Blaen's because 350hp build
12-01-2014, 11:43 AM
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Hello HPDEd all the time next year though.
My 2c? Contact a couple of resellers, and ask them for their best price - then use other resellers best price against the others to try to get an even better price.
240-250rwhp was no problem. 350....Once I had a good shot at an actual pull on a stretch of empty freeway road (Sorry Curly, I'm not gonna try anything on public roads in a populated city beyond just acclimating myself to driving with the changes), I realized just how insane that was.
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12-01-2014, 01:36 PM
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Precision turbo FTW.
Apparently I have more traction than most with my 205's because with my 290rwhp I would just barely spin 2nd, and only if I squeezed it right at the torque peak. With my supposed more power, I still can't spin 3rd at all. I'm glad I can't because I imagine that'd be quite a handful, for sure.
And yeah, things come up quick when you have a miata with that much power. Be careful!
Apparently I have more traction than most with my 205's because with my 290rwhp I would just barely spin 2nd, and only if I squeezed it right at the torque peak. With my supposed more power, I still can't spin 3rd at all. I'm glad I can't because I imagine that'd be quite a handful, for sure.
And yeah, things come up quick when you have a miata with that much power. Be careful!
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12-01-2014, 01:42 PM
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Yeah I was laughing a little inside when you kept saying how good it felt, when you weren't even taking it over 4k. But a quick trip to Freddies isn't the place.
Tim, he's on currently-required-for-his-area 14" snow tires. Granted not all of that wheel spin will go away, but it explains some of it.
Tim, he's on currently-required-for-his-area 14" snow tires. Granted not all of that wheel spin will go away, but it explains some of it.
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12-01-2014, 01:49 PM
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Precision turbo FTW.
Apparently I have more traction than most with my 205's because with my 290rwhp I would just barely spin 2nd, and only if I squeezed it right at the torque peak. With my supposed more power, I still can't spin 3rd at all. I'm glad I can't because I imagine that'd be quite a handful, for sure.
And yeah, things come up quick when you have a miata with that much power. Be careful!
Apparently I have more traction than most with my 205's because with my 290rwhp I would just barely spin 2nd, and only if I squeezed it right at the torque peak. With my supposed more power, I still can't spin 3rd at all. I'm glad I can't because I imagine that'd be quite a handful, for sure.
And yeah, things come up quick when you have a miata with that much power. Be careful!
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12-01-2014, 03:53 PM
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With the right setup tyres and driver, this is a mid/low 10 second car right.
A 10 second car which stop and turns as well as it accelerates is about as retarded as you want to go on the street IMO.
A 10 second car which stop and turns as well as it accelerates is about as retarded as you want to go on the street IMO.
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12-01-2014, 10:19 PM
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Annnd driving it home reinforced what 18psi said, and what Nitrodann is saying.
It's got enough power.
Just gotta do some work on the boost control, some work on the idle/off-pedal situations, and it's great.
Curly did a mad awesome job on this. Mad props to him.
P.S. I'd believe it is in the 10-second range if I could drive worth a crap Dann. It's nuts.
It's got enough power.
Just gotta do some work on the boost control, some work on the idle/off-pedal situations, and it's great.
Curly did a mad awesome job on this. Mad props to him.
P.S. I'd believe it is in the 10-second range if I could drive worth a crap Dann. It's nuts.
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12-01-2016, 11:39 AM
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Are we using the "gutted" as is shown in this image? Did the manifold from Jeff (2manyhobbyz) never arrive? How about the squaretop?
Also, any updates on the car? Is it still around?
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06-22-2017, 10:42 PM
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Wow sorry I missed this, I was searching for it for another reason. Is the car still around? No idea. Would love to see it again and tweak all the things I know I did wrong. Also because 350hp.
And to answer chiburbian's questions, the manifold was only "gutted".
And to answer chiburbian's questions, the manifold was only "gutted".
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