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This is a discussion on New Pics of My Miata with an IC within the Pictures and Video Clips forums, part of the General Forum category; My dad and I finally got around to mounting the eclipse intercooler I bought. Now I can run 10 degrees ...
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05-11-2004, 06:47 PM
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New Pics of My Miata with an IC
My dad and I finally got around to mounting the eclipse intercooler I bought. Now I can run 10 degrees of advance timing for some better bottom-end response.
I really need to get around to repainting the black part in the front cuz the paint is really starting to wear off. And before the "that intercooler is the size of an oil-cooler" jokes start, the IC is as thick as about 5 oil-coolers so keep that in mind. Plus, smaller IC=less pressure drop and its all i need for now with the amount of boost i'm running. I'll also post up some updated underhood pics soon...
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Marcus 1990 Miata (Red) GReddy Turbo Kit (8psi) Vortech FMU TurboXS Type-S BOV Flyin' Miata Springs Autopower Rollbar 1st Gen Eclipse Intercooler Jackson Racing High Flow Fuel Pump Phantom Grip LSD (it works when it feels like it) Experience: Drift Day 18, 19 |
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05-11-2004, 06:48 PM
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front end before and after...
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05-11-2004, 06:50 PM
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another...
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Marcus 1990 Miata (Red) GReddy Turbo Kit (8psi) Vortech FMU TurboXS Type-S BOV Flyin' Miata Springs Autopower Rollbar 1st Gen Eclipse Intercooler Jackson Racing High Flow Fuel Pump Phantom Grip LSD (it works when it feels like it) Experience: Drift Day 18, 19 |
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05-11-2004, 06:51 PM
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and another..
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05-11-2004, 06:52 PM
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another pic...
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05-11-2004, 06:53 PM
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still more...
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05-11-2004, 06:54 PM
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05-11-2004, 06:55 PM
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and IC again
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05-11-2004, 06:56 PM
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another IC pic...
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05-11-2004, 06:59 PM
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i should explain about that wire on the IC...we bolted the IC to the body with some brackets in two places and that wire is the fail-safe...dont worry i didnt try to mount up the IC with only wire.
the under hood pics will be coming up soon. to make a long story short, the piping was a pain...
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05-11-2004, 07:28 PM
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Nice, sweet rims too!
GIMME GIMME!! I mean, what are they?
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05-11-2004, 07:46 PM
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ahh..so fresh and so clean
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05-11-2004, 07:47 PM
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here's an underhood pic. i used 2" piping from JC Whitney...
oh, those are Primax wheels. the dealer i got them from said they were being discontinued so it might be hard finding some if you want the same exact wheel.
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05-11-2004, 07:51 PM
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underhood before and after...
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05-11-2004, 07:56 PM
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i like the grass hopper jammed in your intercool,
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05-11-2004, 07:58 PM
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the way my dad and I did the piping on my current miata is way different than the way RPM (a tuning shop in San Diego, i dont know if theyre still around) did the piping on my old turbo miata that burned up a few years ago.
the reason my dad and i did the IC piping this way is that this way required no cutting of the body at all.
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05-11-2004, 08:34 PM
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very nice, now i gotta an idea on how to boost my miata....wootwoot.
How much though? alot of custom work? Or was most of it in the kit???
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05-11-2004, 08:48 PM
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the basic GReddy kit can be installed in a day easily.
the motor in my current miata is a replacement short block that didnt have an oil galley tapped to use for an oil feed line for the turbo so i had to search for an adapter that would allow me to run an oil line from the oil pressure gauge source. but most miatas (90-93) wont have this problem (the GReddy kit is only for 90-93 miatas). mounting an intercooler and routing pipes to fit is another story. you can get this done at a shop for a good amount of money or, like i did with my current miata, take the do-it-yourself route. in a word, an intercooler project is "custom"  oh yeah, this basic GReddy kit includes: TD-04H Mitsubishi turbo Exhaust manifold Down pipe FMU Various aluminum elbows Oil feed line Oil return line
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05-11-2004, 09:16 PM
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umm.... cute intercooler....
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05-11-2004, 09:23 PM
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hey its a first gen mitsubishi eclipse intercooler so you can talk to mitsubishi about that.
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05-11-2004, 10:30 PM
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nice, now your mitata looks like the mazdaspeed miata with that intercooler. what front end is that??
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05-11-2004, 10:36 PM
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it's a regular miata front end painted with some black spray paint. i need to add some new coats of paint cuz the black paint is starting to wear off.
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05-12-2004, 07:53 PM
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I don't think Mistubishi designed that for you to front mount, so no you can't blame them
 Your piping is definitely interesting...How many horses you putting down and what's the weight on those Miatas?
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05-12-2004, 08:58 PM
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an intercooler is an intercooler no matter where you mount it. it does the job. now i can safely run 10 degrees of advance timing with the same amount of boost without pinging. this helped out bottom-end response a whole lot.
i havent bothered to get the car dyno'd but miatas with similar modifications put down about 160 hp to the wheels with around 6 pounds of boost (the Mazdaspeed Miata puts down 152 hp to the wheels). oh yeah, a first-gen miata weighs about 2200 pounds.
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Wow! Nice intercooler! Clean as heck! Nice ride! Props on the intercooler and the car man! Keep it clean!
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