Great to read this thread:)
Im at around 56k miles on mine and installing turbo

My old 1.6 had 234K when I lost a coolant hose and cooked it. It was running great until that time. My 1.8 has around 3K on the new build.

First turbo setup I put on around 4-5 years ago with 50k miles. Now I'm going on my second kit with 70k miles. Stock 1.6 SNC, but I've had a torsen since day one.

Vash-

Good lord do some of you even drive your Miata's. I put an average of 1500 miles a month on mine (not turbo yet). Ive put about 550 miles on my engine non turbo... and like 115k on the chassis. I hope my turbo setup lasts past 200k on the chassis, which should only take a few years.

this thread should really be:

how many miles on your 225 hp or greater turbo miata?

Paul turbo'd his daily at about 250K and its at like 288K now I think. I think that was in less than a year. No problems but he's swapping in a 99 motor in a couple weeks just because he can.

One guy I've seen at the track a couple of times bought his 1.6 with 60K on it, ran a JR supercharger for 60K, removed it in favor of an FM kit, and put another 100K on it. So 220K miles, 160K of which were boosted, on the original motor. Granted I don't think he's running monstrous power levels, but that's a lot of boosted miles. Was still running fine last I saw it (November). This thread gives me hope that a motor swap won't be an immediate necessity post-turbo. :)

[QUOTE=NA6C-Guy;365561]Good lord do some of you even drive your Miata's. QUOTE]


Turbo'd in April. 12K since. DD and track car. Got my snows on now. Year round driver.

146K install
149K now still kicking 14 psi

Just turned 140,000 miles, been on boost for 12,000 miles @ 10 psi, still running strong.

00' Bought and ran stock (well non-turbo anyway) from 18k ~ 85K, turbo'd from ~85 - 150K @12psi street tune (def over 200whp). Turbo setup is fine - my issues are related to stupidity at one point or another and or bad parts. Anyway I love it so much a new motor and top is goin in/on soon :-) And this is my 8th set of tires :-P Turbo that thing and njoy :-D