Just collected this

[steve bowen]

and I'm very happy

[steve bowen]

Front mount its for my MX5

GT28 BEGI kit

Got a 5 week wait now for my Alloy rad & new exhaust then its booked in in January to have the Emerald3d, 550cc injectors, map sensor, air intake temp sensor, crank position sensor & wheel, new loom & boost control solinoid fitted & ECU mapped by Dave Walker.

Can't wait

Having it mapped to 260bhp, the kit can provide upto 300bhp but i need a built engine before that. The car will weigh in at 980kg once its all fitted so power to weight of 265bhp/ton

Only about 50bhp per ton better off than a Cayman S

[steve bowen]

Just updated

[AndyB_WRX]

Do you just change the compressor then and not the whole turbo?

[Top Trump]

I love this sort of thing. Up to 300bhp in a car weighing less than a ton... should go like stink when it's finished!

Is that a complete turbo conversion kit or did you source everything separately?

[steve bowen]

Its a whole kit US sourced from Bell Engineering, well the mechanical anyway, the ECU is UK. The company that organised it all are www.mx5mad.com

Its a whole turbo just weird angle of photo.

[AndyB_WRX]

I can see it properly now, when is it being fitted then or are you going to have a go yourself?

[steve bowen]

Doing the mechanicals myself, then taking it do mx5mad & Dave Walker for electrics & mapping.

So far everything thats bing replaced is off the car and the intercoolers in and some of the replacement coolant pipes are in. Can't proceed with anything else until I drill the sump and i need a 1/2 inch 90degree drill adaptor for that and I can only find 10mm ones so far.

[Turbo T]

Bloody hell is Dave Walker still around? He did the head on my MK2 escort racer, god 15 years ago.....

[vixpy1]

Very nice, is that a GT28R, and RS .. or a hybrid?

Oh.. and Terry,

[steve bowen]

vixpy1 said:

Very nice, is that a GT28R, and RS .. or a hybrid?

Oh.. and Terry,

you know I wasn't sure, I was just told GT28, anyway the serial number is 739548-5005

Google tells me from searching this serial number the turbo is a GT2860RS (aka GT28RS, disco potato) (0.64a/r)

Output range 250 - 320 bhp

Edited by steve bowen on Wednesday 11th October 11:17

[AndyB_WRX]

Turbo T said:

Bloody hell is Dave Walker still around? He did the head on my MK2 escort racer, god 15 years ago.....

I thinks its Dave Walker who created Emerald, who better to map your car.

[steve bowen]

Yep thats what I thought, he's got a fine reputation.

[vixpy1]

steve bowen said:

vixpy1 said:

Very nice, is that a GT28R, and RS .. or a hybrid?

Oh.. and Terry,

you know I wasn't sure, I was just told GT28, anyway the serial number is 739548-5005

Google tells me from searching this serial number the turbo is a GT2860RS (aka GT28RS, disco potato) (0.64a/r)

Output range 250 - 320 bhp

Edited by steve bowen on Wednesday 11th October 11:17

thought it might be..

Damn fine turbo

[juzzyp]

Does that mean the clutch is going in at the same time steve or is it in already.

Hope the install goes well, those tubbys kick ass!

Can I borrow your intercooler???

[steve bowen]

Hi Justin,

clutch is in and been bedded in nicely

[Turbo T]

AndyB_WRX said:

Turbo T said:

Bloody hell is Dave Walker still around? He did the head on my MK2 escort racer, god 15 years ago.....

I thinks its Dave Walker who created Emerald, who better to map your car.

Yeah he was just starting to do the emerald cams for pinto's when I went. Really nice guy & true Piston Head

[steve bowen]

Yeah all the engine tuning on the cars been designed by Legends, Corky Bell for the turbo kit



and Dave Walker ECU



i'll be pee'd off if it doesn't sing, dance, fly, exceed all expectations etc