centorbi07

Hi everyone, I've been reading the forum a lot lately after deciding I was going to buy a miata as a project car to turbocharge. I orginally wanted to go with a 94 but got a great deal on a 97 m-edition. My first goal within the next year and a half is to hit between 275-300whp, currently looking at a BEGI system with a 3071 and the very long term goal is to make this a 10 second car.

thirdgen

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Your first goal should be to ditch the style bar and put a legit roll bar in. 10 second car? Better beef up the trans/ block/ chassis stiffness/ rear dif/ have $10,000 laying around.

centorbi07

I plan on replacing the style bar when doing the turbo system and the long term goal I'm planning to be within 5 years from now and I'll be able to afford to make it into that by then.

Monk

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Miatas don't really make good drag cars, even with big power. It's going to take a lot of work to hit that arbitrary goal.

Girz0r

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You should follow up with patmx5

joe morreale

One of clubmates was pushing 350 whp. It broke into the 11s in the 1/4. I think 10s is unrealistic. A Nissan GTR did only 10.9 and that over 500 hp.

sixshooter

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You're going to need a diff swap and a quicktime bellhousing with a Jerico/Muncie/etc.
You'll also need different hubs with larger axle spline diameters.

And you'll need a few cubic dollars.

thumpetto007

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10,000 for a consistent 10 second miata? Try 30,000 if you want it to last more than a few passes.

turbofan

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But guys it makes me feel really cool to say "I'm building a 10-second Miata!"

A BEGi setup on your 1.8 won't get you there. The chassis is a huge holdup in getting that kind of ET as others have said.

Why not go for a trap speed goal, like, say you want to hit 115 mph or something? That's more realistic.

18psi

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gaithz

buster owes me a 10 second car

Pretending2koolz

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Fastest turbo miata
This is the only sub 10 second miata i know (though it is sub 9 even) like every body else is saying, set more realistic goals. I already been put through the ringer twice setting uninformed goals, like making a miata in Utah on a mustang dyno put out numbers like one on a dynojet in California, doesn't happen. Get informed, set the goals, then have at it

shuiend

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I have a turbo setup from Artech with a 4" exhaust that should make enough power to put you into the 10's.

hornetball

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Miatas are wonderful road course cars. Why not enjoy it for 30 minutes at a time instead of 10 seconds at a time?

psyber_0ptix

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I wish I had a 4" Exhaust.

18psi

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Many Miata owners wish for 4 inches

m2cupcar

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It's doable. This guy pulls 10s everywhere and no boost.