What have I gotten myself into?
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What have I gotten myself into?
I decided to look for a Miata when my wife said she was no longer comfortable on the back of my motorcycles. In Ohio most NA's or NB's are full of rust so finding a nice body was my top priority. I found a ridiculously clean NA that was an abandoned turbo project, but had all the right parts. The previous owner had the engine built with manley rods and 8.5 to 1 wisecos and all new bearings and had the documentation. It also has megasquirt2 PNP, deatschwerks 1000cc injectors, deatschwerks fuel pump, boundary engineering oil pump, FM intercooler and piping, begi intake manifold, unknown cast exhaust manifold and a t3 48 trim china turbo. Other non-engine mods are clutch and flywheel, 949 driveshaft, a real roll bar, kirkey seats, harnesses, gauges, coilovers, etc.
This isn't my first turbo car, I've had a mazadaspeed3 and 80's turbo dodges. However, this is my first turbo car where I cant just call up a tuner and request a new chip to be burned or a new tune emailed to me. I recently got the car bolted back together and running. It barely started and was dumping gas out the downpipe. I now have it starting easily and idling decent. I admit I find megasquirt a little intimidating. I'm taking it slow and reading a lot here as questions arise. I'm sure I will have plenty of noob-tatstic questions once she's on the road. I will post a few pics soon.
This isn't my first turbo car, I've had a mazadaspeed3 and 80's turbo dodges. However, this is my first turbo car where I cant just call up a tuner and request a new chip to be burned or a new tune emailed to me. I recently got the car bolted back together and running. It barely started and was dumping gas out the downpipe. I now have it starting easily and idling decent. I admit I find megasquirt a little intimidating. I'm taking it slow and reading a lot here as questions arise. I'm sure I will have plenty of noob-tatstic questions once she's on the road. I will post a few pics soon.
Last edited by PSI; 04-18-2016 at 11:22 AM. Reason: wrong turbo specs
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I had the turbo specs wrong I looked up the model number and it is a 48 trim T3 turbo with the following specs.
Intake: 2.5 inch
Inlet: 2.25 inch
Compressor trim: .42ar
Compressor Wheel diameter: 43.20 / 60.41
Turbine Wheel diameter: 45.74 / 62.86
Exhaust Trim: .48ar
Turbine flange type: t3 flange
Down pipe flange type :2.50" v band
Cooling type: oil cool only
Horsepower rating: 325-350
Actuator setting: 8psi
Intake: 2.5 inch
Inlet: 2.25 inch
Compressor trim: .42ar
Compressor Wheel diameter: 43.20 / 60.41
Turbine Wheel diameter: 45.74 / 62.86
Exhaust Trim: .48ar
Turbine flange type: t3 flange
Down pipe flange type :2.50" v band
Cooling type: oil cool only
Horsepower rating: 325-350
Actuator setting: 8psi
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I had the turbo specs wrong I looked up the model number and it is a 48 trim T3 turbo with the following specs.
Intake: 2.5 inch
Inlet: 2.25 inch
Compressor trim: .42ar
Compressor Wheel diameter: 43.20 / 60.41
Turbine Wheel diameter: 45.74 / 62.86
Exhaust Trim: .48ar
Turbine flange type: t3 flange
Down pipe flange type :2.50" v band
Cooling type: oil cool only
Horsepower rating: 325-350
Actuator setting: 8psi
Intake: 2.5 inch
Inlet: 2.25 inch
Compressor trim: .42ar
Compressor Wheel diameter: 43.20 / 60.41
Turbine Wheel diameter: 45.74 / 62.86
Exhaust Trim: .48ar
Turbine flange type: t3 flange
Down pipe flange type :2.50" v band
Cooling type: oil cool only
Horsepower rating: 325-350
Actuator setting: 8psi
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