Just updated our Generic Plug and Play ECU with base maps for the 1990-93 Miata and 96-97 Miata. These will make configuring and getting your Miata on the road driving and tuning faster than ever! Also remember that these are base maps, every engine deserves a fine tune catered to it so once rolling either tune it on the street with the correct instrumentation or get on a dyno!
Happy tuning!
The Stratified Team
Completed a local install of the Guardian Angel in a 2007 MS3 yesterday. He was having some overboosting issues and wanted the added safety and protection. A very smooth and OEM like installation that took about 45 minutes.
Here is the unit installed in the engine bay
And here is the warning LED installed in the spare button plug beside the steering wheel. Make sure you keep an eye on this to make sure the unit is functioning every time you start the car (It flashes on for 2 seconds).
The BNR Stage3 turbo is a great upgrade for the DISI engine in the MS3 and MS6 cars. It flows a lot more than the stock K04 and is as bolt in as it can be. Under the skin it is a Garrett 2871 and it maintains the great spool of the stock turbo but carries power much deeper into the RPM band.
The challenge with tuning this turbo is controlling boost. Using a 3 port electronic boost control solenoid connected to the stock ECU we were able to achieve a beautiful boost curve on this customer’s 2010 MazdaSpeed3. This car was running 3 gallons of E85 as well and in spite of the 90+ ambient heat in California made some very good and consistent numbers. The power curve is beautiful and he should see these numbers go up nicely as temperatures drop!
Summertime is a great time for the lake, the beach, and the barbeque but when it comes to making power, heat robs turbocharged cars of quite a few ponies. We were happy to tune and hit the 400whp mark with a 2012 MazdaSpeed3 with a very clean and efficient setup on a mild E85 mix (30%) in the middle of summer. Looking forward to working with this Speed in the future once Mark gets additional fueling sorted and perhaps builds the motor. The current setup he has is a very good example of what it takes to get to 400whp in an MS3.
2012 Mazdaspeed3 – stock block
Stratified Tune
GTX3071R at 25 psi
30% E85 mix
Tial 38mm EWG
CPE TMIC
CPE 3″ DP catted,
Ultimate Racing CBE,
CPE 3’CAI
CPE BIG TIP
CPE HPFP
COBB AP
1 Step colder spark plugs
Hallman MBC
CPE RMM
Mishimoto Oil Catch can
The Guardian Angels have been on a little hiatus lately while production caught up. Great news is that they are back on the shelf and ready to ship. They not only protect any gasoline turbocharged motor (anything from a Mazda to Porsche 911) from engine killing overboost – they also allow you to run Vent To Atmosphere (VTA) on your blow off (BOV) and bypass valve (BPV) while improving shifting and response and providing the classic whooosh sound! Win, win, win!
