The Ghettocharger Lives!
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The Ghettocharger Lives!
Finally the ghettocharger project is complete, after a few misteps along the way. These misteps lead to the installation of a built motor and a TEC-IIIR engine management system.... Hardly ghetto by anyone's definition but critical to the success of the project in its final form. The ghettocharger itself is fairly true to its name.
The ghettocharger is a SS Autochrome manifold, a chinese made T3/T4 hybrid and a cut down Ford F-150 Powerstroke intercooler. The piping was all fabricated for a song and a dance and nothing more than a junked HKS BOV and a new Tial wastegate rounds out the package. The Tial is controlled by a Greddy profec-B boost controller.
In all it shows that this crappy $175 manifold and $200 turbo can form the basis of a kit that is capable in excess of 300 RWHP. It's currently running 10 PSI of boost and as near as my butt dyno can guess, it's north of 250 RWHP.
Mark
The ghettocharger is a SS Autochrome manifold, a chinese made T3/T4 hybrid and a cut down Ford F-150 Powerstroke intercooler. The piping was all fabricated for a song and a dance and nothing more than a junked HKS BOV and a new Tial wastegate rounds out the package. The Tial is controlled by a Greddy profec-B boost controller.
In all it shows that this crappy $175 manifold and $200 turbo can form the basis of a kit that is capable in excess of 300 RWHP. It's currently running 10 PSI of boost and as near as my butt dyno can guess, it's north of 250 RWHP.
Mark
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hey mark... did you do a tear down on that turbo before you put it on? I'm curious if everything in there "looks right". After having a turbo apart it doesn't seem like they are horribly complicated to manufacture provided the assembly is correct and the c-clips are seated. I'm interested in seeing how this one holds up to the milage.
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yeah he did, pics are on miata.net somewhere.
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showpost.p...8&postcount=22
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showpost.p...0&postcount=23
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showpost.p...8&postcount=22
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showpost.p...0&postcount=23
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So I chose not to cut corners there because I have seen the results of a failed wastegate, and it's not always pretty.
To answer the other question, yes, the wastegate is still above #4. Seems to be working adequately there. While not an optimal location, it is functional.
Mark