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sixshooter 12-03-2010 08:37 AM
Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 664267)
Originally Posted by EasyEJL (Post 664449)
I'm probably only looking to hit around 180hp, as I'm mostly looking for a 5-6 second 0-60 time. That's fast enough to be fun, and from what it looks like reasonably reliable and reachable with $3000-4000 in turbo kit and other mods. A clutch, exhaust and probably the FM II looks like it will get me there.
Did you check out my link?

EasyEJL 12-03-2010 09:47 AM
Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 664576)
Did you check out my link?
Yes, thanks, the BEGI S1 seems like a decent choice too. In the end I guess my choice will likely depend on what car I find and what year it is, since between them and FM there are some differences. Pretty well either would make the power level i'm looking for.

gospeed81 12-03-2010 11:24 AM
Originally Posted by EasyEJL (Post 664602)
Pretty well either would make the power level i'm looking for.


The funny thing about turbo Miatas is that once you've made 180whp you've made 250...

Unless you're barely there all on bandaids.

Proper engine management with some headroom on injectors and such will allow you to enjoy wastegate for a while, and then gradually bump it up as you please.

Boost is addictive...and you're kidding yourself if you think you'll be content with some arbitrary goal. Leave headroom and be happy, because once that bug bites it keeps sucking, and the only remedy is a twist of the MBC.

miataman04 05-02-2018 04:34 PM
Find a good deal on a mazdaspeed and be done. You can pic them up for not much more than a normal miata so long as you are ok with some miles on it. They can hit 170-190hp to the wheels with little investment. Intake, Intercooler, BOV, boost controller, new intake elbow and DONE. That might be $500 if you are careful about parts selection.

acedeuce802 05-02-2018 04:43 PM
8 year thread bump?

dustinb 05-02-2018 04:50 PM
Nobody likes you.

Full_Tilt_Boogie 05-02-2018 05:40 PM
Im actually glad this was bumped. Remember when this forum used to be this funny?

dustinb 05-02-2018 05:51 PM
I actually haven't read this forum since I sold my Miata a long time ago. It's still being used as a race car though. I do miss telling people they were dumb.

sixshooter 05-02-2018 06:53 PM
I'm going to approach this backwards.

EasyEJL 05-02-2018 07:09 PM
Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 1480135)
I'm going to approach this backwards.
I went backwards with my ideas :D

90LowNSlo 05-02-2018 11:56 PM
So after all this time... did you do the thing? Are you still a noob?

I have to know now, I HAVE TO.

EasyEJL 05-03-2018 06:20 AM
Originally Posted by 90LowNSlo (Post 1480168)
So after all this time... did you do the thing? Are you still a noob?

I have to know now, I HAVE TO.
well, I own a miata now at least :) found a couple months ago a 2003 with 49,000 miles on it for 5k and bought it. open diff, nothing fancy. still loads of fun to drive. So swapping the diff is the one short term thing i'm thinking about now, and I'll slowly accumulate turbo parts for it. Got a new top put on it as the old one started to rip 2 or 3 weeks after I got it. So once its back from Maztech (excellent shop in Tampa) I'll add some pics to my sig + profile

miataman04 05-03-2018 09:51 AM
Originally Posted by acedeuce802 (Post 1480118)
8 year thread bump?

Yeah, my bad guys. I was reading and got all excited and incerted foot in mouth. :facepalm:


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