6-7-10 International AllStars Wide-Bodied Super-Charged Mazda Miata Dyno Tune Day

[carbongs]

Went with John Marsh of Team International AllStars to get his Wide-bodied and Super-charged Mazda Miata he's been working on for a while dyno tuned up at Forged Performance in Marietta, GA. Sharif Abdelbaset and his staff are stand up people and definitely are doing things right. Just by looking around the lot and the garage there are some serious build going on as well as the normal maintenance jobs too. Cars from all over the states are getting work done here. Forged Performance is where it’s at!

I woke up a tad bit late so I ended up meeting John at Forged rather than rolling up with him in the dually. Of course I got stuck in Monday traffic.



John pulling up



Pulled into Piccadilly but soon realized that they were actually kinda open for business.



Big ole dually trailering a Miata?





Got the car out and ready to roll













Scott Siegel was the point man for this trip. He spent a good 3 hours on the Miata but 30 mins of that was troubleshooting. We got things working in the end and it was smooth sailing from there.



John signing his life away lol



Forged Performance guard dog on duty! Caution will lick haha what an awesome dog. So well tempered and was super friendly







Got the Miata up on the Dyno Dynamics Dyno







While they were setting up all the gizmos and gadgets on the motor and computers I got a few shots of my fellow team mate’s car. Nico Figueroa has his ride up at Forged getting some motor work done. After this phase it will go up to American Radio to get some tunes installed and then off to the body shop. Definitely keep your eyes peeled for this project!



















Almost ready







Dyno fan looks like a ginourmous Advan doesn’t it lol









The boss’ whip



You’ve probably seen this car sliding around at local drift events



Bing (Veritek) was there too to join in the festivities





Zoom Zoom



























John lookin in on the tune





Not too shabby.



Scott said that for this Dyno Dynamics reading add 15% to the numbers and that is what you get elsewhere.





lol funny pic of John. Looks like he is really concerned or something

One last run to make sure everything is working ok. Lol at 1:54 hahaha



155.1 HP and 144.2 TQ



Time to load her up and get outta here!



Thanks again to everyone up at Forged for the great work and shop tour!

Met up with my boy Jordan (Rollininstyle2004) to do some shoe shoppin up at Ambush and got a few rollin shots!

[Me86Rob]

only 151hp?

[Tree]

only 151hp?

x2 is it na? lol... how many pounds of boost is he running?

[Dwisforme05]

im not gonna lie, im a little disappointed.

[RL...]

Forged seems like a badass shop and has some badass cars. If i supercharged/tuned my car and all i saw was 151whp i would do the same thing..

[j0nbunklah0m]

what are those wheels on the miata?

[Catnip]

I hate to be that asshole, but




eBay called. Something about head lights, bumpers, and body work.


Awesome write-up and pictorial, though!

[MeFryRice]

It appears to have a Jackson Racing SC setup.

[Elbow]

No offense but that is one UGLY Miata.

[Nemesis]

Looks like you guys had fun though. Scott has lost weight! I guess he stopped eating at Chipolte all the time LOL

[redgst97]

BIG thanks Tony for coming, helping, hanging out, and taking pics.

155 WHP on a 1992 Miata is pretty strong actually. Moss/Jackson racing lists is around 145 or so.
2 years ago, the car dyno'ed (at Top Speed) at 104 whp...with exhaust and intake. Most of the Miatas are under 100 whp stock...many near 92 or 93 whp. So, a 50% increase is perfect for me.

Body work: its a work in progress. AWR widebody with a replica JDM front a rear bumper. I still have a way to go. Bumpers are in white primer....
Headlights: AAC with carbon fiber buckets. I like them.
intake: not made yet, so what is pictured is temporary. Needed to have some sort of filter, and I wanted it further away from the supercharger. Filter happens to be a stock filter for a prelude with BS flex tubing....cheap and effective unti a cold air is fabricated.

Wheels: Axis Racer-X 15x8 with -27 offset. Yes, negative offset.


Catnip: thanks for not being "that" guy.... I aprreciate your opinion....its all good.

[Captain-Obvious™]

I'm just wondering why it had to be brought on a trailer. It looks perfectly drivable to me. Seems like a waste of gas to bring that big as truck there.

[Evil Goat]

I'm just wondering why it had to be brought on a trailer. It looks perfectly drivable to me. Seems like a waste of gas to bring that big as truck there.

registration may not be current, may not have insurance, may have insurance and have more money in the car than any insurance company will give him if totaled, maybe didn't want to get up there and something go wrong and be stuck with a busted car.....there are many many reasons why people trailer cars that appear to be driveable


btw....anyone know if Foreged works on nissans?

[JITB]

151 out of a b6 is good power! especially with a sc kit.

and knowing your old vehicles i know the miata is far from done!

[carbongs]

This is John....
I trailered the car since it had not really run in MANY months...the last time it ran, there were some wierd gremlins.
The tags expired in January 2009. No emissions.
A car with a newly installed SC kit, and a stand alone ECU......not gonna run (very well) until its tuned....

Insurance is NOT the issue. I have good insurance on all my cars.

Considering the car was 92-95whp when I bought it, and now its 155whp, I am very pleased. Mathematically, that is a 61% increase.

[NosVette]

This is John....
I trailered the car since it had not really run in MANY months...the last time it ran, there were some wierd gremlins.
The tags expired in January 2009. No emissions.
A car with a newly installed SC kit, and a stand alone ECU......not gonna run (very well) until its tuned....

Insurance is NOT the issue. I have good insurance on all my cars.

Considering the car was 92-95whp when I bought it, and now its 155whp, I am very pleased. Mathematically, that is a 61% increase.

What is the shop gona do with those exhaust tips???I wana do my own axle back exhaust on the vette,,,,cus them suckas are so expensive lol lmk.Nice setup on the miata

[carbongs]

What is the shop gona do with those exhaust tips???I wana do my own axle back exhaust on the vette,,,,cus them suckas are so expensive lol lmk.Nice setup on the miata

um i'd imagine contact forged lol

[Genji-Sama]

Wheels are freakin gorgeous as for the car itself, ehhh not really feelin it.

[Rsporty]

My wife has owned 2 Miatas.
I bet that thing is FUN with 151whp.

[mistergou]

looks great!

I know you will have fun with it!!

[Echonova]

My Miata only has 0 offset


and I would be happy as balls if I get 151hp after I put my SC on.

[JITB]

if the rear get s done like the front it will be dope..

[Arm&hammer]

It has some potential. Looks like this guy takes care of his cars. I hope you aren't sticking with that rear bumper though. Its hideous imo.

[redgst97]

Yakota....I appreciate your enthusiastic opinion. I feel the same way about he BRS kit as you do the AWR kit. Deal with it.

Not sure I ever said the body work was done....its not. You don't like it, that is fine by me.

Turbo? No thanks.....I am happy with the power the car has now. I have a decent sized turbo on 2 other vehicles..... I have never owned a SC car, so I wanted to try it.

Thanks.

[jdm eg6]

155.1 HP and 144.2 TQ not bad for a small car

[CHADbee]

nobody has brought up the fact that it made THAT power on FORGED'S dyno. i have seen 350Z's made under 200whp on that dyno......

[Mista Foe-Doe]

keep up the good work on the miata....i like da wheels as well.......tell all the hater to kick rocks

[AV8ter]

You running megasquirt? Suede looks awesome on the 90-93 dash, and the power isn't bad at all especially when looking at your curves.

[veritekracer]

For those downplaying the final whp numbers, are you guys serious?! Think about the power to weight ratio and the type of dyno being used before you post!! Not all dynos are created equal, and Forged's dyno is pretty conservative compared to others. Congrats John on the final numbers!!