New miata! [Archive] - MX5 Miata Atlanta Owners Club

ben91

11-15-2008, 01:52 PM

Eric and I successfully returned from Dallas with my new car!

I bummed a ride to MARTA. Eric picked me up from the West Line terminus and drove us to Birmingham Intl. We caught our flight to Dallas and drove back non stop.

My door-to-door travel time was exactly 23 hours and 44 minutes. Left yesterday at 12.30pm and arrived with the car today at 12.14pm.

I was up yesterday at 5 and have not slept yet, with exception to 30 minutes that I got circa 8am this morning while Eric was behind the wheel.

I'm pretty worn out, but feeling pretty good.

http://www.miataturbo.net/forum/attachments/8950d1226777125-pict0057.jpg
http://www.miataturbo.net/forum/attachments/8951d1226777125-pict0058.jpg

Thanks again to Mr. Rotornut!

RotorNutFD3S

11-15-2008, 01:56 PM

:) Glad to help! I'm uploading pictures as we speak. I got some good rolling shots!

ben91

11-15-2008, 01:57 PM

:cool:
Did you happen to get video of my 60-145 roll by before you exited? :whistle:

RotorNutFD3S

11-15-2008, 02:03 PM

Yes, but only 4 seconds of it. I'll upload it too. Oh, and regarding that, all I can say is RICH!!! :jawdrop:

wildfire0310

11-15-2008, 02:06 PM

clean. i'll have to come by and see it in person sometime soon.

ben91

11-15-2008, 02:10 PM

Yeah I know. Car is untuned and runs 10:1. The exhaust tips that were both chrome yesterday are outlined with black today. :lol: This of course is a correctable situation.

I put the top down and threw it around the curves up by my house. Even with the ****ty suspension, this little bastard is FUN. But it squats in the back like a puppy taking a leak when you nail it.

RotorNutFD3S

11-15-2008, 02:39 PM

OK, to start, there was one of those new Mini's at the Dallas Airport:

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And now for Ben's car:

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Oh, and nice lower gas prices:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z104/RotorNutFD3S/OtherCarShows/BensMiata/DSC02829.jpg

RotorNutFD3S

11-15-2008, 02:40 PM

And for the quick video clip:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z104/RotorNutFD3S/OtherCarShows/BensMiata/th_MOV02837.jpg (http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z104/RotorNutFD3S/OtherCarShows/BensMiata/?action=view&current=MOV02837.flv)

wildfire0310

11-15-2008, 03:38 PM

wow that tail does squat like a little *****..lol

now swap the 6uls on already.

ericsbestshot

11-15-2008, 04:13 PM

how much where you able to pick it up for? seems like an awesome find

deerock

11-15-2008, 05:00 PM

nice, nice im loving the 10th ann. interior. i want it in my car.

boost. sweet.

belvnmx5

11-15-2008, 05:22 PM

I used to want a 10th AE with FI, the only NB I wanted more was a FI Shinsen! Looks sweet and fast! I assume it will be around for the install day?

wildfire0310

11-15-2008, 05:55 PM

I used to want a 10th AE with FI, the only NB I wanted more was a FI Shinsen! Looks sweet and fast! I assume it will be around for the install day?

i would guess so since, everything he posted leads me to believe this is the car he is doing the tein install on.

MoD_Scotty

11-15-2008, 06:02 PM

Awesome car! I'm really digging how clean the turbo setup is. That recirc hose is probably the straightest I've ever seen! Is it a custom setup or a kit?

Once it's got suspension and rims, that car will be completely badass. Nice score.

RotorNutFD3S

11-15-2008, 07:38 PM

The car is getting the Tein coilovers.

That is the BEGI S4 turbo kit.

ben91

11-15-2008, 09:02 PM

Damn that's a lot of squat in the shocker pic.
Thanks for the pics man! Your camera is impressive.

I didn't know if you noticed or not when driving, but when I was driving this morning I was thinking to myself how nice the windshield was for a 10 year old car. I also thought the blue tint stripe wasn't standard, but the windshield has all the factory markings on it, so I just assumed that it came with the 10AE and I hadn't noticed previously. Well, in the box o receipts in the trunk was a $1000 invoice for the new blue tint strip windshield. The box also had a factory service manual, maintence and oil change log for the past 40K with all receipts, and all the invoices for the aftermarket parts and installation labor. Most everything is new from September and October 08. Looks like the turbo has 2K miles on it including the 800+ mile trip home. Waterpump, timing belt, pulleys, and associated seals are 10K old.
Also have 2 keys, including the original blue one.

No owner's manual, but they're a lot easier to come by than a FSM is.

MeFryRice

11-15-2008, 10:18 PM

Car looks good Ben! Did it give you any issues on the trip??

ben91

11-15-2008, 10:38 PM

Thanks. No issues per say. But it does have a couple exhaust leaks and issues, such as what feels like the midpipe contacting the body or cross brace. Car has a lot of potential.

Oblio

11-16-2008, 07:06 AM

dude sweet ride

Roadster

11-16-2008, 08:44 AM

Nice upgrade, Ben. Cool car.

RotorNutFD3S

11-16-2008, 01:50 PM

I noticed that strip when I was driving while the sun was coming up, but it was when you were asleep, so I didn't mention it to you.

That's an awesome amount of stuff to come with it! After getting everything out of the trunk, did you have that odd noise coming from behind the driver's seat anymore?

ben91

11-16-2008, 06:16 PM

Yeah that noise went away.

ben91

11-16-2008, 07:11 PM

Pics are blurry because of lack of stability for camera and slow shutter speed.

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RotorNutFD3S

11-16-2008, 07:17 PM

Looks good! Looks a little 4x4ish, but the Teins will cure that!

ben91

11-16-2008, 07:21 PM

It's really not that bad. The car had just come down and wasn't moved yet, so the suspension was still extended a bit. I drove it into the garage after that pic and it came down several inches.

Just pulled a tape real quick and the rears are ~14" from fender to wheel center. But I wouldn't be surprised if the car can settle down another 1/4-3/8". So yeah with the Teins and another 1-1.5" drop it will be baller. Isn't 12.5" pretty standard fender to wheel center? I'll measure the other car tomorrow; it's cold now.

RotorNutFD3S

11-17-2008, 02:05 AM

Ah, makes more sense.
Can I come drive it again? :) It was so nice...

ben91

11-17-2008, 08:01 AM

Silver car is 12 3/8" fender to wheel center rear and 12 1/4" front.
Blue car is still at 14" rear, but it has not moved again. So a drop of 1 1/4" or so is all I'll want for the blue car.

Can't wait to get the exhaust contact issue sorted so it will drive smooooth

Grantri

11-17-2008, 08:45 AM

Looks like a great score! Congrats

Doppelgänger

11-17-2008, 08:48 AM

IIRC when i measured mine, it was like 11.1" from wheel center to fender.

ben91

11-17-2008, 02:56 PM

If that's true, then your car is stupid low. The silver car is already a PITA in parking lots at 12".

ben91

11-17-2008, 03:02 PM

zomg10char

RotorNutFD3S

11-17-2008, 03:08 PM

6ULs look so good on that car!!!

Did you change the hardtop latches to make it fit properly?

ben91

11-17-2008, 03:14 PM

I had to remove the side latches and add frankenstein bolts.
The chrome thingies that grab the f'stein bolts need to be adjusted some more. Fitment is ok but not great w/o the side latches.

I need to check out the rear defroster. Just remembered.

RotorNutFD3S

11-17-2008, 03:18 PM

So what is so different between using a hardtop on an NA and NB? I always read that the winshield header latches were different or something...

ben91

11-17-2008, 03:19 PM

Not until 03 1/2

MeFryRice

11-17-2008, 03:28 PM

Speaking of the side latches. I have them on my hardtop but not connected to anything. Am I missing something?

ben91

11-17-2008, 03:33 PM

Yeah you need the striker plates they hook to. They look much like the strikers on the windshield header but of course are different and not interchangable.

MeFryRice

11-17-2008, 03:35 PM

oh ok, I'll look into ordering some then.

RotorNutFD3S

11-17-2008, 03:41 PM

Ah, cool. Thanks Ben, that's been something I've been trying to figure out for Britt's '00.

ben91

11-17-2008, 03:43 PM

only difference is the defroster cable.

RotorNutFD3S

11-17-2008, 03:43 PM

Roger that. Not too hard to swap out.

ben91

11-18-2008, 02:41 PM

Passed emissions today.

Car is very quick with the 8" wheels. It does not pull as hard as the 91 does, but it starts pulling 2000 rpm sooner. So it's probably faster from a dig, but I don't know.

metalman

11-18-2008, 02:45 PM

RotorNutFD3S

11-18-2008, 02:56 PM

So how did you get it to pass? Had to adjust settings so the CEL would stop illuminating?

ben91

11-18-2008, 03:23 PM

It might be as fast or faster without feeling like it too. :)
I have run into that with muscle cars...my buddies 442 w/455 felt lots faster then my Dodge R/T w/440...but when run against each other my car ate his for lunch. In that case it had to do with two things...power delivery..and suspension squat.The blue car may very well be faster than the silver car from a standing start. But both cars have different transmissions and final drives, so it's hard to know. I would imagine the sliver car being faster than the blue car from a roll from any decent speed.

Of course the blue car has a lot of untapped potential being untuned and not running any boost control.

With equal tires, I'd bet on my dad's 442 being faster in a drag than either.

ben91

11-18-2008, 03:29 PM

So how did you get it to pass? Had to adjust settings so the CEL would stop illuminating?I did what BEGi said, which was set all the timing adjustment cells in vac to 0 so that the Xede did not alter stock timing at all in vacuum. Worked.

The MIL was coming on because the PCM's overly agressive misfire detection system confused the Xede's timing adjustment with a misfire. Hence why we got code P0300, which is non cylinder specific misfire. An actual misfire (1) would be felt and (2) would register as cylinder specific, IE P0301 for cylinder 1, P0302 for cylinder 2, and so on.

The Xede's timing adjustment map is only set at 17x17 and is user adjustable up to 20x20. So I'll just bump it up to maybe 19x19, adding 2 rows of vacuum adjustment and 2 extra RPM breaks in the 3500 rpm range. I'll repopulate the map based off what was stored in it when I got the car, but make the adjustments in vac much smoother in the area that was causing the CEL to illuminate which was 15-10" vac and appx 3500 rpm. That very well may satisfy the misfire detection circuit completely. Or it may simply waste a little bit of my time. Assuming the later, it means that annually I'll have to clear the code and reset all the vac cells to 0 before the OBD test. If so, so be it.

RotorNutFD3S

11-18-2008, 03:40 PM

Cool.
Figure a Xede would work well on a supercharged NB application? :)

ben91

11-18-2008, 03:47 PM

I'm really not as familiar and comfortable with it yet as I would like to be, so I'd hesitate to make a recommendation as of yet. That being said, I don't have any reason to NOT recommend it. It does seem to work fine. Interface is a little bit quirky, but I've not used any EM software that was not.

Because of the $$$$, I'd probably first look at something like the BEGi zoom3 or AEM (whatever AEM is calling their piggy) though since I'm guessing something wussy like a JRSC and a good bit under 200 whp.

RotorNutFD3S

11-18-2008, 04:03 PM

Magnuson MP62. But yeah, I'm researching. Thanks.

ben91

11-18-2008, 04:06 PM

I would take zoom3 off the list then.

I know a guy who has a E-manage Ultimate for sale that would probably work great.

ben91

11-20-2008, 05:06 PM

This car is a freakin beast. It spins 2nd all the way to redline with 15x8" wheels.

RotorNutFD3S

11-20-2008, 06:21 PM

Time to go take some more video. :D

ben91

11-25-2008, 04:19 PM

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amaff

11-25-2008, 04:37 PM

damn that's pretty.

RotorNutFD3S

11-25-2008, 10:55 PM

Nice! :D

MeFryRice

11-26-2008, 07:32 AM

It looks a lot better with the 6UL's on it.

Doppelgänger

11-26-2008, 07:47 AM

I want to see it with my Enkeis on it :D

ben91

01-17-2009, 02:04 PM

Got some MazdaComp motor mounts to replace the current solid mounts. :)
Should drive much more comfortably.

matredd

01-17-2009, 02:34 PM

Magnuson MP62. But yeah, I'm researching. Thanks.

Why do you ask? I'm thinking of getting a Xede once I get my intercooler and pulleys on my mp62 setup.

ben91

01-21-2009, 06:52 PM

Woot! Comp mounts are in-hand.
Just now I ordered a brand new pair of 01 tail lamps for $90 off ebay!!! :)
Will need to source the pigtail harnesses (not included, but damn it was such a good deal anyway) or if worse comes to worse I'll have to source the correct bulb sockets and cut n splice.

RotorNutFD3S

01-21-2009, 09:19 PM

Ah damn... Kris was planning on trading you at the tech day or meeting up with you that day.

ben91

01-22-2009, 05:35 AM

I will still swap with Kris. I need teh harnesses anyway.

RotorNutFD3S

01-22-2009, 11:00 AM

OK, so he's going to make a liar of me. He doesn't want to trade as of today. lol Whatever, just wait until the meet and we'll see how he feels.

ben91

01-22-2009, 04:17 PM

No big deal. I just need to find a couple harnesses.

<edit> got them :)

ben91

01-28-2009, 08:25 PM

The brand new in box tail lamps arrived today. :)
Ordered a new set of floormats yesterday.

Car's coming together.

Doppelgänger

01-29-2009, 07:13 AM

from TPG?

ben91

01-29-2009, 06:42 PM

The harnesses did come from TPG, yes. The mats and tails I got new.

Going to need to order SMT LED brake bulbs. You want a pair with me to piggyback on the shipping?

RotorNutFD3S

01-29-2009, 06:47 PM

I'll go in for some reverse lights for my car.

ben91

01-29-2009, 06:54 PM

Standard white color?

RotorNutFD3S

01-29-2009, 07:08 PM

Yeah, however I'm reading some threads about the LED reverse lights being dimmer than standard bulbs... I'm having second thoughts. lol

ben91

02-04-2009, 05:07 PM

woot! 55w HID kit came in today. they're just what I wanted. :)

RotorNutFD3S

02-04-2009, 10:47 PM

Before and after pics of light output! Or ban. :D

LagunaRoadster

02-04-2009, 10:51 PM

I has reverse LEDs, they are decent. You saw them at the meet Eric, what'd you think?

on topic: where'd you get the HIDs, I want a few sets for my car. yellow for the fogs, bluish whitish for the headlights

RotorNutFD3S

02-04-2009, 11:32 PM

I has reverse LEDs, they are decent. You saw them at the meet Eric, what'd you think?

Yep, that's why I asked to see them again. I was impressed, brighter than I thought they'd be. It would be one of those situations where I'd have to try a set out to see what I really think. It's pretty dark out here where I live and I actually do use the reverse lights at night to see what's behind me when I'm backing up.

LagunaRoadster

02-04-2009, 11:38 PM

Yep, that's why I asked to see them again. I was impressed, brighter than I thought they'd be. It would be one of those situations where I'd have to try a set out to see what I really think. It's pretty dark out here where I live and I actually do use the reverse lights at night to see what's behind me when I'm backing up.

in that case you may want to look for something else. I think they are bright in the sense that you can see them, but as for lighting stuff up, as I remember going to your casa, I dont think they would fit the bill for the woods :D

ben91

02-05-2009, 11:14 AM

Before and after pics of light output! Or ban. :D

too late for before. you might need to follow through with that.

ben91

02-05-2009, 11:21 AM

I got the apexcone from ddm tuning after reading a lot of positive reviews. they are us based and their prices are good, but the wait was pretty long. almost a month. I like the kit, seems like good quality. the balasts are smaller than the ebay ching chong jobbers I had in the silver car, but what I really like is the small-ish ballasts do not require the outboard pita power supplies you usually see with the uber small ballasts.also got a hi/lo set for my wagon. if I get a chance they'll go in this weekend.blue lamps are for ricers and hid usually isn't great in foglamps.I has reverse LEDs, they are decent. You saw them at the meet Eric, what'd you think?

on topic: where'd you get the HIDs, I want a few sets for my car. yellow for the fogs, bluish whitish for the headlights

ben91

02-06-2009, 07:07 PM

BOOO!! one of the HID ballasts is defective. DDM gave me a hassle trying to get it warrantied, but after enough arm twisting they agreed to send me a new ballast on my dime and refund me when they get the old one back. Really poor customer service on that one.

ben91

04-06-2009, 05:09 PM

Enthuza 3" with dual mufflers. Spool is improved by about 600 rpm. I'm seeing 12psi by 3k rpm.

nickt93

04-06-2009, 05:18 PM

Great looking exhaust - I'm sure that quicker spool doesn't hurt either!

Atlanta93LE

04-06-2009, 05:22 PM

That exhaust is damn sexy. Nice. Now what happened to that other 3" you had? :lol:

RotorNutFD3S

04-06-2009, 08:16 PM

A little birdy told me this was done today. Looks good!!!

ben91

04-16-2009, 10:45 AM

Sounds amazing!!
I gunned it through a tunnel yesterday, about jizzed myself.

ben91

04-16-2009, 10:46 AM

That exhaust is damn sexy. Nice. Now what happened to that other 3" you had? :lol:
I need to give it back to Jason. One of hte members here said he wanted to buy it, but I don't know how sincere he was. Jason wants only $300 if you want it, and it's nice.

metalman

04-16-2009, 10:47 AM

You may suffer from premature exhaustulation. :lol:

Pitt

04-16-2009, 11:43 AM

I think I saw you yesterday getting on I85S at hamilton mill on ramp hauling some arse? Was that you...about 1:30ish?

MeFryRice

04-16-2009, 11:47 AM

Any video clips of the new exhaust?

ben91

04-16-2009, 01:06 PM

I think I saw you yesterday getting on I85S at hamilton mill on ramp hauling some arse? Was that you...about 1:30ish?I was there yesterday, but about 6 am, doing the very thing you describe. I got off the N bound ramp maybe around 5:30.

Any video clips of the new exhaust?No, I trust that one of you guys can help me out with that, maybe on saturday sometime before/during/after megameet.

This exhaust is kind of deep at idle and under cruise. Not loud at all, no drone, but certainly not silent. But when you get on the car, instead of being real deep, it gets higher in pitch. Sounds like a race car. It's blown away everyone who's been in the car with me.

Doppelgänger

04-16-2009, 01:15 PM

Do you know what brand/size the resonator is and which model muffler it is?

ben91

04-16-2009, 01:21 PM

Resonator is 3" I/O. Lenth unknown. I think the muffs are Anza. The tips are also resonated. No idea on any individual part or model info since I bought an Enthuza exhaust from Jason, and since I trusted him completely with his decisions, I felt no need to ask for specific info.

All I know is it's freakin bad ***. :)

Enthuza

04-16-2009, 03:40 PM

3X12" Ansa resonator, Magnaflow mufflers, 3.5" Ansa resonated tips. Jason

mustangtomiata

04-16-2009, 03:43 PM

I want to hear it. Magnaflow makes a very good product. Well worth the money. :thumbsup:

ben91

04-18-2009, 10:25 PM

How'd yall like that exhaust today? :biggrin:

Dyno results, new dyno at DIY Autotune, Jerry says it shows about 10% less power than the old dyno... 11-12 psi, spooled up probably 400 rpm slower on the dyno than it does on the street.

http://www.mx5atlanta.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1302&d=1240111485

wildfire0310

04-18-2009, 11:08 PM

I hate when the scale dyno plots like that, but nice numbers man.

Atlanta93LE

04-20-2009, 09:17 AM

New dyno? What happened to their old one?

Jack-MX5ATLanta.com

04-20-2009, 09:24 AM

Certainly a fun car and the new exhaust sounds brilliant, it doesn't sound like just another turbo exhaust.

Pitt

04-20-2009, 11:52 AM

Only 265 to the wheels??? My N/A breaks the straps on dynos...and thats not holding the gas pedal all the way down. Geez 265...

RotorNutFD3S

04-20-2009, 12:11 PM

Only 265 to the wheels??? My N/A breaks the straps on dynos...and thats not holding the gas pedal all the way down. Geez 265...

Hell, mine does that with the front wheels on the rollers...

ben91

04-20-2009, 01:48 PM

New dyno? What happened to their old one?They got 1 pair of 1500hp axle pod dynos instead of the 2 pair of 500hp/axle pods they had before. Lost AWD capability (don't think it was ever used anyway), but got the ability to handle big power.

Atlanta93LE

04-20-2009, 03:51 PM

^ Aha, thanks.

ben91

08-20-2009, 05:36 PM

Holla!

http://www.mx5atlanta.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1828&stc=1&d=1250807564

A trip to Greenville netted me this front bumper skin to go with my lower lip. I also picked up the fender liners that I read are required for the bumper swap and a 15" spare to fit under the new brakes.

I already have a msm rear bumper lip, but I think I'm decided on not running it.

wildfire0310

08-20-2009, 05:52 PM

sexy so MSM bumper or 01+ skin?

RotorNutFD3S

08-20-2009, 06:01 PM

Sweet! Came with a TDR splitter as well? Even better!

ben91

08-20-2009, 06:14 PM

I picked up an 04 MSM bumper skin today. I already had the lip and splitter. I kind of don't like the lip w/o the splitter, but after seeing LB's in person... I was sold on it.

RotorNutFD3S

08-20-2009, 06:22 PM

Oh, sorry, misread that. Oh well. Get it painted and on the car already!

ben91

08-20-2009, 06:27 PM

I'm kind of thinking about one of those ChaserAero hoods too. So I might need to wait until the hood is ready and drop it all of at one time.

RotorNutFD3S

08-20-2009, 06:33 PM

Which version?

ben91

08-20-2009, 06:38 PM

Last I looked, they were doing the first 40 of this one at $200 FRP or $300CF plus shipping. Kicker is another local guy is signed up for one so we could split the shipping, assuming everything is still going through...

(this is a photoshop of what it's expected to look like)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/Scoote.jpg

RotorNutFD3S

08-20-2009, 06:41 PM

Ah, their "Scoote" Hood. Nice! Had the Scoot hood on my RX7, had the inlet in the middle. The extraction was very functional.

ben91

08-20-2009, 06:46 PM

Extractor placements are not 100% aerodynamically ideal on this version, but certainly should provide an improvement from the stock bottleneck. Not bad for $400 delivered in CF.

Cool thing about any NB w NB2 headlamps and BEGi-style cool air iso box is there's a nifty intake port in the frame behind the headlamp.

Sawyer

08-20-2009, 11:06 PM

I kind of don't like the lip w/o the splitter, but after seeing LB's in person... I was sold on it.

Awww! :p

Your car is going to look amazing with that on it. Can't wait to see it all put on!

scandmx5

08-29-2009, 12:49 PM

/bump
last night was the 1st I have ever seen the car up close and not on comp.
gorgeous, and imacculately (is that a word) kept!
sounds killer when in boost too!

MoD_Scotty

08-29-2009, 03:44 PM

Hell yeah. I totally want your stock lip and/or bumper!

damham

08-29-2009, 04:33 PM

Hey thats a nice looking ride. Still working on my fisrt miata i got from matredd. I need to post on it.

ben91

12-23-2009, 02:04 PM

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z104/RotorNutFD3S/OtherCarShows/BensMiata/DSC02821.jpg

See the turbo heatshields? Ordered me some new ones, in black. Think it's gonna be gangsta yo. :banana:

RotorNutFD3S

12-23-2009, 02:11 PM

The shields on George's NC turbo kit were black. It looks good!

ben91

12-30-2009, 02:58 PM

OK, it looks really really really good in black. :)

Any one need my old top shield for half price of new ($46.50)?

matredd

12-30-2009, 03:36 PM

Nice. How's the tuning on the MS?

ben91

12-30-2009, 03:46 PM

Car runs nice.
Trying to get the EGO correction to mimic OEM as closely as possible. On the interstate I don't have any issues, but slow speed and idling will walk the short term fuel trims, which will then walk the long term fuel trims. When the LTFT gets to their max adjustment, it pops a CEL. I am hoping that getting sequential fueling to work will help minimize the problem. I never fully expect it to go away, but also I don't need it to. Emissions only comes 1 time per year, and I have the entire month previous so that actually gives me a very big window to get it through the inspection.

BTW, making the car run like stock is neither good for best power nor best economy. Really, the government fails when pertaining to this kind of stuff.

matredd

12-30-2009, 03:59 PM

Really, the government JUST fails.

Atlanta93LE

12-31-2009, 06:14 AM

Low emissions and high fuel economy are two very different metrics.

ben91

02-06-2010, 07:14 PM

My poor car has been sitting alone in the cold garage, untouched, unstarted, and unloved for 3 weeks. So I bought her some presents:
MSM center console
MSM door panels

I also found my knobmeister engraved voodoo knob in the garage. Haven't seen it in over a year.
To celebrate, I started her up and let her idle in the driveway. Battery was a little bit weak, but it cranked and fired right up.

In a few weeks, I'll need to pick up a new soft top. Want to wait for it to warm up some more for the job.

mustangtomiata

02-06-2010, 10:07 PM

how is the PnP? can you drive the car?

ben91

02-07-2010, 09:56 AM

I drove it to Orlando in December. It was on the dyno the week before that, but I had a mechanical issue that was not the fault of the MegaSquirt. Made 240-something on the dynapack, but that was before getting all the fuel out and any timing in. Had unrelated boost control problems too. Dang internal wastegate.
Also did the Polar Bear run last month. I've not had any problems related to engine managment.

The car is reliable to go anywhere. The only reason I've not been driving it recently is due to poor weather. I want to drive it badly, as I've not gone anywhere with the Flex.

I also still need to install my new diff.