Upcoming Tech...uh...Extended Weekend
Well, I'm pulling a "Rob" and spending a ton 'o money on making my car FI. I have ordered a turbo kit for my '99 Miata...and I'm doing the install myself. The kit should be shipped within 2 weeks. I've got to start preparing now.
210-220 to the wheels. Not to shabby for a 2400# car. Anybody want to help? I'm debating as to whether to change the clutch myself. Anybody know any shops in town that do decent clutch installs...at a decent price? I COULD do it myself, but that would add alot install time on an already long weekend. Maybe I could do it early, like the weekend before the turbo. Pulling the engine would make it soooo much easier. Anybody have a spare engine hoist I could borrow? Hehe... If you can't lend a hand, at least wish me luck. I think I might need it! |
I will help depending on the weekend. If its the first weekend in November I cant do it. Anything after that I can at least show for one full day.
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Sweet. I've been made a catch phrase.
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Depending on the weekend... I wouldnt mind getting my hands dirty for a day lol
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If you want, I can get you and your vehicle on base, use our auto shop for about $4-6/hour. All tools and equipment is included (vehicle lifts, etc.) I'll help you since I've the day off.
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Originally Posted by ensmuns
If you want, I can get you and your vehicle on base, use our auto shop for about $4-6/hour. All tools and equipment is included (vehicle lifts, etc.) I'll help you since I've the day off.
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Yeap. Officially, per military personnel, we can bring in 2 or 3 people at most. If Zro is good that day also, then he and I can bring in a max of 6 people total, provided that the vehicles (two) that are coming in can hold that many. Do I make sense? Feels like I'm confusing someone...
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Oh so its one car per military personnel and 2-3 people per car?
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Yeah, and we have to take it in. So if I'm bringing in Brian's car, then it can only be me and him since it's a 2-seater.
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Oh, that sucks. We should all join the Air Force...
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Hahaha no. You make more money doing commercial than we'll ever get in the AF. Just ask Ty.
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Ok then somebody should just open up a shop. I will invest in it...
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I actually thought of opening a shop where you could just rent out fully equipped stalls with lifts, but I'd bet that the insurance would be a killer.
I'm down to lend a hand too. And yeah, the AF pays squat. I think that I was making like $825 a paycheck when I got out. |
I think we're getting the same now... I'm getting some $1200 per paycheck, but including inflation and whatnot, I think it's about the same.
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Originally Posted by ensmuns
If you want, I can get you and your vehicle on base, use our auto shop for about $4-6/hour. All tools and equipment is included (vehicle lifts, etc.) I'll help you since I've the day off.
After reviewing the instructions for the turbo install, we should have no problem installing it in my garage. There's minimal work under the car. BUT the clutch is a whole different story! All under car work. A lift would be a gawdsend. Good tools and a lift would make the job 1000% easier and shorten the install to five hours or so (I hope). Please, please tell me you can hook this up! Maybe next Saturday, the 29th? I have some friends in Frederick, MD who work at Ft. Detrick there. We used to use the base garage all of the time. Same deal- $5 an hour and all of the pro tools you need. My tax dollars at work. I'm going to run the Miata at Mahem on Nov 9th to get a baseline. Bone stock Miata...17 Secs+ Woohoo. I'm thinking that I might do the install the weekend of Nov. 11-13. That's 3 weeks away. Any help would VERY much appreciated. Just think of all of kewl new stuff you will learn. |
Originally Posted by scoobybri
I tell you what. If you can get me in there to do the clutch, OMG I'd buy you lunch for a week!!! Or a a couple lap dances at the Spearmint Rhino. Or just give you flat out cash money :)
After reviewing the instructions for the turbo install, we should have no problem installing it in my garage. There's minimal work under the car. BUT the clutch is a whole different story! All under car work. A lift would be a gawdsend. Good tools and a lift would make the job 1000% easier and shorten the install to five hours or so (I hope). Please, please tell me you can hook this up! Maybe next Saturday, the 29th? I have some friends in Frederick, MD who work at Ft. Detrick there. We used to use the base garage all of the time. Same deal- $5 an hour and all of the pro tools you need. My tax dollars at work. I'm going to run the Miata at Mahem on Nov 9th to get a baseline. Bone stock Miata...17 Secs+ Woohoo. I'm thinking that I might do the install the weekend of Nov. 11-13. That's 3 weeks away. Any help would VERY much appreciated. Just think of all of kewl new stuff you will learn. |
Most excellent! Thanks so much! I couldn't have installed it this weekend because I just ordered the parts today. Everything should be here by mid next week. I guess you and I are going to learn how to change out a clutch and flywheel together. One of the techs at Flyin Miata estimated that with a lift and good tools, two newbies should be able to get the job done in 4-5 hours. Let's get there as early as possible. What time to they open?
I got all kinds of goodies coming... Flyin Miata Turbo kit with IC...Includes Garrett GT28 Turbo. The simple engine management system will allow me run 8-9 lbs of boost. The internals are the same as their high end kit. All I need is different engine management (like hydra) and bigger injectors and I can run 12-15lbs of boost. 9lb. aluminum flywheel (that's half the mass of stock) ACT heavy duty clutch New 2.5" midpipe with high flow cat New dual exhaust (simply for bling factor) AEM Wideband A/F sensor and guage (mid pipe already has a bung it for an AF guage) Let's plan on the weekend of November 11-13th. That's 3 weeks away. Whatever help I can get to help me shave 3 seconds off my 1/4 mile time would be well appreciated. |
Originally Posted by scoobybri
Most excellent! Thanks so much! I couldn't have installed it this weekend because I just ordered the parts today. Everything should be here by mid next week. I guess you and I are going to learn how to change out a clutch and flywheel together. One of the techs at Flyin Miata estimated that with a lift and good tools, two newbies should be able to get the job done in 4-5 hours. Let's get there as early as possible. What time to they open?
I got all kinds of goodies coming... Flyin Miata Turbo kit with IC...Includes Garrett GT28 Turbo. The simple engine management system will allow me run 8-9 lbs of boost. The internals are the same as their high end kit. All I need is different engine management (like hydra) and bigger injectors and I can run 12-15lbs of boost. 9lb. aluminum flywheel (that's half the mass of stock) ACT heavy duty clutch New 2.5" midpipe with high flow cat New dual exhaust (simply for bling factor) AEM Wideband A/F sensor and guage (mid pipe already has a bung it for an AF guage) Let's plan on the weekend of November 11-13th. That's 3 weeks away. Whatever help I can get to help me shave 3 seconds off my 1/4 mile time would be well appreciated. |
Or I guess we're doing this on the 29th (read it from the sticky calender thread). Brian, let me know! If it's decided on the 29th, be at the base at 0745 sharp. Shop opens at 0800. This will ensure a stall space. Also, make sure you have current registration and insurance information so I can get your vehicle pass.
Fo' shizzle. :cool: |
I wouldnt mind going to help out, let me know if I could be of some assistance :-)
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I guess there's some confusion here. Cris, we are only doing the clutch install on October 29th. The turbo install is happening Nov. 11-13 in my garage.
NForce, any help would be appreciated. If Zrolimit can get other people on base to help, that would cool. Cris, where do you want me to meet you? At the base entrance? Which base entrance? |
Originally Posted by scoobybri
I guess there's some confusion here. Cris, we are only doing the clutch install on October 29th. The turbo install is happening Nov. 11-13 in my garage.
NForce, any help would be appreciated. If Zrolimit can get other people on base to help, that would cool. Cris, where do you want me to meet you? At the base entrance? Which base entrance? |
How 'bout I pick you up at 7:10? That way, we are at the base by 7:25 and parked in front of a bay by 7:35. I just want to make sure we get a stall.
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Now I'm getting even more deeper into this...I just ordered a used head and I'm going to have a multiangle valve job done to it. That way I have pefect valves and compression for my boosted engine. I compression tested the engine over the weekend and everything is up to spec. Here we go kids!
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Geez moneybags! Did you already pass the BAR or something? Although the sad part is, I bet all of that stuff was still about 1/3 the price it would be to do that stuff to a 350Z or G35.
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