andale927's PTE 5558 Gen 2 Build (Built Engine)

So neither one of you guys have the full race FMIC. Ha!

I remember waaayyy back in the day that the that TMIC's that flowed the most were CPe and ETS. I haven't seen a lot of ETS top mounts, not sure if they discontinued them.

I seem to remember now one of the Nator locals had both and swore up and down by the ETS. Dumped his CPe to someone for cheap.
 
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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.

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Also decided I will be self-tuning this setup. It will be my first time tuning... Hell of a build to learn on LOL.
 
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andale927 said:
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.

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Also decided I will be self-tuning this setup. It will be my first time tuning... Hell of a build to learn on LOL.
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All of the other colors look so much nicer in the engine bay. Silver just looks dull and dirty. This is a nice opportunity to redo any of the shittier parts of your harness while you wait for everything to come back. I'm glad I did, but AZ roasted the hell out of my harness.
 
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All of the other colors look so much nicer in the engine bay. Silver just looks dull and dirty. This is a nice opportunity to redo any of the shittier parts of your harness while you wait for everything to come back. I'm glad I did, but AZ roasted the hell out of my harness.
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Yeah that's the plan, got everything I need to rewrap the harnesses just need to find the time.
 
Put a c clamp or something on that slave cylinder to hold it closed (unless you plan on replacing it anyways).
 
Sho said:
Put a c clamp or something on that slave cylinder to hold it closed (unless you plan on replacing it anyways).
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Good eye haha :) It is a brand new slave I installed, so it isn't pressurized.
 
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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.

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Also picked up the FR Manifold, the ceramic coat came out pretty good!

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Also ended up picking up a Corksport FMIC and Crash Bar without their piping. It is pretty much the same size as the Treadstone TR11, so it should flow for ~560hp.
 
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.
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Picked up a new Bayson R grille and dropped it off along with the emblem and fog light covers to get riced out with some urethane paint and 2k clear.
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Corksport intake manifold was going to be released in January, it was delayed to April and now its been delayed again to July... Going to go with a Damond ST intake manifold with port injection spacer. Gonna sell the 6th port and put my own PI kit together since it will end up costing less. Wish I did all this right the first time lol, but oh well.

Really unhappy with the JBR under-route kit. There are chunks of silicone flaking off on the inside of each of the 90degree bends. Given the change in intercooler and intake manifold I might just make my own with parts from siliconeintakes.com

It's gonna be under-route and invisible anyway...
 
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Got a call from SP63 today... my engine is ready to ship. I literally sprinted around the block, my body is fucking ready.
[doublepost=1553568093][/doublepost]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.
 

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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!
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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.
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anthony said:
@andale927 What tires were you using on the track? Street tires hop like crazy and snap axles best to run a slick there
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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.
 
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.
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Got the oil feed installed, had to remove the alternator to install a M12 to 4AN fitting and line which kind of sucked.

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Changed my mind on the color of the valve cover so wasted some more money on a replacement coated Illusion Cherry by ITG Engineering.

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And the ST manifold is ready to install as soon as I get my DI injectors back from SP63.

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Ordered a bunch of extra junk (OEM Exh studs, Injector O-Rings, fluids etc.) as well, want to be prepared to finish most of the work this coming weekend.
 
So close I can taste it...
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Everything went smoothish. I attempted to bolt in the manifold and turbo as a single assembly but it turned out to be impossible. Ended up removing the wastegate and compressor housing to get it on.

Got a pretty short laundry list of items before I'll start it:
1.) Turbo Upper coolant line
2.) Oil feed
3.) Downstream O2 Sensor
4.) Bolt up Exhaust Downpipe <=> Catback connection
5.) Clutch slave line - Left the seal in the old slave and threw it away.... Awaiting delivery from edge.
6.) Fix dipstick - Not fully seated, I think I have the relocate bracket installed incorrectly.
7.) Install cold side piping
8.) Install Intake
9.) Fill coolant
10.) Drain gas tank - I don't wanna run 8-9 month old E30 blend... I know it's probably fine but I can't do it lol.
11.) Start the bish

On a side note, I really love the Earl's speed-seal PTFE hose and stainless fittings.

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Got everything buttoned up and started the car and drove it today.

Running into extremely persistent part throttle KR. It pretty much pegs the knock sensor at 8 under any load or rpm.

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I looked over everything for anything which could possibly be making mechanical noise but didn't find anything... The engine itself does vibrate pretty damn hard, but I haven't heard of anyone having KR issues with a BSD.

Anyone have any ideas?
 
So I went ahead and checked the spark plugs, they are all at .026" where I left them. They are all white, but logged AFRs are good. Would timing being off cause this?

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Also the timing spark advance is off by ~6 degrees compared to commanded...

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Couldn't hurt to check the CAS.
What PCV setup you running?
Is the knock sensor tight? Any audible rattle or anything?
 
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