Going back to VICS...
Posted: January 28th, 2005, 4:48 pm
I decided to completely revamp my current set-up. For a long time I was unsure about wether or not I wanted to boost the BP, untill I realized that I hadn't popped the hood in two weeks. This may seem like nothing special, but with the old turbo motor I was checking the oil/coolant/plugs every other day or so, not really out of necessity but because I was always so scared something was going to go wronge. So with that realization I'm embarking on a mild N/A build-up. I'm putting the old Intake manifold back on (with a functional VICS system) after some porting/polishing.
I'm keeping the 2.5" hi-flow cat. and canister muffler but switching to 2.25" exhaust piping instead of the 2.5" i have now. This came after i realized the APEXi N1 catback system for a GSR is 60mm (~2.36") and they even state its for high end performance. I like "usable" performance...
I'm getting an intake, and possibly a Genie header as well.
The next things on the list are a port/polish/shave/valve job, valve springs, CS cams, and the flying miata cam gears. Hopefully i can find a BP head in good shape and take my take modifying it with the aforementioned items.
my goal is to do as much as i can without removing the block. i dont expect to have all this done anytime soon either... im taking my time.
Here are some pics of the manifold in its early stages:
![Image](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/494000-494999/494847_39_full.jpg)
![Image](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/494000-494999/494847_40_full.jpg)
I'm keeping the 2.5" hi-flow cat. and canister muffler but switching to 2.25" exhaust piping instead of the 2.5" i have now. This came after i realized the APEXi N1 catback system for a GSR is 60mm (~2.36") and they even state its for high end performance. I like "usable" performance...
I'm getting an intake, and possibly a Genie header as well.
The next things on the list are a port/polish/shave/valve job, valve springs, CS cams, and the flying miata cam gears. Hopefully i can find a BP head in good shape and take my take modifying it with the aforementioned items.
my goal is to do as much as i can without removing the block. i dont expect to have all this done anytime soon either... im taking my time.
Here are some pics of the manifold in its early stages:
![Image](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/494000-494999/494847_39_full.jpg)
![Image](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/494000-494999/494847_40_full.jpg)