msm turbo on a 1.6L
08-29-2012, 02:44 PM
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Go check out thread called "project cheap" by Techsalvager.
If you like his herpey infested tub of diarheal sh*t of a car and setup and want FAIL and AIDS, go ahead and replicate it. It will cost just under 1800, and you will for sure have one of the worst cars on the forum.
Good luck and have fun.
If you like his herpey infested tub of diarheal sh*t of a car and setup and want FAIL and AIDS, go ahead and replicate it. It will cost just under 1800, and you will for sure have one of the worst cars on the forum.
Good luck and have fun.
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08-29-2012, 02:46 PM
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everyone needs to understand i am only going to have the car for another 8 months before i move and am selling the car to a friend who is going to build the motor and put a bigger turbo on it. For now i only want some more power since at my altitude the car is bogging pretty bad.
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08-29-2012, 03:03 PM
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because for those 8 months commuting is not really as fun as im looking for and since im driving an hour every other weekend to albuquerque and there is some areas on that drive that I desperately need some more umph. The biggest reason i cant do a kit is because i am a college student and its easier for me to piece together a kit then save and just buy a complete one. Plus 1800 is a lot if im only looking for SOME power and if my buddy is going to put a bb gtx28r on the car he will swap the turbpo out anyway so why spend the money now.
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08-29-2012, 03:12 PM
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i have dealt with cxracing in the past and their stuff can be squirley but has anyone seen this kit?? for 900
cxracing.com: 89-93 Mazda Miata MX5 T28 Turbo kit Bolt on + Downpipe
cxracing.com: 89-93 Mazda Miata MX5 T28 Turbo kit Bolt on + Downpipe
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08-29-2012, 03:19 PM
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Make a FS thread for a used Greddy kit for ****'s sake and stop retarding up this forum
Yes. Buy this and install.
i have dealt with cxracing in the past and their stuff can be squirley but has anyone seen this kit?? for 900
cxracing.com: 89-93 Mazda Miata MX5 T28 Turbo kit Bolt on + Downpipe
cxracing.com: 89-93 Mazda Miata MX5 T28 Turbo kit Bolt on + Downpipe
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08-29-2012, 03:23 PM
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im not asking you to be on this thread if you really have an issue just read someone elses thread its not that difficult to do you just press the back button and go to the other posts
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08-29-2012, 03:24 PM
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I really do not think you realize everything that is involved in sourcing a kit. Can it be done for cheap? Yes but it would probably take you 8 months to find deals on decent parts so that it is not breaking left and right. There are lots of little things that need to be done. Do you even have a way to tune the fueling? You cannot run a turbo on the stock ECU unless you want to blow the motor up. You will also need to run lines for the turbo. You sound as if you have never turbo'd a car before which is fine, but you have no idea what is involved in the process. It will not be worth the $$ and headaches for 8 months of driving.
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08-29-2012, 03:34 PM
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I really do not think you realize everything that is involved in sourcing a kit. Can it be done for cheap? Yes but it would probably take you 8 months to find deals on decent parts so that it is not breaking left and right. There are lots of little things that need to be done. Do you even have a way to tune the fueling? You cannot run a turbo on the stock ECU unless you want to blow the motor up. You will also need to run lines for the turbo. You sound as if you have never turbo'd a car before which is fine, but you have no idea what is involved in the process. It will not be worth the $$ and headaches for 8 months of driving.
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08-29-2012, 05:03 PM
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I have to agree this is a bad idea. If i was going dirt cheap i'd check out those t3 cast ebay manifolds for the 1.6, a china t3 of some kind (brain has/had one for a while and it was good, iirc), etc. At your altitude with a rising rate fpr and some static timing retard I don't see why you couldn't run 5-6psi (150whp) or so.
Be careful though, my stock greddy kit was running dangerously lean due to a failing fuel pump and I had no idea until i put a wbo2 on it.
Oh and if you were keeping the car I would not recommend you go band-aids at all. Megasquirt is where its at.
Be careful though, my stock greddy kit was running dangerously lean due to a failing fuel pump and I had no idea until i put a wbo2 on it.
Oh and if you were keeping the car I would not recommend you go band-aids at all. Megasquirt is where its at.
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08-29-2012, 07:17 PM
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everyone needs to understand i am only going to have the car for another 8 months before i move and am selling the car to a friend who is going to build the motor and put a bigger turbo on it. For now i only want some more power since at my altitude the car is bogging pretty bad.
if he is a good friend i dont see a problem..
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08-29-2012, 11:50 PM
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I have to agree this is a bad idea. If i was going dirt cheap i'd check out those t3 cast ebay manifolds for the 1.6, a china t3 of some kind (brain has/had one for a while and it was good, iirc), etc. At your altitude with a rising rate fpr and some static timing retard I don't see why you couldn't run 5-6psi (150whp) or so.
Be careful though, my stock greddy kit was running dangerously lean due to a failing fuel pump and I had no idea until i put a wbo2 on it.
Oh and if you were keeping the car I would not recommend you go band-aids at all. Megasquirt is where its at.
Be careful though, my stock greddy kit was running dangerously lean due to a failing fuel pump and I had no idea until i put a wbo2 on it.
Oh and if you were keeping the car I would not recommend you go band-aids at all. Megasquirt is where its at.
This sounds like the best option for you so far. Cast ebay manifold and matching flange turbo.
EDIT: Or if you can snag that setup in the classifieds if it looks decent.
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08-30-2012, 03:27 AM
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This one?: https://www.miataturbo.net/miata-par...onetics-67793/
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08-31-2012, 04:09 PM
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I agree that it's a silly idea to start chopping up manifolds etc, but I'd like to know who of the people that say the MSM turbo is no good actually own one?
I have one on a '00 engine with 6sp and 3.6 and I think it suits the engine perfectly well.
Agreed, it's a small turbo and goes out of breath over 10-12psi, but I like it.
Oh, of course my car only weighs 1350lbs wet
I have one on a '00 engine with 6sp and 3.6 and I think it suits the engine perfectly well.
Agreed, it's a small turbo and goes out of breath over 10-12psi, but I like it.
Oh, of course my car only weighs 1350lbs wet
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