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- '13 CWP MS3 & '16 Mazda6 GT
haha nice... and leaky brakes will cause a bit of brake loss, good thing you caught that 
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That big toe doesn't look very "Mini" to me!!!!actually, those are 'mini muff' toes. My brother was @ the appt when the package came. Blame him
haha nice... and leaky brakes will cause a bit of brake loss, good thing you caught that
NOTHING kills confidence in the car like brake problems. Just driving it to and from kevins where I did the work was nerve wracking. Even tho they worked fine, the pedal was REALLY long. Zero fun sir. She's back now tho
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- '13 CWP MS3 & '16 Mazda6 GT
good to hear (2thumbs) lol i did the same thing in the FC...luckily it was just pulling in the driveway...hitting the brakes and having it go to the floor and do nothing is never fun heh
NOTHING kills confidence in the car like brake problems. Just driving it to and from kevins where I did the work was nerve wracking. Even tho they worked fine, the pedal was REALLY long. Zero fun sir. She's back now tho
LOL he's 20 and is a couple of inches taller than me, but it's still fun to call him mini
more good news! Since we changed the water pump and fixed the timing, I could have SWORN she was stronger than before, but I only had the butt dyno to refer to. It definitely sounded better, but you know how it is with these things. Anyway, since the header came in, I wanted to get a good reading of where I am right now so I can compare if / how it helped me. Well, just like my hips, my butt don't lie 
BOOM! 16.1 more than HP the last time I had her on the rollers, and 21 more than the very first dyno (77.1 I think with a crudded up air filter, stock air box, bad timing, stock everything, etc).
Torque is another story. Peak only gained about 1.5 lb/ft, however I have b/w 7-10 lb/ft more throughout the mid range, about 20 lb/ft more in the top end. m'gawd man!
It's amazing what fixing the timing will do LOL. Having the water pump give up the ghost is one of the best things that's happened to this car
Needless to say, I'm EXTREMELY happy with the results. For a 1.6 w/ 160,000 miles on the clock, she's not doing too shabby (yippy)
BOOM! 16.1 more than HP the last time I had her on the rollers, and 21 more than the very first dyno (77.1 I think with a crudded up air filter, stock air box, bad timing, stock everything, etc).
Torque is another story. Peak only gained about 1.5 lb/ft, however I have b/w 7-10 lb/ft more throughout the mid range, about 20 lb/ft more in the top end. m'gawd man!
It's amazing what fixing the timing will do LOL. Having the water pump give up the ghost is one of the best things that's happened to this car
Needless to say, I'm EXTREMELY happy with the results. For a 1.6 w/ 160,000 miles on the clock, she's not doing too shabby (yippy)
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whats going on there in the middle, where the torque just disappears
I hate youI suppose that power feels better when driving the little thing, but looking at the graph it is prety comical
straight line, not really that much. P5 has about 20 hp and lb/ft more. However, you can launch the miata WAY harder than the P5. And in the curves... well... miata = win. Nuff said.
Off the scales y0! Naa, the sensor just wasn't getting a good signal for a second (actually, that's more like 30 seconds (rofl). 15 minute pull ftw! haha) from the plug wire. It happens.whats going on there in the middle, where the torque just disappears
still waiting to hear back from a local guy. If I don't find out by the beginning of next week, I'll ship 'em.
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good stuff muff need to get into over 100hp range now
need to get into over 100hp range now good stuff muff
Workin on the big 3 digits
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- '13 CWP MS3 & '16 Mazda6 GT
shiggity shweet
Racing Beat header install
So...I think this may be the only work I've done to the car that went off without any major problems (not remembering to plug the air meter back in doesn't count LOL)
Step 1: Transport header to Rogue/RacerXGirl's place so I could work on it
I really wanted to draw a smiley on the box and put the seatbelt on
Step 2: Old manifold off. After hitting them w/ some liquid wrench, I didn't have any problems with any of the nuts for the manifold. I figured, based on my and the car's history together, I'd at least shear one of them off for good measure, but that never happened. w00t!
snap! Someone dun stole muh header
Step 3: New header in. Pre-installing the O2 sensor helped get everything in easily. Installation is reverse of removal, etc. Having 2 people really helped w/ this part (1 on top, 1 on the bottom (boom07)).
Word, new header on
It sounds a lot better. It's actually a little louder, but less harsh / raspy than before. Sounds a LOT better than it did, and is a little stronger. I likey likey. Also, having that wrap there instead of nothing before (no heatshield, etc) seems to have lowered underhood temps... however jury's still out on that one
EDIT: Only cell phone pics, sorry. I'll have to take a close up of the flange for that thing. It's purrrrdy
So...I think this may be the only work I've done to the car that went off without any major problems (not remembering to plug the air meter back in doesn't count LOL)
Step 1: Transport header to Rogue/RacerXGirl's place so I could work on it
I really wanted to draw a smiley on the box and put the seatbelt on
Step 2: Old manifold off. After hitting them w/ some liquid wrench, I didn't have any problems with any of the nuts for the manifold. I figured, based on my and the car's history together, I'd at least shear one of them off for good measure, but that never happened. w00t!
snap! Someone dun stole muh header
Step 3: New header in. Pre-installing the O2 sensor helped get everything in easily. Installation is reverse of removal, etc
. Having 2 people really helped w/ this part (1 on top, 1 on the bottom (boom07)).
Word, new header on
It sounds a lot better. It's actually a little louder, but less harsh / raspy than before. Sounds a LOT better than it did, and is a little stronger. I likey likey. Also, having that wrap there instead of nothing before (no heatshield, etc) seems to have lowered underhood temps... however jury's still out on that one
EDIT: Only cell phone pics, sorry. I'll have to take a close up of the flange for that thing. It's purrrrdy
it's no 15 hp increase, but it feels good. We'll see either next week or the 1 after.
So no recent updates other than: 1. Header sounds WAY better, pulls harder. Win.
For those of you who wanted a 'longer term' opinion of the gearhead garage endlinks, they're AWESOME! My car hasn't been this quiet (well...the front suspension at least, everything else is loud as hell) in a long time!
And while it's not quite STS2 legal, what follows does look freakin good! This is what happens when I get bored... (ugh)
Hmmm, version 2.0?
For those of you who wanted a 'longer term' opinion of the gearhead garage endlinks, they're AWESOME! My car hasn't been this quiet (well...the front suspension at least, everything else is loud as hell) in a long time!
And while it's not quite STS2 legal, what follows does look freakin good! This is what happens when I get bored... (ugh)
Hmmm, version 2.0?
