Best way to mount a 13g on 1.6L Miata?
#1
Best way to mount a 13g on 1.6L Miata?
Like the title states. Anyone know what might be the best way to mount a 13g turbo on my 1.6L Miata? Should I have someone custom make one or buy a manifold and get a adapter for it?
Or should I go with a completely different turbo? I like the idea of a quick spool at 2500rpms.
Or should I go with a completely different turbo? I like the idea of a quick spool at 2500rpms.
#6
16g playa it is optimal for the 1.6 and the price can not be beat however the components you can get cheap off the shelf aren't the best they do work and will provide many miles of smiles. My buddy daniel just outfitted his 90 with a 16g using the meganracing manifolds, and a ebay 16g turbo and intercooler his total outlay was 430 dollars not counting his ems MSPNP etc. And we didnt have to weld a thing.
#7
Magnamx-5 im glad to see people are stepping up to the 16g turbo. When i had mine i loved it full 20psi by 3000rpm on the built 1.8. Made 350whp on 20psi also, so this means you can make great numbers on lower boost. I had a EBAY manifold the key thing i found on the 2 one i got was go over the welds and to brace the manifold and downpipe. I welded a brace from the downpipe to the ppf on the tranny were the short bolt is. All that made the manifold last a good amount of time with out needing to be welded every 500miles. I ended up needing to weld it after every 3000miles it stopped cracking at around 10000miles but after that i sold it and went ghetto balla AKA weld a v band to a cast manifold.
#11
Honestly I think the wise thing to do would be to pick up a begi or FM DIY kit and then get a chinacharger. Why buy something that you know is garbage unless you modify it? What if your welds are garbage and it falls apart on you? If you can't afford it then look in the classified section here. Those items come up all the time.
#12
that fix the down pipe, and put a brace on it and it pwns face pretty handily. The dp points kind of high at the bottom you can take it to an exhaust shop and have them put a bend in it down or cut and reweld it in a better spot it still fits as it comes but it hits the bottom of the car.
Honestly I think the wise thing to do would be to pick up a begi or FM DIY kit and then get a chinacharger. Why buy something that you know is garbage unless you modify it? What if your welds are garbage and it falls apart on you? If you can't afford it then look in the classified section here. Those items come up all the time.
I'm probably going to talk to my fiancee's uncle today and ask how much he would charge me for a 2.5" downpipe and full 2.5" exhaust. Also see how much to pipe the intercooler.
Last edited by Eric13; 02-09-2011 at 01:09 PM.
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