So Steve Kan will be tuning my car this summer. There is a tuning day with him in STL coming up, rates seem reasonable.

More info for you MW kids.
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=817944&page=4

 

quick question, what should i be looking for on the oil pressure gauge? any numbers in particular?

 

I was just looking at one the other day - (I THINK) it was like 20 at idle warmed up and went to 60 or so at load.

 

hmm mine stays around 12 at idle warmed up and goes to 70 at heavy load

 

I said I think.... I'll talk to Nester and find out for sure.

 

I get 70psi at cold start (!)

50+ on the highway,

and 20+ at warm idle.....

 

Our torque curve is even flatter, but it tops out at 214ish.

Take your car to a drag strip and video tape it. I can edit the clips into one so that they are side by side and post it on youtube. Internet drag racing

Most drag race folks seem to think that HP wins races, and I tend to agree (and I didn't have to see Juan beat a Corvette in a drag race to believe it).

 

Idle 16, Load 70ish - with a small oil leak on the turbo return line - per Nester.

 

HP does win drag races - but not necessarily peak . More the average area under the hp curve in the rev range you are operating .
BTW I actually believe it would be very close (so not really a pwning) once you take the first 60' varialbles out of the equation.

Interesting idea on the internet drag. Didn't mysql have some fancy software that predicted acceleration through the gears based on dyno results ?

 

Yeah, it would definitely be close. I was pulling low 1.9 60' times with the 8-9psi pulley launching at 5500rpms. I haven't drag raced the car since the new pulley, but I'm guessing I'll be in the 1.8s.

Dyno sheet racing is for pussies, let's do something for total nerds: Intercontinental Youtube Drag Racing!

We should definitely do it.

 

I can't see that working - visually . Unless the videos were taken from a helicopter ...

 

As long as the videos follow the car, and the videos include the light trees @ start and the finish lines (with times), it would work. It would be two videos encoded into one to play side by side, and synchronized to the green light. I'm pretty sure I can do that with Nero 7 Ultra, although I haven't tried.

 

That sounds cool as ****. Also I think its cool you guys are having this discussion in good humor. I think both turbo and supercharger are awesome... the real question is, which one makes the cooler sound?? Vrrrr PSSHHHh or zzzzzzzrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRR...

 

This will be a mission but i'll try and put it together.
There are a few things i need to do before I'm even allowed on the track here . 1 being a scatter sheild . I'll see if I can get one 2nd hand ....

 

that's easy....on a rotary, turbo sounds better...on a V8, blowers sound sexy

oh and FYI--**** isn't cool. it's actually pretty gross.

 

Also, what should we see in terms of Oil Temps? What's the upper limit of what is acceptable? When do you go, "Oh **** my car's cookin!"

 

Oil temp above 240F is no good.... oil temp and coolant temp should be closely related.

 

what exactly does it mean to have a low oil pressure at idle after engine is already warm?

 

Oil leak me thinks...

 

does the type of oil being used affect the idle readings that much?

 

i havent really been using much oil than before so i doubt its a oil leak..hmm.

 

I can't see how type matters - unless it is vegitable oil or something.... LOL

You may have an oil leak and just not know cause it burns off the turbo...

Either that or you have a pressure leak somewhere in the oil system.... or the pump is dying...

 

ahh the possibilities are endless! haha dammet...

 

Welcome to the party....

 

I have another idea . How about some dudelogger logs showing 0-100mph ?
Other than tyre size there other variables would be the same as a drag strip ...