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realifephoto

06-30-2012 03:03 PM

1.6 or 1.8 for turbo

getting into cars and learning so bare with me.

i want to buy miata and turbo it, what would be better to turbo 1.6 or 1.8 and why. chances are ill end up buying someone elses miata already turboed to save cost.

thanks

bikersam717

06-30-2012 03:31 PM

No replacement for displacement. Now search more, and stfu.

18psi

06-30-2012 03:36 PM

yup

realifephoto

06-30-2012 03:36 PM

how can stfu if i didnt speak? and thanks

Savington

07-02-2012 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by realifephoto (Post 897420)

Buy a 1.8 and turbo it yourself. Buying someone else's aborted project is the worst decision you can make if you are trying to learn about a car.

Braineack

07-02-2012 10:01 AM

1.8L or bust.

hustler

07-02-2012 10:13 AM

Viper swap.

ReaperofMiatas

07-03-2012 03:08 PM

5.0 or bust, no replacement for displacement

krissetsfire

07-03-2012 03:30 PM

make sure it's jdm.

soviet

07-03-2012 03:59 PM

get a 98, they had the best flowing heads.

viperormiata

07-04-2012 02:28 AM

1.6 is the greatest motor ever made. So much more revvy.

Fireindc

07-06-2012 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viperormiata (Post 899013)

1.6 is the greatest motor ever made. So much more revvy.

yeah, and SO MUCH CHARACTER.

Stein

07-06-2012 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fireindc (Post 899863)

yeah, and SO MUCH CHARACTER.

Agreed. The 1.8 is heavier and throws of the balance of the car. 1.6 is how god and japanland originally designed the car and how it should be. And a 5.0 is silly. No one in their right mind would do that.

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