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Old 03-13-02, 08:08 PM
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Makeing a 88 Turbo II Fast and Reliable??

Ok, my car boost spiked on me 2 weeks ago, motor shuddered, then lost power and finally died and won't start. Before the 15 psi boost spike, the motor ran strong, however it needed the assist of a fuel cut out switch to start. So now I'm getting another motor and I want to be able to drive the car, occasionally race it, but I don't want to blow it up again. Here's a list of my mods and for others tell me what the max boost you think I should run.

Soon to be installed Mazda Reman. engine
New Exhaust Manifold
Stock Turbo with compressor upgraded to To4b wheel and waste gate ported(Turbo has 20,000 miles on it)
All 4 550 injectors are at RC Engineering getting cleaned and flow tested.
Upgraded fuel pump from Rotary performance in TX
Apex S-AFC
Apex AVC-R
Full Racing Beat exhaust with Fuel Cut defender
New Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch
Jacobs Ignition on Leading Coil
HKS Intake
HKS Front Mount Intercooler
HKS Sequential blow off valve

I was running 12-13 psi of boost, evey now and then it would hit 13.5. When I blew the motor I was messing with the AVCR and it spiked to 15 and thats when all power was lost. I checked the turbo turbine for play and it has none. I also have a set of 720cc injectors that I had installed on the car, but it did not run right, did not have power, when I put the 550's back in, it ran much better.. but this could also be due to the fact I probably had low compression in one of the rotors for a long time.

So what do you think, How much boost??
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The stock turbo is still limited to 14pis of boost reliably before it pukes it seals...



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Ted, I agree with your input of 14psi and stock turbo. I would like to run 13psi to this new motor and feel with the mods I have I can safely run this.
I'm also considering a Knock Sensor from Rotary Performance to help aid in preventing detonation in the higher RPM ranges.
So what do you guys think, 13psi ok?
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Make sure the fuel pump gets reliable power (rewire or volage regulator), and it should be fine...



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Seriously reconsider using the 720cc's and getting dyno time for the S-AFC.
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I have a similar setup where I run 13 psi
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