Jumbo Boost

["LittleGagne"]

when is she gonna be done?!

 

[PMG 705]

I like the idea of the battery kill switch... A few years ago on my modded dsm I put a switch in line with a new fuel pump I installed.. This way a car thief would sit there and start the car and hear everything working, but just not firing up..

Good luck with the rest of your build.

 

[jumbosrule]

when is she gonna be done?!

I stopped trying to answer this question because it only brings me disappointment, lol. I've said it before and it is absolutely still true - I gotta be Zen about the build because if you let your emotions lead the way you'll be constantly challenged.

Yeah! progress! I was just thinking about your ride and were you were with it over the weekend.....

I think about her every day, but I'm glad I have other smaller projects to keep me busy. I'd go nutz waiting for the FX if I wasn't doing anything else.

I like the idea of the battery kill switch... A few years ago on my modded dsm I put a switch in line with a new fuel pump I installed.. This way a car thief would sit there and start the car and hear everything working, but just not firing up... Good luck with the rest of your build.

So was the point of your kill switch strictly for security? For my build I wanted something easier than removing the negative cable from the battery terminal every time I want to work on her. The security part of a hidden switch was a bonus for me. Of course, any time I use the kill switch I'll be reprogramming the stereo and resetting the clock. You wouldn't have that problem.

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Got word that driveability tuning continues - not yet on the dyno. Apparently Uprev has come out with torque management software that the shop is using to try to protect the built transmission. Well maybe protect isn't the best word. Lets say... prolong the life of the transmission.

Up through now we've been using an Saikou Michi oil catch can that I had custom fabricated for use with my NA motor. Here it is before all the forced induction work began:

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Now that I have built the motor, things in the engine bay have moved around and the catch can has been rigged temporarily to work with my car. We are no longer pulling a vacuum line on it - it is now venting to atmosphere. That's not how I had intended the design, so the old one is coming out and Powerfab is going to build a custom oil catch with breathers.

Only after that is installed will the final dyno tuning be completed. Then she will be Jedi. Heh.:ninja:

 

[StuLax18]

Interested in seeing the catch can pics once it's complete. Also, how's the Miata coming?

 

[jumbosrule]

Interested in seeing the catch can pics once it's complete. Also, how's the Miata coming?

Yeah you and me both.

I spent my FX wheel budget on the Miata. The funny thing is, I have another entire car, (with mods) for the price of wheels on the FX. Well maybe not funny, but ironic in a painful sort of way. No worries though - I still plan on wheels for the FX.

I have done a lot of work just bringing the Miata up to my own standard - there were a lot of maintenance issues and small items to attack. I've done all the maintenance items and started on customizing the car - entirely DIY. New body kit front bumper, Sparco steering wheel & Momo hub, Roll bar, front sway bar. Once the FX is done I'll be getting a cat-back and a tune, then taking her out to my first performance driving class and hitting the Auto-X scene here in Houston. Got a couple of friends that have been on me for a while to come out with them. Once I feel totally comfortable on the track, I'll be getting a turbo kit for the car, along with a new suspension.

Working on the FX has made working on the Miata a lot more understandable - my experience from one car's systems totally plays into the second car even though they are not related. It has made me appreciate several features of the Miata - primarily the small size = small parts = cheap parts.

Hope to visit the FX today, will definitely try to snap some photos for the thread.

 

[Logan]

Miata pics?

 

[jumbosrule]

Miata pics?

i'll post a new thread under the title, "Members other Modded Rides" or something.

EDIT: Link:

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Well I did make it to the shop after lunch today and took a couple pictures in the bay. Also talked about placing the two small gauges low on the pillar for now.

Here's the battery compartment - the switch has been wired in and hidden. We have a 4 AWG power wire and ground wire running from the battery terminals to the trunk to power the stereo rack I have been stalled out till I get the car back.



And the cross pipe, finally coated, has been installed. You can see on the left side, the old oil catch can is still installed.



Here's the new catch can, custom fabbed by Powerfab Auto. These are brass breathers, never need to be cleaned. The internal design of the catch can uses two different filter media before the breathers, plus baffles and gravity, since the hoses attach on the bottom of the can. There is also a drain valve that I can empty without removing anything in the bay. Plan is to have it powdercoated matte black. I don't want a third polished texture under the hood.





Tuning continues for the next week or so. The gauge pods are on order and should be here by the end of the week. There's a chance I'll be driving her before February. Don't want to jinx myself though...

 

[Logan]

That's one SWEET-ASS catch can boss......

 

[jumbosrule]

That's one SWEET-ASS catch can boss......

RIGHT? Thing is sick. It is shaped like a T - what you see in the photos is only the top. The hoses will come from the passenger side and route under the charge pipe going from high to low, so that any oil remaining in the hoses wants to travel to the catch can on gravity alone. Nothing is being sucked back into the intake, this is strictly a breather based system.

It's already a lot better than I had hoped and should be sweet in a matte black powdercoat.

 

[StuLax18]

How much did they charge to fab that up? And do you happen to have a link to the thread that gave you the idea?

 

[PMG 705]

So was the point of your kill switch strictly for security? For my build I wanted something easier than removing the negative cable from the battery terminal every time I want to work on her. The security part of a hidden switch was a bonus for me. Of course, any time I use the kill switch I'll be reprogramming the stereo and resetting the clock. You wouldn't have that problem.

Strictly for security reasons.. There would be no way for a thief to get the car unless he towed it.. Engine would not turn over, but everything else works. I see your point about the ease with regards to the battery though.

 

[jumbosrule]

How much did they charge to fab that up? And do you happen to have a link to the thread that gave you the idea?

Charge was $400

And here's the can that gave me the idea in terms of shape and placement. Powerfab's design is original in how the internals of the can do the job.

http://my350z.com/forum/forced-induction/497616-sound-performance-catch-can.html

http://my350z.com/forum/8620318-post42.html

 

[Logan]

Hah! I was afraid to ask, Stu = no fear......

 

[jumbosrule]

So I emailed the shop on Monday asking for a general status. They told me - end of the week.

So I decided to drop by this afternoon to see how everything was coming together. I was lucky enough to catch the car on the lift and on the ground to get some decent pix. The shop says as of today they have about two more days of work to go. I know not to get my hopes up, so I am telling myself I'll have the car sometime next week. Might be before that. ok ok... I've waited this long, what's another few days?

Wanted to post the first pictures of my rear sway bar. Something I didn't have on the FX till just recently. I'm actually impressed with the Stillen exhaust clearance.



And the Stillen Merge to 3" all the way to the turbo.



A rare shot of the elusive Canton no bypass oil filter. It shares the frame with my new front sway bar (old one taken out by a 5 gallon paint can) and the GTSpec front Engine tie brace.



And the car back on the ground. All the gauges and sensors are being wired up (PLX boost & iMFD) to the pillar close to the dash. Here's a shot of the sensor modules and gauge wiring. No worries - it'll be clean as OEM when PFA finishes up.




Engine bay shot. Oil Catch Can was powdercoated matte black at my request. Too many different polished metal textures going on. Totally happy with how it came out, pending it works like it is supposed to of course.





Pretty excited about taking delivery.

 

[jbaker1121]

looks great jumbo@@

 

["LittleGagne"]

wow, sick work. love it.

 

[Fire0nic3]

Looks awesome man! Once you get it back you should wash the underbody

 

[gto]

coming along nice. bet ya cant wait.
What sway is that? Is that the stock?
looks like it is cuz that pesky label is in the right spot. Get it off now while you can

 

[Logan]

Drive to Seattle to break it in.

 

[jumbosrule]

Just got a phone call from Powerfab Auto. I'm picking up the car tomorrow afternoon. She's buttoned up and tuned - ready to be my DD again. I miss her. Looking forward to getting reaquainted.