(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016)
Got some of the gold heat tape stuff. I also lowered the exhaust heat shield I’d made ages ago so it can stay fitted with the charger on. I will probably add to the heat shielding or rethink it entirely if I need to but this is a start.
Throttle cable kit and some brackets I made
Almost ready to try
Upgrade to some BKR7E plugs is a must.
An old boost gauge I took out of the Evo ages ago cos it rattles and drove me mad. It will do for this though. And a thingy I made for listening for knock. Found someone else who’d made one on a honda forum here: http://www.d-series….25-dollars.html
Basically just a £5 hearing aid type thing with the microphone removed and rewired onto a few meters of cable so you can clip it to the engine block. The one I bought:
http://www.ebay.co.u…=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
The final important part was a co-pilot to be on gauge/disaster watch! This took the form of a James aka ‘Townie’…..