We think we have a spare acetylene gauge - it will read low pressure.....

 

When this is done are you going to do some burnout spinning around in circles and bouncing off the rev limiter?

 

rev limiter? what rev limiter? this thing has a turbo

 

Hell yeah - why else did we build it???

 

WTF? A turbo has nothing to do with a rev limiter

 

haha, im kidding, cant you see the sarcasm in what i typed

 

here fixed: rev limiter??? this is a cheap japanese truck from the 80s, it has unlimited rpms!

 

The rev limiter only matters if you care about the engine - problem solved.

 

Exactly Kane!!

 

Update? good thread!

 

Still waiting on the wastegate....... GRRRRRR

I will try to get some boosted pics in the next few days - just pressure coming out of the turbo; not into the engine (since I have no wastegate and I want to run it at least once.... LOL)

 

i thought it was called a rev-unlimiter

 

it is

 

Well - here is our low budget boost gauge!!!! This thing sounds sweet when it spools.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leH2aQVWR3E


While waiting for the wastegate (GRRRRR) we decided to pull it apart again and do a real cleaning vs just getting it to run. Sounds a lot happier now.

Dirty Much?!?!?!?


Plugs were in bad shape too - so we cleaned them all up; fixed the oil leak again and sprouted a NEW oil leak - but it is more like seepage so we will prolly leave it.

Check the video and discuss....

 

OMG! You destroyed a perfectly good purple glove! What the hell are you thinking?!

 

The glove is OK folks - there were no gloves harmed in the making of this video..... just got blown off.

 

No tag - but it was military issued to the Kuwaitis in like 1990 or so..... if that means anything to you.

 

that turbo sounds pretty damn good

 

Yeah - with the hood down; all you hear is the spool - pretty sweet!

 

ahh, whats taking the wastegate so long?

 

don't know - I'll hit them up again next week.

 

btw, i found you guys on myspace, or at least kimi

 

Yeah - she does the myspace gig - I think a few RX8-ers are on there too.

I never had the patience to set all the crap up.

 

haha, i know how that is. some of my friends said that i should get a face book. i said i dont want to go through all that crap again. but i will add you and kimi, that cool?

 

Sure..... I don't much mind - even though you are from Wisconsin.