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Finally making some progress. Got my speed back with engine/tranny bolted in, work done by a local, huge thank you to Red Knuth. If anyone in Chicago is looking for someone local to work on their Mazdaspeed PM me and I will share his contact info. Got the oil feed installed, had to remove the...

FINALLY

Makes sense, I've always run a 200TW street tire. I don't drag race too often, but I might as well pick up a pair of slicks and see what happens haha.

Picked up a TB Performance Traction Bar in hopes of reducing the killer wheel hop I get at the drag strip. Looks like a well made piece! Also mocked up the cold side piping, I think I got it really close for not having an engine in the car lol. Hotside is next.

Got a call from SP63 today... my engine is ready to ship. I literally sprinted around the block, my body is fucking ready. I went ahead and made myself a base map for when everything is put together. Gonna post these on here in the hopes someone will stop me if I'm about to blow my shit up lol.

Got my corksport intercooler on. Shoutout to @Zach@cs Really happy with the crash bar design. Nice to keep the tow hook. Plus the mounting holes are slotted so I can still fit an oil cooler between the AC condensor and the intercooler. Picked up a new Bayson R grille and dropped it off along...

Got some more miscellaneous shit done today to make my future life easier. Prepared the passenger side firewall pass-thru with some grommets so I can easily pass wires through to the cabin. Also picked up the FR Manifold, the ceramic coat came out pretty good! Also ended up picking up a...

Good eye haha :) It is a brand new slave I installed, so it isn't pressurized.

Yeah that's the plan, got everything I need to rewrap the harnesses just need to find the time.

Dropped off the exhaust manifold to get ceramic coated black (Cerakote Glacier Black) and got some cleaning done in the engine bay. Wish I had a before pic, it was pretty nasty for 40k miles. Did the best I could do without running water. Also decided I will be self-tuning this setup. It will...

That was gonna be my next question, so the ethanol mixture with PI is enough to not require meth injection for cooling. Good to know.

Good reference, thanks. Yeah, doesn't help that there isn't really a set standard for air flow measurement with aftermarket companies. It's really an estimate based on a certain air velocity, could range from a .40 mach to 1 mach measurement, up to interpretation by the manufacturer. Thinking...

Yeah, I love comparing this shit haha was really disappointed that there are so few build threads for this setup. I guess we will see. Also the TR8 is rated for 750cfm, which is less than the ~850 that 60lbs/min translates to...

Damn, that torque curve is nuts. I think I will just take it based on how it actually feels and performs with different boost control strategies, have nothing against experimenting haha. Your drop off seems pretty damn steep at 6000rpm. and that should still be within efficiency range of the...

Thanks for the positive feedback! Alright, I'm convinced and will get the manifold ceramic coated by these guys: https://boneheadperformance.com/color-charts/#8 Are we talking about the turbo coolant lines being affected by heat? Maybe it would be a good idea to use a pair of these and braided...

Really wanted to be able to monitor the turbo shaft speed so I can push the turbo to the edge of the compressor map, but didn't want to spend nearly $500 on the Full Race gauge setup for something I would only use while tuning. Voila, simple Arduino solution to the rescue! Testing it here...

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Got some goodies in the mail. Too bad it'll be a few months until I can install it :(

Here she is: