Hi from the UK
 

Hi all,

Just joined this forum as Im looking to turbo my mk1, Im from oxfordshire in the UK and own an import 1995 1.8 mk1 :)

hi!

Welcome! Do you plan to buy a pre fabbed kit or build your own?

Hi :)

Hey!

Im planning on building my own/sourcing bits from different places. At the moment ive acquired:
-Me221 ecu
-VF28 turbo (Looking on how to make my own return and feed lines)
-Kraken manifold
-Kraken downpipe
-Rx8 injectors

Intercooler wise, Im looking at buying an intercooler and working out what pipes/joiners I need.

Nice! I'm being gifted alot shit for my build. Perks of knowing alot people. Right now my Miata is in primer. It should have been painted by now but working two jobs and averaging 3 hours a sleep at night has been cutting my productivity down on my car. But after the paint I start my turbo build. I want to start fresh so I'm probably going rebuild a spare engine i bought. Then I may build the bottom end and maybe play around with the head.

Nice, If only I was gifted turbo bits for my build :( Yeh trying to find time to work on my car is hard too, having 2 kids and working shifts I can never seem to find time. I did think about buying a second engine and turboing that but I think Im going to just work on the engine thats in the car and wait for it to go bang then get a new engine and maybe forge it.

I recommend doing the second engine build. You can still enjoy the car while building the second engine. But I don't know what a spare 1.8 goes for over there. And you have alot of parts now so it maybe not be as time efficient. So I understand. I can't wait to see the finished product brother