Moronic Tuning "Advice" WARNING! (Related to RX7Club) - Page 5

***TitaniumTT*** · 03-27-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil Aviator

I know, but if this entire thread gets deleted then I'm gonna lose the posts.

Boy, I sure am glad that this forum is more civilized than the "evil" forum, lol.

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Originally Posted by Evil Aviator

Gonna be hard for me to get 20 posts if the threads all get deleted as I type, lol.

I try not to delete threads as there is almost always something valuable in it. I just trim out the BS and namecalling.

Hypocrites though..........

Evil Aviator · 03-27-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RICE RACING

EVERYONE Lead by example, go contribute to the "Turbo Tuning" thread I started.

Check. I gave you noobs a link on Pete Law so you can learn something from the master. Hehehe.

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Originally Posted by Judge Ito

buy it..

I have it, and it's pretty darn basic.

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Originally Posted by vex

Wow... I think this thread is going to need to be trimmed... or moved... This isn't the place for such bickering. That's what the Lounge is for.

Judge Ito · 03-27-2011, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil Aviator

Check. I gave you noobs a link on Pete Law so you can learn something from the master. Hehehe.

I have it, and it's pretty darn basic.

yes it is. i bought it many years ago. before i ever tuned a rotary on turbo. and when they talked about the turbo charged tractor pulling I see now how ahead of the times they were.

Evil Aviator · 03-27-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Judge Ito

yes it is. i bought it many years ago. before i ever tuned a rotary on turbo. and when they talked about the turbo charged tractor pulling I see now how ahead of the times they were.

I happen to be rearranging my attic right now (posting on the internet to avoid working, lol), and I just flipped through that book and I don't see the tractor pull section. Is it hidden in one of the other sections, or were you thinking about the old Hugh MacInnes book, "Turbochargers"?

Judge Ito · 03-27-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil Aviator

I happen to be rearranging my attic right now (posting on the internet to avoid working, lol), and I just flipped through that book and I don't see the tractor pull section. Is it hidden in one of the other sections, or were you thinking about the old Hugh MacInnes book, "Turbochargers"?

your correct. it's been a while, but it is the "turbochargers" book. I thought I was going crazy for a minute..

Judge Ito · 03-27-2011, 04:43 PM

this was many years ago..

Judge Ito · 03-27-2011, 04:47 PM

book.

Evil Aviator · 03-27-2011, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Judge Ito

this was many years ago..

Yes, it was written in the mid-80s. It just shows you how the guys nowadays are just reinventing the wheel. I just wish they wouldn't reinvent the terminology.

rx71king · 03-27-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Judge Ito

like asking me the timing specs on my nephews turbo II?

i won't ask you any more questions...

speedjunkie · 03-27-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mazdabater

Fuck me, you shouldn't be owning a 7 if your too poor to buy engine mounts.

Who said anything about being poor? While I'm certainly not the most wealthy person on this forum I'm sure, I just dropped several thousand dollars on an engine rebuild and other projects I'm taking care of at the same time, so I assure you I have no problem dropping a couple hundred or so on engine mounts if they are needed. And I'm usually very picky about my car, but not in this case since I don't see much difference between hockey pucks and delrin or polyurethane bushings most places are selling for over $100 or $200. The real reason I was going to try hockey pucks is because I need shorter mounts and I figured two hockey pucks on each side would be shorter than the Noltecs I was using...I was incorrect, it's almost the same height exactly, so I've given up on that plan. And to expand on the first reason is...

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Originally Posted by PercentSevenC

Haters gonna hate.

Actually, I've used both and I like hockey pucks better than the Mazda competition mounts. The hockey pucks are a bit stiffer and are theoretically less likely to break (though I've never actually heard of a Mazda competition mount breaking). The Banzai mounts look great, but I just haven't felt the need to spend the money when hockey pucks are working so well in both my FB and my REPU.

...^this...

Judge Ito · 03-28-2011, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by rx71king

i won't ask you any more questions...

it's no big deal.. here to share..i will try running leading on a wasted spark mode with the msd 6al later on to make a comparison..

Barry Bordes · 03-28-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Evil Aviator

Yes, it was written in the mid-80s. It just shows you how the guys nowadays are just reinventing the wheel. I just wish they wouldn't reinvent the terminology.

This is what the book looked like in 1976 when I did my first turbo Alfa.

With knowledge the ego builds.
Wouldn't it be great if we could learn wisdom also... thereby keeping our ego in check.

Barry

RotaryXperiment · 03-28-2011, 11:12 AM

have u seen anyone else try a wasted spark system on leading as well ITO? i know someone tried it but no real hard data on if it helps or not. the rx7 still drives the same but not sure if it would help under boost and/or with high pressure in chambers.

RETed · 03-29-2011, 06:57 AM

This is just a reminder that this is still a TECH section.

You're welcome to talk about commies / liberals / cookies in The Lounge to your hearts content.

The recent replies that have nothing to do with tech have been deleted.

-Ted

dr.occa · 03-29-2011, 04:27 PM

I must have wondered into the wrong room. I heard something about hockey pucks...I like the two I picked up for a buck fiddy each.

I'm not so sure I'd jump in the same boat regarding the comment about air and water having the same exact flow characteristics especially when water's own natural surface tension is a quantitative variable to factor in. Shouldn't surface tension be factored in since it's most likely a contributing factor to water pump cavitation issues? Speaking from a post (even pre) combustion side, even the weight of spent gas is an important variable to consider when flow testing.

Anyway, I guess that might be considered splitting hairs on my part. Am I wrong in this?

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03-27-2011, 04:43 PM	#66
Judge Ito Porting Master Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Jersey, USA Posts: 154 Rep Power: 16	this was many years ago..

03-28-2011, 11:12 AM	#73
RotaryXperiment Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bradenton, Fl Posts: 136 Rep Power: 18	have u seen anyone else try a wasted spark system on leading as well ITO? i know someone tried it but no real hard data on if it helps or not. the rx7 still drives the same but not sure if it would help under boost and/or with high pressure in chambers.

03-29-2011, 04:27 PM	#75
dr.occa Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 14	I must have wondered into the wrong room. I heard something about hockey pucks...I like the two I picked up for a buck fiddy each. I'm not so sure I'd jump in the same boat regarding the comment about air and water having the same exact flow characteristics especially when water's own natural surface tension is a quantitative variable to factor in. Shouldn't surface tension be factored in since it's most likely a contributing factor to water pump cavitation issues? Speaking from a post (even pre) combustion side, even the weight of spent gas is an important variable to consider when flow testing. Anyway, I guess that might be considered splitting hairs on my part. Am I wrong in this?