#Butonwillow cw13 length manual#

Spent all of Saturday with a passenger riding along and sorting out issues, and got absolutely no clean laps without traffic but I still ended up setting the fastest time by a Mazda at Mazfest with a 1:11.x. Joe working the pedal while I bleed brakes: Zero need for diff or transmission coolers. Will be adding split lock washers to most of those bolts this week since the lock washer will cut through the coating.Ī great thing about the temps listed above for steering, diff and transmission is this confirms what we suspected - these items are all way under-stressed in a small lightweight Miata. The rest of the weekend I re-torqued bolts after every 2 sessions. I lost a spindle to caliper bracket bolt on track which prompted checking every bolt on the car that was in a powdercoated surface. Powdercoat: powdercoating has a “squish” in the coating that prevents proper torque on bolts.

Brakes: The V8R/ST four wheel kit has some serious stopping power and is easy to modulate. I haven’t even begun making adjustments here yet, just set compression and rebound to dead center of the available range and left them there while I focused on everything else. Suspension: the spherical bearings and Feal 442 shocks are butter. If something is amiss, it lights up a warning light and lets me know. The dash is set up to monitor all the temperatures and pressures without me having to do anything. Display dash: I’ve already forgotten how I lived without one of these. Might need to move the switches or add a guard. I did accidentally hit the fuel pump switch to off when shifting once. Ergonomics: new seating position and controls are all perfect. I think I’ll be keeping the power steering for a while.

#Butonwillow cw13 length manual#

Steering feel with the NB power rack is good and I’m much less worn out at the end of a session than with a manual rack. I’m implement a fix in the next couple days. We’re suspecting it’s from high-G right-hand turns which effectively submerges the left/lower side of the non-sealed cap. Power steering (max temp 190°): leaking fluid from the cap. Otherwise, the limited slip characteristics feel great. V8R says running a breather line will fix this. Differential (max temp 180°): puking fluid out of the vent on top. 3rd pulled right out of it, I won’t ever be using 2nd on a road course. Used 3-4-5 at this track which has a really low speed ~50mph tight right at the end. Drove around it the rest of the weekend by trying to be VERY patient on shifts to let the rpms drop to where they needed to be on the next gear… which was somewhat successful. Bled the system after 1st session with no effect. Transmission (max temp 200°): Grinding on upshifts. Oil cooler will bring oil temp down a good chunk once I have that in and working. Currently running with no oil cooler, just the factory filter housing.

Ran like a dream, makes power everywhere. Engine (max temp 225 water / 265° oil): no issues to report. Here’s a run-down of notes on each system and any issues that did spring up.