Who drives their single turbo RX everyday?
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From: Maryland
Who drives their single turbo RX everyday?
Im switching to a T-88/haltech or Power FC soon, and im wondering, will the car still be able to take trips, drive down the street and so on, like with the twins? I dont care about lag, its just the relability. Im not going to run over 15psi probably on the street, and probably most times at 10psi, wont really matter though, since i wont get boost at normal driving RPM. Im just asking, should the car be unreliable? does anyone take their single turbo cars on hour long trips or longer? As long as I dont run the crap out of it, should everything be OK even with a turbo change? Hardly anyone touches on this subject, so im wondering. Give me your experiances, and tell truthfully.
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Rob
93 Base painted 99 RX white w/blue pearl mica
R1 front spoiler
Rod Millen rear spoiler
Strut bar
Apexi Intake
Apexi Front mounted Intercooler
Apexi N1 catback
PFS PMC
PFS midpipe
PFS downpipe
Clutch Masters Stage IV
Mazdaspeed shortshift
Eibach Springs
Senaca 5 spoke
17x8.5 & 17x10
235/45 & 275/40 Dunlop SP 8000
Autometer boost gauge on A pillar
HKS turbo timer
Tie wrap, DT removal, TB coolant removal, Air pump removal.
Soon to be powered by T-88/ haltec.
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Rob
93 Base painted 99 RX white w/blue pearl mica
R1 front spoiler
Rod Millen rear spoiler
Strut bar
Apexi Intake
Apexi Front mounted Intercooler
Apexi N1 catback
PFS PMC
PFS midpipe
PFS downpipe
Clutch Masters Stage IV
Mazdaspeed shortshift
Eibach Springs
Senaca 5 spoke
17x8.5 & 17x10
235/45 & 275/40 Dunlop SP 8000
Autometer boost gauge on A pillar
HKS turbo timer
Tie wrap, DT removal, TB coolant removal, Air pump removal.
Soon to be powered by T-88/ haltec.
Rotary Freak
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: fort worth, tx, usa
I drove from Dallas, Tx to Atlanta, Ga several times (11+hrs non-stop) so you shouldn't have to worry about reliablity issue. as a matter of fact, you actually gain reliability simply because you're not producing as much boost at lower rpm when compare to stock twins.
Originally posted by VTECthis:
Im switching to a T-88/haltech or Power FC soon, and im wondering, will the car still be able to take trips, drive down the street and so on, like with the twins? I dont care about lag, its just the relability. Im not going to run over 15psi probably on the street, and probably most times at 10psi, wont really matter though, since i wont get boost at normal driving RPM. Im just asking, should the car be unreliable? does anyone take their single turbo cars on hour long trips or longer? As long as I dont run the crap out of it, should everything be OK even with a turbo change? Hardly anyone touches on this subject, so im wondering. Give me your experiances, and tell truthfully.
Im switching to a T-88/haltech or Power FC soon, and im wondering, will the car still be able to take trips, drive down the street and so on, like with the twins? I dont care about lag, its just the relability. Im not going to run over 15psi probably on the street, and probably most times at 10psi, wont really matter though, since i wont get boost at normal driving RPM. Im just asking, should the car be unreliable? does anyone take their single turbo cars on hour long trips or longer? As long as I dont run the crap out of it, should everything be OK even with a turbo change? Hardly anyone touches on this subject, so im wondering. Give me your experiances, and tell truthfully.
20B N/A Wide Body FC3S
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From: Okinawa Japan
50,000 km's in a year and a half on the 67 mile long x 5 mile wide island of okinawa japan in some of the most fucked up traffic and unrelenting heat and humidity you can imagine during the day and openroads beating the **** out of my car boosting 15-17 psi at knight with a 60-1 (To4S) single pushing over 400+ hp and with a OS Geiken 990kg twin plate clutch with out any problems at all other than the small oil leak that's been there since I built the engine and put it in.. God I love my car..
TO4R/500+hp comming sooner than you think..
TO4R/500+hp comming sooner than you think..
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Joined: Mar 2001
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From: japan
no problems mate!! i have do drive 3 hours to the legal drags and for about 2 hours of that i cruse at about 110mph and gas milege isnt that bad because big turbo = low rpm no boost.
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Joined: Mar 2001
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From: NYC/NJ
thats weird, couldn't you get a different spring in the wastegate? I have the HKS 50mm racegate myself, which is I think 10mm short of yours.
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1994 2+2 Touring
Single Turbo +++
Multimedia
Custom Interior
Originally posted by Eric Cheatham:
I have the T88 greddy kit and the power FC . You will not be able to boost any lower than 17 psi no matter what because the wastegate that comes with it is the greddy type R wastegate and it is used for only racing applications only , and will not boost any lower than 17 psi . Don't l;et that scare you away , just be careful . I will be driving mine mad non stop when I get mine put back together again
Trust me , be careful and don't kill yourself . I know from experience
I have the T88 greddy kit and the power FC . You will not be able to boost any lower than 17 psi no matter what because the wastegate that comes with it is the greddy type R wastegate and it is used for only racing applications only , and will not boost any lower than 17 psi . Don't l;et that scare you away , just be careful . I will be driving mine mad non stop when I get mine put back together again
Trust me , be careful and don't kill yourself . I know from experience
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1994 2+2 Touring
Single Turbo +++
Multimedia
Custom Interior
