New rods

I got the rods yesterday. Actually, the rods belong to a fellow member of mx5-miata.no who had the same rods from 949racing lying around. He’ll get mine when they arrive...

Great engine build article

Its for a Honda B16 engine though, but its the same principles for all "modern" 4-cyl engines. I believe Honda engines has smaller tolerances than the old Mazda BP since...

Engine tear down part 3

Block is finally delivered to www.motorteknikk.no for +1mm bore and hone. I'll have it back some time next week. No problems removing the internals. Most of the time was spent...

Engine tear down part 2

Today I used almost 2 hours just to get that damn engine on the engine stand.<div>I did not have access to the enige hoist so I used a very risky...

949Racing will offer Mazda BP crate engines in 2011

At least thats the plan according to Emilios blog:<div>http://949racing.blogspot.com/</div><div></div><div>Executive summary: </div><div>- 1.66:1 Rod ratio with custom rods and custom 85.5mm pistons.</div><div>- 270 cfm flowing head with lots of lift</div><div>- Sustained...

Engine tear down part 1

It’s soo nice to have unlimited space around the engine. No sore knucles, akward positions and special tools to reach those hard to get nuts and bolts.<div>I got the transmission...

Removing the engine

I have never removed an engine from a car before. I opted to lift it out with the transmission i place. I suspect the release bearing is toast as I...

New year, new parts

New year, new plans and new parts arriving. My plans for 2010 is pretty much set. - +1 mm Wiseco FM turbo pistons - M-tuned/949Racing rods - ATI super damper...

First and last AutoX in 2009

FMCN held one of the last SS2 AutoX events at Gardemoen raceway in 2009.Perfect conditions with nice sunny weather but only about 5 C ambient.I did not plan to attend...

NSK Trackday @ Rudskogen with the MSM

This was my first trackday at Rudskogen with the MSM in 2009New FM stage two clutch is in and redy to be abused around the track.Also new is an aluminium...

MSM Project status

I have been busy a couple of weeks doing fun stuff like going to the Nordschleife with the mighty RatX5 and some other non car related stuff.As I mentioned in...

Seat belt mount.

The NB mounts the seat belt in the slider, not in the transmission tunnel as the NA. This means you have to keep the OEM sliders if you want to...

New clutch installed

Changing the clutch on a MX5 might be one of the shittiest jobs you can do on the car.I have done it twice now and it doesn’t get any better.I...

NSK trackday@Rudskogen with the mighty RatX5

New track day and the MSM is still offline for clutch swap and power steering fix.The NA on the other hand is running perfect and doesn’t mind a little track...

First time on track with the RatX5

Since my MSM is waiting for a new clutch and flywheel the daily driver has to do some duty on the track.On impulse I decided to drive all the way...

First trackday in 2009

I have finally run out of excuses for not yet taking the MSM to the track this year.Most issues have now been fixed, boost is stable, fluids are holding etc.NSK...

Clutch/flywheel alternatives for 300+ hp

1 bar boost on a GT3071R = slipping OEM clutchI need a new one and has done some searching around for different alternatives.I might as well get me a new...

New daily driver ;-)

My Hyundai Accent daily driver has some personality problems that I have not been able to cure.It does not help that I pretty much hate everything about that car and...

Changing WG spring to fight boost creep

As I wrote in an earlier blog post I have not been able to control the boost pressure at high RPM.I ended up ordering a 0.5 bar WG spring and...

New Alignment

I had my car aligned a week ago and are very pleased with the way it transformed the handling.I asked for 2.5/2.0 front/rear camber, ~5 deg caster and 0 toe...