Cerberus Part II!

[TitaniumTT]

Those are the latest coils that I tested.... fucking stout coil. Picked up 4rwhp on my car and got rid of the misfire. I don't think they'll pick up much if anything over the Boschs when shes running the 12:1 that she should... but at 10.5:1 where we were, they got rid of the misfire and added 4rwhp uptop.... nothing down low where she was running where she should but yeah... damn fine coils those are. My only complaint about them is that they are BIG

All you need to make those a sub-harness is an 8 or 12 pin deutch. I've got my coils grounded to the mounting plate. I've got an M6 stud with an 8ga wire that daisy chains from the bat, to the power post, to the firewall, to the housings, to that little M6 stud then out to the coils. So when I pull the ignitions, it's only one 8 pin deutsch plug, 4 bolts and the plug wires and the whole thing comes off before you can say DEMS SUCK!

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lol, I'm glad to hear that you were able to test those coils. I'm even more impressed that they did that much for you. Now I'm excited about them getting here and and couple that with the IQ3 dash that should come back in stock at some point in the near future; I'll actually have to start getting into the electrics of my car.

I think just due to money and time constraints I'll be holding off on buying parts for my custom intake manifold and will instead continue using the bastardization I call an intake. May consider picking up a Turbo II intake (if one crops up for under $50), but even that may be more trouble than it's worth. But then I'll have to figure out how I'm going to mount a full sweep TPS.... SUCKKKKKK.

I also still need to design and send you the designs for you to make me a coolant reservoir/recirculation tank, ugh. Soooo much to do still. Later today (it's after midnight) I'll get to do hard line bending. Oh joy.

[WE3RX7]

Whatever, we all know the LS2 coils were just as good

Tyler - one320fc just moved into your sister's neighborhood and we've been working on putting his '83 LE back together. When your through there next time, we should all get together. Apparently, there is a boosted miata there too...

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

Whatever, we all know the LS2 coils were just as good

pssssshhh... NO WE DON"T!!! For all we know those coils are the reason you didn't gain any power at all from the last time you were on the dyno. You should've with the changes you made.... LS2 coils included. Makes me wonder if the reason you and MC combined couldn't match the RE's power was because of those coils

[WE3RX7]

Hey now - you only beat our combined power AFTER you installed MC's coil. The way you brought your car in... it missed us by a few ponies, lol...

I will probably not use the LS2 coils after all on my FC... simple matter is that the other coils use standard terminals/boots and thus are less PITA to make wires for... and cheaper.

[TitaniumTT]

Yeah but don't forget after you left we kept leaning her out and beat MC's coils with my Bosch's @ 11:1 before the L readings started getting farther adn farther apart and we just called it quits and spent an hour trying to get my car out of the snow

That's the nice thing about the quicksilver and the Boschs, same boots as the sparkplug boots. sooo yup, easier, cheaper to make and there are more options available. I'm still going to test the LS2's when I get a chance. TOOOOOOOO much other stuff to do before DGRRXI though... Oh, and between you and me..... Brian should've gotten the spindle yesterday

[WE3RX7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Oh, and between you and me..... Brian should've gotten the spindle yesterday

Excellent... e x c e l l e n t....

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Originally Posted by WE3RX7

Whatever, we all know the LS2 coils were just as good

Tyler - one320fc just moved into your sister's neighborhood and we've been working on putting his '83 LE back together. When your through there next time, we should all get together. Apparently, there is a boosted miata there too...

Sounds like a plan. If everything goes as planned I should be up there again this summer. I'm still waiting to hear from the internship, and I should be good to go then.

I was able to bend some hard line today and it looks pretty good. I have one more pipe to bend and trim a few others and then all my hard line piping is done for this step (I may revisit later when I have a garage, time, and money). I have to say that bending hard line to get to a point 3/8 of inch away from horizontal, but just far enough way to be unable to do a 180* turn with it makes for hard bending. On top of it all, I broke my tube bender. I'll need to find another/better one; rather than a Summit Special.

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Sensor suite ordered. Digi Dash should be shipping out in a couple days too. w00t!

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So while I wait for the stuff to get here I started crimping the plug:



Those are EGT amp circuits

[TitaniumTT]

mmmmmmmmm... mil-spec connector....mmmmmmmmm

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I have to say, I love these crimps. I didn't realize how much I would like the mil-spec crimp, but it makes things soooo much easier to deal with. I'll need to get some large heat shrink soon too to wrap the circuits up.

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Coils came in today and I secured mounting hardware to keep them nice and organized. Pics will follow tomorrow probably (need to pick up some additional washers to increase spacing between coils). Also got word from Ludwig about my new sensors and Digi dash. Hopefully I'll get those before the week is out--spring break and all--I hope to get the dash put together in similar fashion to this:

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It's coming! It's coming!








.... That's what she said.

Weather has been an ass lately so I haven't had an opprotunity to install the ECU and run the harness, cut the hole, cut the harness, crimp and install plug. Hopefully tomorrow or the day after.

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Did a test fit with a mocked up dash:



As you can see there's some gaps around the dash that I need to fill for a good look/feel. However, the angle, fit, and location of the digi-dash I think is spot on. Opinions?