I need help learning about turbos
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I don't think you'll find a more educational site than this one. It sounds like your best course of action might be to just sell this one and go back to a stock car. If you are really certain that you want a turbo car, save every penny you earn and read. Learn the limits of your car in stock form and, when you are ready for more power, you will have the knowledge and money to do it right. If you insist on keeping something that sounds like it's on the verge of self destruction, at least post some pictures of your engine bay so the very knowledgable people on this forum can figure out what the hell you're working with.
#23
Please get some pictures of the tag on the cold side of your turbo as well.
Look at the passenger side back of the motor (closest to the windsheild). There is a part back there called a crank angle sensor (CAS is the abreviation Miata folks use). Take some pictures of this part and also all the wires coming out of it.
Take some pictures of the rubber vaccum lines running in and out of the intake manifold too.
Look at the passenger side back of the motor (closest to the windsheild). There is a part back there called a crank angle sensor (CAS is the abreviation Miata folks use). Take some pictures of this part and also all the wires coming out of it.
Take some pictures of the rubber vaccum lines running in and out of the intake manifold too.
#24
Read "Maximum Boost" by Corky Bell. He's a vendor on this site, and while a bit old, his book is probably the best 'Turbocharging 101' you can get.
Steps to fix it on a college budget:
1) remove turbo
2) drive around NA 1.6 and hate life until you have money to do it right
Either way the first thing you should be doing is installing a wideband sensor so you can see how bad the tune is.
Steps to fix it on a college budget:
1) remove turbo
2) drive around NA 1.6 and hate life until you have money to do it right
Either way the first thing you should be doing is installing a wideband sensor so you can see how bad the tune is.
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