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Is this a good "budget" setup? (Under 3k)
My car,
1995 with PS no A/C Megan Racing Catback Jackson Racing Intake (never installed it just recently got it from a trade) My planned setup (Hoping to get a 0-60 of 6s? which is about as fast as a stock frs/brz, s2k etc, not sure what that translate into hp numbers and what not) I do not track it and I never will its just a weekend toy. Im looking for an easy to install, reliable, budget setup Used JR M45 S/C $1500? (seems to be the average asking price I see around) Mega Squirt 2 PNP $800 (Does anyone make and sell them for less? AEM Wideband $180 Yellow RX8 injectors $100 OBX Resonator (Cat delete) $80 ebay 4-1 stainless Header : $95 heat wrap and shield for header: $145 (wrap and then track dog heat shield is it worth it?) MAF and EGR delete: $0 (I know ill have to get a plate or whatever but thats cheap) All this totals under $3k is there anything better for that budget? |
Originally Posted by jbotelho15
(Post 1430544)
My car,
1995 with PS no A/C Megan Racing Catback Jackson Racing Intake (never installed it just recently got it from a trade) My planned setup (Hoping to get a 0-60 of 6s? which is about as fast as a stock frs/brz, s2k etc, not sure what that translate into hp numbers and what not) I do not track it and I never will its just a weekend toy. Im looking for an easy to install, reliable, cheapish setup Used JR M45 S/C $1500? (seems to be the average asking price I see around) Mega Squirt 2 PNP $800 (Does anyone make and sell them for less? AEM Wideband $180 Yellow RX8 injectors $100 OBX Resonator (Cat delete) $80 ebay 4-1 stainless Header : $95 heat wrap and shield for header: $145 (wrap and then track dog heat shield is it worth it?) MAF and EGR delete: $0 (I know ill have to get a plate or whatever but thats cheap) Professional Tune: $500 (I've been told to expect that much and its a good idea to have it properly tuned when all said and done) All this totals at or under $3k is there anything better for that budget? No way your hitting sub 0-60 on a m45. Because my truck would smoke a miata with a m45, and it does 0-60 in a touch under 6 in 2wd. |
What's this new fad where every other n00b is wanting the gayest crappiest supercharger known to mankind? If you want to be slow, just don't mod the car.
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Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1430558)
What's this new fad where every other n00b is wanting the gayest crappiest supercharger known to mankind? If you want to be slow, just don't mod the car.
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yup.
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Buy the full kit he sells. Done. End of thread.
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Reviews anywhere? You guys have this system?
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Originally Posted by jbotelho15
(Post 1430581)
Reviews anywhere? You guys have this system?
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Originally Posted by jbotelho15
(Post 1430581)
Reviews anywhere? You guys have this system?
You can't purchase it normally either. You have to leave Sacajawea dollars under your pillow every night until the Lars Fairy comes to visit. |
Originally Posted by jbotelho15
(Post 1430581)
Reviews anywhere? You guys have this system?
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Originally Posted by jbotelho15
(Post 1430581)
Reviews anywhere? You guys have this system?
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Originally Posted by vitamin j
(Post 1430655)
I have it, it's awesome as hell for
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I have a butterfly brace will this interfere with the kit's 3" exhaust? anyone know? I cant find a solid answer anywhere
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Least of your worries. Worst case you might need to hammer some stuff for clearance.
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Butterfly braces hit pretty much every aftermarket exhaust and are the most annoying things on the planet. I suggest you not let it deter you from glorious boost power. Throw out the butterfly brace if it doesn't clear.
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Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1430721)
Butterfly braces hit pretty much every aftermarket exhaust and are the most annoying things on the planet. I suggest you not let it deter you from glorious boost power. Throw out the butterfly brace if it doesn't clear.
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Don't want to do the clutch now? Then don't bother. It won't hold it.
And yes, you could still use the frame rails. They do 90% of the work for 10000000% less pain in the ass. |
Originally Posted by jbotelho15
(Post 1430728)
I actually recently bought it and have yet to install it that really sucks :/ I could still use the frame rails though right? Also I do not want to mess with the clutch ir anything internally both engine and tranny wise. If my clutch were to go down the road then ill bring it to a shop and consider upgrading but for now I do not want to mess with anything internally. I imagine I would just have to limit the boost? what would be safe with stock internals and stock clutch? this is on my 95 so its the 1.8
A clutch is on the list of things to do when installing bewsty bits. The MKTurbo kit is designed to to work within the limits of the stock internals. The clutch is not considered to be part of the engine internals. It's a wear item. You don't need to install the clutch when you do the turbo install, but you're definitely going to slip the clutch at anything higher than like... 170-180 at the wheels. Why would you run the setup at 50ish hp less than its set up for? I mean... I guess you could keep increasing the boost till you start slipping the clutch and then dial it back a couple of PSI... but that makes me sad. Sell your butterfly brace and keep the frame rails... |
Originally Posted by jbotelho15
(Post 1430544)
My car,
1995 with PS no A/C Megan Racing Catback Jackson Racing Intake (never installed it just recently got it from a trade) My planned setup (Hoping to get a 0-60 of 6s? which is about as fast as a stock frs/brz, s2k etc, not sure what that translate into hp numbers and what not) I do not track it and I never will its just a weekend toy. Im looking for an easy to install, reliable, budget setup Used JR M45 S/C $1500? (seems to be the average asking price I see around) Mega Squirt 2 PNP $800 (Does anyone make and sell them for less? AEM Wideband $180 Yellow RX8 injectors $100 OBX Resonator (Cat delete) $80 ebay 4-1 stainless Header : $95 heat wrap and shield for header: $145 (wrap and then track dog heat shield is it worth it?) MAF and EGR delete: $0 (I know ill have to get a plate or whatever but thats cheap) All this totals under $3k is there anything better for that budget?
Originally Posted by shuiend
(Post 1430831)
Last day of the sale. I think I have one spot left open currently.
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As an M45 owner, either MK turbo or read more.and do a TD04 diy setup. That said, the low end grunt with the m45 is nice, but man does it run out of puff up top.
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Originally Posted by x_25
(Post 1431079)
That said, the low end grunt with the m45 is nice
FAKE NEWS!! |
I've been researching/comparing turbo kits for the past 3 years, and the MK turbo kit is by far the best for the money. If he had been offering his full kit back when I first started collecting parts, I would have just bought it and been done with it. It's $2250 less than the FM, has a better ECU, uses v-bands, and doesn't require you to mangle your engine bay to fit the turbo. Honestly, I've seen people try to put together a "budget" kit from scratch and still end up paying more than the MK turbo kit due to buying things twice, not to mention the enormous time investment of having to fab things up themselves.
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Originally Posted by Efini~FC3S
(Post 1431085)
FAKE NEWS!!
But yeah, that is only good for use in traffic and such when I don't feel like downshifting... |
find me a mp45 on a 1.6L making 7psi at 1500rpm...
plus boost level doesnt matter when the mp45 on a 1.6l makes 2hp per psi ignoring the fact that the mp45 also doesnt actually make 7psi at 1500rpm |
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1431098)
find me a mp45 on a 1.6L making 7psi at 1500rpm...
plus boost level doesnt matter when the mp45 on a 1.6l makes 2hp per psi ignoring the fact that the mp45 also doesnt actually make 7psi at 1500rpm the mp45 on a 1.8L with upgraded pulleys still took to about 4K to make 7psi -- finally making 10psi at redline. The M45 will make 7psi down that low on a 1.6 cause the head flows like crap. It holds 7psi out to 3300 then tapers up to 9.5ish by 3800 and holds that out to redline where it tapers up to 10.5 or so. (Actual log showed 165-166kpa). But I am doing stupid things like a 150mm crank overlay paired with a 62.5mm nose pulley to drive the poor thing way too hard. Seriously though, for the OP, just go with the MK, only reason I am playing with the supercharger is I got the kit waaaaay to cheap cause it needed some bearings that I could replace myself. I will easilly make money when I sell it. |
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