Eagle_Adam Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 I've done the same thing......... Almost mesmerizing isn't it :) Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 I call it visualizing. I spent 6 months thinking and researching a power steering system for my 620. Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Mechanical meditation. Quote Link to comment
docaam Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Is that VQ35 or 30? Quote Link to comment
Cpl620 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 "I've been blessed with the gift of internal combustion and you have me hooked to a dolly....thanks" some times thinking is the best answer though. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Think about a mechanical problem as you drift off to sleep at night. Seriously. You mind is relaxing and 'floating' and not in a rigid thinking groove. You may have many fanciful ideas but every now and the there is a eureka moment. (write them down immediately) Quote Link to comment
jfbrink Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 The engine is a Mazda K8 1.8L V6; the transmission is a Miata 5-speed. The engine was super-cheap, imported from Japan, probably because no sensible person wants the "world's smallest" production V6 when they can get a 2.5L KL in the same form factor. The engine and trans together weigh less than the R16 the car came with. I started a new job the week after I got the engine, so I've only had time to do a mock-up of the engine-to-trans mounting plate so that I could bolt the two together to test fitment. Actually, I also managed to modify the stock intake manifold so that I can rotate it 180 and bolt it on (otherwise the throttle body points into the firewall). I'm trying to work on the EFI wiring diagram at night, but work-work keeps getting in the way. This, by the way, is my 411 EV. The electric drivetrain is still mounted in the rear and fully functional, which makes moving the car around really easy. Jesse. 2 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Not knocking the choice, but why? Seems pretty low on power & torque. Turbo? Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Way. Lots more than the R16 engine. 135 HP replacing 90 HP is a huge win. And it is lighter. Quote Link to comment
graveltrapp Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 I'm thinking exhaust nightmare. Very cool and certainly a novel engine choice, I cannot wait to see and hear some video action. Keep pushing, the 411 world is watching. Maybe this could be some exhaust inspiration. Quote Link to comment
jfbrink Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Regarding engine choice, I have a Miata drivetrain in my Roadster, and I love the driving experience. But, that engine is too long for the 411 engine bay. I've always wanted a V6, and the K8 matches the Miata BP 1.8L power output pretty closely. I really don't want more power than I want. With the output of this engine and the weigh savings, this Bluebird will fly well enough for me. As for the exhaust, it's actually pretty clean shot down and back. Jesse. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 "I really don't want more power than I want" Words to live by 1 Quote Link to comment
BadWagon Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I sit there and stare at the parts.... thinking.... why dont you just install yourselves so I can just abuse you.... Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Exhaust sound signature would turn heads for sure. Lighter reciprocating mass should rev real quick in neutral. I like it. Why didn't Nissan do a 2 liter V6. By the time they did they needed to be a 3 liter. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Nissan has more than one 2-liter V6. For example VG20DET. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 OK one they 'we' got. Saw a Cedric up here in Canadak a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 We got Cedrics too. Here in USA. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 It was RHD import, isn't very common. Quote Link to comment
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