Re: Power Steering PumpHi Ian, I'll copy an email I archived from Lester Seal on the power list a couple of years ago about this. I have tried it with the belt off (too heavy) and thought about Lester's mod. I talked to him recently and he said he'd dropped the idea and was now using the standard po...

New roof??? Did they fit a new, or repaired rain/drip rail when they did it?
If they didn't then you probably have water running down the back of the
window and into the chassis. Someone else on the list had exactly this
recently.

I have one too... Very easy to install if you don't mind cutting a few wires and splicing. Mostly it just replaces the existing ecu. When I bought mine (about 3 years ago) it cost $2k including the ecu, MAP sensor, keypad for programming, serial-link to connect to PC etc, and knock sensor. Recommend...

Hi Mike, I'm not sure whats happening down here. The "Wellington MX-5 Social Club" which has maintained its independence from the NZ Club seems to have become defunct. Despite the best efforts of Henry "Danger" Gray, the attendances at events have been almost nil. There needs to be a Wellington chap...

Good stuff, but I understood that a tyre that is less inflated will see much
more activity in the rubber (its able to flex more) which will give rise to
additional heating, hence more pressure rise... is this not correct?

If I understand it correctly, when you set a low tyre pressure, and then drive enthusiastically, you'll see more pressure increase than if you set a high(er) pressure when cold. I recall Colin Partington (are you there Colin?) explaining to me a technique he used on the track involving pressure meas...

What about those Michelin MX-Sports that Lou likes...

ECU code 3, cam position sensor...Failing crankshaft nose? What year is the
car?

Andy... I had a quick look at my archives... Bill Cardell at Flyin Miata used to have a car called Red Rat, which was a normally aspirated 1.6 and had about 135hp at the rear wheels. He used a camshaft in that which was as mild as you could go and still gain power. I believe that it still needed an ...

I was quite taken by that Michelin that Lou said he had. I liked the look of
the tread pattern and design... How much were they Lou?

The zip needs to be zipped and unzipped with the top unclipped from the
windshield to remove any tension.

When I do timing I just use the tach in the dash. You need to go around and
look at it and then back, but it does the job for me. You're just shooting
for 850rpm at idle.

Gary

Hi Keith, If it is a squeaking noise then almost certainly it will be a belt. The fact that you sprayed some WD40 and had it go away is pointing in that direction, and belts do tend to go quiet once warmed up (until they're well worn, in which case it will continue). Lou's suggestion of some water d...

Fletch,

Just pop the cambelt off and turn her over!

Gary

Hi Andrew, Lift is restricted somewhat by the valve springs you have. Fletch is or has I think gone for higher than normal, and was looking for stiffer valve springs. I will stay at the stock limit. Fletch & I both have identical ported and polished heads, and the combustion chambers were also cc'd....

Yeah Fletch, really taunt them... leave a hairdryer on the passenger seat, or a box of curlers or something! From badcat@xtra.co.nz Fri Apr 27 16:26:21 2007 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/9.0.1.3108 Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 22:36:55 +1200 Subject: Re: dyno result From: "ken.newell" <badcat@xtra.co.nz...

Hi Jeff,

That sounds like a weird setup. The dyno I have used needs to know what gear
you're in, gear ratio, wheel diameter, diff ratio etc. It can then determine
revs etc.

Gary

And News has that Federation T-Shirt.

Gary -
I'm actually thinking of getting the Voodoo knob polished and
thermal-coated. WOuld that help?

Nah, you just need titanium, its much faster...

Hi again Jeff, Seriously though, talk to Fletch. He has had experiences of this sort, and had some conclusions as a result. Of most importance is consistency for a before and after ( if you are doing that) rather than any absolute. With the Link ECU and MiataLinkLab software you can run your own dyn...

Jeff,

Those mods you have done are known to lose about 60 hp, so the dyno is spot
on. You need more Voodoo to replace what has been lost.

Gary

Re: lexusIn the metal yes, still look stodgy to me.

Now now. I think the IS200 is a pretty good car, and in the right colour (dark silver) looks pretty good. The rest of the Lexii though are dull and boring. From badcat@xtra.co.nz Fri Apr 27 16:21:28 2007 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/9.0.1.3108 Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 18:05:12 +1200 Subject: Re: le...

Sorry mate, lobe centre, overlap as you note is 20 deg. Brain was out of gear.
Those HKS when treated as seat to seat only give 5 degrees overlap.

Gary

Hi there, I don't think those cams would work well at all on an NA car. For interest I stuck them into Desktop Dyno. I have a model of my 1600 with the work that has been done on it, standard cams at the moment. I took that and just stuck in your cam figures and ran the sim. If you want to see the t...