Furai Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 So I havent updated in quite a while, been fairly busy. So heres a quick run down. Smashed a door at Hampton Crashed into a bank at a hill climb - Smashed another door after a drunk lady hit my car while it was parked and I was trying to get in it. Went to Dunedin and just missed out on qualifying Pulled my engine out and made a new bottom end So right now the engine is finished, run in and tuned. Heres the results which Im quite happy with, and thats at the wheels 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 And at the flywheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4dori Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 That was a pretty big hit on the hill climb. What was the damage? New engine build looks awesome, looking forward to seeing some vids of it sliding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 On 20/02/2017 at 21:45, 4dori said: That was a pretty big hit on the hill climb. What was the damage? New engine build looks awesome, looking forward to seeing some vids of it sliding. Just a broken wheel, couple dents and a bent shock not too bad. Have been super lazy with up dates but got her all running, tuned and Certed. Heres dyno graph, sadly no VVT and the exhaust I made is pretty rubbish. Vid of it drifting for the first time So bit of work to do as I snapped the clutch slave, the alignment needs changing and I need to drive better. But slowly getting there 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4dori Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 So good man! That new engine will be a force with the VVT. How does it feel compared to old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 That was a decent hit on the hillclimb! I've done similar in the past - mucked up the corner before, thought I'd saved it, threw it down a bank almost instantly. Glad to see there wasn't too much damage . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 13 hours ago, 4dori said: So good man! That new engine will be a force with the VVT. How does it feel compared to old? Yeah should be decent, it pulls hard and smooth but doesnt feel punchy like the 1.6. mid range is a bit flat but heaps of torque. Weight drop is about 40kg over the whole car so nearly sub 900kg and the front being lighter makes it a bit more understeery but the lack of front cambe makes the steering heavy 8 hours ago, Truenotch said: That was a decent hit on the hillclimb! I've done similar in the past - mucked up the corner before, thought I'd saved it, threw it down a bank almost instantly. Glad to see there wasn't too much damage . Haha yeah was a bit of a dull moment on my part but fairly easy fix and I drove it home as well as did another run that day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 what engine is that? LF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 On 07/09/2018 at 00:16, fuel said: what engine is that? LF? Yeah LF-VE but I havent got the VVT going yet. I think this one was out of a Mazda 6 or Premacy around 06 model 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Did some more drivving, neeed to change a couple setup things then it should be better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rot808 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 What gearbox have you got behind the new engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 8 hours ago, rot808 said: What gearbox have you got behind the new engine? NC front housing off the NC 5 speed bolted up to a NA 5 speed box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rot808 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Oh nice, those engines seem sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transom Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Furai said: NC front housing off the NC 5 speed bolted up to a NA 5 speed box Um is there pictures or more details of this somewhere ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 6 hours ago, Transom said: Um is there pictures or more details of this somewhere ? Not really but its pretty simple, On the bottom of pic is an NC 5 Speed And here is a pic of an NA 5 speed Swap the front halfs over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transom Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Ah ok easy I had no idea the nc was still a smooth case box thought it was an aisin like the six speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/ThatGreenMX5/videos/255070028545378/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Bellhousing would work with an L3 engine too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 6 hours ago, HighLUX said: Bellhousing would work with an L3 engine too? L3 LF L5 and the 1.8 version as well as Duratec 4 pots in 2.0 and 2.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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