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Originally Posted by Gearhead_318
(Post 828574)
You misunderstood. Brain and Hustler HATE "because racecar" and make a huge deal over it. Several people including myself have been temp banned over it in the past. I was making fun of them, among others.
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Originally Posted by elesjuan
(Post 828582)
Elesjuan has a (fully developed) 13th chromosome.
To is a versatile preposition. A few of its many definitions are (1) toward, (2) reaching as far as, and (3) until.1 Too is an adverb meaning (1) additionally, (2) excessively, (3) very, or (4) extremely.2 Whenever you’re in doubt about whether to use to or too, see if any of those synonyms of too (i.e., additionally, extremely, etc.) would work in its place. If none fits, then to is probably the word you’re looking for. No? |
Originally Posted by Gearhead_318
(Post 828587)
According to the above, I used the correct "too" as I could have said something like "I fixed it, just for you, and FRT_Fun b/c he gets butthurt over stuff like as well."
No? Sorry, the 13th chromosome was removed with my gallbladder in 2005. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._pancrease.svg |
Originally Posted by Gearhead_318
(Post 828587)
FRT_Fun b/c he gets butthurt over stuff like as well.
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Originally Posted by jeff_man
(Post 828519)
Over the weekend
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1327976921 True story. Bad grammar. |
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
(Post 828508)
If you say so.
Hes probably sick of dealing with pissants. I can only imagine the ---- he has to deal with running a company like that. A good friend of mine has had his bottom end, transmission, and turbo setup all built by Buscher racing and has nothing but good things to say. One of my favorites is the time where he insisted that his main horse power secret was 'polishing' used bearings with a dirty rag and WD40 and putting them back in a motor. Or the time he pitched an internet hissy fit because somebody (showing a horrible lack of sportsmanship!) protested his violently illegal car at a NOPI drag race event in ~06, and he was stripped of a trophy. I mean, he's David Bushur! He should be allowed to run a blatantly illegal car and take trophies away from the guys who run the series for the whole season for points and championships! Or the half dozen 'sponsorships' he's reneged on after the sponsoree poured several thousand dollars (one guy more than $20k) though his shop, and got nothing in return. Or the many thousands of dollars in junk parts he's sold over the years, and refuses to stand behind. Buschur treats his customers like they owe him something for the opportunity to do business with him, and like they're too stupid to do anything that they pay him for on their own. He surrounds himself with sycophants, and actually believes the ---- they tell him. He is absolutely infuriated by anyone questioning or asking for clarification on his intentionally vague descriptions and explanations. In short, he sucks like few other things have sucked before. I'm glad your buddy has had good experiences with him, though. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 828458)
No, I'm not speaking to the issue of counterfeiting at all.
I'm saying that the Esperante and the Chevette are examples of two products of highly different quality and performance which were both made in the same country. Likewise, some products made in China are of high quality and yield good performance, while other products made in China are of low quality and perform badly. As a broad generalization, many people seem to think that all products made in China are of poor quality, and I am merely stating that this is not universally true. Whether said products are copies of something else is immaterial with regard to how well they perform in a given application. Remember in Back to the Future when Doc said "No wonder this part failed- it says Made in Japan!" At one time, the Japanese had a reputation for building derivative junk. But they evolved out of that, and by the 1980s had established a reputation for building dependable, high-quality products. China is in the same position today that Japan was in the 1960s. In 20 or 30 years' time, Made in China will universally denote a product of superior quality, and we'll all be complaining about the crappy knockoff products coming out of some other country. When I can go to Harbor freight and buy a heavy steel manufactured product that was manufactured and then shipped from china turn around and take it directly to a scrap metal recycling yard sell it and make money off it there is a pretty good indication there is something going on besides free market. This is nothing like what happened with Japan in the 60’s through the 80’s. Bob |
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Bad arse:
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https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328047096 Mazda Familia Coupe 1965-67 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328047447 Mazda R360 1960-69: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6...7a2515b6_b.jpg Mazda Familia Sedan 1964-67: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6...c083d8e8_o.jpg |
1HP / CI with a turbocharger and fuel injection.
How is it even physically possible to achieve such a low specific output? I'm having a hard time accepting the 30 MPG claim on that Toyota. Was it customary for that measurement to be taken while in free-fall from low earth orbit in 1958? |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 828942)
1HP / CI with a turbocharger and fuel injection.
How is it even physically possible to achieve such a low specific output? I wonder if it has a waste-gate or if its just relying on restriction to control boost D: The corvair had the same disappointing output: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...rbo_engine.jpg |
my dad used to autox his corvair trubo. he prefers the miata truboz
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Originally Posted by Braineack
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And it's taken them (US manufactures) until now to start using turbos again on a large scale.*
*Other then K cars and performance oriented vehicles I mean.
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 828949)
I would make a comment about the highlights, but I wore baggy shorts that went down way past my knees when I was that age. I must have looked like a pasty cholo. |
of course i did. gotta dream big.
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
(Post 828943)
(Corvair intake manifold)
I honestly never realized that the Corvair used a cast-in-place log style intake manifold built into the head itself: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328048530 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328048530 Uneven fuel distribution, anyone? Even the VW Beetle had a better manifold design than that. Note the smooth transitions and equal-length runners: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328048530 Seeing things like that makes me wonder how America hasn't been invaded and conquered by Burkina Faso yet. |
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Vertical mechanical rotisserie parking garage boggles the mind:
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I wish gas was still 66 cents...
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When exactly were sway bars invented?
Pike's Peak Hill Climb ~1959-60? https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328049716 |
Originally Posted by TrickerZ
(Post 828976)
I wish gas was still 66 cents...
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Love this song.
Go to 2:30 if you want to skip the slow intro. If you don't know Eisley, you may want to learn them too. Incredible voice. |
Originally Posted by icantthink4155
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Yeah, it is. I don't want to turn this in to a political argument but I think we as a society should take care of those people, there is no legitimate reason not to.
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^ and he doesn't know what his mother-in-law uses it for, LOL.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 828960)
Huh.
I honestly never realized that the Corvair used a cast-in-place log style intake manifold built into the head itself: Even the VW Beetle had a better manifold design than that. Note the smooth transitions and equal-length runners: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328048530 Although that is a much more recent Beetle motor, the early ones had similar (crappy) heads. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqZ,!mI...g17e!~~_12.JPG You should feel sorry for me. I used to have to try to improve those heads in order to make my pile of a race car faster :facepalm: Later when I got out of it, I found out that everybody was cheating by opening up the intake manifold tube. They did so by forcing a series of ball bearings through them with hydraulic pressure. So all my head work was in vain because I was using the stock manifold like a good little racer. |
Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
(Post 829123)
Although that is a much more recent Beetle motor, the early ones had similar (crappy) heads.
The design of the intake manifold on that Corvair is just plain offensive. Several hard 90 degree bends, and the path is extremely unequal comparing the three cylinders in each bank to one another. Later when I got out of it, I found out that everybody was cheating by opening up the intake manifold tube. They did so by forcing a series of ball bearings through them with hydraulic pressure. |
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Originally Posted by everyone
(Post 829128)
Beetle engines
One day, I will build myself a black beetle with a massive turbo :) |
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 829193)
the audi booth destroied the bmw booth at the washington car show.
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All BMW needs to say is "Our cars run longer than 1yr"
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Honestly, the Audi booth impressed me.
My dad has owned 4 bimmers, all have gone to the shop more than our GMs ever did. |
Don't get me wrong. I think Audi has a nice lineup of cars. But they're having to replace motors and transmissions left and right. Under warranty!
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Originally Posted by viperormiata
(Post 829192)
I love beetle engines, even though I have no idea how they work or how they turbo them or anything about them at all :giggle:
The first one I owned had a motor that was very sloppily assembled. When I tore it down after years of operation, I found that the rods didn't even match (one of them was clearly a different casting from the rest.) That engine leaked a lot, but ran fine. The other spun a #3 rod bearing while I was driving it home from having purchased it. Bought a new 1776cc engine from Fisher Buggies and it was golden. CB Performance does a lot of interesting things with these engines, including turn-key EFI turbo systems. Their old engine management system was horribly primitive, but the new one looks pretty decent- wideband and all. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328118417 |
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Originally Posted by TurboTim
(Post 829313)
Why the "T" shaped charge pipe? Trying to keep a little retro theme? WHY?!
You could much more easily put two turbos on. |
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Originally Posted by TurboTim
(Post 829313)
Why the "T" shaped charge pipe? Trying to keep a little retro theme? WHY?!
That system is designed to fit into a stock Beetle, so the charge pipe has to clear the hood while also clearing the crossbar linkage to the throttle bodies. The pressure ducts in their mid-engine / dune buggy kits are much smoother: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328121759 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328121759 |
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Me thinks someone should have hired a marketing consultant first...
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I see your man hard and I raise you one 'gina lick. so glad I had my wife along to take this photo.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y...0/IMAG0026.jpg read the text under the name!! |
bwahaha! touché!
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can someone please print that in the US?
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My Polypro Webbing should arrive on the 'morrow!
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I added data:
After watching the 2nd place vid on fresh R6s, and considering my tires are old as hell, I don't feel so bad anymore. |
Clubroadster shirt is clubroadster. |
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 829689)
I added data:
After watching the 2nd place vid on fresh R6s, and considering my tires are old as hell, I don't feel so bad anymore. |
do you guys remember a blue miata with weird as read fenders that pretty much covered half the wheels? I think it was posted for sale, along with some stupid youtube video to show a walk around of the car????
i just saw it yesterday and I'm trying to find the thread. |
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Yeah, VW's never had right angles in their intake tracts because that would have been inefficient, lol.
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
(Post 829123)
Yep, pretty fail design.
Although that is a much more recent Beetle motor, the early ones had similar (crappy) heads. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1328195868 You should feel sorry for me. I used to have to try to improve those heads in order to make my pile of a race car faster :facepalm: Later when I got out of it, I found out that everybody was cheating by opening up the intake manifold tube. They did so by forcing a series of ball bearings through them with hydraulic pressure. So all my head work was in vain because I was using the stock manifold like a good little racer.
Originally Posted by viperormiata
(Post 829192)
I love beetle engines, even though I have no idea how they work or how they turbo them or anything about them at all :giggle:
One day, I will build myself a black beetle with a massive turbo :) |
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