First Start - Caterham SV with Turbo Miata Engine

[tubesrule1227]

that is sick!! well done

[caccios]

@scannon92 it better to have 285 sae hp than 301 at full boost whit the risk of blowing up the gasket!

[caccios]

@caccios safe*

[VulcanNut90]

how was the intercooler attached

[scannon92]

@VulcanNut90 I bent up four aluminum U shaped brackets that bolt to threaded bosses on the back side of the I/C end tanks and the other end of the bracket bolts to the radiator side flanges. The radiator is mounted on rubber bobbins that isolate it and the I/C from the chassis.

[joshcassella]

like how its the first start up and not even 5min into the break in period theyre reving it up lol...

[scannon92]

The engine had 18k miles on it, revving it wasn't going to do any damage once I had confirmed the oil pressure was up to normal.

[joshcassella]

that's good,a little deceiving with the title lol.

[MrMx5guy]

let me guess.. your the person that gets a brand new engine and idles it for an hr or so to glaze up the rings right??!!

[joshcassella]

Not really kid.All of my engines are tuned and broken in on the Dyno before they even see a chassis.I'm not a rookie here,try again.

[SqueakyBoy92]

Hell I'd be that excited too if I had an engine start up like that first try. Damn sexy car too. :D

[BrandonJay1983]

Waaahhh Hooo! lol

[caccios]

nice turbo miata engine!!!! :) it s a light waight samll engine nice choise :) how many hp you think it has ?

[scannon92]

@caccios It dyno'd at 301 RWHP although I have since dropped the boost and it is putting out 285 at this time.

[Whipit8rapture]

An Arch chassis as well., very nice!

[mattm63]

Very nice! Project cars are the best!

[stupidpasswordgoaway]

wow that looks amazing what series is it?

[scannon92]

The SV is a larger version of the Series 3 Lotus 7 and Caterham Super 7. The SV is 4" wider and 3" longer in the cockpit. This makes for a bigger footwell to accommodate my size 12 EEE feet.

[magnum9987]

@scannon92 Would it accommodate a dude 6 foot tall? I know those are tiny........

[scannon92]

@magnum9987 Should be no problem, the SV model has a 4" wider and 3" longer cockpit than the standard 7. I've had passengers taller than 6' with no complaints. I'm 5' 8" and I have to slide the seat about 4" - 5" forward to be comfortable on the pedals.

[sweetryder22]

I LOVE IT!!!

[tomxue]

please i mean please post a video on this car in action PLEASE

[scannon92]

Click on the More From: scannon92 at the upper right and you will find a track video of the car.

[47416390]

el color parece de bugati

[scannon92]

The color is BMW Laguna Seca Blue from the M3 series. Similar to French Racing Blue but slightly different.

[47416390]

a bueno igualmente te digo es un muy lindo color perdona pero mi ingles es bastante malo saludos

[cococarbine]

congratulations! you sir truly own a monster

[scannon92]

Thank you, but it really is a sweetheart of a car to drive, that is, right up until you bring the boost up, then you better be pointed straight down the road and one hand on the shifter. 4.45 lb/hp makes for a thrilling experience.

[wendelgyutb]

nice, but the scream was gay euhaiheiuahe

[NoxNoctisUmbra]

sweet man. nice sound.. i bet powerful too!

[Finalfire9]

Your car is sick as hell what does that weigh wet? like 1400lbs? 

The sound is awsome too makes me want to put a turbo and exhaust on my miata

[scannon92]

@Finalfire9 The car weighed in at 1350 lb with 5 gallons of fuel, full weather gear, spare tire and jack.

[turotufas]

sounds like the revs was building on its own

[scannon92]

@turotufas The timing was set by guess and was a little off. There was also a small vacuum leak. Both of these contributed to a high idle. Both were immediately corrected and it is set to idle at 1,250 rpm.

[kona1169]

you should get carbon fiber wheel fenders. i tried showing my father one of these to buy, but he refused because he wants a countach or diablo replica. his speed days are over, 911 turbo, corvettes, etc. nice car though id buy one :D

[JordanAcev]

I really love the sound.

[eulluisgtr34]

nice paint job..

[sidewayssam]

no better feeling than have a car start on the first turn!well done mate,because i know its a bitch of a job.

[dempas]

beautiful machine! im turbo'in my miata next month will put vid clips up of it. then in a few months time after that im gonna be twin turboing my 1991 legend coupe!

[thingk89]

that car is truly beutiful

[fenny1]

Congratulations Skip, you're living my dream.

[DECIMATOR76]

that engine it looks amazing but was it idling too high? cool sound from the muffler!

[scannon92]

It had a small vacuum leak and the initial timing, set by guess, was off a bit. Once those were fixed, it idled normally.

[islamthetruth1]

not much excitment hehe. thansk for sharing

[jameslinton50]

your mad buddy shes gonna fly

[STGMiata]

Thats how i want the pipes on my miata for the intercooler. I love it. I want it. Amazing job on the car.

[scannon92]

The intercooler is from Track Dog Racing. They make a kit for the Miata that has very similar piping that fits a Miata. They have it for both supercharged and turbocharged Miatas.

[MegaScott]

Cool, Which ECU are you using?

[scannon92]

It is a Link ECU from Flyin Miata. They have developed the Link software to the max.

[MegaScott]

What do you mean by the ECU was never mean't to be in this car?

A buddy of mine has developed a PNP ECU for Mazda Miata, See DIYAutotune. com, if you ever want to switch.

[scannon92]

The Link is designed for the Miata. I had to completely rewire it for the Caterham. I spent about 80 hours stripping a Miata harness, removing what I didn't need, shortening the harness and then wiring it into the Caterham chassis and integrating it with the Caterham harness.

[blackjackwabam]

idol seems high...

[scannon92]

Pre-start initial timing was set by guess and there was an open port on the intake manifold. Both have been corrected and idle is now normal. I was just damn happy to have it start on the first attempt considering I had spent about 70 hours wiring in an ECU never meant to be in this car.

[valuepack2]

*Wow*. That is going to be one amazing car when finished. We, the youtube public, demand track vids when it's done.:)

[diyman25]

Nice Cant wait to see her runing on track... I have Locost with MAZDA 13B insdie!!

[paiunit]

Does it not say "miata engine"