Another one bites the dust (engine)

During a trackday  @ Vålerbanen June 7. my 2.0 suffered a piston failure on cylinder #4. Not sure what caused the damage based on the data and the resulting damage....

Repacking midpipe resonator ? nah...

My GWR 2.5” midpipe was put on the shelf some years ago as it started to have terrible  resonances between 3-4K and generally too boomy for any kind of driving....

Rudskogen Trackday 2020.05.30

This trackday was a blast. Not that many cars in the R-session. Nice weather and a good mix of cars and nice people. Managed several sub 1:40 laps. I was...

Brake cooling - Porsche style

Porsche has some really well engineered stuff on their cars like their hood vent but also their brake ducts which scoops up air from under the car and channels it...

Battery relocation

I never understood why Mazda moved the battery to the engine compartment on the NC vs. the NA/NB where it was nicely tucked away in the trunk. They also managed...

Nürburgring trip 2019

On October 11. it was time again for a trip down to the legendary Nürburgring race track in Germany. I think this was my 6th time , all of them...

New heat exchanger for the supercharger

During full attack for 10+ laps at the track in hot weather I see the intake air temperature touch 100C(!).  It starts at around 60C on a 20C day but...

Reading a fuel level sensor with the AEM Infinity EMS and CD-7

Ever since I got my ECU flashed back to the stock map my OEM fuel level sensor started to malfunction.  It shows 1/3 full when the tank is empty.‌‌There is...

Supercharger and turbo efficiency

The last two seasons I have been pushing harder than ever on the track resulting in lower lap times with basically the same engine power.  More optimal driving results in...

Chrysler 74mm throttle body upgrade

January 2018 the user whalesac on miata.net posted a very detailed post on using the Chrysler 74mm drive by wire throttle body as a replacement for the stock 60mm unit:...

Jet Stream ram intake install

As I outlined in this post I want to optimize the intake for better flow and hopefully lower initial IAT measured at the air box.  The stock setup is actually...

Trackday Rudskogen 2019.08.11

I attended a trackday on Sunday held by trackday.no Weather forecast was not good with rain and damp track until 16:00. Driving in the rain is getting old.  There is...

Oil temp sensor and adapter

I have tried to find a good M14 oil sump plug adapter that can take a standard M12 NC water temp sensor as I now have at least three leftover...

Rear Wing Project Part 2

5 years ago I purchased a “carbon wing” with generic mounts and uprights.   https://www.mazdaspeedy.com/https—www-mazdaspeedy-com-2014-08-rear-wing-project-html/ I never got the time to finish my new uprights due to other projects and...

Installing a Porsche 997 GT3 hood vent

Yeah. I’m adding Porsche parts now…  a.k.a the GT3 Mustache vent.

Supercharger IC pump upgrade and relocation

My AEM Infinity logs from my last trackdayshowed IAT peaking 100C which was 75C more than ambient that day. Crazy..  I know the MP62 is not the most efficient blower...

New intake plans, Jet Stream Ram Super Intake

The stock NC intake is pretty good from factory. Inlet is in the front right corner above the radiator into a muffled intake snorkel that travels across the front into...

New battery, again.

My Odyssey PC680 started to fail last season. Gradually lost power and took a long time to charge. I believe it was in the car for 3 years. Not that...

Trackday Rudskogen. 1.39,3

I ended 2018 by setting a blistering 1.37,8 lap time on my local track Rudskogen. Grenaded two engines that summer so I really needed a bit of win at the...

Exhaust back pressure testing part 2

Follow up on the earlier blog post where I measured the backpressure on the OEM exhaust I now have some data for two new setups, both with the OEM rear...