Using the total weight from last years corner weighting with a half tank of gas, the P/W ratio is 4.45 lb per hp, down from about 5.7 lf per hp with the Link. I don't know what the ratio is for the ZO-6. It seems when I take someone for a ride and take them through the gears they either start laughing out loud or they scream. I gave a lot of rides during the open house and no one was indifferent to the car's acceleration. As Ross stated, the open house was another great one, kudos to Bill and Teri and all the FM gang and the Canyon Cruisers Miata club volunteers, the event went very smoothly and I had a great time. Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Ross Kuhns [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:36 AM To: Skip Cannon; 'Robert McElwee'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: Dyno Results from Changing from a Link to a Hydra Having gotten a ride in Skips car, I can say, his new naming idea is right. He was going to name it Giggles. My reaction was more of a Laugh Out Loud. Great car, wind in your face, you're sitting on the ground and fantastic power. My first thought was "this feels stronger than the zo6 autox car I last too a few runs in". Power to weight wise it is(?) Skip? *that zo6 was a generation older model, but had some ad ons, so I'd say 500hp was about right. Enjoyed the Open House! Good to see everyone and meet some new faces. Also to meet people like Zandr, it's interesting when you've seen someone's name and posts for years but never met them. Great to see the new digs, which are an impressive upgrade, chat with Teri, pet Turbodog, and talk miatas. Sorry I missed a few people I wanted to see but the girlfriend was with me, so we only did the one day. She was sitting in the rental car just reading trash magazines, which it turned out she was really enjoying, (she's a prof, so usually reading work) so I could have stayed longer. Great hiking in the National Monument just outside Grand Junction, we did about 12 miles to the bottom and back out. Great drive along the rim you can do too. Saw many bikes, a top down miata up there would give a great view. Cheers, Ross Kuhns _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Dyno Results from Changing from a Link to a Hydra Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:50:18 -0600 CC: [email protected] The HP figures were quoted at their boost levels. I meant that the engine itself is bone stock, never opened up except to powdercoat the intake manifold and cam cover. It has the FM exhaust manifold and BBB. The exhaust has a divorced wastegate tube and is 3" diameter to just in front of the rear wheels where it splits into two 2" tailpipes. It is the same exhaust system in both dyno tuning sessions. I repeat, nothing was changed between dyno runs except the ECU, not even the spark plugs. No one at FM could come up with a reason for such a large difference. They normally see around a 40 hp gain when changing from Link to Hydra & water injection. Jeremy @ FM is a Hydra GENIUS! Thanks Jeremy. Skip -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert McElwee Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Dyno Results from Changing from a Link to a Hydra He runs boost... On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:21 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bone Stock Except for injectors and the Hydra? No turbo? I find that difficult to believe, seriously! I haven't opened the PDF yet. _____ It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal <http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047> here. _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 50 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer
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