Turbo project...
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I'm thinking about scrapping this project. I've reached my wits end waiting on someone to release something worthwhile, and after some thought, realized this:
- Mods would create a lot of downtime.
- Still under Factory warranty, mods would void it.
- Looks great as she is, and is powerful and handles extremely well for a street car
I'm thinking she's gonna be my street/show car. Looking into an M'z Custom kit and R3 Skirts and some new wheels with a drop. Intake/Exhaust will be the extent of her power mods.
But don't give up on me yet! I'm also looking at this, or something like it...
- Mods would create a lot of downtime.
- Still under Factory warranty, mods would void it.
- Looks great as she is, and is powerful and handles extremely well for a street car
I'm thinking she's gonna be my street/show car. Looking into an M'z Custom kit and R3 Skirts and some new wheels with a drop. Intake/Exhaust will be the extent of her power mods.
But don't give up on me yet! I'm also looking at this, or something like it...
Theres something out now if you havent heard yet. Theres a turbo kit from emeril and a supercharger kit from pettit...check them both out!
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I've seen both...but I'd rather piece the kit together myself, which still leaves me with the same tuning issue of before. Esmiril is being super vague about the engine tuning, which is understandable because they're the first ones to actually say it works. I'll keep an eye out, and possibly try again in the future.
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Dynotronics can tune your ECU so your car can run a turbo. They were offering someone from the forum a free reflash on there ECU so others could show more interest. Its in the seires II section under tuning. I believe the topic is ECU. I have a 2010 rx8 r3 and if I choose to go turbo next year after I piece my kit together, I will most likely go that route.
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A base reflash like that for a NA car is a waste of money already, for a turbo car is a great recipe for a loud bang.
You can't reflash a turbo car and call it a day, it's a progressive process that takes time. Band aid solutions like rich running cars and ugly timing maps are just that... band aids to cover bullet holes
You can't reflash a turbo car and call it a day, it's a progressive process that takes time. Band aid solutions like rich running cars and ugly timing maps are just that... band aids to cover bullet holes
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I think (hope) what people are getting at is that a BASE reflash is needed in order to go down that progressive path of fine-tuning fuel maps, ignition timing, boost levels, etc. in order to achieve the best overall performance. I'm not a fan of email or snail-mail reflashing, but if it gives me a base to work with at my local dyno, then that'd be better than installing a turbo, then trying to run the car without any knowledge of where to start working. THAT, my friend is a great recipe for a loud bang.
BTW, I tuned both my Evo and my Eclipse (don't mind some of the ricer and ghetto mods...I was young.) exclusively with ECUFlash and a Tactrix Cable with consistently great results.
A base reflash like that for a NA car is a waste of money already, for a turbo car is a great recipe for a loud bang.
You can't reflash a turbo car and call it a day, it's a progressive process that takes time. Band aid solutions like rich running cars and ugly timing maps are just that... band aids to cover bullet holes
You can't reflash a turbo car and call it a day, it's a progressive process that takes time. Band aid solutions like rich running cars and ugly timing maps are just that... band aids to cover bullet holes
BTW, I tuned both my Evo and my Eclipse (don't mind some of the ricer and ghetto mods...I was young.) exclusively with ECUFlash and a Tactrix Cable with consistently great results.
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Alright, guys I've been reading over a whole bunch of info on Rotaries, N/A -> Turbo conversions (again...), and Engine Management...
I'm going nowhere with this build until there's a reliable, non-self correcting way to tune this engine...
Brettus, you got any more info on PowerMod?
I'm going nowhere with this build until there's a reliable, non-self correcting way to tune this engine...
Brettus, you got any more info on PowerMod?
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::Thread Revival::
I think (hope) what people are getting at is that a BASE reflash is needed in order to go down that progressive path of fine-tuning fuel maps, ignition timing, boost levels, etc. in order to achieve the best overall performance. I'm not a fan of email or snail-mail reflashing, but if it gives me a base to work with at my local dyno, then that'd be better than installing a turbo, then trying to run the car without any knowledge of where to start working. THAT, my friend is a great recipe for a loud bang.
BTW, I tuned both my Evo and my Eclipse (don't mind some of the ricer and ghetto mods...I was young.) exclusively with ECUFlash and a Tactrix Cable with consistently great results.
I think (hope) what people are getting at is that a BASE reflash is needed in order to go down that progressive path of fine-tuning fuel maps, ignition timing, boost levels, etc. in order to achieve the best overall performance. I'm not a fan of email or snail-mail reflashing, but if it gives me a base to work with at my local dyno, then that'd be better than installing a turbo, then trying to run the car without any knowledge of where to start working. THAT, my friend is a great recipe for a loud bang.
BTW, I tuned both my Evo and my Eclipse (don't mind some of the ricer and ghetto mods...I was young.) exclusively with ECUFlash and a Tactrix Cable with consistently great results.
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