Category Archives: Performance upgrades

More coolant progress and inlet manifold cleaning

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dom

Parts have been arriving over the last couple of days. First up was this: I wanted the S-shaped hose you use at the bottom of the radiator but could only find new-old stock rubber ones on eBay. However, there are … Continue reading →

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Turbo clocked

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Dom

Ok, I’ve now ordered the hoses to move the coolant pipe. I’ve also ordered the hoses to connect the air filter and, gulp, the radtec radiator/intercooler. That’s got a lead time of 2-3 weeks but plenty to be getting on … Continue reading →

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Turbo project – the start

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Dom

Even during the throttle bodies build I’ve had a side project going with a well known fabricator of turbo manifolds/downpipes for MX5s, and it’s now starting to come to fruition. Now, I’m not the first person to turbocharge a Mazda SDV … Continue reading →

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Throttle return spring

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Dom

With a week to go before the trackday, and the car MOT’d, I turned my attention to trying to resolve this sticking throttle issue. From searching the internet, I could see that it was the return springs just not being … Continue reading →

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Mapping complete. Results in.

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Dom

Loaded the car on the trailer this morning and took it down to Nick at Skuzzle Motorsport. We managed to get the bodies balanced on the butterflies themselves though it’s something I’ll have to keep an eye on. It wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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