Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1293004)
Something you will learn soon is that threads get out of control here very quickly, and get taken over.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1293004)
Something you will learn soon is that threads get out of control here very quickly, and get taken over.
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Originally Posted by Monk
(Post 1293062)
By Aidan.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1293004)
Something you will learn soon is that threads get out of control here very quickly, and get taken over.
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Never heard of breaking in a turbo. How so?
The Aerodyne was ( still is) self-lubricating. Raise the boost a bit and the low end should improve somewhat. corky |
Originally Posted by Itty
(Post 1292864)
I like this because it's different. But like others, I question whether this has any benefits compared to a normal mounting location.
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Originally Posted by Roadstercycle
(Post 1292850)
if you have nothing nice to say why say anything?
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To elaborate on what Sav said its basically that bullshit isn't tolerated here. You can't show up and say a rear mounted turbo is the best thing since sliced bread (which you haven't. But I'm making a point) and not back it up with technical reasoning.
Don't take it as hostile, we like cool and innovative things. I still think the setup is really cool, and am interested in results. The only other rear turbo setup I know of is on a V8 making 600hp+ I believe. |
MT is just filled loveable jerks. Love you guys.
Op, post up a video of the exhaust. I want to hear how loud it is, I can't imagine it being too dd friendly. |
Originally Posted by Corky Bell
(Post 1293137)
Never heard of breaking in a turbo. How so?
The Aerodyne was ( still is) self-lubricating. Raise the boost a bit and the low end should improve somewhat. corky |
You are right about both points.
Grease packed ball bearings get better as they wear in. I just installed some sealed wheel bearings in my truck and they were totally stiff. Now they are smooth. Only way raising boost will help is if the wastegate is getting blown open because of lack of preload. |
Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1293983)
You are right about both points.
Grease packed ball bearings get better as they wear in. I just installed some sealed wheel bearings in my truck and they were totally stiff. Now they are smooth. Only way raising boost will help is if the wastegate is getting blown open because of lack of preload. |
This guy does a pretty good test between ceramic bearings and normal alloy bearings. The difference isn't nominal, but then again, neither is the price.
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so i need to watch a 3:30 video to read like 4 lines of text?
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Originally Posted by huesmann
(Post 1293252)
Well, one obvious benefit is he doesn't have to do any gymnastics to get ambient temperature intake air, no?
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not entirely sure that hor air just off the pavement is better than air sourced from the headlight either... Not that it really matters much.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1293301)
Don't take it as hostile, we like cool and innovative things. I still think the setup is really cool, and am interested in results. The only other rear turbo setup I know of is on a V8 making 600hp+ I believe. SLEEPER Miata Shocks 600hp Z06! [STREETS] - YouTube Also, this was the last rear mounted guy we had to deal with: it made 170rwhp at 15psi. It hit 15psi at redline. and this jewel when he was still using the AFM: I'm trying to find the one video where he was randomly at a car show and broke his spolier by trying to sit on it. |
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or this gem that came and went:
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1450803791 Volvo 440 turbo as its nice and small to minimize spool up time. Boost came in about 4k, lag was almost non-existant. |
You'd also be curious to know that BEGi developed their NC turbo kit based on a rear mounted turbo for proof of concepts.
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We've seen a fair number of crappy turbo setups around here. Some of them have been rear-mounted, some haven't.
But to be fair, this Roadstercycle guy seems to have done a pretty good job of it. Wouldn't be my first choice of hardware, but as a former CA resident of 8 years, I appreciate the appeal of the stealth setup. |
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