Whats this guy doing?
 

(No offense if your on the forum) But what is he doing? Dynoing an engine with only 245 miles on??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1846013501

Re: Whats this guy doing?
 

Depends on who you talk to, and the level of rebuild. If the car had a blown/cracked apex seal and they pulled the engine apart and just replaced the apex seal, slapped it back together and ran it, then the break in period will be WAY less time than a full engine rebuild.

it also depends who rebuilt it.. at SDJ motorsports, they run the engine for a while and put some load on it to break it in right at their factory, then they tune and dyno it before it leaves.

Hmm, I never heard that. Well with an engine thats been totally rebuilt I think its a really good idea to do a break in period. I know I would with any rebuild myself though.

Am I the only one who has never seen an intake like that? *scratches head in confusion*

Its a carb intake, with a special adapter so it can have a tubular intake attached. Those are often used in carb turbo setups on all sorts of cars.

ahh good to know =D

No Shit!?!? That's a pretty cool thing for a company to do. Do they have a website?

Ahh the power of google =)
http://www.sdjmotorsports.com/

LOL...the power of the forum...why do it when someone else will do it for you...:D

man.. the gas milage on that shit must be just wonderful.

Yeah, they mostly do race engines, and someone already posted the link. All the racers swear by 'em. Of course, they charge you for the gas and fluids and stuff to run it and all.

I guess this guy is like one of the best around for spec RX-7 building. They make the fastest cars in the country in I think E-production. And their ITA motors are great too.. like 162 dynoed flywheel hp from a stock ported, stock intake manifold 12A.

why the F#$k would you put a carb on a car that was fuel injection????? and how in they hell does the carb know when the air is pressurized or not. sound stupid t me.

It just KNOWS, MAN!!! Seriously, it doesn't matter. The way a carb works is unaffected by boost.

Carbs would be easier IMO. You get more air going into the carb so then the carb sucks in more fuel...right?:)

Yep, so long as the fuel pump can handle it, so can the carb unless the carb is rated at like 650CFM and the turbo maxes that out... correct?

I read a book about turbos, and it had a whole section on carbs.. both draw through and blow through.. draw through I'd imagine is easier to do, because non-pressurized air is going past the carb. However, blow through is better in just about every respect for the car and performance and.. well.. just everything.