Things are starting to come together...
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Things are starting to come together...
Well I've been a lurker who's done a little posting on here for a while and I figured I show you guys what's growing in my garage.
Manifold with turbo mounted. Mani is JGS turbo header kit that my dad and I built.
Here's how it looks in the engine bay
Here's a shot of my car '95 Montego Blue PEP, need's paint but otherwise it's pretty solid.
Here's the engine that should be in my car instead of sitting next to it...
Enjoy, more pics to come as progress is made.
Manifold with turbo mounted. Mani is JGS turbo header kit that my dad and I built.
Here's how it looks in the engine bay
Here's a shot of my car '95 Montego Blue PEP, need's paint but otherwise it's pretty solid.
Here's the engine that should be in my car instead of sitting next to it...
Enjoy, more pics to come as progress is made.
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Cringe? Rotary is pretty sweet, still no engine in cars out there that will give you the amount of size for power. 1.3 L with plenty of power is nice. Besides the reason people don't like em is because they can't manage the service and technical repair. Seems to me he knows his stuff so he should be alright.
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To everyone else the turbo pictured is a garrett t3 from a svo mustang. 0.60 compressor a/r and 0.63 a/r turbine. This turbo is actually for sale on e-bay, I've got a t3 super 60 (same thing except .48 turbine instead of 0.63) that I bought from blaastperformance on the way.
Thanks for the concern on the clocking, the pics are just a first mock-up. I will get the chra oriented 'correctly' with the new turbo.
As far as the 13bt, I love rotaries and I wish I could afford to put one in a roadster. My first car was an '87 TII, I just parted it out (frame and shell were rusted to hell) and I've got the engine, tranny and some other parts left over.
I'd love to have a rotary miata but that will have to wait untill I graduate (woot woot soon!) and have some real money (woot woot not so soon....).
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I've had mine replaced to a metal tank 2 core radiatior prior to boost. Combined with an oil temp gauge, means I know what's happening engine temp wise, and I know the radiator is up to the job.
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Correct - they weren't brown from the factory - they go like that after years of dealing with heat from the engine - then the plastic goes brittle, and one fine day at full revs, the top (or bottom) of the radiator cracks and your coolant spills all over the road.
I've had mine replaced to a metal tank 2 core radiatior prior to boost. Combined with an oil temp gauge, means I know what's happening engine temp wise, and I know the radiator is up to the job.
I've had mine replaced to a metal tank 2 core radiatior prior to boost. Combined with an oil temp gauge, means I know what's happening engine temp wise, and I know the radiator is up to the job.
I was just glad it wasnt the bottom that gave up... if I were FI at the time prolly would have assploded
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