Blackenedwings Franken-turbo install thread
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The car is at PF Supercars right now, I have a Racing Brake BBK being shipped directly there and when I get the car back I should have a dyno sheet to post.
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All the guys at the shop seemed really cool, and they had some beautiful RX-8s and RX-7s up there. They just did a 20B swap for an RX-8 that makes me incredibly jealous, but I'm more than happy with the setup I have.
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I'm shooting for 325 rwhp and Ray from PFS seems to think I'll hit that no problem. Anything beyond that is gravy. As long as I'm in the 300+ club I'm happy to be honest. It's going to be like getting a whole new car when I pick it up, with Racing Brake brakes, the turbo and meth kit, driving my car after puttering around in my backup Geo Prism is going to feel like a goddamn race car.
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I'm shooting for 325 rwhp and Ray from PFS seems to think I'll hit that no problem. Anything beyond that is gravy. As long as I'm in the 300+ club I'm happy to be honest. It's going to be like getting a whole new car when I pick it up, with Racing Brake brakes, the turbo and meth kit, driving my car after puttering around in my backup Geo Prism is going to feel like a goddamn race car.
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One thing that is nice, is they have been doing a lot more work on RX-8s of late, and have done a 20B swap, SFR, PTP, and GReddy turbo installs with a variety of ECM options, so the install isn't new territory for them. After my install they have another MD guy coming in with an Esmeril turbo kit. Ray was even ruminating about completing work he had started years ago on a complete turbo kit for RX-8s as there is more of a market now that the car has dropped in price.
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I would personally stay away from windsheild washer gunk. It has a lot of other chemicals in it. I'm not saying it doesn't work, because it will, but there is better stuff out there IMO.
I ran a gallon thru my system then pulled the TB charge pipe when I was doing some work and noticed a green powdery haze on the inside- the same color as the fluid I was using. I switched a homebrew blend of 60/40 distilled water and denatured alky and never had that stuff again.
I ran a gallon thru my system then pulled the TB charge pipe when I was doing some work and noticed a green powdery haze on the inside- the same color as the fluid I was using. I switched a homebrew blend of 60/40 distilled water and denatured alky and never had that stuff again.
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Hund grabbed us 5 gal of pure meth for under $3 a gal, IIRC.
Local place in Phoenix that sells race fuels.
The blue stuff just leaves dye, no surfactants. Read the labels.
You might have grabbed blue stuff that had "bug remover". Don't do that.
Also, the local blend of blue stuff has only about 15% - 20% meth.
My own mix is 40%.
Local place in Phoenix that sells race fuels.
The blue stuff just leaves dye, no surfactants. Read the labels.
You might have grabbed blue stuff that had "bug remover". Don't do that.
Also, the local blend of blue stuff has only about 15% - 20% meth.
My own mix is 40%.
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Blue stuff is even lower than that here man. I could only find stuff good to +32F nothing colder. Very low meth content. It was last on the ingredent list. Shawn had looked up the manufacture and most said under 5% methonal
Where did you find meth? Hopefully I will be able to find some where I'm moving
Where did you find meth? Hopefully I will be able to find some where I'm moving
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You mean straight meth?
Definitely NOT better unless you have tuned for the fuel value of it (stioch around 9:1!).
You should never run more than 50% in a motor tuned just for gasoline.
You will end up leaning out your actual AFR, even though it will show up richer.
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Hund grabbed us 5 gal of pure meth for under $3 a gal, IIRC.
Local place in Phoenix that sells race fuels.
The blue stuff just leaves dye, no surfactants. Read the labels.
You might have grabbed blue stuff that had "bug remover". Don't do that.
Also, the local blend of blue stuff has only about 15% - 20% meth.
My own mix is 40%.
Local place in Phoenix that sells race fuels.
The blue stuff just leaves dye, no surfactants. Read the labels.
You might have grabbed blue stuff that had "bug remover". Don't do that.
Also, the local blend of blue stuff has only about 15% - 20% meth.
My own mix is 40%.
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