Trackspeed Engineering Turbo Kit installed: first impressions. *Real update in post*
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Stoves, team 6758 represent! These things are a mechanical work of art IMO. I'm itching to put it all together. That polished t25 flange is some seriously sexy stuff. And these turbos are LIGHT compared to my 2560, it was surprising just how much of a difference it really came out to.
I'm pretty sure my jaw was on the floor the whole time I was checking out the turbo yesterday. I'm debating whether or not I want to pull the turbine housing and send it to swaintech for coating. I'll probably just wait for the manifold and dp to send too.
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A thing arrived today.
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More in a couple of weeks when it sees track time. Come see it at MRLS in October too.
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More in a couple of weeks when it sees track time. Come see it at MRLS in October too.
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More on downpipes next week.
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Just wondering, are the walls thick enough to tap for individual egt probes (1/8npt)? Or, would you recommend welding on bungs? I love datalogging and have an Innovate TC-4 sitting around. If you think the holes will cause problems down the road, then I'll forget about it.
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That really is a beautiful design.
I've been bemoaning for years the fact that nobody has ever designed a cast manifold for the Miata which approximates the internal geometry of a good-quality welded tubular manifold. Yours is the closest I've yet seen to that ideal.
Any good internal shots of the merge (looking straight in through the turbine flange)?
I've been bemoaning for years the fact that nobody has ever designed a cast manifold for the Miata which approximates the internal geometry of a good-quality welded tubular manifold. Yours is the closest I've yet seen to that ideal.
Any good internal shots of the merge (looking straight in through the turbine flange)?
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Any good internal shots of the merge (looking straight in through the turbine flange)?
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Downpipe prototype, so you guys can get an idea of the bend radiuses. 3" mandrel, all bends are 3" CLR. Production parts will likely be 16ga 304SS. There are no slipjoints in the prototype and it installs easily from the bottom, so we won't be forced to slipjoint it for installation. We will likely still do a slipjoint on the back for various stock exhaust options (94-97, 99-05, or 3" options).
Not a production part, but a representative prototype. Details may change (weld locations, bracing, slipjoints, etc).
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Not a production part, but a representative prototype. Details may change (weld locations, bracing, slipjoints, etc).
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