Good deal - I just placed the order (22168). My '99 does have cruise - I assume I can find the T fittings without too much trouble.
Thanks again guys. I'll report back once I've checked the vacuum. On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boost gauge would do fine. If you're getting one of our kits, just get > the gauge and mount ahead of time and get credited back when you take the > plunge. Plenty of ports on the manifold, might have to T in, depending on > whether you have cruise or not. > > > Bill Cardell > TurboDog's Dad > www.flyinmiata.com > www.fmwestfield.com > orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S > tech support 970-464-5600 > Don't miss Flyin' Miata's Open House! Aug 14-17, 2008 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Dillon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:08 PM > *To:* Bill Cardell > *Cc:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]; miatapower List > > *Subject:* Re: turbo a motor with less than perfect compression? > > I can do this test with the same gauge I'd use to measure boost right? If > eventually I'd like to have that info available from the cockpit, I could > just buy a "boost gauge" and an A-pillar mount and measure vacuum that way > ... two birds with one stone right? > > The alternative being to hit up the local FLAPS and buy a cheapie vacuum > gauge ... > > Is there a port somewhere on the intake manifold to connect to? Any > gotchyas or special procedures to follow? > > > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> simplest test is stick a vacuum gauge on it. If it's not healthy, it >> won't pull good vacuum. >> >> >> TurboDog's Dad >> Bill Cardell >> www.flyinmiata.com >> 1-800-FLY-MX5S >> 970-464-5600 tech support >> Don't miss our Open House! August 14-17 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Dillon >> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:49 PM >> *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> *Cc:* miatapower List >> *Subject:* Re: turbo a motor with less than perfect compression? >> >> That was not Coop's advice. Coop's advice was to fix the motor before >> doing anything else. >> >> Of course, his goals (start from a known good motor so I don't come around >> and bug him for service because his turbo install blew up my engine) are not >> necessarily the same as mine (cheap, fast & reliable - I pick all 3). >> >> The suggestion that my motor would probably do fine on low boost for a >> while came from some folks on another mailing list. >> >> I think what I am going to do is this: >> >> - seafoam the motor >> - buy or borrow a compression tester and test once more >> - find someone with a leakdown gauge that is nearby (this is no >> offense to Coop, I just don't want to drive all the way to Maple Valley >> for >> a leakdown test) and try once more to see if I can confirm the numbers >> - post the results back to the list one last time >> - ignore all your advice, turbo my motor, and see how long it goes >> before it blows ;) >> >> I don't quite understand how the numbers are so bad when I'm not using any >> noticeable amount of oil. >> >> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Bryan Wyatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> I should add that if the engine actually is healthy, boost away. What >>> I didn't get is the advice--which I assume was Coop's--that, "hey you've got >>> a crappy motor--boost it now and rebuild later!" If the motor's not crappy >>> as Bill is pointing out, then it all makes more sense. >>> >>> -Bryan >>> >>> >> >
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