Any project that gets worked on makes me jelly. I have unlimited time, but no where to work unless it's warm.

In my experience with my stock clutch/disc/flywheel combo and my stock ports/ stock turbo with FMIC and SprintRE.... the stock clutch may not be up to the task of Brian Mode. Once we tuned it on the interstate and the outside temperature got lower than 70deg my clutch slips in 4th. Now that it is winter, it slips in 2nd, and I'm only running about 12-13psi at 5-6k and it bleeds down to about 8-9psi by 7k. Its still drivable, but not under full power.

That's a shame. We built an annex off the garage to house the landi. Nothing more than a simple frame and shrink-wrap. Add an 80,000 btu heater and it'll get up to 80* in the winter easy. It rocks. You should do it... do it NAOW!

Uh oh. That's unfortuneate. Well, that's something we'll find out on the dyno. How much power are you making at 5, 6, and 7K? What kind of shape was your clutch in?

Clutch was a brand new complete unit from Tennessee Clutch Supply. I ordered it from them as a upgraded pressure plate, but when I put it in the pedal was softer than what was an upgraded clutch on the jspec I'm using. So, I kinda got boned, but the clutch itself is smooth and works great up to peak power. This doesn't speak well for my statement, but the clutch itself was brand new.

I don't know how much power I'm making. I haven't tested it with the Haltech installed and tuned. Right after we got it tuned (in August heat) is when the clutch started slipping, and that wasn't on a dyno. I doubt I'm making judgeIto power :) due to me having stock ports, but the car feels pretty quick. I've got the tune pretty good at 11.2-11.5 AFRs at full load and 17deg @ 10 and 13.5deg at 15psi timing (again, no dyno to try to push higher).

***Before DGRR I plan to swap in my original PP in hopes that the extra clamping force will help. (Don't want to spend too much $$ bc the car will soon be parted)

Brian- is that the engine that I found for you? Turned out to be stock huh. Figured for how cheap it was.

Waiting pics of the actual Junkyard Vert itself.

(and your mom :suspect: )

:leaving: :willy_nilly:

Want a fancy roll hoop. I may have enough 1038 Dom left to put a bend in. Or double miata style?

Don't melt the bumper! I have not had time to get a bumper to make more covers.


Good work Brian as always!


Also there may not be much progress but I do have a lot of questions in my build thread if ya guys wanna help me out. Sorry....sorry..

Thanks man... shit dude, asl away..

Hmmmm, I think you may have gotten a shit PP.... I dunno though. I'd be curious what happens with a daiken Mazda deal...

Dude... stock ports can yield insane numbers. Highest I've hear of was 603, I've personally seen over 500 on stock ports. So yeah... don't put to much stock in mystical ports. Besides, you can increase flow alot without changine timing. This is what I plan on. I want to hit or beat 280rwhp with the stock turbo.

BRING THAT SHIT UP HERE! I'll squeeze some more power out on the dyno. FWIW I run 19* @ 17psi and 11.7-12.0 afr's ;) But that's on the Motec...

What? Like parted out? Why?

I think it may have been. Complete longblock for like $1200?

Prob when it gets in the shop, it's snowing right now..

That... what's wrong with you DJ? :rofl:

Hm.... I may do that very soon, but use some old tin we have laying around. It will save me from having to sell my roller before I leave for schoolin. I don't want it sitting around in the yard, growin weeds and sinking into oblivion haha.

You might have to tell me some of these mystic ways... but first I need a PP that won't slip.

Wow, i've been scared to pump up the timing too much without a dyno.. maybe I can at least do 20@10 and 15@15?

Damn this slipping PP is sure holding me back!!

To pay for and cannibalize parts for my truck project. Also, I don't want to HAVE to park my car in a garage to keep it dry inside. Soooooo, it will enjoy one more DGRR (this time with coilovers) and then the motor and trans (gearbox at least) and ecu will start to go into the truck.

Also, interesting note since you love testing things! We have a PP tester here at work that measures the clamping force. So far i've measured a used 100k rx8 PP (800lbs), and my unknown bass boat blue painted jdm t2 PP (920lbs). When I get some spare time I'll test brand new off the shelf ones and any other upgraded ones I can get my hands on. I'll also be testing my current shitty PP to see how it compares to stock, but that won't happen for a while.

What's right is a better question.

Definately... I hate seeing projects abandoned.

There's nothing mystical or secret about it really ;)

Dyno won't tell you the whole story... you really need EGT's and EMAP as well... EGT's are more important though. Stock timing on the FD was something like 20* @ 1Bar. But like I said.... you really do need a dyno and an EGT datalogs...

Yeah, it really sounds like it dude... AFR's are a touch rich as well... I'd run 12:1 @~7-8lbs... well... are you using the stock CAS? That will effect your timing as well....

LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That would be badass.... I'd like to see that...

Sure as shit would be a shorter list :rofl:

So if you did find this engine DJ... fuck you. I pulled the rotors out of the cleaning solution. if it was purple power... it didn't touch the bearings after a 24 hr soak.... regardless, the rear rotor at some point in it's life ingested a bolt and dented the shit out of the rotor.... KNOW YOUR ENGINE BUILDER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sooooo now I'm looking at the coupes old rotors and counterweights... but I would need an aftermkt flywheel :banghead: Goes against what I wanted to do with the car so I'll have to sleep on it.

Tonights list WAS going to be clean the rotors and all the seals but that's going to hold off until I decide what to do. That and someone who likes crazy deadlines more than me is on his way out here right now from Queens to pick up some parts that I haven't welded yet :rofl: So I'm going to hop on that, then I'll continue on with cleaning the irons and getting them ready to be ported.... I'll get some pics of the rotor up before the night is out.... pissed am I..... fuckers 1 day in and already a setback. Oh well..... it's not like there isn't enough still to do :smilielol5:

Hey, I found it, you bought it!

So much hate!

:squint:

I have a question. Could you dulite the puple power? If so that may prevent the bearing from being pitted however I am not familar with this product.

Also "Sir admin". does this mean you are not going to be bring your custom badass trailer to DGRR?

why FD coolers?