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Re: RX-7 TT Hoses

To: steve.cirian@us.pwcglobal.com
Subject: Re: RX-7 TT Hoses
From: Gail/Sid deLeon <deleon@communique.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 10:26:02 -0600
this should not be illegal-----you are correct it should not BUT IT IS.if the
rule book does not say you can,THEN YOU CAN NOT!!! easy to ck.at impound.

steve.cirian@us.pwcglobal.com wrote:

> Sorry to jump into this a little late, but I have been really behind in
> personal email reading due to work.
>
> I think I can shed some light on this.
>
> It is pretty common for the RX-7 to have problems with the hoses that
> control turbo operation.  The solution to this is to glue them on.  This
> should not be illegal for the Stock class.  It would be like saying that a
> person could not re-torque any bolts on the car, or use Loctite, or
> different hose clamps on the radiator hoses.
>
> What would be illegal is converting the turbos to non-sequential operation
> (this is probably what the person meant that said the turbos did not
> operate in the standard manner).  Normally they operate sequentially, i.e.-
> the primary turbo is always being fed exhaust gas, and then the second one
> kicks in later after a certain vacuum point is reached.   Non-sequential
> coversion is done by re-routing the vacuum hoses to make both turbos
> operate at the same time.  Definately not stock.
>
> Cheers,
>
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