Ray,
Could it be someone's confused between 18" of Hg and 18 psig? 18" of Hg
would be about 9 psig, which is pretty normal for a street turbo I think.
BTW, the company that converts the Miatas is Monster Motors here in the San
Diego area. I visited them once and took a tour of their facility. The owner
challenged me to a drag race. I didn't lose, but it was close. He was
running a HO 5.0L, no boost. I have also run with a couple Monster Miatas at
Willow Springs. They were very tough to catch there too.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Ray McCrary
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 9:25 AM
To: tiger.owners@autox.team.net; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: 18 PSI grenade
I doubt that this guy is running 18 PSI in a street motor with pump gas.
Sounds like Miata dreams.
I drove one of the "Monster Miata" cars; it actually works. A/C, no
overheating, etc. Not a bad ride.....but I don't think you can run 18 PSI
in that cars either. Maybe with computer control, special fuel, and
aluminum heads.....but even then it would be a real trick.
Ray McCrary
"Speed is Life;
of course Luck and Altitude
are helpful, too."
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