but you see my point now you say maybe oil starvation + spike. I just find it hard to believe that 1 spike 12lbs on that turbo would cause that damage with out other causes. Could it be a anomaly yes, but I doubt it.

personally after the first like ouw ah i have a turbo miata attitude i had the first 2 months i had the car. after that i always just thought the turbo would be crap! granted, ill sell my exhaust manifold, downpipe, intake, intercooler, intercooler down piping (depending on na/nb buyer) and possibly my stock ecu/injectors (i suppose the ecu would work for a 94-97 car) once i get back to the states. because for a cheap aftermarket kit, its not bad. i believe you can get a stock turbo for about $300 with less than 20k miles.

and i should clarify, this wasnt just a quick spike. it held the boost as long as i had my foot on the gas which wasnt very long as i let off and was going to let the turbo re spool.

hmm, heres something im just thinking up that should be addressed and i havent been given any clear answers on it yet. but im at 6000 feet above sea level. pushing up to 12 lbs takes a lot more work up here than it does at sea level. aka faster spinning turbo.

I spent 6 months in Santa Fe. The first time i did dead lifts, I blacked out. It sucked.


Do you ever roll out to the Gila forest and do mountain runs? I'd love to take my miata out there.

eh, i take i40 to the turqouise trail up the back way to santa fe. its recently been repaved! its awesome! i mean, mostly because its rarely patrolled.

I'm seriously considering moving back there. I'd really like to put my miata together, the drive out to santa fe and waste a week, while driving through a bunch of twisties.

Man, I really might move back there and take a job with the state. Working for NMDPS has a few benefits.

Guess i'm not the only one telling you to do some reading
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread...1&page=1&pp=25

I worked in Los Alamos for a summer, and damn did I wish I had the Miata! The Jemez Mountains have great drving roads.

Ahhhh. You on miata.net, The fm kit would be a great kit for you ;)

heh well what do you think this thread is all about? clearly i didnt want to hear input if i put it on miata.net. maybe i should do a slideshow and put it on streetfire and see what i get next!? ;) but yeah anyway, youre one of the very few actually opposing the t25. funny thing is, people have been opposing it even before i stated a power goal. hmm... theres a MSM running a FMII kit at 13lbs generating 280hp at the wheels. not really a stretch considering the rebuild of the stock ihi had a guy up at ~275hp at something like 15lbs of boost.

and dont take my tone as too attacking, i dont mean it to be. i guess its just how i write online :p