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What didn't cause the fire?

Honostly, I cant rember. We went into the building and I signed over the title to somecompany recycling, inc.

[b]if[/b] ([i]valves/cyl = 4[/i]) { do work, son } [b]else[/b] { do no work, son }

Some personal history: I bought my first car, a 1989 Mekur XRT4i, from my brother for 1800$. It was the first engine I worked on, the first turbo I'd messed with, and the first EFI system I had studied. Overall she was a fun car, and had been in the family for 8 years before her death. On an early spring morning, i decided it was time for her to go, go to a place of no return, go to...the yard. I had just bought my GTP and was ready to move on -- but I had no idea what was in store for this day. Cliffs: first car, time to junk her after years of abuse. So, we start with arrival at the junkyard, I hand over the title and receive 200$ for it. We walked outside to find something...odd http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6596/merkur1a.jpg Hrmmm......maybe the radiator popped? Coolant hose torqued off from all of the power? http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3442/merkur2a.jpg Hrmmmmmmmmmmmmmm it's not stopping...... http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4036/merkur4a.jpg Something epic is about to happen....... http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8159/merkur5a.jpg Epicness achieved. http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6995/merkur8a.jpg Wondering what the hell happened to this side of the car? Me too. http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3620/merkur10a.jpg Our tax dollars finally showing up. http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3506/merkur12a.jpg The End.

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Hey EVO VIII owners - how much timing do you guys run at 30psi?

I don't think I need to post anything regarding single turbos because Rob L has already posted it, and the man knows his shit. Having the truck frame is nice as pointed out, which makes twins much easier to implement. If you are going junkyard hunting for the twins, the turbos off the 80's Nissan 300ZX would work, the earlier models had T25s and later models had T3s. EVO 16G's would work, along with 2.3 Turbo's.

Dover, can you post a picture of the plugs?

http://images.bimmerforums.com/smilies/buttrock.gif Awesome Ray!! Rob's idea to shave the turbo = awesome. Glad to see his skills are being showcased. He's a ghetto superstar

Welcome, Bravo 4/USMC Scout/LEO?

Nice choice on throttlebody design.

free, as in, so free we doc your pay for it, and seeing as we pay nothing, we'll need a slight membership fee

see how that goes over when you're in the chain of command

If you crunch the numbers, a t3 flange has around 4.5 in^2 of cross sectional area, with an EGT of let's say, 1400, you are looking at 1400hp of flow before you reach choke flow. Comparing to a t4 flange, which measures 5.5in^2 cross sectional, using the same 1400 EGT, chokes at 1700hp. To support that kind of power you obviously would need some very specific wheels and housings. Just putting it out there, the flange won't be a limitation.

I once bought a GTP.

Welcome.

http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/252/black_body_radiation.html

I would have soiled myself in that situation, respectively.

Dave, How much power are you trying to make?

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Paint really won't do much since the primary method of cooling is forced convection. You could argue that a thick enough coat of paint could add to the contact resistance between the the air (media) and core (substrate). In a real world test, I would bet that if you avoided thick layer of any paint -- you wouldn't see any huge differences. Oddly enough, painting it black may increase radial energy and actually aid in cooling, again, probably not much.

I think all of my responses have been summed up. Maybe I'll build another black rifle....

rigger's tape + boot laces/string to help break the shape = win

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