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Old 08-12-2009, 02:37 PM
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which kit are you going to order, I can't decide

might call them later
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Originally Posted by miatamike203
Intercooler kit just keeps you intake temp cold. If anything its going to help you by lowering your chance from knock and not having to retard your timing as much.
Fantastic, thanks for that info. i think i might go that route then. Any recomendations on a cheep intercooler kit?
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I have just ordered the Kit , spoke to a very nice lady by the name of stephanie who is putting the kit togeather as we speak. also treated myself to one of theyre boost gauges aswell.
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Originally Posted by CRXican
which kit are you going to order, I can't decide

might call them later
I just ordered the Begi Shanghai-S Turbo System, seemed to be the best deal, and with the help and advice prom people on here it seemed the logical choice. comes with warrenties and everthing you need. im excited!
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Originally Posted by Viper
I just ordered the Begi Shanghai-S Turbo System, seemed to be the best deal, and with the help and advice prom people on here it seemed the logical choice.
Excellent. Hopefully Bell will be cutting me in for my usual shill fee.
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Good luck make sure to post pictures once you start to install.
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yeah ill be sure to do that. iv still got to some how get it on a suit case or a few consecutive suit cases and fly it home to UK before i can install it
but at least with this kit i can bolt it on and not have to worry about it being a cheep knock off.
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Originally Posted by Viper
I have just ordered the Kit , spoke to a very nice lady by the name of stephanie who is putting the kit togeather as we speak. also treated myself to one of theyre boost gauges aswell.
Congratulations! Stephanie is top notch. She knows BEGi's products. Where's my commision Stephanie?
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As iv now ordered the turbo kit, can anyone recomend a cheep intercooler kit?
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Do a search for intercoolers there are many good ones.
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iv had a look at some cheep ebay intercoolers would they be ok to do the job?
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Ebaycoolers are good ... cxracing I think is a popular seller on this forum. Sizing depends upon what you can fit, where your going to fit it, and how youre going to fit it. Joe perez has a nice write up on what he did. The piping you can spend some bucks and get it pre fab like the sylicone ones Flyinmiata sells or you can buy different bends and make your own (also covered in joe's write up)
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Originally Posted by buffon01
Ebaycoolers are good ... cxracing I think is a popular seller on this forum. Sizing depends upon what you can fit, where your going to fit it, and how youre going to fit it. Joe perez has a nice write up on what he did. The piping you can spend some bucks and get it pre fab like the sylicone ones Flyinmiata sells or you can buy different bends and make your own (also covered in joe's write up)
Thanks ill take a look at the right up.
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If you pick up a Ebay Radiator, there is a group buy post. Call him up and he will sell it to you for $120 bones. It worked awsome.

Make sure you have something to cut the pipes on the universal Ebay I/C. They don't just bolt up.

The ebay blow off valves are pretty good too.

What type of fuel and timing manage does the shanghi come with?
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the shangai kit comes with the Begi FMU that the regular S kits come with
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Skip the FPR, personally I'll get a MS, but Im bias.
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[QUOTE=Toddcod;442248]
The ebay blow off valves are pretty good too.
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now that was another question, i want a blow off valve but theres so many to choose from and the price ranges from $15 up to $400. i dont have a lot left so will a cheep one do the job?

any recomendations or a ebay link would be great help
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I bougth this one

RS BLOW OFF VALVE+BOV PIPE MAZDA 3 6 MIATA MX6 RX7 GM:eBay Motors (item 220463648282 end time Aug-13-09 17:40:11 PDT)

and I told the seller to send me a separate flange just in case I dont use the pipe
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Originally Posted by buffon01
I bougth this one

RS BLOW OFF VALVE+BOV PIPE MAZDA 3 6 MIATA MX6 RX7 GM:eBay Motors (item 220463648282 end time Aug-13-09 17:40:11 PDT)

and I told the seller to send me a separate flange just in case I dont use the pipe
does it come with fitting instructions?
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All you have to do is route a piece hose to the vaccum fitting on the Intake manifold plunum and install the the bov somewhere between the turbine and the manifold.Here, this will answer most of your questions if not all. Please take a look at the DIY write ups.

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