Originally Posted by Karack
(Post 4111713)
i'm sure even the renesis could still benefit slightly from a full bridge
but you have to keep in mind it isn't a very street friendly port AND you will lose about half of your current fuel mileage. is it worth it for about a 40 horsepower gain? turbo + AI is what i would go for if i owned an 8 and wanted more power, to retain drivability AND mileage. sure a bridge sounds great but there is 0 chance of being smoggable legally, it is herky jerky at low RPMs and gets horrible fuel mileage and leaves you smelling like a filling station at the end of every drive. i talk people OUT of bridges all the time. B |
Originally Posted by alnielsen
(Post 4111825)
AI = Alcohol Injection?
B |
I want to cautiously say that a bridge may even help with life expectancy for this engine. Time will tell. I think maybe Mazda put the sideseals too close to the combustion face and the bridge can help with cooling toward that area?
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Originally Posted by olddragger
(Post 4114040)
I want to cautiously say that a bridge may even help with life expectancy for this engine. Time will tell. I think maybe Mazda put the sideseals too close to the combustion face and the bridge can help with cooling toward that area?
Anyone put FI on a bridged engine yet? |
I think there is another somewhere. I almost bought one of Brian's bridge port engines but the deal fell wayside. Never kept track of where it went.
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Originally Posted by hoss -05
(Post 4114314)
I think there is another somewhere. I almost bought one of Brian's bridge port engines but the deal fell wayside. Never kept track of where it went.
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We had a bridge port running at our nationals track event this year. He ended up having overheating issues and lost compression to one rotor.
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what happened? The heat did the compression in or a side seal let go?
OD |
Originally Posted by olddragger
(Post 4114601)
what happened? The heat did the compression in or a side seal let go?
OD |
280F? Yikes.
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
(Post 4114775)
280F? Yikes.
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huh? You mean he GOT to 280F. Dang thats a testimony in itself.
OD |
Originally Posted by olddragger
(Post 4114942)
huh? You mean he GOT to 280F. Dang thats a testimony in itself.
OD |
Ouch, one thing that'll kill 'em quick, ours overdrives the engine fans and chucks some cooling fuel in any time it even creeps over 210F, 230F and it's starts to pull the rev limiter down too....
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Originally Posted by mitsokid
(Post 4111034)
I was told there was one other person willing to invest the money to have this done, tuned and tweaked but he wouldn't be able to do it until late winter.
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Originally Posted by L337fpc
(Post 4120864)
That'd be me and I will be posting updates to my build/racing blog.
lol... j/k. I'm sure it will work out just fine. Mine id doing great, I'm just having problems with other components on the car. You should bring it to deals gap next year, we'll make everyone jealous with our bridge ported... nes. |
Originally Posted by reddozen
(Post 4120889)
COPYCAT!!!
lol... j/k. I'm sure it will work out just fine. Mine id doing great, I'm just having problems with other components on the car. You should bring it to deals gap next year, we'll make everyone jealous with our bridge ported... nes. |
Originally Posted by olddragger
(Post 4114942)
huh? You mean he GOT to 280F. Dang thats a testimony in itself.
OD Evans claims that an engine can safely get that hot with their NPG coolant as long as the oil temp is below 245F |
Originally Posted by TeamRX8
(Post 4121361)
Evans claims that an engine can safely get that hot with their NPG coolant as long as the oil temp is below 245F
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You should probably stay in the wading end of the pool
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Lol ;)
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it has its place.
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I have three gallons of the stuff sitting at home. Waiting to put it in, Ill do it when I do the engine, pump all coolant hoses and rad. Just got to blow out and flush the heater core the best I can.
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
(Post 4121622)
You should probably stay in the wading end of the pool
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Originally Posted by cavemancan
(Post 4129905)
Since I am trying to progress to the deep end I was foolishly hoping for more helpful information. This is like the cocky frat boy trying to haze the newb...LOL! I see a pattern in your posts. :cwm27:
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