Yeah but don't forget after you left we kept leaning her out and beat MC's coils with my Bosch's @ 11:1 before the L readings started getting farther adn farther apart and we just called it quits and spent an hour trying to get my car out of the snow :p

That's the nice thing about the quicksilver and the Boschs, same boots as the sparkplug boots. sooo yup, easier, cheaper to make and there are more options available. I'm still going to test the LS2's when I get a chance. TOOOOOOOO much other stuff to do before DGRRXI though... Oh, and between you and me..... Brian should've gotten the spindle yesterday :suspect:

Excellent... e x c e l l e n t....:biggthumpup:

Sounds like a plan. If everything goes as planned I should be up there again this summer. I'm still waiting to hear from the internship, and I should be good to go then.

I was able to bend some hard line today and it looks pretty good. I have one more pipe to bend and trim a few others and then all my hard line piping is done for this step (I may revisit later when I have a garage, time, and money). I have to say that bending hard line to get to a point 3/8 of inch away from horizontal, but just far enough way to be unable to do a 180* turn with it makes for hard bending. On top of it all, I broke my tube bender. I'll need to find another/better one; rather than a Summit Special.

Sensor suite ordered. Digi Dash should be shipping out in a couple days too. w00t!

So while I wait for the stuff to get here I started crimping the plug:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...l/IMG00190.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...l/IMG00189.jpg

Those are EGT amp circuits :)

mmmmmmmmm... mil-spec connector....mmmmmmmmm

I have to say, I love these crimps. I didn't realize how much I would like the mil-spec crimp, but it makes things soooo much easier to deal with. I'll need to get some large heat shrink soon too to wrap the circuits up.

Coils came in today and I secured mounting hardware to keep them nice and organized. Pics will follow tomorrow probably (need to pick up some additional washers to increase spacing between coils). Also got word from Ludwig about my new sensors and Digi dash. Hopefully I'll get those before the week is out--spring break and all--I hope to get the dash put together in similar fashion to this:
http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...6&d=1299481137

It's coming! It's coming!








.... That's what she said.

Weather has been an ass lately so I haven't had an opprotunity to install the ECU and run the harness, cut the hole, cut the harness, crimp and install plug. Hopefully tomorrow or the day after. :(

Did a test fit with a mocked up dash:
http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...5&d=1299883416
http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...6&d=1299883429
http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...8&d=1299883466
As you can see there's some gaps around the dash that I need to fill for a good look/feel. However, the angle, fit, and location of the digi-dash I think is spot on. Opinions?

Lookin good and you saved the environment double because you recycled the recycled cardboard. Make sure and recycle it again when you are done.:rofl:

I like how you centered it too.

Haltech is mocked up. Had to stop for the day as daylight was fading fast. Snapped some pics

Why go through that side? Where are you mounting it? You need a garage man... I was working straight until about 1/2 hr ago when I started cleaning up

Honestly it's the only place available to me that even has the room. My original plan was to come in directly over the transmission tunnel, but as it would be too much work to pull the entire dash outside, I decided to go through the former speedo cable hole. I'll be enlarging it and mounting the cannon plug there.

I prefer this side as opposed to the stock location because it puts it far from the exhaust and the high tension leads aren't going to play an issue. So that eliminates two potential problems. I'm planning on wrapping the engine compartment portion of the harness in heat shrink as well as heat repulsive wrapping (fiber glass and aluminum shell) should make short work of any other ambient heat.

If you have another location that might work better, I'm open to it.

Next weekend I'll begin working on pulling the pins for some of the stock features that are carried through the original stock harness (why on earth did Mazda use the engine harness as a proper means to pass the wiper motor wires through?), as well as begin fabrication of the dash surround (vinyl wrapping--see fabrication section for more details), and construction of the digital dash mounting plate, which should prove to be quite enjoyable...

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1300335901
The dash is coming together nicely. I should have a more up-to-date mock up done by the weekend. Fabrication of the dash will also begin on the weekend.

Just go through the stock hole and run out the firewall. That always worked for me.

If my camera was working I would get a picture.

Too big (that's what she said) for me to use the cannon plug and it's right next to the turbo. Going through this hole actually avoids the head from the turbo, is small enough to use the cannon plug, and puts it closer to the engine.

The only alternative I see that would prove just as beneficial would be to drill a hole directly over the transmission, but even that would be plagued with difficulty.

http://www.rotarycarclub.com/rotary_...1&d=1301204333

More updates to follow later.

nice..:biggthumpup:

What is that made of? Foam and you just wrapped it?

Looking good so far. You going to bring this beast back to Culpeper so I can get another ride, this time with some POWER :)

Aluminum. (if you check the fab section you'll see more details)
yes. I'm planning on bringing it up with me. I still need to do a few things to it (which will probably be next weekend weather permitting. Which include marking of the ecu harness for cutting. Getting some hardline hoses flared for the oil re-circulation via a scavenge pump--though I'm debating if I can get away with it for right now or not (probably not since the oil is being released underneath the oil level of the oil pan--the turbo is high, but the point of entry to the oil pan is below the surface of the oil).

After that I get to isolate specific outputs and inputs for use in the inside of the cabin. Crimp up the cannon receptical and install the ecu end of things... In fact I still have a rather large list to enumerate what I still have to do...

1. Buy Duetsch connectors for all the different plugs I'll need
2. Bend aluminum for ignition coils
3. Drill and mount coil pack
4. Wire up coils
5. Wire up new sensor suite
6. Crimp cannon plug
7. Order USB bulkhead connectors
8. Mount USB bulkhead connectors
9. Wire up Dash
10. Wire up internal (to the cabin) inputs and outputs from ECU
11. Order new pipe bender since my last one broke, to finish oil recirculation route
12. Design, cut, and send out for welding a recirculation tank.
13. Wire up dash

I'm sure there's more... but I just can't think of anything else right now. Who wants to come down to Blacksburg and help me get it all taken care of?

I just bought some Deutsch connectors, aluminum tube (to replace the steel I bent up... something just doesn't feel right if I were to use the steel tube), and a 180* bender. The new list currently consists of:

1. Buy Duetsch connectors for all the different plugs I'll need: Done :)
2. Bend aluminum for ignition coils
3. Drill and mount coil pack
4. Wire up coils
5. Wire up new sensor suite
6. Crimp cannon plug
7. Order USB bulkhead connectors: Done :)
8. Mount USB bulkhead connectors: Location known--it's not the glove box :)
9. Wire up Dash: In Progress
10. Wire up internal (to the cabin) inputs and outputs from ECU
11. Order new pipe bender since my last one broke, to finish oil recirculation route: Done :)
12. Design, cut, and send out for welding a recirculation tank.

I'm also working on getting some of the interior taken care of this summer. I'm thinking of re-upholstering the arm rest business with the same vinyl I used for the dash, and I'm currently doing research on SPAL power window units for easy implementation and replacement of the stock motor/assembly as well as the switches.

Next winter will be dealing with the dashboard and the rest of the interior--though I don't know of any places that sell new carpets, let alone skuff plates. I'll probably get in touch with Mazda about those.

I tried coming up with something funny... Instead I just put this:

I also got tired of my arm wrest being a piece of crap. So I decided to wrap it in the same vinyl I did the dash in.

This is also the gangstar USB cable I picked up. It contracts to a length of 2.5 feet but has a maximum stretch of 10.5 feet.

Looks good.... got a finished shot of that armrest?

It's still under construction. I'll probably have one by the end of the day (wrapping always seems to take forever to me).

So I finished up the center console and the arm rest. Here's the pictures. A keen eye will note that I no longer have the AAS switch, and I do have plans for that area; but for right now it's just black acrylic.

Oh Hai Pictures:

so... I did a test run :)

Everything works. That's a good sign right?

Looks Good! The dash indication for all that information must be nice.

It's pretty cool... I've only setup two pages on the dash, but it is awesome so far. I have to setup the warning lights to function how I want (I'm thinking oil pressure, coolant temp, Fuel pressure, EGT's, and AFR's), but that will come in time. I'm just chomping at the bit to get the car up and running now.

Hey! Look! I did something that doesn't involve wiring:

Working on the engine harness. Have wired up EGT's WBO2, MAP, TPS, CTS, and the ATS. I will be wiring a little more tonight, but it's getting pretty tiring... and I still need to crimp the cabin side of things.

So I thought I was half way done with the harness... Only to see the vehicle speed sensor not wired in. Do'h!

Almost done with the cannon plug crimping. Just need to crimp in 13 more wires on the cabin side and I'll be ready to start arranging the leads and crimping them to the sensors. Get excite.

Just out of curiosity what's the best thing to wrap the engine harness in?

Cannon plug is crimped (as much as I'm going to do for now). New radio holder/bracket is installed... Broke my center vents; which means I'll have to order some new ones later on. Boxes are wired up and installed. Ordered some silicon and couplers to better handle the BAC valve and what not. Still have a few odds and ends to button up, but should be good... I think? Hopefully tuning by the end of the week (just have to make sure I get all the parts in).

So...
 

My car has decided to nickel and dime me on the engine harness. I'm now waiting on:
the raychem
Deutsch connectors
EV1 Injector Crimps

I'm also waiting on a silicon elbow which should have been delivered today... but has yet to show up.

I've been hunting some of those things locally in an attempt to get it all without shipping or waiting. The long and short of it is... I've stalled on the project a week before crunch time. If I get lucky and get those things before the end of the week I should be tuning it on Friday. In the mean time here are some pictures of the intake I sort of re-did to make due until I make a completely new intake.

Update: The things came in that week, but so did a butt load of tests. Needless to say I didn't finish in time.

In other news I've drilled and tapped the intake manifold for the new ATS, I've also trouble shot an issue with my WB. Note: when you work with shielded wire make sure to peel back and remove enough of the shielding as not to accidentally crimp the shielding to the connector and prematurely ground out the signal.

I'm also trying to figure out how to display the EGT's on the IQ3. I'll be posting hopefully good news later this week about the car being up and running and beginning the tuning process.

Okay, update time:

I had to put the project on hold while I did finals, which paid off rather well. It looks like I passed all my classes which means I'm down to 3 classes I need to take for an entire year next year. As it stands that means my car got relegated to the back burner during those two weeks. I'm now in the process of double checking everything and getting it ready to tune.

I've begun the preliminary cranking and have built up oil pressure so I know that the oil pressure sensor and scavenge pump are working correctly (I've wired in the scavenge pump to turn on when I turn the car on). I also know that both the home and trigger signals are getting to the ECU without issue and watched the counter increase as I built up oil pressure.

I still need to check timing, but that is rather difficult when you're doing this by yourself. Will be posting throughout the day to update the forum as it goes.