"Honey Badger" Miata: Turbo Track Build (new brakes installed)

[CleanNeon98]

1st to 3rd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8a2KrAicLc

3rd and 4th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovoLCtrynLY

edit: talked to spock last night, he made 242/207 on a dyno he said probably reads high. The numbers do seem a little high for the size turbo he has but it's not completely off. He's also got a stock 1.8L

[CleanNeon98]

Spooling 3rd gear from 2000rpm

http://youtu.be/i9rxpY5IBv8

[JRickson]

dang, this was a long build thread. I skipped around a bit, very interesting.

[Renegade_]

Originally Posted by JRickson

dang, this was a long build thread. I skipped around a bit, very interesting.

Long story short:

****ing christ its about time this thing saw the road. Ive gone through like, 3 different builds and like 5+ engines since this was started.

****.

[CleanNeon98]

Yea its a good time now. There were some complications with the build, it dragged out to about 2 years total. Sounds like you've blown more motors than me in that time haha

I did some playing online and figured out that my car right now generates 292hp/ton. To put it in perspective.

Mercedes C Class 63 AMG Coupe Black Series - [2011]298.2 bhp per tonne
Mercedes E Class 63 AMG - [2013]298.1 bhp per tonne
Lamborghini Miura P4000 SV - [1971]297.7 bhp per tonne
Porsche 911 Turbo 997 - [2006]297.7 bhp per tonne
Porsche 911 GT3 RS 997 - [2006]297.4 bhp per tonne
Porsche 911 GT3 997 - [2007]296.7 bhp per tonne
Porsche 911 Turbo S 993 - [1998]296.0 bhp per tonne
Morgan Aero 8 4.4 V8 - [2000]294.5 bhp per tonne
Dodge Viper GTS - [1996]293.9 bhp per tonne
Ferrari 575 M Fiorano - [2002]293.6 bhp per tonne
Jaguar F Type 5.0L V8 S Cabriolet - [2012]293.0 bhp per tonne
Mazdaspeed Miata "Honey Badger" [2004]292 bhp per tonne
BMW 5 Series M5 Competition Pack F10 - [2013]291.5 bhp per tonne
Chevrolet Corvette 6.2 V8 2d - [2007]291.4 bhp per tonne
BMW Alpina B5 V8 Switchtronic E60 - [2006]290.6 bhp per tonne
Chevrolet Corvette C2 Stingray 427 425hp - [1966]290.4 bhp per tonne
Aston-Martin Vantage V12 Roadster - [2012]289.7 bhp per tonne
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti F1 - [2004]289.6 bhp per tonne
Wiesmann GT MF4 - [2008]289.6 bhp per tonne
Jaguar D Type 3.4L - [1954]289.3 bhp per tonne
TVR T350 T 3.6 - [2004]289.0 bhp per tonne
Mercedes C Class 63 AMG Edition 507 - [2013]289.0 bhp per tonne
Mercedes C Class 63 AMG Edition 507 Coupe - [2013]289.0 bhp per tonne
Caterham 7 Superlight - [1996]288.7 bhp per tonne
Lotus 340 R - [2000]288.7 bhp per tonne
Ferrari 360 Modena F1 - [1999]287.7 bhp per tonne
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR FQ 400 - [2004]287.2 bhp per tonne
Mercedes SL Class 63 AMG V8 - [2012]287.2 bhp per tonne
Ginetta G60 3.7 V6 - [2011]287.0 bhp per tonne
Jaguar XK R 5.0 Supercharged - [2009]286.9 bhp per tonne
BMW 6 Series M6 4.4 V8 F13 - [2012]286.7 bhp per tonne
Jaguar XF R-S 5.0 V8 - [2012]286.6 bhp per tonne
Aston-Martin Vantage V8 550 - [1993]286.4 bhp per tonne
Mercedes CLS Class 63 AMG 4Matic - [2013]286.3 bhp per tonne
Mercedes SL Class 65 AMG V12 R230 - [2004]286.2 bhp per tonne
Audi R8 6.0 Quattro V12 TDI - [2009]285.7 bhp per tonne
Cadillac CTS -V 6.2 V8 Auto - [2009]285.7 bhp per tonne
Ferrari 500 Superfast 5.0 V12 - [1964]285.7 bhp per tonne
Aston-Martin DB9 5.9 V12 - [2012]285.7 bhp per tonne
Mercedes SL Class 65 AMG V12 R230 - [2008]284.9 bhp per tonne
Audi R8 5.2 V10 Spyder - [2012]284.6 bhp per tonne
Mercedes CLK 63 AMG Black Series - [2007]284.0 bhp per tonne
Alfa-Romeo 8C Competitzione - [2008]283.9 bhp per tonne
Mercedes CL Class 65 AMG Bi Turbo - [2003]283.9 bhp per tonne
BMW 5 Series M5 F10 - [2011]283.8 bhp per tonne
BMW 6 Series M6 Gran Coupe 4.4 V8 - [2012]283.0 bhp per tonne
Ferrari 550 Maranello - [1997]282.6 bhp per tonne
Audi A6 RS6 5.0 TFSI V10 - [2008]282.4 bhp per tonne
Audi A6 RS6 Avant 5.0 V10 - [2007]282.4 bhp per tonne

Of course without a driver it means nothing, but cool to see where my money has gotten me vs the costs of other cars and their respective performance on paper. After consulting professor google again, I found most of the cars in this power range run a low 12 or high 11 second quarter mile. I'm happy with that, and will try for 11s at Atco next year!

[CleanNeon98]

Drove it again Monday and then put it away. I don't think its gonna be warm enough again anytime soon. Meanwhile I'm working on a list of things to do in the spring

Intake manifold and or throttle body
Boost by gear
Remount radiator fan
Windage trays for belly of car
Interior
-----steering wheel
-----seat (single)
-----styling changes?
Exterior
-----possible front splitter
-----difflow Exige diffuser but need to cut big piece of rear bumper out

This won't all happen at once but I'll be buying stuff over winter for spring once they are on sale or group buys

[jjm4life]

Difflow diffuser is a nice peice. Nearly bought one for my exige but went with a reverie one instead

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by jjm4life

Difflow diffuser is a nice peice. Nearly bought one for my exige but went with a reverie one instead

You're the man I need. Where can I get seats from Elise/Exige (real or reps) and an OEM diffuser?

[CleanNeon98]

Got a Skunk 2 throttle body. Its a little larger, but more importantly a lot stronger. Some guys report throttle body shafts breaking, screws backing out and being ingested into the motor, or breaking and getting stuck WOT at high RPM or higher power due to increased vibrations.



When ingested


Will need to port the intake manifold a little to make the most of the power gains. Trying to find a JDM Squaretop intake manifold which has a larger plenum and runners, but no luck so far. Found one for $350, needs a $30 gasket and more work because they started shaving it. If I could find a good stock Squaretop for around 350 I'd get it. JDM on left, USDM on right



Maybe put 50 miles on the car in the last few months. Kind of sad, but banking those miles for the summer isn't bad.

[Vr-4-Life]

Damn your hp per ton is higer than the 4C. The 4c is about 268 iirc...

[Honduh]

I wouldnt be advertising about that speedo disconnect switch since you know its like....fraud. the likely hood of you being caught is slim, but if it happened it would not be fun.

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by Honduh

I wouldnt be advertising about that speedo disconnect switch since you know its like....fraud. the likely hood of you being caught is slim, but if it happened it would not be fun.

Yea you're right on that lol didn't think that through. How Ya been? Still Honduhing around?

[jjm4life]

Originally Posted by CleanNeon98

You're the man I need. Where can I get seats from Elise/Exige (real or reps) and an OEM diffuser?

Late reply.. Lotustalk is your best bet.

[CleanNeon98]

Thanks man, will give it a try.

Nothing exciting. Going to do the first long-term oil change, been almost 2k miles already. Plan on capturing some for a blackstone analysis. Hoping not to find anything stuck to the plug.

Booking one more hour on the dyno with tuner to get some things tweaked sometime soon as well.

[CleanNeon98]

Got an updated shot of the engine bay.

[CleanNeon98]

Got Blackstone to look at my oil



Nothing too alarming. Fuel content is due to a rich tune, getting tweaked soon

[CleanNeon98]

Thinking about deleting AC since I only drive it on select days anymore. However, still debating whether the weight savings (small) is worth all of the work. The passanger's seat apparently weighs more than the AC and PS system combined and that's a 4 bolt removal and easy re-install. Trying to shed a little more weight though, so I gutted the trunk and spare, saving me 32lbs.

There are lots of weight savers I added along the way without realizing like the new exhaust, flywheel, smaller stereo and removal of windblocker and speakers, wheels and tires, a few little things. There's other areas where I added weight like the 45-50lb rollbar, a little on the bigger driveshaft, etc.

Where's a local place I can weigh my car?

[Intercooled T]

Go to a scrap yard...

[Reds82]

http://catscale.com/cat-scale-locator

[c7scayman]

Was that you in Neshaminy the other day? Gray MSM with same wheels leaving Baby's R Us parking lot. I was driving in front in the blue Honda Fit.