Vehicle Owner

Member ID: rmcelwee

Location: Charleston, SC

Vehicle Info

1991 Mazda Miata

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Last updated: Jan 09, 2005

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Robert’s Mazda Miata
“Red Beast”

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The upgraded fuel system consists of a GSS 342 high pressure fuel pump and RC-440 injectors. The fuel pump is very noisy even though it has been wrapped in a special "sock" to muffle the sound. Here you can see the GSS 342 next to a stock fuel pump:

rmcelwee's 1991 Mazda Miata

And here you see the difference between the high flow fuel injectors and the stock injectors (click enlarge to see the size of the ports):

rmcelwee's 1991 Mazda Miata

To evenly distribute the fuel to each injector I use a custom dual feed fuel rail. It was made by tapping the far end of a stock rail with a 1/8" NPT tap and screwing a 5/16 hose barb in. If the fuel is not distributed evenly you may end up leaning out your #4 cylinder and you end up with a blown engine (look at page 2 for an example of that).

rmcelwee's 1991 Mazda Miata

The Flyin' Miata Link ECU controls the timing and fuel system. It looks at a knock sensor and air temperature sensor to see if it needs to retard the timing.

I mounted the air temperature sensor after the A/W Intercooler so the Link would know what the temperature was before it entered the intake manifold. Here's the temp sensor and a shot of what it looks like inside the intake (you have to look close):

rmcelwee's 1991 Mazda Miata


rmcelwee's 1991 Mazda Miata

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LagunaRoadster  

Posted by: LagunaRoadster

09/17/2004 04:46PM

Great work on your Miata. It's very interesting to see what all is hiding under that dash. If I ever find another Miata around for a good price, I'd love to put it on a diet like yours. Keep up the good work, and 2 thumbs up on your diet yourself. :)

Cobra_MX5  

Posted by: Cobra_MX5

09/02/2004 06:50AM

Good job, man! i think u sohulbd buy a lightweight racing seat to save some weight... Or u could just take some foam off the seat...! Keep me posted and visit my page if u have time!

CustomDeluxe82  

Posted by: CustomDeluxe82

06/24/2004 03:19PM

Hey Bob, you know I'm just messin' with you. By the way, their seems to be a real lack of comments in this guestbook. :)

CustomDeluxe82  

Posted by: CustomDeluxe82

06/24/2004 03:10PM

All I have to say is that is one nasty looking spark plug and that weight loss on June 4 is a little suspicious looking. Are you sure your not sucking it in? No fair cheating. Brett Edward Walters(Owner of a 2003 Chevy Tahoe)

jamaikanredhead  

Posted by: jamaikanredhead

08/14/2003 03:19PM

i live in charleston too thats a tight miata. i really like the turn signal inductors come check out my 93 miata.later man

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Member ID: rmcelwee

Location: Charleston, SC