Hi everyone, just joined the site to see what going on in the turbo world. Ive had my 99 Miata for about 5 years now and love it. I just aquired a 01 1.8 that im going to put a 99 head on and build for a turbo. And im new to turbos so im looking to get educated.

 

Why put a 99' head on it? VVT is a desirable thing!

 

Not if you are anti-tune.... lmao

But if you are pro-performance, and dont mind some work on the 'puter, VVT is the shizzle. lol

 

If he plans on running a turbo he should be using some form of EMS. If that is the case, no reason NOT to keep VVT. Just my opinion.

 

^ this is true. If you gotta tune, just take the few extra steps, Keep the VVT, Tune it, And win...

 

Welcome, Granteed. Check out the Miata Gallery and post up some pics!

 

I guess my bigges thing with the VVT was just that my harness and ECU arent set up for it. but your definitely right if i put some extra time into it then it would be worth it to keep.

 

where are you from? my in laws live in the paupack area

 

Are you running a standalone, or are you currently using the stock ECU? If you don't have a standalone yet, move it to the top of your list of things to buy, and keep your VVT head.

 

Im from the Wilkes barre/Scranton area. its about 40 min from paupack.

And i do not have a standalone yet. but that is definitely on my list for this build.
question tho... if i run the standalone would i have to change anything else out to run the vvt head?

 

Welcome! I'm right in Duryea, nice to see another local on here.

 

This should have the info you need concerning wiring.
Take a look here: How to wire VVT engine on an NA - Miata Turbo Forum - Turbo Kitten is watching you test compression.

 

Thanks Monk. it definitely doesnt seem to difficult.