Miata Turbo Forum - Boost cars, acquire cats.

Before I start, I was going for a very cheap build. I know mega squirt is king but I was just looking for a 9psi miata as toy.

Ok, picked up a supposedly broken 1990 turbo miata a couple weeks ago, and I've been busy. Me and a buddy went 50/50 on a parts car to supplement my build and his current miata.

$800
1.6L
FMU 12-1 fuel management
Timing Controller
Garret t28

Car ran but dumped gray smoke out the exhaust. Owner thought it had a bad headgasket because he did a compression test and it came back with 25psi on cylinder 4.

Did a compression test and all cylinders were at 155 psi, pulled the turbo off and it puked oil and coolant. The guy was running a 1/4" oil return.... and blew all the seals....

Here is the donor cars last (presumably sucky) hours of life, sorry if the images below frighten and/or scare you.

2-day chop. Titleless car... w/ blown headgasket. ($500) I stole the entire interior out of this car. Including the style bar and seats.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466

Here is my car before I had it towed back to the house to work on it
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466

Fast forward a week here it is sanded and primed:
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466

The seats are a great improvement over the ones that came with it...
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466

Finished interior:
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466

Took it to maaco for thier $299 special. I know maaco is crap but I did all the sanding and priming beforehand. I've taken cars to this one before and they are better than the average maaco . Shocking I know :rly:

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466

With the style-bar from the donor car:

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466

Bought a cheap t25/28 turbo from ebay: (I've fixed the upside-down AFM)
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1385622466

Took about a month from start to finish.
Total cost $1500 and I've got an extra motor, trans, drivetrain, etc from the donor car.

Also big thanks to AAA for towing home my dumb ass projects no questions asked.

End Setup:

1.6L t25/28 9lbs
Innovate Wideband
JDM Sport FMU
Timing controller
NB Injectors
Ford Redfire W2 Paint