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Build: Exocet #30

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Build: exocet #30

Upgrading to Flow Force Fuel Injectors

Before we turbo our Exocet, we need to improve our fuel flow rate by upgrading to more powerful fuel injectors. We decided on a set of Flow Force 640cc Fuel Injectors which should

David SiuDavid Siu
April 26, 2019
Build: exocet #30

Upgrading to Denso Ignition Coil-on-Plugs

A good upgrade to the stock ignition system for a Miata-based engine is to upgrade to a Coil-on-Plug ignition system. We chose to install the Denso Ignition Coil-on-Plugs which should give us a

David SiuDavid Siu
April 16, 2019
Build: exocet #30

Overcoming MegaSquirt Start Up and Idle Issues

We new nothing about engine tuning before we installed the MegaSquirt MS3Pro PnP and we were expecting we would need to learn and experiment a lot before the Exocet would run well. For

David SiuDavid Siu
March 5, 2019
Build: exocet #30

Replacing Dominator Headlights with Rigid LED Headlights

We originally had Dominator headlights installed on the Exocet but they proved to be woefully inadequate. They had numerous problems which forced us to switch to Rigid SR-M Pro LED Headlights.

David SiuDavid Siu
January 15, 2019
Build: exocet #30

MegaSquirting the Exocet

We decided early on we would eventually go forced induction and one of the first steps before doing so is to upgrade to an aftermarket standalone ECU. The MegaSquirt ECU is among the

David SiuDavid Siu
December 13, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Adding a Front Grille

We were getting worried about our radiator as it was getting little dents in the fins with all the high velocity rocks flying into it. To add a level of protection, we decided

David SiuDavid Siu
November 2, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Solving the Ticking Noise with an Oil Cooler

After each track day, we’ve noticed that the engine would develop a pretty loud ticking noise. We would flush the engine, rebuild the 96’ Miata’s Hydraulic Lifters, and replace the oil with Mobile

David SiuDavid Siu
October 2, 2018
Build: exocet #30

California Street Legal

We had started the whole California DMV process to register the Exocet for road use back in May but it took until now to finally get all the paperwork through.

David SiuDavid Siu
September 28, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Prototyping a Raspberry Pi Powered Dashboard

I’m an engineer at heart and one of the enhancements I wanted for the Exocet was to have a big LCD touch screen dashboard powered by a Raspberry Pi to control a Megasquirt

David SiuDavid Siu
September 18, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Switching to Momo Foot Pedals

The previous RAZO foot pedals we installed were a source of endless frustrations as they were way too large for the cramped footwell of the Exocet.

David SiuDavid Siu
August 17, 2018
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