gregs turbo install pictures
well i havent given an update in a while i just finished the install last night and it looks like i have some bugs to work out, car is drivable after 3k goes into boost faily smooth and afr is in the lower 11's at WOT but after driving the car for a few min the car will stall when coming to a stop after restarting the car still will not idle on its own only way i can keep the car running is by keeping the rpm above 3,000 rpm...sigh
get back to us after 3-4 drive cycles if it still does it ....
Update!
I spent some time on installing my 2nd greddy turbo kit today, just to give you a brief update after blowing my engine a few days before the so cal annual dyno day i had to remove my turbo kit for a reman engine sent from mazda (once my engine was being replaced my turbo kit was sitting around at home and stolen! so i came across a decent deal on a used greddy turbo kit that had seen better days...nothing bryan from bnr cant fix! hope you like the bnr turbo upgrade pictures....now for the pictures:
reman engine ready to be dropped in
my photographer for the day (the gf)
the gf hard at work with mulit-tasking **starbucks fanatic**
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jet hot coating from a local header shop (rewarder header*their shop appears on the tv show rides*)
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I spent some time on installing my 2nd greddy turbo kit today, just to give you a brief update after blowing my engine a few days before the so cal annual dyno day i had to remove my turbo kit for a reman engine sent from mazda (once my engine was being replaced my turbo kit was sitting around at home and stolen! so i came across a decent deal on a used greddy turbo kit that had seen better days...nothing bryan from bnr cant fix! hope you like the bnr turbo upgrade pictures....now for the pictures:
reman engine ready to be dropped in
my photographer for the day (the gf)
the gf hard at work with mulit-tasking **starbucks fanatic**
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jet hot coating from a local header shop (rewarder header*their shop appears on the tv show rides*)
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Last edited by gregs; Jun 24, 2009 at 11:17 PM.
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the new wheels i will be slapping once the turbo kit is finished!
turbo finally in!
More detailed pics to come when i have more time
the new wheels i will be slapping once the turbo kit is finished!
turbo finally in!
More detailed pics to come when i have more time
Last edited by gregs; Jun 24, 2009 at 11:15 PM.
^^once we pulled the motor and spun the crank pulley you could see parts of my apex seal floating around...the night my engine went i did hear marbles in a can and 20 min down the road while still in 6th gear i may have put too much load on the engine to lean it out?? i didnt have my access port hooked up so i wasnt sure where my afr's were
when i heard the marbles in a can i was "WOT" i actually took it up to about 120 (stupid me) once the engine is up and running im going to take it easy and hopefully get a tune really soon (when my engine blew i also just corrected a boost leak i had and was spiking to 10 psi and settling down to 8-9psi, previously was at 5 psi at wot)
when i heard the marbles in a can i was "WOT" i actually took it up to about 120 (stupid me) once the engine is up and running im going to take it easy and hopefully get a tune really soon (when my engine blew i also just corrected a boost leak i had and was spiking to 10 psi and settling down to 8-9psi, previously was at 5 psi at wot)
when boost changed was after i corrected the boost leak i had, so when i had a boost leak coming from my bov flange, i had it welded (originally had some weired o-ring on the flange) thats when my boost raised consistantly
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Glad to see ya get that car together! Hope it makes it to the magazine shoot here in the next few weeks.
You shouldn't have any problems with the turbo at all. It is balanced to .5 gram in2 and has the best thrust bearing you can put in it. If you have clearance issues with that lower coolant barb, just remove one of the steps in the barb. I didn't think you needed to if you went up with the 2 rubber lines and tied them off somehow.
Beside the emanage, I really favor the greddy kit after the turbo upgrade. That is really nice quality parts and the oil pan is also a very nice piece. After several years the technology got better with the accessport and give better control over tuning which is the most important thing with a rotary.
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You shouldn't have any problems with the turbo at all. It is balanced to .5 gram in2 and has the best thrust bearing you can put in it. If you have clearance issues with that lower coolant barb, just remove one of the steps in the barb. I didn't think you needed to if you went up with the 2 rubber lines and tied them off somehow.
Beside the emanage, I really favor the greddy kit after the turbo upgrade. That is really nice quality parts and the oil pan is also a very nice piece. After several years the technology got better with the accessport and give better control over tuning which is the most important thing with a rotary.
Bryan@BNR
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Last edited by Bryan@BNR; Jun 25, 2009 at 10:26 AM.
thanks for the info bryan! the coolant lines that i will run will be rubber fuel hose (i have heard it last the longest of the rubber hoses) do you think i will need clamps on the barb fittings? seems like they fit pretty snug on the fittings
Last edited by gregs; Jun 25, 2009 at 11:25 AM.
I would put hose clamps on coolant lines. If the car gets hot the coolant line might bow off the fitting. That would not be good. Hose clamps = cheap insurance.
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