Comments on: Sebring Help Please

By: admin

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:33:42 +0000

bhotal…@aol.com (BHotaling) wrote:
>First of all, I’m not at all interested in the pros and cons of supercharger
>and turbo…so let’s not go there :) I’m looking for a few Sebring owners I
>can ask some specific questions of as I try to decide to or not to get one.
>Can anyone help, please?
>Bob in Orlando

E-mail away. Don’t forget Eric W and Michael M.

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By: admin

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:33:42 +0000

BHotaling wrote:

> First of all, I’m not at all interested in the pros and cons of supercharger
> and turbo…so let’s not go there :) I’m looking for a few Sebring owners I
> can ask some specific questions of as I try to decide to or not to get one.
> Can anyone help, please?
> Bob in Orlando

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By: admin

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:33:41 +0000

bhotal…@aol.com (BHotaling) writes:
>First of all, I’m not at all interested in the pros and cons of
>supercharger and turbo…so let’s not go there :) I’m looking for a
>few Sebring owners I can ask some specific questions of as I try to
>decide to or not to get one. Can anyone help, please?

I have one. What do you want to know? Also try the FAQ specific
to Sebrings at miata.net. I think it’s under "tech" "engine"
"supercharger FAQ". And http://www.supercharger.com for their side
of the story, though they do include installation documentation
including good pictures.

Mine is at http://pw1.netcom.com/~gt9823b/gadget3.htm
Though it may appear there isn’t anything there that isn’t at
other sources, try the "engine2" button…

I have seen about 3 or 4 others who have posted here who run
Sebrings.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:33:40 +0000

I know it's not a Miata, but I have a Sebring kit on my CRX (177,000 miles on
the bottom end, fresh head). Short answer: it kicks butt. Perfect street setup.
No lag. Car pulls all the way to redline (and I have the dyno sheets to prove
it). Idles like a stock motor. 28 mpg in town, 32.5 on the highway. I installed
in myself in my garage, and I'm not a mechanic. Car is still 100% driveable.
Hasn't pinged or bucked once. My 1.6 SOHC now feels more like a 2.5L V6 (Probe
GT, etc.)

Cons: Um... can't really think of any. You need to run super unleaded, which
isn't that bad. Under full boost, the car goes rich--good so you don't melt a
piston, but the bumper does get soooty. P21S cleans it up. EGT and boost gauges
are on the way so I can better monitor the situation.

I'm playing with a Crane boost-sentive igntion system and hope to have more
data in a week or so.

I have driven several Sebring-equipped Miatas plus two Sebring BMWs, and I
loved them all. Z3 Sebring is also a kick in the pants. I have driven two stock
'99 Miatas in the past week, and now they feel weird without the supercharger.
I guess I'm just jaded.

We did a big Miata comparo a few issues ago (had three Sebring cars there in
the mix) that may also answer some questions.

David S. Wallens, managing ed, Grassroots Motorsports
www.grmotorsports.com (ask me for a free sample)
'88 CRX Si supercharged