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Very useful for the surprising amount of people who don't install their timing belt correctly.

If the valve face start to wear out it will close the lash gap

Ah yeah I had it backwards. The exhaust from the head feeds directly into the small turbo and then flows through the big one, but the big turbo actually gets the fresh air and feeds it to the small one, yeah?

It's a bit tricky to measure the gap between the lifter without a shim in it, and the cam. But as long as you can measure it accurately, sure.

There are many parts of building an engine that are not included in this video

Pity

@@TheCarPassionChannel on a positive note tho, a 500hp mx-5 engine is awesome! would love to build one up for my mini truck.

@@brapamaldi7666 It is absolutely wild, feels like a shuttle launch in a tin can (when it hooks)

I have the iron CHRA, been rocking the same one since 2017 and it's still going strong!

@@TheCarPassionChannel thanks for the quick reply!

Not if the car doesn't have a variable factory oil pressure sensor, like 1994-2005 Miatas. But even the 1990-1993 oil pressure sensor is not readable by the ECU, its info is only displayed on the gauge cluster.

Thank you man!!!

And what's your suggestion?

Signe de qualité passé ou dépassé ?

KPower kit BMW ZF 5-speed from an E36/46, V8Roadsters kit Getrag LSD from a CTS-V/Solstace, 3.23 ratio

@@TheCarPassionChannel jeeezuz ive got a turbo converted na miata with standalone ecu and small other things pushing 300hp but i have the original gearbox 5 speed wich fkn sucks ninja shift into 3rd and the gear is gone tho i do have the diff and rear axles from s 1.8 wich i guess helps a little but i have to do smt about the trans

@@sieshvh At 300whp you should consider moving to a Miata 6-speed transmission. The 5-speed typically won't last long above 250whp, depending on torque, and how you drive. I would love to be on a 6-speed still but I kept breaking them, I'm now sitting at 465whp, 500whp+ haha

@@TheCarPassionChannel LOVE it haha i've not really been able to find a real forum about the 6speed do you know if it will just be bolt on or do i have to change axles too, like are they the same length?

@@sieshvh The 6-speed is a direct swap for the 5-speed, except for, I believe it's the reverse light connector. Something really simple like that. And if you're putting the 6-speed into a Miata with a speedo cable (not electronic speed sensor) you need to swap in the mechanical speed sensor. It bolts in without modification. The axles & driveshaft you use only depend on the differential you use, transmission doesn't matter.

Pushing this car any harder could result in me going over the edge, of the cliff, hahaha. This is about as fast as it gets for the street, on track is different

100% yes bro. This is coming from a guy who’s owned Porsche, lotus, Mercedes amg, Hondas, fast euro hatches. Currently main car is an EVO X with 720whp. I’ve got a miata also. We’ll actually 2 but only ever have one on the road 😂 (tuning them is super cheap and addictive and you can do it with a £200 tool kit on your driveway or better a garage - also you don’t need any mechanical knowledge really just a “I’m up for this” attitude and access to CZcams. Seriously easy. This was my go to when I moved to the states after selling my lotus exige I was scared to buy anything super expensive in case my job didn’t work out. So I bought one of these and put a turbo kit on (admittedly a very good one and i had an excellent and insane Serbian mechanic help me- That’s a whole other story the guys insane 😂) Anyway I had that car smoking lambos. I’m not exaggerating. It was £/£ better car than my exige. & I had an exige “260cup Roger beckets Edition” tuned and pushing 320whp. Before I go to work late from typing this (I think I got adhd or something but whatever😂) I strongly recommend to buy a 1.6. People always go for the 1.8 for “displacement” but the 1.6 is infinitely better if you’re going to turbo it. Which I’m betting you are. If you’re gonna supercharge then maybe maybe 1.8 but I still prefer the 1.6. I have consistently had them running 260whp on pump gas and that gives you a power to weight ratio that’s higher than most supercars. For example the Bugatti veyron is 500 to the ton. Ironically the caterham R500 is now updated at 530 /ton. It has only 310bhp and is probably the fastest “Car” I’ve ever driven. I don’t count “track attack” cars as they can’t be driven on the road. At least not in any reasonable sense. You feel like a right dick in an Ariel Atom when it starts raining i promise you. (You also feel pretty stupid when you dropped 80k to buy one and you see a miata in the mirror and plant the loud pedal. Then look in the mirror and see it’s still Fkn there! 😂 One of my school friends now has a McLaren and I saw him in my evo last week. I’ve had that thing for 6-7 years now and it’s mechanically perfect. Like perfect perfect. Absolutely mint condition. Like a new car. He goes “awe man… like… why can’t you sell that and get a Ferrari like you always said!? That’s gotta be running you about the same!!” (He knows his maintenance costs- he is not a great driver by his own admission but he’s a very enthusiastic guy) Anyway he asked me to drive it so he could “see how fast it really is” I respect that so much. He knows I’m a very well trained driver and he openly admits that he’s not the next stig. Takes a big man… anyway. I did. & It’s fun/fkn fast. But… but… if i had just spent the value of a house on a car I won’t lie: that would be disappointing. I don’t care what anyone who’s got one says or anyone who fanboys over them: they are disappointing. Fast? Well yeah if you’re not a “car guy” which leads me neatly into my next point: he asked me; “would you have this over your evo?” “Well…. I love this, super cool super fun. But I won’t lie bro I’m a bit disappointed in the build quality and for that money… I’d buy a miata and spend 20k on it and keep 180k for something else and I’d be faster than you 100%. Not only that, I could proudly park it next to this car and I know it would receive as much if not more attention” He agreed with me but hes not biter about it. He just wanted to tick off a bucket list item. So my point is: yes buy a miata. It will do anything you want it to from a budget of $1000- 50,000” There’s just so many things you can do with them. To answer the real question: you can buy a “good” one for around $3000 and you can have it up to spec “your way” Whichever way that happens to be for a high end car (not engine swapped I honestly believe that’s a waste of time since you can get 300bhp out of the issued engine)unless you just want to cos you can. You can have a super high end car that looks the dogs danglers for around $8000. That won’t break on you so long as don’t cut corners in the build up. Happy birthday brother from another country. I’m glad that my stomach issues could be of service to someone 😂 I hope that you read this, also yes that’s my real name I am me and i don’t chase check marks. Happy birthday man. Please also satisfy my curiosity and let me know what you buy! ✌️🫡