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Lerch's Mazda 323F - Jaminglish - 24-01-2020
I know shes nothing special but i love it Anyway cheers for looking
Lerch
What do you mean? She's special to you, isn't she? Always take pride in your work...
Lerch's Mazda 323F - Lexuspat - 24-01-2020
I agree ^^^^ always be proud of what you drive
Kiyomi is a nightmare but she's mine for all her bad bits and good bits
Looks good mate keep it up
Lerch's Mazda 323F - Kevpr - 24-01-2020
I must admit I don't normally like 323's but yours looks really smart. Good job.
Lerch's Mazda 323F - Lerch - 26-01-2020
dont get me wrong, i love this car! when i said shes nothing special i meant engine/power wise due to the 1.5 under the hood, should be good once the SC is fitted though
any meets going on around the west mids anytime soon?
Lerch's Mazda 323F - Lexuspat - 26-01-2020
Can't say I know of any in the west mids but there's a new show we as a club are attending this year in lincolnshire
Which is 98miles from the villa ground in aston (yes I'm a villa fan)
Its an easy drive and ticket price is super cheap for a weekend event have a look in the national event thread for Rising Sun Car Show
Lerch's Mazda 323F - Lerch - 28-01-2020
nice one dude.... ill check it out
Lerch's Mazda 323F - Lexuspat - 28-01-2020
its worth the trip plenty of clubs there and as said is cheap
Lerch's Mazda 323F - Lerch - 28-01-2020
Right ive decided to try and supercharge my ride
Progress so far has included ripping out the AC and all the different components. Removing the AC pump will allow me enough space to mount the SC. The SC itself is an Eaton M45 from a merc of some kind i believe. Its a rather big lump of an SC but I've measured everything up and it will fit with slimmer rad fans and a smartly designed bracket. I am building a custom intercooler but for the low amounts of pressure i want, i dont think it will be entirely necessary. We all know that the Z5 engine isn't the strongest engine in the world so this will obviously determine the amount of PSI i can run before the thing blows up. I plan to build everything on to another engine which i have in my shed.
I decided to buy a Megasquirt ECU kit which i would need to custom build myself. It was a little daunting receiving a box full of small electrical components but its all about learning and bettering myself which is also a reason why I'm doing the overall conversion. Having now finished the ECU build id say it was rather easy once i got in to it and followed the correct online guides. It did take a little time to figure out what was needed for the custom circuits but i found a brilliant online document which basically tells you every last detail about the Z5 engine.
Anyway pictures speak louder than words so here are some pictures of the ECU build.
the standard board with the connectors soldered in and some of the components
![[Image: 1003144i.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/1003144i.jpg/)
![[Image: 1003143d.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/1003143d.jpg/)
some of the components now soldered in
![[Image: 1003160y.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/96/1003160y.jpg/)
![[Image: 1003165.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/546/1003165.jpg/)
nearly done
![[Image: 1003166x.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/811/1003166x.jpg/)
and finished in the case.
![[Image: 1003168p.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/9/1003168p.jpg/)
I would of uploaded more step by step pics if i could find my other memory card with all my original pics on
here some pics of the SC itself with a new inlet/outlet plate on that i made at work
![[Image: 1003169is.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/1003169is.jpg/)
![[Image: 1003171a.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/560/1003171a.jpg/)
![[Image: 1003170z.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/1003170z.jpg/)
and finally the custom intercooler i custom built at work too
![[Image: 20120309150631.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/20120309150631.jpg/)
anyway, hoping to make some progress on this over the next few weeks
Lerch out.
Lerch's Mazda 323F - DaveEdin - 28-01-2020
Awesome ...
Lerch's Mazda 323F - Lexuspat - 28-01-2020
What a build mate can't wait to see it