Rotrex Built Engine NB! Come at me bro!
11-09-2012, 08:45 PM
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definitely something amazing!
Tirerack and OnlineTires both list them as in stock? If thats the case then obviously I'm going to chose another option.
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11-10-2012, 04:44 AM
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https://www.miataturbo.net/wheels-ti...s-still-63448/
Hankook RS3 Stock? - Honda-Tech
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11-13-2012, 10:41 PM
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Bottom end machining is finished, just about to order my ACL bearings and get the bottom end back together.
Block is bored to 3.308" +/- .0001"
Crankshaft is balanced and reground; still within factory specs,
going to use .025 oversized bearings for slightly looser clearances (more pow pow
Perfect! Once the car gets back to me I'll be selling my current wheels and getting some RS3s on 6ULs.
Block is bored to 3.308" +/- .0001"
Crankshaft is balanced and reground; still within factory specs,
going to use .025 oversized bearings for slightly looser clearances (more pow pow
They go out of stock around May (if not earlier) and stay like that until... about November sounds right
https://www.miataturbo.net/wheels-ti...s-still-63448/
Hankook RS3 Stock? - Honda-Tech
https://www.miataturbo.net/wheels-ti...s-still-63448/
Hankook RS3 Stock? - Honda-Tech
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11-14-2012, 12:58 PM
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I need to either sell my RS3s or buy a set of 15x9 6ULs. I just don't drive enough to justify 3 sets of tires in the garage. I'll probably wait till they go out of stock again and then put them on CraigsList 
Who sells magical Rotrex SX100 juice these days? I'd rather buy it from a vendor than directly from Kraftwerks. 949, Trackdog, GoodWin... no one seems to carry it any more.
Who sells magical Rotrex SX100 juice these days? I'd rather buy it from a vendor than directly from Kraftwerks. 949, Trackdog, GoodWin... no one seems to carry it any more.
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11-14-2012, 02:00 PM
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I need to either sell my RS3s or buy a set of 15x9 6ULs. I just don't drive enough to justify 3 sets of tires in the garage. I'll probably wait till they go out of stock again and then put them on CraigsList
Who sells magical Rotrex SX100 juice these days? I'd rather buy it from a vendor than directly from Kraftwerks. 949, Trackdog, GoodWin... no one seems to carry it any more.
Who sells magical Rotrex SX100 juice these days? I'd rather buy it from a vendor than directly from Kraftwerks. 949, Trackdog, GoodWin... no one seems to carry it any more.
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11-14-2012, 02:20 PM
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Good to see Jackson back in the game after the whole Kraftwerks debacle. People can say what they will about their products, but I always had pretty positive dealings with them (the Jacksons)
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11-14-2012, 04:37 PM
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Crankshaft balancing, not too much taken off which always puts good trust in manufacturer specs
some of the ford and chevy cranks were all kinds of wonky compared to this one.
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11-14-2012, 07:11 PM
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And here's my favorite picture of the car in its current form.
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11-16-2012, 09:50 PM
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I've been brainstorming off-color ways to Frankenstein the Kraftwerks kit to get the most out of it. dreaming up WI kits and IC ducting.
This seems to be the best find I had; a boost limiter valve.
This would allow me to pulley the charger to make more boost, but bleed off excess. I wouldnt be limited by the max boost/rpm values of a pulley.
Anyone use one of these on their FI setup with any success?
928 Motorsports - Porsche® 928 Performance Parts - Universal Adjustable Boost Limiter Valve (BLV) - Porsche® 928 World record Holder 216.63537 mph
This seems to be the best find I had; a boost limiter valve.
This would allow me to pulley the charger to make more boost, but bleed off excess. I wouldnt be limited by the max boost/rpm values of a pulley.
Anyone use one of these on their FI setup with any success?
928 Motorsports - Porsche® 928 Performance Parts - Universal Adjustable Boost Limiter Valve (BLV) - Porsche® 928 World record Holder 216.63537 mph
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11-17-2012, 02:51 AM
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You're building a motor. Throw w/i or e85 in there and run ALLOFIT.
Using gay bleed valves like that to try to make it less of a centri sc and more of a turbo is fail, because then you shoulda just gone turbo from the get go.
I'm a little tipsy, so bear with me here, but:
Look at Falcons thread. Top notch build and great car overall. After all was said and done, and a ton of money and work invested, he was making 300whp or something, basically a lot for a rotrex miata. He then started exploring a ton of ideas (check the threads, you'll see) about how to get more torque outa it. AFter tons of discussion and whatnot, months later we see a for sale thread.
Moral of story: he wanted turbo power/torque curve, but went sc.
He shoulda just gone turbo
Kinda seems like you're going down the same path
Using gay bleed valves like that to try to make it less of a centri sc and more of a turbo is fail, because then you shoulda just gone turbo from the get go.
I'm a little tipsy, so bear with me here, but:
Look at Falcons thread. Top notch build and great car overall. After all was said and done, and a ton of money and work invested, he was making 300whp or something, basically a lot for a rotrex miata. He then started exploring a ton of ideas (check the threads, you'll see) about how to get more torque outa it. AFter tons of discussion and whatnot, months later we see a for sale thread.
Moral of story: he wanted turbo power/torque curve, but went sc.
He shoulda just gone turbo
Kinda seems like you're going down the same path
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11-17-2012, 04:34 AM
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You're building a motor. Throw w/i or e85 in there and run ALLOFIT.
Using gay bleed valves like that to try to make it less of a centri sc and more of a turbo is fail, because then you shoulda just gone turbo from the get go.
I'm a little tipsy, so bear with me here, but:
Look at Falcons thread. Top notch build and great car overall. After all was said and done, and a ton of money and work invested, he was making 300whp or something, basically a lot for a rotrex miata. He then started exploring a ton of ideas (check the threads, you'll see) about how to get more torque outa it. AFter tons of discussion and whatnot, months later we see a for sale thread.
Moral of story: he wanted turbo power/torque curve, but went sc.
He shoulda just gone turbo
Kinda seems like you're going down the same path
Using gay bleed valves like that to try to make it less of a centri sc and more of a turbo is fail, because then you shoulda just gone turbo from the get go.
I'm a little tipsy, so bear with me here, but:
Look at Falcons thread. Top notch build and great car overall. After all was said and done, and a ton of money and work invested, he was making 300whp or something, basically a lot for a rotrex miata. He then started exploring a ton of ideas (check the threads, you'll see) about how to get more torque outa it. AFter tons of discussion and whatnot, months later we see a for sale thread.
Moral of story: he wanted turbo power/torque curve, but went sc.
He shoulda just gone turbo
Kinda seems like you're going down the same path
thank you for the constructive post
I'm on the same level of Friday night so bear with me as well. I'll definitely check out the thread thanks for that.
This will be my first FI setup on a factory N/A setup. My connections lead me to rotrex, if I had to source my own setup I would probably go turbo. I have friends I'm helping out that are helping me out. I'm 20 and in college, I wish I had all of the money for a combat wombat turbo setup. Saying that, I like the challenge of getting the most out of what I have.
my point of having a boost limiter valve would be to help in running two maps; one for ca91 and one for e85. With 91 I could run a pulley/charger to hit max boost early instead of waiting for the raising RPM associated with a SC. With e85 I could run all of it obviously but still take advantage of havin the boost come in early with an large charger/small pulley, right?
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11-20-2012, 06:33 PM
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Awesome pic love red miatas. One question is this where you work? The wagon in the back what wing is on it. I have a wagon and want that now!!!!! I have never seen a wing like that on a wagon and it look amazing!!!!!!!!
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I'll have to ask him next time I see him
