1990 Eunos Build
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Whats up everyone? Finally got out of the Mitsubishi game (had multiple Starions/Chrysler Conquests) and bought my 90 Eunos about a year ago. BRG color, only 61k on the odometer. Completely stock. Put down 95.5 hp at the wheels on a dyno. Ran a whole season of RallyX with it too. I placed 3rd in my class for Mod Rear Wheel drive. Started in Stock Rear but as I did mods it pushed me higher up the classes.
Anyways first thing I did was hook up my spare Haltech ECU and remove the factory AFM and tune it a little. It is a Sprint 500 ECU which was simple to get dialed in. Removing the AFM was a big improvement. After that a turbo 1.6 92 came up for sale near me. I ended up buying that for cheap and plan on ripping that engine out to build. Having spare parts is a plus, it also came with a torsen diff swap! Since I got the cheap turbo car I wanted to get a little more N/A power from the Eunos while I wait to tear down the other. Picked up a Manzo exhaust and header as well as a T3 test pipe. Stupid loud and I'm sure my neighbors hate me. I also picked up a cold air intake setup. I figured what the hell, why not see what it makes. Still haven't gone back to the dyno yet, but my guess is probably 110-115. Threw on a HDHCDD roll bar for safety and when a local junk yard was having a memorial day sale, I snagged a strut tower bar from an MB for 12 bucks. Now the turbo car is just a bone stock 1.6 with a turbo kit I think is from MKTurbo. Either way I'm throwing some better rods and pistons in there as well as head work. I bought some 640cc injectors and have a AEM pump to throw in. My goal is about 200-250hp reliably. If it can do more I may push it but I want this to be a solid fun car I can take to track days here and there while at the same time being able to drive back and forth to work in. I also own a B16 swapped CRX. I traded one of my Starions for it as no one would buy it because they didn't know what it was. I look forward to interacting with everyone on here. I'm a master GM technician for a Buick/GMC dealer if anyone needs automotive help or LS engine specific information. As I do more stuff to the car I'll update the post. |
I am pretty sure I've seen you driving around Goose Creek and talked to you once or twice.
Don't sink a single penny into building a 1.6 motor. Costs are exactly the same as building a 1.8 motor and you will come out far ahead with powrt under the curve from the extra displacement. |
Originally Posted by shuiend
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I am pretty sure I've seen you driving around Goose Creek and talked to you once or twice.
Don't sink a single penny into building a 1.6 motor. Costs are exactly the same as building a 1.8 motor and you will come out far ahead with powrt under the curve from the extra displacement. |
doesn't matter if you got 10 1.6's. they still all suck
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I'm generally riding around in my bright green Mazda2. If I am in a miata its a black NA with a red interior. Ill have a vvt head and bottom end for sale sometime in the near future. Tomorrow when I get on my comp ill post the dyno why you want the 1.8 motor. The extra $500-$700 up front is a drop in the bucket long term.
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This is why you want a 1.8 motor. All the area under the curve.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8fa547197c.jpg |
Which version 1.8 is that in comparison to? I read the 94/95 blocks are easier to turbo seeing as how they supposedly have the plug on the left side of the block already tapped for the oil feed. I would prefer not to have to run a line all the way from one side of the engine up and over to the turbo.
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So a $40 line that takes all of 5 extra minutes to plumb is a big problem for you?
The above plot isn't even the "good" 1.8 |
It isn't a problem, I just prefer to not have it that way. If I chose to do the swap I would run a hard line on the firewall and two soft braided hoses. One to the oil pressure sensor T and the other to the turbo. Soft lines fail eventually, I would rather have a smaller hard line to replace that would only leak oil on one side of the engine versus a giant feed line that could burst and cause my whole engine bay to get covered in oil.
Like I said I wasnt dismissing the swap or said it was a problem. Just prefer not to do one giant hose. |
Often times theoretical "logic" contradicts reality. But it's ok. I'm sure you'll catch on with time. There's a reason why we all tend to do things similarly on here ;)
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Originally Posted by 18psi
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Often times theoretical "logic" contradicts reality. But it's ok. I'm sure you'll catch on with time. There's a reason why we all tend to do things similarly on here ;)
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I do get what you're saying, which is why I've been so nice to you. (yes this is me being extremely nice)
If I were you, I'd invest minimum money into it, beat on it like it owes you money, and be on the lookout for a 1.8 |
Originally Posted by 18psi
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I do get what you're saying, which is why I've been so nice to you. (yes this is me being extremely nice)
If I were you, I'd invest minimum money into it, beat on it like it owes you money, and be on the lookout for a 1.8 |
Originally Posted by L337TurboZ
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Well buddy I took your advice and believe it or not a 99 Miata came up for sale in my city this morning. Guy wanted 1500 and it is a 1.8 with a turbo on it lol. Just got done with the purchase so now I will sell off my 1.6 stuff to recoup the funds I just spent. More to come soon.
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Originally Posted by shuiend
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I am interested in seeing this car.
I also didn't realize you're the guy who does MKTurbo. I remember exactly who you are now. I saw you on St. James shortly after I bought my car. I'll need to get some of the oil feed lines you make as well as some other stuff. |
Originally Posted by L337TurboZ
(Post 1477357)
I also didn't realize you're the guy who does MKTurbo. I remember exactly who you are now. I saw you on St. James shortly after I bought my car. I'll need to get some of the oil feed lines you make as well as some other stuff.
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