Ciao

Just got off the phone with the ECU guy.who tells me the Maz Aust. concept was done from the ground up .They had many prototypes with manifs and turbos ,as seen personally by him . I guess you can say Its a Greddy copy too as they all have similar design . Thing is there's not much room or options in the engine bay .There are only a few holes to route piping through, hence making all kits similar somewhat
In terms of the PCM remap ,the software was no fasciltated through Maz japan for the concept.It was a logistics issue i believe

We have a review in Austs most popular / reputible magazine "Wheels" on the mazda Turbo concept , A brilliant review too .


Ciao

Dave

zoom44

my mistake i did read the wheels article.

Your ecu person may have seen multiple manifolds etc but it is very well known and reported here previously that Horsley's team had access to the Rotormaster car for a day and then copied their kit exactly.

but we are getting off track again. sorry didnt mean to drag the thread around.

Revolver

I've drooled over the Wheels article several times (and I'm sure I'm not the only one). Personally, once you get past the wow factor, I found it disappointing that the team responsible for the car refused to confirm power numbers and other pertinent information (I simply don't believe it has never been dynoed - I mean come on, as if they didn't).

I was also disappointed that the MA car didn't get on the track at the Nats like the Hymee and RM cars did. Walking the walk will always beat a shiny car with a pretty girl standing next to it.

Really, the MA car just boils down to a PR machine. It is apparent to me that if they got the kind of performance and reliability they were after, this car would have been developed for sale, just like the previous MX5 turbo car. Why else spend a lot of money and time doing it? Again, I just don't buy the party line that Allan Horsley was feeding Wheels.

So far so good for you Dave. I hope it is a successful mod for you long term and you get what you want out of it. However, I think it is still too early to call which route will prove to be the better FI option.

Ciao

As I been involved with the same team , I know the power figures and they are more than impressive , I have been sworn not to tell the public ( but Im sure if you PM me I might be able to give you an idea )
I dont know why MA does this ,if it were me I would tell the world. I have seen the Dyno sheets .They're Awesome !!And seen the car getting thrashed around the Gold Coast .
I have spoken to all guys who have driven it .and when you ask then , a dumb smile appears on their face as they say "it was Amazingly quick "
Mazda does silly things like this to keep info getting put in the public ....Dunno why .Their kit kicks *** ... All loved it at "wheels "too

What was Mazda's reason ..That is so odd and typical of Mazda .Why did'nt they go on the track?Did any of you ask them?

Thats why I said Ill have fun thrashing it for 10,000 kays first before I take it anywhere or do anything .....Now back on topic

Ciao

Dave

sprootz

So what's happening next?when are you going to re-dyno the car?Sounds like you will be havimg some fun putting on the 10klm's in testing.Once the kit is finished what are the plans?

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My car is booked in for the final ( second ) dyno in two weeks as the managing director will be at the SEMA show . He wont let anyone else touch my car . So I'll have to wait

Once the kit has done its test kms. I guess the next step is to fit a kit on a standard exhaust ,then probably take orders I guess

Ciao

Dave

Muzz

...but what a girl Revolver!

EZZY

dave, have you thought of the warranty issues?

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My car has only a few months left on warranty , so it does'nt affect me too much

In terms of the Kits warranty , all parts minus the turbocharger itself is covered as I cant cover for driver abuse or overboosting . This variable is out of my control.However every other part has an unconditional 12 mth warranty against manufacture defects .

By the way , the Greddy kit has no warranty whatsoever .

Ciao

Dave

Ciao

Update......
Sripped down the kit yesterday to do a 5000 km check on everything to see how we are traveling
Pleased to see everything is holding up nicely , still looking brand new
The turbo including all thew wheels are showing no signs of wear .
I would have expected this as the turbo is lazily chugging along at half its optimum capacity
More news next week once we wait our turn for the Dyno
Keep you posted

Stay Beautiful

Dave

Ageo

thanks for the update Dave.

Keep us posted,

and btw

(i always stay beautiful)

Adrian

ZZ8

Guys, I am anxiously waiting for an update. I am not really sure when is the next Dyno day. I think it is going to be this week sometime.

In the mean time, can you Dave please post an estimate on how much this kit would be? Thanks.

Ciao

My kit is straight away compatible witrh your left hook cars .

The next dyno day will hopefully be next week as the director of the company has been away at the SEMA show

It all looks promising

Ciao

DAve

Revolver

My sincere best wishes for a good dyno outcome.

Look forward to seeing the results.

(how's that?)