Cooling for Trackday use (Turbo Mk1)
Hi all
Will hopefully be buying a Mk1 Turbo when then right one comes up. I was wondering if I should be concerned about heat build up in the engine bay, and if anyone has any first hand experience of this. Anything I need to focus on to help get rid of the heat? Thanks! |
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Please try this kind sir. Others will not be as kind if you don't. |
What other mods are done to the car?
If stock i say just send it. The way to cool a miata is as follows
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What he said ^ plus my two cents:
When you run a motor (and cooling system) that was designed for ~100 hp and force, persay, 200hp worth of air and fuel into it, i think its pretty safe to assume it will generate 2x the heat and dissipating that extra heat will take twice the effort of the stock arrangement. to handle under-hood temps, a DIY heatshield over the turbine housing and downpipe is pretty commonplace. I dont hear allot about people here trusting turbo blankets but those are also an option. |
I have mixed opinions of the turbo blankets. I know here they are frowned upon becasue of the worry of an oil leak and fire. How many oil leaks are people really having? When i was turbo i never had an oil line failure. In the diesel world turbo blankets are common practice.
Just food for thought. |
Originally Posted by matrussell122
(Post 1578296)
I have mixed opinions of the turbo blankets. I know here they are frowned upon becasue of the worry of an oil leak and fire. How many oil leaks are people really having? When i was turbo i never had an oil line failure. In the diesel world turbo blankets are common practice.
Just food for thought. Oil was pushed out of the dip stick, bounced off my bonnet and onto my turbo (with turbo blanket fitted) causing this..... I suspect that I did not allow enough ring gap when rebuilding my engine. |
Originally Posted by matrussell122
(Post 1578296)
I have mixed opinions of the turbo blankets. I know here they are frowned upon becasue of the worry of an oil leak and fire. How many oil leaks are people really having? When i was turbo i never had an oil line failure. In the diesel world turbo blankets are common practice.
Just food for thought. I believe they are frowned about on here due to killing the CHRA, more then causing fires due to oil leaks. |
I think it’s humorous when a newb comes in, poses a question, leaves, and we just carry on in our own little MT world.
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