As I mentioned in a previous post i managed to seize up my engine on the track in a none spectacular fashion. I’m not sure how this happened but will...
I managed to grenade my engine back in august but didn’t do the post mortem tear down until recently. More on why that happened later.But the first thing I noticed...
I attended the NSK trackday at Vålerbanen August 3. which was the first time on track with the FM supercharger. It was not fully tuned yet but the map was...
I had the pleasure of installing the FM Supercharger for the NC MX-5 back in May and I thought I’d share share some pics and experiences from the installation.For a...
I got this Chinese carbon wing from www.badassparts.no earlier this year to add some much needed downforce on the car. It has always felt a little loose down into the...
Here is my quickest lap @ Rudskogen i 2013 . 1.43,09 ! It happend on a Trackday.no event 28. Sep 2013. My previous best was 1.44,57. The only difference in...
The following is a post from Moto-Mike @ forum.miata.net on how to swap a 2.5 MZR/Duratec into an NC. I'm reposting it in case miata.net goes up in flames. 2.5 swap...
Yeees! The closer ratio 6-speed box and perfect conditions bettered my personal best with almost 1 sec , 1.44,57. I had a total of four 1.44 laps so it was...
So after a lot of searching I found a 6-speed propshaft for sale on autolink.co.uk that was not listed on their site.For reference , here is a pic of both...
Ever since the Harrys Laptimer app for iPhone was able to capture video I have been trying to find a good mounting solution for my iPhone. I have tried several...
I had a blast @ the Ford treff 2013 trackday with over 50 laps on a mostly sunny Rudskogen.I didn’t expect any fast laps as the Ford guys are more into...
I did some temprature logging via OBDII at Rudskogen yesterday which pretty much confirms my testing in this post: http://www.mazdaspeedy.com/2013/07/iat-ect-and-pressure-drop-mesurement.htmlI did the logging at the end of a balls out 10...
Since I’m currently waiting for parts that don’t exsist (6-speed prop shaft..) I swapped the rear discs and pads to the cheapest China could offer http://www.ilmotorsport.de/shop/article_detail.php5?aid=4285&oid=1862&depth=3&page=0&count=3&PHPSESSID=b5caff48aba187c230807d169b134734Thanks for painting the discs...
This is the FAIL part of the install.- Did you know that the Moss short shift is crap and requires both the stock collar and top plate of the 6-speed...
Jacking up a lowered car can be a pain since there is no room to get a hydraulic jack under the crossmember/diff.<div>My 90 NOK solution.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div></div><div>200mm...
Stock gearing on my 1.8 NC is not optimal for trackdriving. The sweet spot for the more twisty parts of the track is somwhere between 2nd and 3rd. I remember...
I finally got the time to do some temperature and vacuum measurements on the stock intake system.I used OBDII readings via my Innovate OT-2 to iPhone.The mesurements was done with...
I attended both the thttp://www.trackday.no and NSK trackday in april with great success.The trackday.no event was blessed with nice dry weather and few cars on the track which meant perfect...
