Recent content by brandonf

yay!

so tapping the intake worked, keeping it simple (stupid) and venting both the bpv/ebcs to the intake pipe has me at 13.6'ish psi boost. I only pulled to 5500 rpm, but the log is attached and looks good to me.

@Enki helped come up with a plan that should fix the overboost. I had a push/pull setup with the CS 3-port, but instead of venting to the TIP, I T'd to the bpv vent/intake manifold. I'm going to tap two ports on the intake piping (aluminum, should be easy) and one run to recirc the BPV and the...

My dad got my car inspected today, blew off a couple boost tubes on a test drive (oops), but the logs look fine... other than maxing out the stock injectors :| I'm pretty sure this was a 0 boost tune, but I hit 19psi, so I might need to check what spring is in the wastegate. I'll check that...

I got everything mounted up for the front splitter, filled the diff with fluid, vacuumed out the car and cleaned the mess, got the new tires mounted/balanced/put on, and everything is put back together! All I need to do is bleed the brakes and adjust the intake so it doesn't push my broken...

Today, I worked on the APR front splitter. I got most of the holes drilled and mounted up to the front bumper, but I still need to pick up some coupling nuts for the middle section, mount the support rods, and make some L brackets to mount the rods to the bumper beam. But @Rokusek demands...

I found this one on amazon, manufacturer part number matches... but I haven't found a match on that on any mazda oem site, buy at your own risk :|...

the gay is still here, welcome back!

FINE, pictures have been taken. Ignore the mess, it'll all be cleaned up once I get the car up and running again. I have parts/crap all over the place at the moment, and the seat was sitting in my garage for like 9 years. Again, PITA to install!

Installed the driver side sparco evo ii us racing seat w/ the sparco side mounts, planted seat bracket, and universal sliders today.. what a PAIN IN THE ASS! It took about 10 times putting the seat in and out, tightening/loosening random bolts a bunch of times to get the sliders to align...

The custom aluminum mounts for the FMIC came out decent. They're much sturdier than the crappy hardware that comes with the kit:

I said fook it and ordered a new radiator core from Summit. I added a tube of RTV to the order to get it over the amount for free shipping (minus the bulk order fee) and saved myself about $10, lulz. It came in the other day looking brandy new, but I have to cut a chunk out of the passenger...

Yeah, i've been searching for them online, but a lot of places are out of stock or want more than the price of it for shipping. $80 + $125 shipping is craaaazy. I'm just wondering if it's safe to epoxy the hell out the broken pieces at the bottom for now until I get the money from Walmart (and...

I finally fixed the three bolts I snapped off, bought a m10 x 1.25mm thread chaser to clean up the threads on top of the rear diff mount, and a m8 x 1.25mm thread chaser to finish clearing the bolt between the underbody/rear seat. I also got longer bolts/washers/locking nuts to secure up the...

It sounds metallic, did you lube up the internals/o-rings before reinstalling it?