HOW DO I TURBO
10-20-2014, 07:24 PM
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HOW DO I TURBO
Hi all, south UK native dropping in. Most know me as Ian :-)
I have a rustheap of a 96 here that i plan to turn into a cheapo track toy over the winter. Ill be nailing on a turbo too, naturally.
A long time ago at its peak:
I should probably get a build thread started...
I have a rustheap of a 96 here that i plan to turn into a cheapo track toy over the winter. Ill be nailing on a turbo too, naturally.
A long time ago at its peak:
I should probably get a build thread started...
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10-20-2014, 07:41 PM
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Welcome to the forum. There are plenty of track guys on the forum and a wealth of knowledge in our threads. What modifications are you planning first? Suspension? Brakes?
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10-20-2014, 08:00 PM
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Hey.
The car is a bit of a heap, so i do not want to pour a lot of money into the car. The plan is to use it as a bit of a track beater/turbo development platform, until i can find another, nicer, car. Then i will be swapping the whole circus over.
Aside from the turbo, i will be welding the diff, the usual interior/engine stripdown, and fit some fresh semi-slicks. I will likely do the front discs and pads, as id imagine that would be wise on a 200-odd hp track car.
The turbo system will be getting some love though, il be doing that properly. Likely microsquirt and a TD04, probably a 15 or 16t :-)
The car is a bit of a heap, so i do not want to pour a lot of money into the car. The plan is to use it as a bit of a track beater/turbo development platform, until i can find another, nicer, car. Then i will be swapping the whole circus over.
Aside from the turbo, i will be welding the diff, the usual interior/engine stripdown, and fit some fresh semi-slicks. I will likely do the front discs and pads, as id imagine that would be wise on a 200-odd hp track car.
The turbo system will be getting some love though, il be doing that properly. Likely microsquirt and a TD04, probably a 15 or 16t :-)
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10-20-2014, 10:23 PM
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Ta for the advice. It will be getting trailered. Do the mx5's respond particularly badly on track to spool/welded's? Im aware of the handling implications, but being my first mazda project im all ears
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10-21-2014, 05:59 AM
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The front end won't turn when you steer it up until the back end tries to change ends with the front end.
Miatas make terrible drift cars because they have a very low polar moment of inertia. It makes them good race cars but awful drift cars. Rx7's and 240sx/Silvia are significantly better drift cars because they are able to set and hold a drift angle due to their wheelbase and weight balance/location.
Miatas make terrible drift cars because they have a very low polar moment of inertia. It makes them good race cars but awful drift cars. Rx7's and 240sx/Silvia are significantly better drift cars because they are able to set and hold a drift angle due to their wheelbase and weight balance/location.
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10-22-2014, 07:19 PM
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The front end won't turn when you steer it up until the back end tries to change ends with the front end.
Miatas make terrible drift cars because they have a very low polar moment of inertia. It makes them good race cars but awful drift cars. Rx7's and 240sx/Silvia are significantly better drift cars because they are able to set and hold a drift angle due to their wheelbase and weight balance/location.
Miatas make terrible drift cars because they have a very low polar moment of inertia. It makes them good race cars but awful drift cars. Rx7's and 240sx/Silvia are significantly better drift cars because they are able to set and hold a drift angle due to their wheelbase and weight balance/location.
To the OP: The only cars that use a spool or welded rear diff are drag racing cars or drift cars.
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10-24-2014, 06:28 AM
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10-24-2014, 07:38 PM
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How well do these cars drift with an open diff? Ive had them sideways enough times but usually maintaining the slide is difficult, after a few seconds its all over as the inside wheel starts to spin up. That said, i dont want to compromise track performance too much so it looks like ill be keeping it open.
Ill eleaborate further. I will be keeping the CAR as cheap as possible, as it is to be a development platform for the turbo system. The turbo kit i will be spending a little bit of money on and doing things properly; 220whp is the target for now. Then, when the car is suitably shagged and engine begging for mercy, ill be moving everything over to a much nicer car.
TLDR: Keep car crap, enjoy properly done turbo setup.
More pics tomorrow of baller racecar build, ahem.
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