Glowing turbo and 3psi?
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Glowing turbo and 3psi?
Just installed my Greddy. I tightened up the WG a bit to get rid of the rattle and it spools nice! However, I only het about 3 psi? Any tips?
After a little drag i pulled over and while the car was running i looked at the turbo.. It was glowing! Is it normal that the turbo glows under normal driving?
After a little drag i pulled over and while the car was running i looked at the turbo.. It was glowing! Is it normal that the turbo glows under normal driving?
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For the first part, I would suggest you aren't boosting only 3psi with a tightened wastegate rod (most likely not less than 5psi even without a tigthened rod). So I suggest your boost gauge is inaccurate.
A glowing turbo means EGTs are high, do a quick google search as what can cause high EGTs. Improper fueling & timing advance would be my first thought.
A glowing turbo means EGTs are high, do a quick google search as what can cause high EGTs. Improper fueling & timing advance would be my first thought.
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In this thread https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/sh...?t=2995&page=2 you said there was no oil supply hole in your euro block. What did you end up doing? Have you made sure that your turbo is getting oil? I would imagine after a hard run with no oil your turbo would glow...
What octane fuel are you using? It sounds like your fuel/timing are off somewhere. Did you make sure to jump the ten and grd when you adjusted your timing?
What octane fuel are you using? It sounds like your fuel/timing are off somewhere. Did you make sure to jump the ten and grd when you adjusted your timing?
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My glowing turbo was due to a lack of fuel at 18 psi on a tiny turbo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOSOAJqsdU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOSOAJqsdU