MKG's Custom Single Turbo Build

boosted_mx5 · 08-11-2013, 10:20 AM

Hang up's is an understatement. Lol.
Blew an intercooler pipe, found an unplugged sensor. Had to retune fuel map.

Somehow the spark plugs failed. Two and half hours and $180 later we have new GTR plugs which, incidentally, are the same part number as the stock 370 plugs. Some how it magically fixes it.

Start to tune again and get fuel dialed in boost. 3 power pulls (tweaking fuel not timing or anything yet, and I could hear a boost leak but couldn't find it) and we hit 400/351.

3rd pull it shuts off. Frantic hours trying to find what has melted.

11pm call triple a and get a tow truck scheduled for 12:30 eta. Also find a load of melted wires. Push car onto lift and start cutting, splicing and re-routing wires.

12:10 truck shows up and I've got 6 or so wires to go. However at this point is 2 greens and 2 whites, without any way to distinguish between them. I'm ready to give up. However the car starts.

12:30 Send the truck away, start taping and tucking and zip tie-ing the shiz out of the wires. Also re-installed the down pipe.

1:00ish test drive.

1:30 finally at a gas station and leaving

around 2:30ish we pull over and I immediately spot the boost leak. FML it's post MAF so of course the fuel map will need re done again.

However once these issues are fixed I think we could definitely hit 420-450whp before we starting to up the boost.

Oh yeah M.R. Performance is f*cking incredible the owner went and waited two hours to get us spark plugs, he also waited with the us and didn't kick us out of the shop.

Visconti did do an awesome job getting fuel dialed in boost despite having a leak so we were able to make it home fine.

Also the car is freaking quick now. I can't wait to add another 100hp/100tq.

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08-11-2013, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
boosted_mx5 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pa Posts: 40 Drives: 01 Miata Rep Power: 13	Hang up's is an understatement. Lol. Blew an intercooler pipe, found an unplugged sensor. Had to retune fuel map. Somehow the spark plugs failed. Two and half hours and $180 later we have new GTR plugs which, incidentally, are the same part number as the stock 370 plugs. Some how it magically fixes it. Start to tune again and get fuel dialed in boost. 3 power pulls (tweaking fuel not timing or anything yet, and I could hear a boost leak but couldn't find it) and we hit 400/351. 3rd pull it shuts off. Frantic hours trying to find what has melted. 11pm call triple a and get a tow truck scheduled for 12:30 eta. Also find a load of melted wires. Push car onto lift and start cutting, splicing and re-routing wires. 12:10 truck shows up and I've got 6 or so wires to go. However at this point is 2 greens and 2 whites, without any way to distinguish between them. I'm ready to give up. However the car starts. 12:30 Send the truck away, start taping and tucking and zip tie-ing the shiz out of the wires. Also re-installed the down pipe. 1:00ish test drive. 1:30 finally at a gas station and leaving around 2:30ish we pull over and I immediately spot the boost leak. FML it's post MAF so of course the fuel map will need re done again. However once these issues are fixed I think we could definitely hit 420-450whp before we starting to up the boost. Oh yeah M.R. Performance is f*cking incredible the owner went and waited two hours to get us spark plugs, he also waited with the us and didn't kick us out of the shop. Visconti did do an awesome job getting fuel dialed in boost despite having a leak so we were able to make it home fine. Also the car is freaking quick now. I can't wait to add another 100hp/100tq.