Miata Turbo Forum - Boost cars, acquire cats. - Hello! n00b from Seattle here!

Hey guys my name's Caleb, I'm from Kirkland, Washington, just outside of Seattle. And I'd love to meet some locals! I've got a 96 Montego with 130k Miles and a few mods. I go to school and work part time. I've wanted to boost my car for a while but only recently started really looking into it. I'd like to do more of a DIY type build with either the DIY Megasquirt or the regular one. I don't have much fabrication skill but I've got a friend who's a great welder and really wants to teach me. My first purchase in the stockpiling of parts process has been "Maximum Boost-Designing, Testing and Installing Turbocharger systems" by Corky Bell. It'll be a very large project but I'm really excited for it! I'd love any tips or any info you guys and gals would like to share. Thanks!