2001 Pro 2.0 LX
car is like a work of art. all carefully planned out and lots of time, effert, sweat, tears, and blood into it.....then I see a sock covering the MC....and a dirty ripped old one! lol at least go to kmart or something and buy one of those huge packs for a couple bucks. hehe
keep up the good work....and change that sock
keep up the good work....and change that sock
Thanks guys! The socks are only temporary as the brake fluid tends to leak. Brake fluid + paint = disaster. I'll have a fresh pair of socks on the car soon . Fadi, yours will do as long as they're clean, lol. Fear not, though, as they will be removed for the concourse.
BTW, I hit 16 PSI today. Holy awsomeness, Batman. The logs look great too. So I'm pretty happy.
. Fadi, yours will do as long as they're clean, lol. Fear not, though, as they will be removed for the concourse.BTW, I hit 16 PSI today. Holy awsomeness, Batman. The logs look great too. So I'm pretty happy.
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I have a question about the challenge itself, does the $2007 the price you can legally spend or how much value the car can hold. Say someone donates a set of tires, would the cost of the tire be added even though you didn't pay for it?
Free items must be included in the budget at a fair market value unless the item was offered, free, to the general public (and can be documented as such). For instance, a gentleman on the GRM board offered free race rubber to all Challenge competitors. Those tires can included in the budget for $0. However, if YOU offered ME a set of free tires, I'd have to apply a value to those tires.
The $2007 amount is the maximum one can spend, including the cost of the car. One can reclaim money by selling parts, etc. However, that reclamation value cannot exceed the purchase price of the car or $1003, Whichever is lowest.
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- 03 protege5
interesting, so its quite a challenge! good luck, i hope you do well!
Thanks
. I'm quite excited about competing again, yet, I can't wait for it to be over with.Exhausted
Truck Loaded: Check
Miata Boosting to 15PSI: Check
MegaSquirt Tuned: Check
Suspension Aligned: Check
Lack of Sleep + Stress: Check
So the Grassroots Motorsports $2007 Challenge has arrived. My budget this year totals out at $1976.12. All in all I'm fairly satisfied. Time didn't allow any paint work at all and the car could really use it. Power application is absolutely supurb, however. Boost builds at 3000RPM and is maxed by 4500. The only issue that I am currently experiencing is that the boost will build so quickly that it overcomes the tiny wastegate oriface and the boost pressure spikes and holds quite predictably. Throttle modulation is, again, a must (damnit, lol). I can easily see 19PSI, but I have the MegaSquirt set to cut fuel and spark at 15 as I haven't tuned for anything above that MAP range (nor do I want to on an original 115k mile engine). That'll prove to be a challenge in itself on the auto-x portion of the event.
Anyway, I'm operating strictly on adrenaline right now and that's about run out. I'll leave you with this note and return with results and pics from the Challenge next week!.
Truck Loaded: Check
Miata Boosting to 15PSI: Check
MegaSquirt Tuned: Check
Suspension Aligned: Check
Lack of Sleep + Stress: Check
So the Grassroots Motorsports $2007 Challenge has arrived. My budget this year totals out at $1976.12. All in all I'm fairly satisfied. Time didn't allow any paint work at all and the car could really use it. Power application is absolutely supurb, however. Boost builds at 3000RPM and is maxed by 4500. The only issue that I am currently experiencing is that the boost will build so quickly that it overcomes the tiny wastegate oriface and the boost pressure spikes and holds quite predictably. Throttle modulation is, again, a must (damnit, lol). I can easily see 19PSI, but I have the MegaSquirt set to cut fuel and spark at 15 as I haven't tuned for anything above that MAP range (nor do I want to on an original 115k mile engine). That'll prove to be a challenge in itself on the auto-x portion of the event.
Anyway, I'm operating strictly on adrenaline right now and that's about run out. I'll leave you with this note and return with results and pics from the Challenge next week!
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Most excellent!
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- 2003 Black Mica MazdaSpeed Protege
Indeed! Congratulations Kevin!!!
As usual, Kevin looked fabulous, and your makeup was overdone, you queen!
Congrats Kevin!
