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mazda/nissan 02-05-2009 06:34 AM

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nicacus 02-05-2009 10:19 AM


Originally Posted by akaryrye (Post 363644)
4 tiny turbos would take just as long as one turbo 4 times as big ... well actually i think it would be worse due to the way the exhaust pulses would be hitting the turbines. Think about it, instead of 1800cc to power a turbo, now for each you have 450cc.


whatever, you were just joking anyway, and i ruined it lol.

Dude if the Veyron can do it a Miata can do it better

N3v 02-05-2009 12:34 PM

i was thinking about doing twin turbos just for the awesome factor, where each one is on it's own system and is fed into two ITB runners. seems expensive, and twice as many points of failure. But it sure would be one engine bay packed to the gills with awesome.

Braineack 02-05-2009 12:38 PM

just dont forget a balance tube.

skidude 02-05-2009 02:07 PM


Originally Posted by N3v (Post 363803)
i was thinking about doing twin turbos just for the awesome factor, where each one is on it's own system and is fed into two ITB runners. seems expensive, and twice as many points of failure. But it sure would be one engine bay packed to the gills with awesome.

What about a cross? the turbo hooked to cylinders 1,2 feed 3,4 and the turbo running off 3,4 feed 1,2... No idea if there would be any benefit, but it might add to the cool factor.

The_Pipefather 02-05-2009 04:07 PM

Tune the spark and fuel maps using a Mustang 5.0 MAF sensor. The calibration values are already available in megasquirt. I am unsure of how you would do boost control and other MAP based functions without a MAP sensor though.

Saml01 02-05-2009 04:35 PM


Originally Posted by The_Pipefather (Post 363913)
Tune the spark and fuel maps using a Mustang 5.0 MAF sensor. The calibration values are already available in megasquirt. I am unsure of how you would do boost control and other MAP based functions without a MAP sensor though.

Hybrid Alpha N?

Isnt that what its for?

flier129 02-05-2009 04:41 PM

I didnt know u were planning to run a turbo itb setup or was this a recent thought?

ill be there whenever i can to snap pics! actually need to post up the pics i havd of ur setup when i get home.

The_Pipefather 02-05-2009 04:42 PM


Originally Posted by Saml01 (Post 363935)
Hybrid Alpha N?

Isnt that what its for?

MAF is a way more elegant and reliable way of doing it. You have a single air inlet on a turbo car anyway, might as well use it to measure airflow directly.

BTW not a single OEM uses speed-density these days.

N3v 02-05-2009 05:28 PM


Originally Posted by flier129 (Post 363940)
I didnt know u were planning to run a turbo itb setup or was this a recent thought?

ill be there whenever i can to snap pics! actually need to post up the pics i havd of ur setup when i get home.

I'm always playing around with ideas. last week I was thinking high compression and nitrous, which would work and get me all the power i'd want on the street, then well into turbo power on the track, but turbos are just really damn fun, and an itb turbo setup would be monstrous. I don't have anything here at school besides my car and its current setup. I need to gather parts for my engine build though, cause I'm getting paranoid about the condition of my current shit. I need a job like yesterday.

I'm gonna toy around with the idea of using a mustang 5.0 MAF in my setup, it would instantly make tuning a snap. I don't really trust my current IAT sensor anyway, which is installed into the #1 runner, literally an inch and a half from the engine head.

Braineack 02-05-2009 06:03 PM


Originally Posted by skidude108 (Post 363846)
What about a cross? the turbo hooked to cylinders 1,2 feed 3,4 and the turbo running off 3,4 feed 1,2... No idea if there would be any benefit, but it might add to the cool factor.


I just worry about unequal pressure, so a balance tube for the tow manifolds would make sure all cylinders see the same amount of boost. it's common in TT v6 and v8 setups.

RdSnake 02-05-2009 07:52 PM

idle would suffer with hybrid alpha n. off boost would be in alpha n while on boost would be in speed density.
ideally, i would like to tune idle in speed density, above 85 kpa in alpha n (which is how i have my itb setup) and boost in speed density. it doesnt seem doable that way. so, maf might be the best option with "boost sensing" for timing retard during boost.

Midtenn 02-05-2009 09:20 PM


Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92 (Post 363619)
Can be done successfully, search JeremyS on the pointy board.
His homepage

His top speed run, I don't know what he was running at the time though.
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ITB's are on my long term projects list.


Chris

I talked with Jeremy about his setup sometime ago and he basically told me the complexity of the system wasn't worth the gains. All in all a well designed single TB setup would do just as well. Plus with a turbo, you really don't hear the ITB's. :)

N3v 02-06-2009 03:59 PM

well, i don't really care, I already have the ITB's. I'll just do it for the cool factor. It might flow better because the pressure is being regulated right at the runners, and it might also have better response. I really don't know though. What is certain though, is that it'd be beastly. As long as it performs as well as an aftermarket manifold I'll be happy.

93mimi 02-06-2009 04:13 PM

If you try the setup, please let us know how it comes along.

The_Pipefather 02-06-2009 04:26 PM

Don't be too disappointed if you find less gains than say, bumping the boost up by 2 psi, which is a lot easier to do.

Midtenn 02-07-2009 10:46 AM


Originally Posted by N3v (Post 364518)
well, i don't really care, I already have the ITB's. I'll just do it for the cool factor. It might flow better because the pressure is being regulated right at the runners, and it might also have better response. I really don't know though. What is certain though, is that it'd be beastly. As long as it performs as well as an aftermarket manifold I'll be happy.

Well that was kind of how Jeremy came to it. He purchased a former CSP car that had the ITB's and a bunch of other parts. Took what he needed, so other parts to friends, and then sold the car itself (making money in the end).

flier129 02-07-2009 07:27 PM

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mazda/nissan 02-07-2009 08:33 PM

lol what happened to your carbon fiber plate?

musanovic 02-07-2009 11:49 PM


Originally Posted by flier129 (Post 365036)
ITB whoring time!

all this car needs is a turbo now


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