I just got off the phone with a friend of mine, Warren (you'll hear his name alot here). If you don't know Warren, he is the guy who now has a 570 horsepower Miata. I put all my pride aside and asked him a lot of questions regarding my build. He told me some good news and some bad. The only real *bad* news was the money. But the more I think about it the more pissed I get at myself for even thinking "THAT'S TOO MUCH MONEY." I knew it wouldn't be chump change to build the K-Speed.
I don't think I'm going to go with the Hydra EMS (Flying Miata). Right now I'm steering towards the MoTeC. The only downside to this is the MoTeC is going to run me about $4,000 in the hole. Also, it's not something anyone can just tune. He said it's a tough system to learn in full.
He has Tony Pallo (http://www.t1racedevelopment.com/) do most of the tuning for him. Supposedly this guy lives for the MoTeC system. Since this guy is a professional at tuning this EMS it's a tune and go. In other words, he gets the job done right, no going back and what not and having to tune 8342758437583 times before it's right. *If* I do the MoTeC I'll be running the M4.
Also, the turbo has changed since I have talked to him. Hell, a lot has changed since our conversation. He also gave me a contact for a exhaust manifold, teheh. Things are moving, but slowly.
My injector purchase has put me out $703 which kinda pisses me off since Warren was like "..I could have gotten them a lot cheaper."
I'm still a little on the fence about the EMS. I know for a fact if I call Keith (FM) and start talking about some things he'll talk-up the Hydra. It's how things work. Warren doesn't seem to pleased with them right now so I'm not sure where I want to go as of now. He has a ton of connections and right now I'm just taking his hand and letting him lead.
I also asked about the tranny and what not on his Miata. So far he hasn't had to replace a tranny, differential or anything like that, I was impressed. I figured the first thing I would have to beef up would be the transmission.
So far, so good...
(EDIT) This post was me thinking outloud. Welcome to my thought process. Most of the things said were not fully thought out. Get used to it, it happens a lot.
I don't think I'm going to go with the Hydra EMS (Flying Miata). Right now I'm steering towards the MoTeC. The only downside to this is the MoTeC is going to run me about $4,000 in the hole. Also, it's not something anyone can just tune. He said it's a tough system to learn in full.
He has Tony Pallo (http://www.t1racedevelopment.com/) do most of the tuning for him. Supposedly this guy lives for the MoTeC system. Since this guy is a professional at tuning this EMS it's a tune and go. In other words, he gets the job done right, no going back and what not and having to tune 8342758437583 times before it's right. *If* I do the MoTeC I'll be running the M4.
Also, the turbo has changed since I have talked to him. Hell, a lot has changed since our conversation. He also gave me a contact for a exhaust manifold, teheh. Things are moving, but slowly.
My injector purchase has put me out $703 which kinda pisses me off since Warren was like "..I could have gotten them a lot cheaper."
I'm still a little on the fence about the EMS. I know for a fact if I call Keith (FM) and start talking about some things he'll talk-up the Hydra. It's how things work. Warren doesn't seem to pleased with them right now so I'm not sure where I want to go as of now. He has a ton of connections and right now I'm just taking his hand and letting him lead.
I also asked about the tranny and what not on his Miata. So far he hasn't had to replace a tranny, differential or anything like that, I was impressed. I figured the first thing I would have to beef up would be the transmission.
So far, so good...
(EDIT) This post was me thinking outloud. Welcome to my thought process. Most of the things said were not fully thought out. Get used to it, it happens a lot.
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