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03-09-2013, 07:17 AM
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new guy from Ohio
Hello everyone,
Just thought I would introduce myself. My name is Spencer, I am a 20 year old college student majoring in high performance vehicles. I was born and raised in Salt Lake City, and in July moved to Lima, Ohio to attend UNOH. When I moved out here I bought my 1992 red Miata from Kentucky for $1800, it isn't anything special, but I love this car. I doubt I will get the chance to turbo the car, at least not until I am done with school. I know very little about turbos, and I know you guys have a ton of knowledge. So the goal is to gain as much knowledge as possible. If anyone has anything specific on turbos that they think I should read, to help get me started, please let me know. otherwise I'll mostly just stick to the saved threads and threads that have tons of views. Here are a few pics of my car. cheers!
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Just thought I would introduce myself. My name is Spencer, I am a 20 year old college student majoring in high performance vehicles. I was born and raised in Salt Lake City, and in July moved to Lima, Ohio to attend UNOH. When I moved out here I bought my 1992 red Miata from Kentucky for $1800, it isn't anything special, but I love this car. I doubt I will get the chance to turbo the car, at least not until I am done with school. I know very little about turbos, and I know you guys have a ton of knowledge. So the goal is to gain as much knowledge as possible. If anyone has anything specific on turbos that they think I should read, to help get me started, please let me know. otherwise I'll mostly just stick to the saved threads and threads that have tons of views. Here are a few pics of my car. cheers!
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03-09-2013, 09:39 AM
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Read Maximum Boost by Corky Bell.
For some interesting reading, study the stickys in this forum, and read the trial and error detailed in the build threads section of this forum.
For some interesting reading, study the stickys in this forum, and read the trial and error detailed in the build threads section of this forum.
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03-10-2013, 04:20 AM
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Thanks Miater and Braineack.
I downloaded that book and have started reading it, it's exactly what I was looking for thanks again Sixshooter.
Just a quick question (search bar and google didn't help much) What do the numbers in a specific turbo name stand for? for example a T25, Just a product number, or is it a measurement of some sort, similar to calling an engine a 1.6. Thanks,
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I downloaded that book and have started reading it, it's exactly what I was looking for thanks again Sixshooter.
Just a quick question (search bar and google didn't help much) What do the numbers in a specific turbo name stand for? for example a T25, Just a product number, or is it a measurement of some sort, similar to calling an engine a 1.6. Thanks,
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03-10-2013, 07:35 AM
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It's a product number in the case of T25. It does correlate to a certain size of turbo but the numbers in that case don't mean anything to my knowledge. If you were to ask about a gt2560, the 60 part would refer to the exducer diameter in mm, 60mm. And the difference between the gt2560 and the gt2860, from a general standpoint, is a larger turbine exducer but both would have a 60mm compressor exducer. Also note that the compressor exducer is its larger diameter but the turbine's exducer is its smaller diameter.
As you get into the book a bit further you will learn about compressor housing and turbine housing A/R ratios and also compressor and turbine wheel trim sizes.
As you get into the book a bit further you will learn about compressor housing and turbine housing A/R ratios and also compressor and turbine wheel trim sizes.
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03-11-2013, 09:27 AM
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It's a product number in the case of T25. It does correlate to a certain size of turbo but the numbers in that case don't mean anything to my knowledge. If you were to ask about a gt2560, the 60 part would refer to the exducer diameter in mm, 60mm. And the difference between the gt2560 and the gt2860, from a general standpoint, is a larger turbine exducer but both would have a 60mm compressor exducer. Also note that the compressor exducer is its larger diameter but the turbine's exducer is its smaller diameter.
As you get into the book a bit further you will learn about compressor housing and turbine housing A/R ratios and also compressor and turbine wheel trim sizes.
As you get into the book a bit further you will learn about compressor housing and turbine housing A/R ratios and also compressor and turbine wheel trim sizes.
Just figured I would kind of think out loud and let everyone know that I have found my self very interested in a megasquirt for my car, I have been reading a lot about them on here and found that it is easy to switch from a 1.6 to a 1.8 using the same MS (5-10 wires moved around). which is good to know since my car has above 175K on it, and a 1.8 swap seems like something I would like to do in the future. I do understand that installing the MS can be very difficult for someone to take on for the first time, and while my main goal is to learn, I hope I can be satisfied with my end result.
Besides the obvious reading and being sure that I should go through with this "learning process" does anyone recommend I do anything else to the car before I begin? or have any suggestions on which MS to have my eye out for? BTW my car is a 92 1.6l, manual trans with air conditioning and power steering. Thanks for everything so far, I love this forum.
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03-11-2013, 09:48 AM
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03-11-2013, 09:52 AM
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03-11-2013, 10:32 AM
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Judging from the thread so far, this might be worth a look through also:
https://www.miataturbo.net/diy-turbo...k-links-56507/
https://www.miataturbo.net/diy-turbo...k-links-56507/
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03-11-2013, 11:06 AM
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first welcome to here, also you should check out the ohio miata owners facebook group they are planing some meets and such. but back to your plans, differential upgrade should be one of the first things you do, it is not fun destroying it away from home (ask me how i know).
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03-12-2013, 01:59 AM
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Judging from the thread so far, this might be worth a look through also:
https://www.miataturbo.net/diy-turbo...k-links-56507/
https://www.miataturbo.net/diy-turbo...k-links-56507/
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first welcome to here, also you should check out the ohio miata owners facebook group they are planing some meets and such. but back to your plans, differential upgrade should be one of the first things you do, it is not fun destroying it away from home (ask me how i know).
For now I'm just going to do things that have a great potential in teaching me new things and a Megasquirt seemed like a decent place to begin, engine/trans/differential swaps and turbos just aren't the goal right now.
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