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I was gonna say... were you running any antifreeze at ALL?

And that hole rusts out in almost every MX-3...

Aside from that... perfect!

Wow... you keep amazing me Marco !!

What happend to the ZE ?
Would you have some more pictures of the relocating of the fusebox and powersteering ?
and of course... whatsup with the ITB?!!??

you make me jealous...

it looks awesome!

but one thing... all that nice work/setup but why are u running a ebay turbo?

solo_ryder wrote:Looks so badass, glad to see you are doing things the right way with the fabbing and such.. I like the turbo inlet area with the filter, looks cool. I also like your rad and IC setup, looks super clean.
Hows it running? That old waterpump area looked effin nasty

It was running great overall, until the clutch hose exploded, braided replacement on the way! I've some issues with duty cycle getting to high and coolant temp over reading, but it runs well as is. Apart from that I love it, it's like going from k8 to ZE all over again Except ultimately even faster. Thanks for the feedback Just trying to decide what to do to make the bay tidier now.

Ryan wrote:I was gonna say... were you running any antifreeze at ALL?
And that hole rusts out in almost every MX-3...
Aside from that... perfect!

Thanks Ryan! HA I know that engine was ran on limestone and water, it was cheap on eBay so it's all good It's been powerhosed, picked off and flushed and now running lots of antifreeze!

WhiteFinish wrote:Wow... you keep amazing me Marco !!
What happend to the ZE ?
Would you have some more pictures of the relocating of the fusebox and powersteering ?
and of course... whatsup with the ITB?!!??

Thanks ZE is out of action for now. The head gasket finally went a week after the dyno. ITBs were lovely, it was more an engineering project than what I really wanted my car to have. I'm not sure what to do with them now. Yea I'm sure I've some more pics. The fusebox is just in the lower section now and the wires rerouted. Powersteering similar, just used copper hose to reroute it, but the pics will show it better when I dig them out.

johnmx3ze wrote:you make me jealous...
it looks awesome!
but one thing... all that nice work/setup but why are u running a ebay turbo?

Thanks John, I got tired of your setup making me jealous Yea ebay turbo just because it's so cheap, it's like a My First Turbo which I don't care if it all goes wrong. I'm pretty impressed so far, plenty have done ok with them, the restrictor seems to be doing its job and it's the best turbo I've ever owned I'm keeping my eye out for a good deal, but I'm happy with it so far.

ok ive got nothing to say, been there done that... but a real turbo is the s---! believe me!!

hope you find a good deal!

haha don't make me want more already

you wont be able to stop wanting more!!! haha!

when are you getting it dyno'ed?

lol I was worried that might happen... Dyno, good question, probably just the next time theres a rolling road day round here, as it's a bit costly normally! I'm not expecting much, but more than my ZE NA that's for sure! No one wants to work with megasquirt much around here, so I'm not sure what to do about tuning yet. I'd be happy to pay someone if it made the difference, but there's no shaodome or equivalent in Ireland

i know ms tuners are rare...

what injectors are you running?

That turbo setup is sick! Wow that's an awesome install. Wish you still have the S/C tho, would of really like to see a SC-ZE tweaked and tuned. with a good amount of road time.

as i said before jammy git. would you part with the itbs? you must send me on your number. i've a fair few questions for ya!

your car is everything i was mine was

marcdh wrote:lol I was worried that might happen... Dyno, good question, probably just the next time theres a rolling road day round here, as it's a bit costly normally! I'm not expecting much, but more than my ZE NA that's for sure! No one wants to work with megasquirt much around here, so I'm not sure what to do about tuning yet. I'd be happy to pay someone if it made the difference, but there's no shaodome or equivalent in Ireland

I believe there is a good guy in England, look at the megasquirt forum. Perhaps he can be of help.

johnmx3ze wrote:i know ms tuners are rare...
what injectors are you running?

Millenia S 280cc, which are good for more than you might think...

Nd4SpdSe wrote:That turbo setup is sick! Wow that's an awesome install. Wish you still have the S/C tho, would of really like to see a SC-ZE tweaked and tuned. with a good amount of road time.

Thanks! Means alot from someone who had an inspirational car to me

Robx1r wrote:as i said before jammy git. would you part with the itbs? you must send me on your number. i've a fair few questions for ya!
your car is everything i was mine was

haha thanks Robbie, fire away with questions, sure you have my number too.

WhiteFinish wrote: I believe there is a good guy in England, look at the megasquirt forum. Perhaps he can be of help.

Who I have now used! .... cue next post...

Jammy Git...haha.

I hate you a little. In a jealous sort of way.

Some overdue updates!

Updated spec sheet I made for Japfest2011 in England - Europes biggest jap car meet. It was very cool 11mx3s I think, lots about that on uk-mx3.com.


And it was tuned at just over half bar! Approx 7/8psi



281 BHP
251 lbft of torque
263 WHP

Yeehaw! Dale at Bailey Performance reckoned the injectors were good for 12lbs with a safe duty cycle, being as the AFPR is hooked up so it's adding more pressure as the boost goes up. Unfortunately my damn HKS EVC 5 wasn't playing ball.

I've since installed this straight off my downpipe:


Damn it's so fun! It's quiet... then it's an open exhaust beast! Exhaust cutouts rock. Props to hppwdn as usual for bringing those to my attention.

Will order a new TiAL spring, maybe about 9/10lbs and...

300HP here we come