Some of us have been building turbo miatas for 15+ years, have lots of experience with varying quality of parts, and are just trying to help steer you in the right direction so that you don't duplicate costs and effort.

The ebay kits just don't pay off, especially when there are super cost effective and reliable alternatives. Good luck!

What rollbar did you go with? I'm genuinely curious and agree with Zak, keep us posted!

 

Agreed with Fire. Nobody's TRYING to come off as a d*ck and the bottom line is that everyone on here with the know how really does just want to help. The community is more likely to grow if more people turbo'ing these cars have good experiences and don't suffer catastrophic failures early on in the process.

If you read over a bunch of the build threads on here, patterns start to form regarding what works and what's likely to leave you banging your head against the wall.

At any rate, keep the build thread updated! People have obviously taken notice to your thread and may have more insight/good advice for you. I'd heed the advice given by any of the senior members on here.

 

I'll also add:

What ebay kit did you go with? If it's one of those sweet looking tubular manifolds, it will probably fall apart within the first 2,000 miles, if lucky.

If you got one of the cast log manifold kits, it's actually a knock-off BEGI manifold from ~2006 era and it should actually hold together, assuming the turbo doesn't fly apart and take out your motor with debris.

 

Yeah this is the common consensus I'm seeing. Probably should've spent a bit more time on homework before ordering 🫠 but at least the turbo is brand new and will be easy to sell & get the 2560.

 

I'll be the dick. Smaller turbines build backpressure and more heat on the track than ones that breathe better.

Track days will show you all the weak points. Don't drive it to the track. Use a trailer so you can get it back home.

 

Couldn't agree more, that's why before even starting my Miata track project, I did this project first. It was the prerequisite project for my main project lol. I've put a ton of work into it but it's been a total workhorse. It's my tow vehicle, parts grabber, scrap metal runs, etc.. the Miata track project probably wouldn't be possible without it. It's also great for taking the dogs to the lake after they have a blast getting muddy.

 

Or be like me and extensively time attack your turbo miata for the last 3 years without a tow rig, driving 2.5 hours (~150 mi) each way. I've fixed a few things trackside, and have exposed some major issues that required major refinement, even wrecked the **** of the car and had to do a string alignment to get it home once, but never has it left me stranded! I do have a AAA membership and good track buddies that would let me keep the car there if I needed, though.

That said, get a ****** trailer, I'm shopping for a setup right now.

 

You've got a V8 Toyota so you are approved to stick around, lol.