I've been doing a LOT of research on turboing my 92 and trying to come up with the best solution for my skills/price range. Been in contact with Jeremy at FM and getting quotes and tips. FM is very helpful.

I've narrowed my options down to three:

the FMII kit plus other upgrades and w/e

BUY a miata from the forum guys here that's already had done to it what I want to do to mine ( I want a 250 whp street car for dd and fun if possible)

buy a comperable car.

So my question is this: For the price range (10k max ) are there any other cars out there that can compete with a turbo'd out super miata that's hitting 250whp?

I'm not sure if i'm making sense or w/e so opinions and what not are greatly appreciated.

 

Just realized that I put this under Prefab turbo kits. Oops...

could a mod move this to general chat or wherever it should be?

 

Bauce 302

 

1. Great for "bolt on" ease of installation, high quality and great customer service.
2. Almost always the most cost effective option, if you do your homework and don't buy a complete basket case.
3. It depends on your end goals and use of the vehicle, but very probably, no. [i]Maybe[/] someone else's WRX project (but keep spare gearboxes sitting around) or a very well done DSM (which is incredibly rare).

 

come buy mine for 8500 and I'll do the timing belt, water pump, and address the rock-chipped front bumper with a like-new one with fresh paint.

you can have all the original parts and a twin plate clutch too.

 

What does "Turbo'd out" mean?

I'll sell you my MX6 for the cost of an FMII kit. It's faster than any FMII Miata on the face of the planet.

 

got a link to it y8s?

also i won be back in the states for another 8 months

 

You know, when your turbo finally decides to come out of the closet and admit that it powers a miata.

 

yeah,and also IT DON'T NEED NO INSTRUCTIONS TO KNOW HOW TO ROCK!

 

oh my turbo setup doesn't need instructions on how to rock.


I recently nuked my photo albums but I salvaged some older ones:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1080731...CK61lKbe3OzRcw

it's been updated since.

some more oldness:
Miata Turbo Forum - Home to the Turbo Miata - y8s's vBGarage

examples: hydra is now MS3x, clutch is now FM level 1, TEINs no longer have EDFC since I never used it. etc. etc.

 

Lsx rx7 fc will blow the doors off a turbo miata...

 

No intercooler, no care.

 

This:
FS: 1991 Ford Festiva. turbo. dangerous. not for kids.

FS: 1991 Ford Festiva. turbo. dangerous. not for kids.

 

Me likes - looks like a green shopping cart with a BOV stuck on the front:-)

 

....

I must now make an account named Morrocomole.

 

You'll need a fez...

Enough thread-jacking, I'm off to the kitten and cat thread.

 

that little green monster is neet

 

A lot of us would prefer the Miata for a fun dd, but $10k could buy or build faster cars. For a d.d. platform with high overall potential 92-00 Civics can be very fast for $10k (FailAIDS wheel drive, ricer stigma & theft just to begin listing drawbacks). Less daily-able from a running cost standpoint (tires, fuel, insurance etc) would be a V8 car (Mustang, F-body, swapped car, etc). However, an old/cheap domestic platform would use more of the $10k making the suspension unshitty. I saw DSM mentioned, as well as how hard finding a proper running one is. Bugeye WRX's (02-03) & early C5 Corvettes can be found for under $10k, but there wouldn't be enough $$ left to make them faster than a 250 whp Miata.

But all this is rampant BS'ing, go find a local with a ~250 whp Miata & ask for a ride. In my opinion, it's funner than every car I've listed while retaining the ability of being very daily-drivable.

 

^This. I went from RX7 to Miata due to simple fun factor. Could have gone a ton of other routes, but....the gorramn cars are just fun to drive, more fun than anything else I've driven.