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Post by autosolutions on Oct 10, 2011 18:16:55 GMT
last picture showing thermostat housing missing due to hose take off coming out at wrong angle to meet alloy radiator, found a solution by using a later mx5 housing, going to weld threaded boss into it for temp sender !!!!
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Post by autosolutions on Oct 10, 2011 18:18:33 GMT
Thanks for advice on uploading pics guys (no stopping me now )!!
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Post by Stewart on Oct 10, 2011 18:26:27 GMT
Nice one, you cracked it And I like the finish on the rocker cover too
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Post by autosolutions on Oct 10, 2011 18:31:38 GMT
Thanks mate , had it done by a company in Burton upon Trent guy who owns buisness is a perfectionist .
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Post by rharris19 on Oct 10, 2011 18:49:24 GMT
Give us some details on the turbo setup. What turbo, engine control, injectors etc. I always love to see clean engine bays, but unfortunately I will never have one as I am too lazy when it comes to the detail cleaning.
Is the intercooler touching the radiator? If so I would worry about heat soak, but it looks like there may be a little space. What radiator did you use?
Do you plan on tracking the car a lot? I don't know what your typical ambient temp is, but here when it is above 90*F (32*C) the miatas can get a little warm even with aftermarket raditors when pushed hard. I know these weight significantly less, so that will help, but still something to keep in mind. You may also want to research the coolant reroute for these cars if heat becomes a problem. On my track cars, it helped immensely on helping the coolant flow better through the motor more evenly.
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Post by autosolutions on Oct 10, 2011 19:16:10 GMT
The donor car was an original BBR TURBO running pigy back ecu T25 turbo and around 6/7 psi boost . I stripped the motor and did a cautionary rebuild using new bearing and a set of mazda 323 turbo pistons and rods also fitted a victor reinz laminated head gasket originally used on the mazda323 turbo thus de-compressing the motor further, had turbo rebuild using a hybrid t25/28 internals, fuelling taken care by a re-con set of supra injectors ,Radiator is from a Honda crx , car is booked on dyno in a weeks time so fingers crossed. Regards intake temp - if the BBR intercooler cannot handle getting the charge below 20deg c then i may try and centeralise the radiator to allow a larger front mount intercooler . the one benefit of the exocet is there is plenty of open space around the engine to keep the relative temp down
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Post by rharris19 on Oct 10, 2011 20:20:09 GMT
Well that sounds well sorted. Let me know what you get at the dyno at 6-7 psi. it should be in the range of 185-210 whp depending on what the trim of the turbo is and how conservative your fuel/spark map are.
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Post by nzexo on Jul 15, 2012 19:45:17 GMT
Hi there autosolutions - just wondered if you have an update on your turbo build? It's been a while, so hopefully you've been driving it for some time already!
Are there any other finished forced-induction Exocets out there??
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Post by samuelt on Jul 16, 2012 19:47:31 GMT
Fantastic setup! Now how much is the kit?
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