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is there much interest for an SA dodgy day?

do many of us have things that are waiting to be done on their MX-5s? not too handy with a spanner in hand & want someone to watch over your shoulder?

few ideas could be like minor servicing of oil change/sparkplugs, fitting of oil filter relocation kits, fitting of bookshelf spoilers, putting in blasted aluminium radiators, blingtake air intakes, new blinker fluid? etc

with a lunch break.

lets hear some ideas peoples.

Well... I would love to diagnose my miss at 3-4k rpm!!! Anyone good with diagnostics??

probably not, doesn't mean you can't come along though so we can all oooo & arrrr at the turbo Roadster

bark wrote:Well... I would love to diagnose my miss at 3-4k rpm!!! Anyone good with diagnostics??

NB8B? Could be when the SVT kicks in, some turbo systems seem to have missing troubles when that happens...

Caffeine, mine is a NA6...

Vu, oh... I'm still keen to assist others with my knowledge as long as it is before July 19th as I'll be departing for NSW that day!

drool..turbo roadster,
I'm interested in a dodgy day!!

anyone happen to have a large enough place to do work on cars? plus some parking for others.

a garage/driveway pit to get underneathe the car would be handy too.

Gail
now would be the time to ask the guys if they have some spare rims and tyres that you could borrow for a week or two.....

BLING those rims girlfriend.....( i mean't get your wheels polished)

a dyno day would have to be another time. requires a fair few cars attending to make it worthwhile. probably won't get enough numbers without inviting other car forums to come along (unless the whole MX-5 Club SA decide to turn up?).

bark wrote:Well... I would love to diagnose my miss at 3-4k rpm!!! Anyone good with diagnostics??

Have you tried changing or putting in new spark plugs and leads?
Quite alot of weird engine behaviour can be attributable to them being faulty/worn-out etc

oh, well it's still a possibility for the future

Gail, I happen to have a \"spare\", still in the box, brand new chrome filler lid, MX5MANIA sent two (and billed me for 2) when I ordered mine. I also have 2 wheels you can use when you get your rims sorted out. I need to have the gutter rash fixed on two rims as well.


I am unsure if I will be able to get to many dodgy days due to shift work, but given enough notice I should be able to swap.

Mike

1red5, I tried using a step colder plugs tonight with a gap of 27 thou but no improvement...

I am going to check the MSPNP settings to see if 'overboost' protection is active as this can cause the engine to cut out when it gets near 8 psi - but without a boost gauge I'm unsure if I'm even reaching 8 psi! Oh the fun I'm having right now!!!

might not be able to get it back in..

don't spose you have a home made hardtop hoist that can lift a car?

bark wrote:1red5, I tried using a step colder plugs tonight with a gap of 27 thou but no improvement...

I am going to check the MSPNP settings to see if 'overboost' protection is active as this can cause the engine to cut out when it gets near 8 psi - but without a boost gauge I'm unsure if I'm even reaching 8 psi! Oh the fun I'm having right now!!!

Hmmm... so when you say "miss" does it feel like an overboost cut/rev-limit thing? As in it's VERY noticeable?
Or more like a flat-spot?
Does your datalog tell any story?