About that time again....drift car build thread

Post by **White Comet** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:02 pm

chixwithtrix wrote:Tial 38mm

very nice. thats exactly what i have

Post by **chixwithtrix** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:26 pm

well, I borrowed a MAF and it fixed the non-starting problem. Woohoo, now its time for a tune before the upcoming gymkana event in July!!

Post by **driftiteasy0113** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:21 pm

this is awesome

Post by **chixwithtrix** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:12 pm

ok, back for updates, the first set of photos was done right before the drift event.

Ian fabbing up the new bumper/headlight mounting system

Finished bar setup

Me pulling the crap Konis

Konis vs JIC and Teins. omg so mich improvement even to those.

Modifying the exhaust angle for the new turbo setup

Me loosening the Tial's top to switch springs, best way to do this ever!

Staying with the family in Houston, washing the car and apping the vinyl. The dane stands watch

And for the photos after the drift event....

The new SPL suspension parts installed in the rear

Tension rod replaced

Seat installed

Ahh, after washing the car I finally get to chill at the shop and watch someone else work! My bf working on his Miata.

Freshly washed!

Post by **TroubleBound** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:36 pm

Sweet that looks real good the vinyls came out nice. I wish i had a garage and the tools you do, heh when i come across a problem i have to order parts, you just make yours =)

Edit: Whats the vinyl on the qp say? 'Fabricated...?'Nice job getting so much done. That is one lucky s13.

Website · Post by **IDRFT95S14** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:51 pm

damn looks way cleaner chix nice work

Post by **chixwithtrix** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:51 pm

yeah, I'm super happy with how it came out. I wanted the car to stay monochrome colors, and that rainbow chrome adds some nice color to the car while still being monochrome in some lights. Flashily-elegant

And its Fabricated Motorsports. Aaron Losey is the owner; he runs most of the drift events I go to west of Ft Worth TX.

Post by **MastaYu** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:55 pm

looks good

Post by **chixwithtrix** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:09 pm

yeah buddy, I must be famous now! Member of teh month http://austintuners.com/

Post by **MastaYu** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:42 am

^cool

Post by **str33tprintz** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:40 am

Wow insane build. Great job I am officially jealous. Aaaaand pix of the miata please

Post by **noobdrftr** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:51 am

looks good with the widebody...getting any vids soon?

Post by **SolaraOnBronze** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:39 am

Looking good, nice progress!

Post by **SR24DET** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:40 am

Got any pics of your boyfriends miata?

Post by **chixwithtrix** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:13 pm

noobdrftr wrote:looks good with the widebody...getting any vids soon?

No vids yet. Getting a tune this Saturday and should be running it at the gymkhana the the weekend after that. I hope to get some vid of it there!

I do have some video of my recent car though lol. I traded a daily S13 for a FB RX7 with a cage, engine mods, enormous street port, gigantic short header, suspension, etc. Its a blast to drive, made me miss my 240 though. Here is a short video of how damn loud it is, you can't even hear the miata's engine running when it pulls up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5MrYYXd0fM

Some more info on the rex: http://www.houston240sx.com/showthread.php?t=37953

SR24DET wrote:Got any pics of your boyfriends miata?

Yeah, he has a little blog going for it. Unfortunately he doesn't update it much lol. Since the blog's been updated he traded some stuff for a GT28 and a Boost Logic tubular manifold so its even more baller! More on the miata here: http://www.driftmiata.blogspot.com

Funny thing is I owned this car in highschool.

Post by **MastaYu** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:27 pm

^ nice

Post by **White Comet** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:27 pm

sweet cars. i love the miata and anyone that knows me knows i always approve of an rx7 but i just dont like the bumper

Post by **chixwithtrix** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:46 am

This is my 3rd RX7 to be involved with, they're cool cars. I just don't like rotary engines...especially carbed ones lol.

This RX7 was apparently a holder of a few SCCA titles before the previous owners before me had it. Bumper is kinda cool since its urathane and takes a helluva beating. I'm just going to leave it as it is and drive the crap out of it. Not a fan of the solid rear axle and rear drum brakes though.

Post by **chixwithtrix** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:39 am

Got a tune yesterday at Secret Services in Houston. The numbers were somewhat disappointing, but expected. I am very pleased either way and can't wait to get it out on the track next weekend!

The last pull we settled on was:

330whp305trq1.5 bar of boostSunoco 104 octane race gasNGK 7 heat range plugs gapped .016

We all were expecting around 400hp based on the older numbers I saw with the previous owner. The numbers were low because of a few reasons. The temperatures inside the shop were hotter than hell, probably around 110+ degrees during the tune. When it felt good to go outside into the hot weather you know it was hot inside. I wanted the tune to be conservative to try and make the engine more reliable to beat on it drifting, so didn't have it peaked out or bump up the timing too much. The tune was also a bit rich to compensate for the new tubular manifold which will make things lean out a bit. Also, the current modified stock manifold choked the whole system. After 21psi we tried to bump up the boost, but that didn't make the HP numbers rise. Its a POS. Finally, it was on a Mustang dyno which tends to read a bit lower.

All in all I'm happy with the results and it isn't all about peak hp. The engine pulls strong and hopefully will be reliably driftable now. The guys down at Secret Services were very knowledgeable and looked to have set down a great tune. We'll see how she holds up on the track!

Now for pics and vids...

On the Mustang dyno at Secret Services

Strapped in and some airflow

As I said it was hot as hell. The tires were sticky from the heat on the rollers.

Last pull printout. I think the highest pull of the day was 349hp, but that was before the tune was tweaked to how we wanted it.

And now for the crappy cam videos, still sounds awesome though:

Mid day dyno pullhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PpwXT5EvQ

Pull with readoutshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mfTNmUFFOc

Low boost testinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00zcdbbJZk4
Modified by chixwithtrix at 12:47 PM 7/12/2009

Post by **MastaYu** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:11 am

nice numbers

Post by **Coolwhip** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:26 am

very nice

Post by **stylepointzz** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:41 am

chix, your running 5zigen FN's in the back right? what are the specs on them?

Post by **noobdrftr** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:03 am

very nice

Post by **chixwithtrix** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:44 am

Coolwhip wrote:very nice

Thanks, following you guys on twitter now : )

stylepointzz wrote:chix, your running 5zigen FN's in the back right? what are the specs on them?

17X10, +12 offset, 5 lug

Post by **addisonblck** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:46 am

nuff said

Post by **chixwithtrix** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:56 am

Car is for sale. Willing to trade for 350z. Contact if interested.

Yesterday was the last straw.

Post by **MastaYu** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:28 pm

this will be very interesting

Post by **mattblancarte** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:44 pm

something go boom?

Post by **noobdrftr** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:31 pm

what happened?

Post by **wa-chiss** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:00 pm

Did ya'll figure out which wires, where, and why they fried?

I think I'm gonna stop asking for rides at the events because I jinx thier cars.

The first time I asked Russell for a ride, he blows a HGYesterday I asked him for a ride and his PS pulley bent making him INOP for half the dayI asked Aaron for a ride at my first event and on our second pass, the hood flies upYesterday I asked Ian for a ride to see how an RB pulls and this happens.

I think I'm bad luck

P.S. I'm the "new" Tyler. I have the red s13 hatch with the KA24E.

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