Unfortunately I was pulling a bp4w out and replacing it with a bpze but another 4w wasn't in the budget.
Let it begin
The start of the ripping it apart.
Getting the old china header out was actually the hardest part.
The old engine was out and on the ground in about 2 hours. The awesomeness of a simple Miata.
A little much needed cleaning. A real heat shield is in the works currently.
The differences in quality in the headers is pretty apparent. The Maxim Works on the left and the china header on the right.
Going in with the new stuff.
The Maxim Works header went in really easy, thankfully. I was lazy during the install and didn't get any finished pictures. The install went pretty well with only a couple small hick ups. One of which was the Maxim Works header and Techno Toy Tuning test pipe not getting along.
The test pipe had to have a couple inches of length removed and the rear flange clocked to match up with the rest of the exhaust. All in all it was a pretty easy going day and in the end I made the 60 mile drive home from the shop with no issues. I will say that dailying your project car gives a sense of urgency. There's no room for severe error and there's no ability to call it a day and come back to it later. I don't see myself as someone who unfortunately has to drive an older modded car and deal with issues like this. I see myself fortunate that I'm someone who is able to drive this old car and do things like this on my day off.
