yee haa turbo has arrived!!!

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:10 pm

got my T25 today seems to be all good i shouldnt even have to rebuild it.
thanks alot 2low2c for the manifold i have welded up anywhere i thought it may have a crack
i would rather have this manifold than any of those "high performance" ones from trade me
not long to go now
got an old evo 4 intercooler so will use that for now. but i would rather use something abit smaller like a vr4
so hopefully i should be boosted in acouple of weeks

cant wait

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:25 pm

intercooler is mounted and most of the plumbing is done should be boosted by easter

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:11 pm

Really looking forward to see the results of this set up! Good to see what kiwis are doing with their Roadsters!

What is the level of boost you will run with this turbo set up?

Do you know the A/R of this particular turbo? I am at the limits of efficiency at 16 psi with a TD04.

Anyways good luck with the set up and looking forward to reading some more.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:21 am

its just a small .54 a/r not planning on big boost as of yet probibly about 8psi can always upgrade to a bigger t25 or a t28 reasonably easy when i sort out some injectors

by the way i am the one who brought your link ecu chip

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:17 pm

Whats the prob' with high performance trademe manifolds,are they sus?

Post by **zorruno** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:50 pm

WideOpenThrottle wrote:Whats the prob' with high performance trademe manifolds,are they sus?

yes:
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=8927

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:40 pm

got all my steam pipe today for my new manifold today the other one wont fit without modifying the bottom radiator hose
so last on the shoping list is an oil line and then i can piece it all together

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:54 am

Cant quite tell from your photo but are your headlights slightly raised or recessed as i am after the latter? Ta.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:18 pm

hi they are neither they are aftermarket ones for a 180sx wich i have modified to fit my mx5 have a look in the garage section for some better pictures

poison · Post by **poison** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:43 pm

Awesome job on the lights, a close-up photo would be good.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:13 pm

just click on the picture to see it properly
something wierd is goin on

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:45 pm

blew the seal on the top tank of the radiaror yesterday so got a new one with a bigger core.
we were abit quiet at work this arvo so i thought id start the turbo today.
oil feed is in and plumbing from throttle body to i/c is in guess ill start cutting and welding tomorrow for my new manifold im having abit of trouble finding an exhaust flange for the turbo guess ill have to get one cut.
other than that shes moving along nicely.
will get some pics up some time soon

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:39 pm

ok well heres my new exhaust manifold thought id mount the turbo foward and add some length to the front two pipes to keep them all reasonably even

last_resort14 · Post by **last_resort14** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:02 pm

That manifold looks nice, and having it forward like that is a really good idea, if I were to make a manifold I would be doing something along those lines, you have heaps of room up there and it will make your downpipe so much easier.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:39 pm

that was the idea there is heaps of room behind the turbo but still have to make a 90 degree down
will be doing some more tomorrow so will take some pictures of my progress

bloody fragola hose fittings are expensive for what they are

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:16 pm

progress pics

last_resort14 · Post by **last_resort14** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:44 pm

Its looking good.
i wish i could build my car up as fast as you are.
Yea there are some items which seem massively overpriced, silicon joiners were a lot more than i was hoping for

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:52 pm

almost done just acouple of vacuum lines and some new oil then i can fire her up

i got mine from some place in penrose $80 for 4 reducer bends not too bad i thought phone number is 0800jamex1 free delivery too

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:12 pm

ok she is oficially boosted!!!!!!!

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:50 pm

good on ya!Can't wait for mine to be the same.Drift in peace brother!

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:31 pm

did abit of link tuning today shes getting better and better found my oil return line had abit of a leak where i had to bend it abit so have had to do abit of brasing today seems ok now tho

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:07 pm

boost breaks shit

im up for a clutch
i blame you 2low2c you said it would happen, so that speeded up the prosess
god HD clutches are expensive any ideas for a cost effective solution?
will give auto clutch a go tomorrow about an upgrade
it didnt even last 3 weeks under boost
brakes done today
cert should be done on monday

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:19 pm

Have a talk to the guys at what used to be Trade Parts, 151 Wairau Road. They are now Exedy NZ and stock quite a good range. The Japanese Exedy stuff is good but avoid the Aussie HD stuff.

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:31 pm

If you PM Habanero666 for a HD clutch he will supply and it won't kill the bank account! I use one in mine and it's handling 16psi.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Fri May 01, 2009 7:02 pm

is there any other bigger flywheels that i could use like maby a familia gtx or maby rx7??? to do it that way? from what i have heard there is just not enough area of clutch contacting the flywheel will try Habanero666 also

yee haa turbo has arrived!!!

yee haa turbo has arrived!!!

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