Go Back   Sports Car Forum - MotorWorld.net > Automotive Brands Forum > What Do You Drive Or Ride ?

What Do You Drive Or Ride ? No bullshit inside here please



Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-20-2010, 04:51 PM   #46
Minacious
Regular User
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: The shadows
Posts: 2,397
Default

Clean Eclipse; Tastefully done. The rims are a little too showy for my liking, but overall the car still looks good.
__________________
Ed - Trekkie women are HOT! (A Trekkie for life)
Manic-Depressive and my head hurts.
Minacious is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-14-2011, 10:12 PM   #47
vexor
Regular User
 
vexor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 1,600
Default

Just got my hands on this cute little turbo. It's a Borg Werner K04 from a Mazda CX-7 and it burns up oil so i'm gonna rebuild it and eventually later in the year (depending on my finances) put it in the Eclipse. I know a lot of you are going to say "īt's waayy too small" but my hp goals are small (~210-230) so this quick spooling turbo should do the job.




__________________
www.MGReviews.com
Car and Motorcycle Reviews & Photography
Facebook | Twitter| Instagram

vexor is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-15-2011, 01:11 AM   #48
nthfinity
Regular User
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Detroit
Posts: 9,929
Default

I wouldn't say too small

If it were a larger turbo, then I'd wonder what you had already done to bolster the bottom end. Nice, and that will definitely liven up the Eclipse
__________________
www.nthimage.com
Car photography website
nthfinity is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-15-2011, 02:16 AM   #49
5vz-fe
Regular User
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Toronto
Posts: 6,167
Default

LSD coming up next??
__________________
5vz-fe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-15-2011, 10:16 PM   #50
vexor
Regular User
 
vexor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 1,600
Default

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe View Post
LSD coming up next??
nah, feeling too lazy to take apart the transaxle
__________________
www.MGReviews.com
Car and Motorcycle Reviews & Photography
Facebook | Twitter| Instagram

vexor is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2011, 04:29 PM   #51
Strop
Regular User
 
Strop's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Rio - Brazil
Age: 35
Posts: 253
Default

I don't like this year model very much, it just reminds me of "fast and furious 2"hehehe. But seeing it clean, looks like a nice car! I don't know nothing about this model i think.....is it a good car?

And i see you have a nice little toy there waiting....i'm curious to see how it will turn out. But maybe it is too small, i know your hp goal isn't big, but the small turbine A/R could cause a back pressure problem, and that is deadly for the engine. It will have almost no lag, but you have a 2.4L(am i right?)...and that means a big air flow in high rpms. If the back pressure is too high, you will not gain any power at high rpms and you can have combustion problems, causing failures and broken parts...
Sometimes a bigger turbo is safer, and you can have more power with lower boost.

I found this K04 - 2275 turbo map on the net:

I believe this is a model close to yours, maybe a little bigger. And you can see that this turbos best efficiency is at 12~15 psi, with a gain of 110~160hp, and it's already spinning at 126K, wich is fast and will produce a lot of heat, so a intercooler is more than welcome.
Hey vexor, maybe you know all that, and i'm not a pro. Im just telling you the little i know, maybe will be helpful. I just want you to have a nice ride, no headache, and have fun!
Strop is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-21-2011, 11:58 PM   #52
vexor
Regular User
 
vexor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 1,600
Default

Another part added to my turbo kit, 3" cone air filter

so far total money spent on kit: $0.00

__________________
www.MGReviews.com
Car and Motorcycle Reviews & Photography
Facebook | Twitter| Instagram

vexor is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-23-2011, 12:16 AM   #53
Vansquish
Regular User
 
Vansquish's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA/ Bloomington, IN, USA
Posts: 2,624
Default

BE CAREFUL!!!! I've got a 2006 Mazdaspeed6 which is equipped with a K04. My engine is the same 2.3L four-cylinder (turbo obviously) as the CX-7, and it's intercooled. Stock it ran about 15-16 psi of boost and I'm running around 17.5 now (still within the "safe range"). The engine came stock with forged internals as it runs 9.5:1 compression, and I would strongly recommend going forged depending on your engine's stroke and compression ratio.

Despite these various safeguards that Mazda put into place, the MZR 2.3L DISI turbo is known in Mazda-circles for throwing rods. Sooooo . . . be VERY careful about what you're doing and get properly tuned when you're done. I'd also strongly recommend staying out of boost at low revs if possible, as it's a lot of strain on the engine.

Strop is right on target with what he's saying as well. I know you're on top of this seeing as you're clearly a gearhead, but I'd hate to see things go pear-shaped as you boost your Mitsu!

Happy turbo-ing all the same!
__________________
me-- "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Sometimes I feel like the moon is made of cheese"

my Hindibonics-speaking Indian roommate--"Dawgs, do you have any idea how much bacteria that would take?"
Vansquish is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-23-2011, 12:30 AM   #54
vexor
Regular User
 
vexor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 1,600
Default

^^^ Getting it tuned is at the very top of my list fo things to do, I won't drive the car unless it gets tuned.

I have heard about the broken con rods on the DISI engines, although haven't seen one come through our dealership yet, but I will be running half the boost of a regular DISI turbo system.
__________________
www.MGReviews.com
Car and Motorcycle Reviews & Photography
Facebook | Twitter| Instagram

vexor is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2011, 11:18 PM   #55
vexor
Regular User
 
vexor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 1,600
Default

Latest pics and additions to my car, the other wheels I'm using as my winter set.

Drag DR-31 18x8
Muteki Tuner Red lug nuts




__________________
www.MGReviews.com
Car and Motorcycle Reviews & Photography
Facebook | Twitter| Instagram


Last edited by vexor; 04-02-2011 at 11:33 PM.
vexor is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump