Sup Bitches - Nigel in Norcal
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Sup Bitches - Nigel in Norcal
Hey guys,
I've been fooling around with imports for the last 10 years or so, and I've dabbled a bit with turbos but have never built a turbo setup myself. I bought a wrecked '02 SE a couple months ago as a turbo project, which is what led me here! My ultimate goal for the project is a super drivable 250whp street machine, mostly stock in appearance, running on e85.
A shortlist of my past projects:
'85 and '86 MR2s, including a built high compression engine and NOS
'01 and '04 Jetta TDIs running on veg oil with some tuning
'87 Suzuki forsa ex track car sleeper, 3 cylinder engine bored out to 1L, 22psi turbo on race gas - 200whp, fully welded cage, 600kg total weight (wet)... not terribly reliable
'06 Miata, bought new and kept basically stock
Plus a few others here and there
Current DD is a Chevy Volt
Build thread coming soon to a forum near you!
Plus if y'all do meetups in the bay area, I'm in.
I've been fooling around with imports for the last 10 years or so, and I've dabbled a bit with turbos but have never built a turbo setup myself. I bought a wrecked '02 SE a couple months ago as a turbo project, which is what led me here! My ultimate goal for the project is a super drivable 250whp street machine, mostly stock in appearance, running on e85.
A shortlist of my past projects:
'85 and '86 MR2s, including a built high compression engine and NOS
'01 and '04 Jetta TDIs running on veg oil with some tuning
'87 Suzuki forsa ex track car sleeper, 3 cylinder engine bored out to 1L, 22psi turbo on race gas - 200whp, fully welded cage, 600kg total weight (wet)... not terribly reliable
'06 Miata, bought new and kept basically stock
Plus a few others here and there
Current DD is a Chevy Volt
Build thread coming soon to a forum near you!
Plus if y'all do meetups in the bay area, I'm in.
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Edit: In case you want to know what I'm talking about, find my build thread here: https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...tas-***-77788/
Be warned it's a bit long.
ALSO... I have a titanium-colored passenger rear quarter panel sitting in my garage that I'd LOVE to sell.
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Totally. m.net had a different reaction, but spending $2500+elbo grease and $5k in parts > spending $7500 on a good condition '02. Plus it's fun!
Sweet. I think I'm good to go though, I portapowered everything more or less back into place, and there is only one more big dent to pull. Add some more bondo and I should be fine.
Totally. m.net had a different reaction, but spending $2500+elbo grease and $5k in parts > spending $7500 on a good condition '02. Plus it's fun!
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Things are coming along. Build thread: https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...-thread-82408/
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