Ryde _Or_Die

(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

jspecracer7

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.

Barwick

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.

Ryde _Or_Die

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.

pip

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

FC3AZ

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.

pip

ahh good to know =D

jspecracer7

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

pip

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

jspecracer7

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

Roy James

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

Barwick

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.

amemiya

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.

E6KT2

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

jspecracer7

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

Roy James

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?

Barwick

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.