I'm not just an Admin, I'm also a member!

[Loren]

Hi, I'm Loren, I drive a Miata.

Not just any Miata, but FRED, the Fugly Red Miata! 1.6 liters of lightness and fury!

[revlimiter]

Now THAT is a post count.

[MazRoadAdmin]

It's good to be the king.

[Phatmiata]

hahaha Loren is the man behind the scenes helping me make this dream a reality!! Thanks again Loren!

If anyone needs a guy for website or forum design, I highly recommend him!!

[Bryan]

Holy Crap...not Loren from M.net? That'd be a name I have not seen in a long time!

[FooSchnickens]

Sounds like a troll...

[Loren]

I smell like a troll, too.

Yeah, Bryan, I used to hang out on Miata.Net at lot before I sold my first Miata.

[Bryan]

Yeah, Bryan, I used to hang out on Miata.Net at lot before I sold my first Miata.The 96R? When did you get rid of it? That thread on ECU crystal upgrades is still getting traffic, lol.

[Loren]

Yeah, I sold it... probably 4 years ago.

Heh, I still get the occasional PM about that crystal mod.

[revlimiter]

Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. I also remember you. Been a long time!

[dropped top]

Yeah, I remember you, too!

[Winlowe]

In that case I better say welcome to the MR forum sir :)

[The Driver]

Loren is also a suspension guru extraordinaire...

[shenanigan]

Loren's a pretty cool guy! :cool:

[I<3flippyheadlights]

Loren blew my mind on suspension, his articles are mind melting. (But still very informative) Anyway welcome to your own website Loren, you're the best instructor on fixing things I have met thus far :applause:

[dontpassthefence]

blast from the paaaaaaaaaaast. I remember reading your legendary posts at mnet before I even knew what cr.net was all about. Wow that was 2 miatas ago for me. So many years.

[WASABI]

To do list: Crystal Mod.....Hmmmmmmm. I remember reading about that overclocking upgrade too, just never had the balls to do it. Welcome Loren (and FRED)!

[sss1987]

oooh do you have any links to these articles!? id love to read more about suspension!

[atank]

Well then is very good that we have you here.....

[CeeJaayDM]

welcome sir !

[Flyineunos]

Wtf is a crystal mod?

[Phatmiata]

Wtf is a crystal mod?

Lets you rev to higher RPM

[jaredef]

Lets you rev to higher RPM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GsgwQpj57c

[WASABI]

Wtf is a crystal mod?


Lets you rev to higher RPM

It's been a few years, but, If I'm not mistaken, You overclock the ECU with a different crystal, changing the clock frequency. It brings the redline to 8000


http://youtu.be/-4lm4jHgpTY

Excerpt from Loren's Miata Blog "Invisible Sun" .
...I spent 40 cents on a 4.43 MHz crystal to replace the stock 4.0 MHz crystal. The math says this will raise the rev limit from 6900 to 7642 rpm. When the crystal arrived in the mail, I spent about 2 minutes soldering it in and... bingo! $100 mod for 40 cents.

The downside of this mod is that it also changes the frequency that the ECU uses to connect to an OBD scanner to display fault codes and diagnostic info. The OBD scanner can't deal with that and won't connect. Not a huge deal... until you need some diagnostic info. I figured I'd try to do something about it.

So, I ordered some more parts and experimented with a switching circuit that would allow me to switch between two crystals. It worked! Today, I just finished doing a final install of that switching circuit. Now, all I have to do is reach behind the passenger seat (where the ECU is located) and flip a switch to go from the stock OBD scanner compatible mode to the extended rev limit mode. Cool!

[MazRoadAdmin]

Shit, that Loren dude is awesome.

[bedheadben]

Welcome! The crystal mod makes me giggle.

[Schain]

Welcome to MR even though you got here before I did. Nice name for your NA by the way lol.

[JonB]

Wussup

[EMMI]

welcome in yalll!

[jass]

Dont believe, my fist post is to say welcome to Loren:D.
But how could I miss this, after driving for so many years with his crystal mod?
Its cool seeing everyone together here...

[Phatmiata]

shit, that ShaftLoren dude is a bad motha fu#&3r.


shut your mouth!



but i'm about Shaft Loren williams!


fixed!


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6710329835_45c35f14f9_z.jpg

[The Driver]

Shit, that Loren dude is awesome.

Ya wouldn't know...

[I<3flippyheadlights]

<3 Loren and Fred