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Old Mar 6, 2017 | 02:36 PM
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Here are couple of photos of my Locost 7. Planning to run couple of track days and hillclimbs this year with it.
Intake side
Exhaust side.
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Old Mar 6, 2017 | 03:54 PM
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I bet it rips.

What's up with the wastegate? Infinite boost?
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On my quest to make EFR work as well as the previous Garrett, I used external wastegate which is below the header. That way I can put the boost pressure on both sides of diaphragm, and control boost by bleeding the pressure from top out.
Wastegate dumps into separate exhaust.
Old Mar 6, 2017 | 04:38 PM
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Im going to hazard a guess that its not slow, especially with those hoosiers...
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No need for an EWG to make the EFR work. Turbosmart makes an EFR-specific twin-port actuator, and the standard wastegate will always flow better than an EWG tacked onto the side of the manifold.
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I think this is the car that Ben said spooled slower and made less power than a 2560?
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Originally Posted by Reverant
I think this is the car that Ben said spooled slower and made less power than a 2560?
Yes it is. Must have been a magical 2560 lol.

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Are the pics deceptive or does it have about half an inch of IM runner length?
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Short but not quite half an inch.

The intake manifold is exactly this one.
https://www.miataturbo.net/general-m...anifold-41495/




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