T25 turbo Downpipe - Don’t ask any questions or you will die
 

Honestly, for the faff that looks like its going to bring to the table, i'd be sorely tempted to sack than manifold off back on ebay, and pickup something like the Kraken kit. Given you'll get the downpipe, mani, and all the fixtures/fittings to make it all "just work", seems the simpler solution.

Yeah
 

More than you can afford, pal.

From what I've seen, those ebay manifolds are cheap for a reason. If you think the Kraken Kit "aint cheap" then I don't think you should be turboing a car this point in your life. Kraken's Kit and MKTurbo's Kit are basically the cheapest you can reliably go.

"a fool and his money are soon parted"

I got the car for £600 its basically my play with car didnt want to put 3k into it or i would have just bought a car with a turbo running 2 cars at the min have 3 kids so have the family car and then this. Not saying the Kraken kits not worth buying just wanted to try and use this one i scored for. I aint exactly cheaping out im about to shell out $400 for the emanage harness guess its worth using that money towards this first.

Cheers for the input guys

I had looked at the Kraken but the Wastegate connector looks really small like its half the size it should be

Thanks

What wastegate connector? The Kraken T25 kit doesn't have a mount for an external wastegate AFAIK?

And for what it's worth, i paid £650 or so for my RS, and im about £2k into my boost build to "do it properly" as its a daily driver.

I'd also sack off the emanage personally and look at an MS3 or ME221, they are LIGHTYEARS ahead of the emange IMHO. I'm personally running an MSLabs MS3 Mini which has been an utter JOY to use.

Yeah looking at it the emanage was a poor choice
 

You still don't understand.
Smart people buy quality items because they retain value, because they continue to work. So at the end, you can get some of your money back.

Fools buy cheap unreliable junk, and when it breaks/fails, it requires constant upkeep which costs money and/or time, and in the end it's worthless.

No one will want your ebay junk or emanage junk when you realize how terrible it is and move on. And if your idea of "fun" is constantly fixing faulty parts, then by all means you're on the right path.

Shitty
 

things

Buy it right or buy it twice.
putting turbo parts on is only exciting once, replacing them after is just a hassle. If youre in the UK, i highly suggest Kraken parts due to quality and reasonable price (lead times can be something to shake a stick at, however)

wow.
So you're having trouble putting food on the table and think it's smart to waste money on cheap junk parts?

I feel sorry for your kids. They deserve better.

https://media1.tenor.com/images/5035...temid=4862594?

In all honest opinion... Staph and drop everything that you're doing. AND DO IT RIGHT, or you're going to have a bad time. Cut your losses with the junk already purchased and start over.

But, if this is just a tinker toy for learning the hard way then have at it. In the end you will end up spending more money at this rate for sub par results. :burncash:

If this is the case and you still want to pursue building up a turbo miata, slow down and take your time with higher quality parts. Grabbing whatever comes your way shows no thought in planning or research into what you're buying. Heed the warnings and take note, not the first rodeo for the majority of users on this site.

Wow pretty shocked if I’m totally honest thank you

Yeah
 

So are we.
So are you shocked and appalled or actually starting to see that what we're saying is actually helpful?

Since you seem to be somewhat attached to your kids, or at least concerned for their well-being, perhaps you could divert food from the mouths of other peoples' children?

Granted, the laws here get a bit cumbersome, but it seems preferable to buying a manifold that's just going to crack in a few months.

Both
 

Ok so looking over things in this thread and I have started to see psi’s point of view do a better build get less problems sell kids buy better parts. Lol plan sorts thank you

:)

big dave, you have to understand something about a few of the people on this forum: they have trouble expressing themselves constructively.

I understand you may have to make short term financial sacrifices and miss out on potential longer term benefits. Weigh your options and decide if the choice you made is the right way to go.

In the long run, you need to determine if saving money (and yeah, a project car is never a cheap investment) is worth the extra work and addressing problems later.

Most importantly, don't let the stuff you already purchased make the decision. Sure it's a pain to return/sell/exchange it for something else, but if it's truly not the right choice, don't stick with it just because you can touch it.

If things are really that tight for you then you probably need to defer spending money on a toy car and instead invest in additional training and furthering your career opportunities. I'm not joking. This is something that can wait. Make sure that you have an emergency fund and are saving for your eventual retirement or paying off your permanent dwelling. If you are renting, the money would be better be suited to saving for down payment for a purchase of a home.

Cash
 

What you don't see in broke and boosted is that it's broken more than its boosted. Lots and lots of remedial repair work isn't apparent in the video series.

my favorite part of the series was when he scrapped the whole setup for megasquirt and outlined how it was the proper way to do it from the start. But somehow everyone always manages to glaze over that bit

Although that's interesting and different...

You're more likely to be bashed for the mouse trap 'roll bar'. :eek:

Thank you
 

If you can grab one, Moti makes some high quality bars that will fit with your top. I believe you can have the option for the logo, and he can powdercoat the bar in a number of colors.

Revlimiter's blog goes over his experience on installing one.

http://revlimiter.net/blog/wp-conten.../DSC_9891.jpg?

Google Images - Blackbird Fabworx GT3 - More images.

Olderguy
 

Not needed with a standalone.

By "still going to run that for a while," am I properly interpreting that you intend to install a Greddy eManage Blue as the engine management solution in a new build?


To answer your question, yeah, I was one of a couple of folks who made and sold O2 sensor clamps for a while; mine were specific to the eManage series. I stopped building them years ago, because people stopped using shitty piggyback ECUs.

:laugh:

The emanage blue is not a standalone.
I'm sorry. I thought we were Beyond the idea of using an emanage blue. Carry on.

I would frankly use an ms1 before I would use an emanage or Band-Aids. One could likely be found for the same price.

I would rather just return my car to stock.

And it would be a valuable learning experience

trubokitty.com go there and then build your self a MS3X. Also you need to go read my sticky thread on the 6 steps to turbo your miata.

While that board is cheap, the CPU module that you need to plug into it to make it do anything useful (the MS3Pro Module) costs US$900, and based on what you've told us, I assume this to be outside of your budget. https://www.diyautotune.com/product/ms3-pro-module/

If you wanna build one, why not go for a DIYPNP and follow these instructions https://trubokitty.com/?

https://www.diyautotune.com/product/...assembled-kit/

Yeah, I am using a DIYPNP for 6 months or so. the assembly instructions were clear and support is pretty good. lots of help right here on the forum. been working out great for me