Fast enough for Charlotte. I honestly haven't lost yet. I'm sure it will happen, but not so far....everything is relative

 

^ I hear you there, and I agree that everything is relative. But I think Montego was referring to your setup with respect to the rest of the RX7 community, in which case no, you are not that fast.

 

Mark here I'll explain it in a different way because for some reason you seem to take this whole non-sequential personally.

Yes in my experience the nonseq "sucks ***" in comparison to sequential. But that does NOT mean that non seq is SLOW nor that it sucks OVERALL. It is ONLY a comparison between those two setups. That's it man, there is no reason to prove that you have never been beaten because frankly, that is not relevant.

 

Never said otherwise. Somehow we went from tired seq-non-seq comparisons to who has the faster car. I couldn't care less. Drive the car and enjoy it. A single turbo is in my future at some point, but honestly I'm not sure I could use the extra power anyway.

 

I went back a page to see and it's my mistake. Montego was replying to another member, not you when he said "just part of the pack." I interpreted your "the pack is all behind me" comment as being directed toward other members on this board, not toward vehicles in NC, since that's what Montego was referring to - RX7s...That's the only reason I called you out on it.

My mistake.

 

right you mad a more reliable car and more power...

i originaly recomended that for others that are thinking of going single turbo but only want 50-100hp more... to save them some trouble and money

thing is no one claims that non sequential setup is not lagy people just need to learn how to drive with it....

 

I don't think it's laggy. Again, this engine will never be a low end monster and 5th gear is useless. Let it rip. Rotaries and made to rev. Non-sequential delivers a very broad powerband from 3400 up. Anything more than about 400 hp isn't going to add much to my driving experience because I'm just going to be struggling for traction. It's been proven that these cars only need about 350-400 to tear up a roadcourse.

 

Is this engine more reliable at 23 psi? I highly doubt it. Sure, water injection helps, but all it takes is one little thing to go wrong at that boost level and you're done. I've detonated at 16-17 psi and the motor lived another day. 500 hp is pushing this engine extremely hard, past the point of true reliability imo, and also based on the general track record I've seen on this forum. I've seen these high hp dyno queens come and go on this forum for years, the owners usually crash or end up selling. Yes, Howard does it, but he has a ton of equipment on his car and alot more experience (plus if the engine pops, it's not a big deal for him). There is ALWAYS someone faster, that cycle never ends. I just enjoy driving.

 

I've got over 500RWHP and I generally don't have traction issues (although sometimes it's inevitable). :P You just need some sticky tires to put the power to the pavement. That and you can't be driving around in weather conditions which aren't optimal for these cars, of course. I'm running Nitto NT 555Rs (285/35zr18s) and I couldn't be happier with them, quite honestly.

As far as reliability goes, you say "is the motor anymore reliable @ 23 psi?" Obviously it's not more reliable, but as you stated I've got a dual nozzle water/meth setup by coolingmist with a variable pressure pump for added insurance. You are correct that if that fails the motor *could* be in trouble, but we did try to take this into consideration. Dave @ KDR is a very conservative tuner, so we went with as safe of a tune as possible. Sure I could've made more power, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

What really sucks is that @ 23 psi my turbo is JUST starting to get into its efficiency range, but I'm running out of fuel due to my stock fuel lines. Either way, my AFRs are safe, and I just wanted to make over 500RWHP so I'm happy! Not to mention, with minimal lag the car still has a very useable powerband! I make 350RWTQ @ 4200 rpms.

 

Edit :: Just looked at my dyno sheet again...350RWTQ @ 4500 rpms.

 

This is geting to be pointless... Driving a NS setup car is like driving a single turbo car ...you got to be in the right gear and they will spool up fast...lag is minimal... And this is a god way to go if you have over boosting problems and wanna make things simple and I wouldn't go more then 15psi on NS setup

Ok when I was talking about high boost I was talking about my car...and that's what I am going to do...got it now...

 

what do you mean 5th gear is useless? useless racing or useless cruising on the freeway at 70-80 and trying to accelerate a bit to pass someone without down shifting?

 

Wow, how do you confuse 350 and 500 whp? That is a jump.

I have to say that Dave does my tuning too and I'm currently sitting at tight around 350 with his conservative tune. It is really fun in an FB--makes for great looks on Mustang owners faces when you pass them!

 

He did not confuse 350 with 500, he confused at what rpm he reaches 350rwtq. He makes over 500whp, his reason for posting that was to give an idea of how responsive his set up is.

 

Thank you. I'm glad someone understood me.

lol