GReddy needs a turbo miata for testing!~
 

Greddy performance in Irvine, CA needs a turbo miata for testing a new filter design and exhaust system. Car needs to be borrowed for 2 datys (a max of 3 days), and the customer would receive a free production model Racing TiC exhaust when it comes out. It would help for the motor to be stock besides the TK, but depends on the extent to the modifications.

Contact:

Greddy performance Products
949-588-8300 ask for LC.


Update 6-18-07:

Project cancelled until further notice.

Id give you mine if you guys were near sac a little more. Irvine is too far : /

Can we also contact you if we have a cracked manifold???

As i live in europe the only way to get a new mani is to ship it to the states to www.cyberauto.com, they ship it to greddy, greddy ships it back to www.cyberauto.com and they ship it to me...

Costs: 220 dollar for a new mani, 60 dollar from cyberauto to greddy and back (2x) + 80 dollar to ship mine to cyberauto and back(2x)

Just love these core charges......not

With that i must pay taxes (20%) so the mani will cost me: 220+tax=264+shipping 280= 544 dollar for a bad manifold (mine lasted 1.5 years)

does the forum get a deal on greddy parts out of it? :x:

http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/sale...aust_Manifolds

Also found this

Don't scare off the greddy guy too fast.

Yeah no more core needed (policy recently changed). You can just buy a new manifold, $300 list price.

Possibly! Nothing new has come out for the miata since the turbo kit!! but we're planning on exhaust systems soon.

That's hilarious. I like "Stainless Steel cast manifolds"....no stainless steel tubular manifold is available, only cast, as most of you know. But the price is VERY good on that replacement manifold!!

I know they had a lot of problems with these manifolds... And try to solve it nicely... Also heard (not sure if this is true) that they changed the casting materials so it won't crack....

Also know that a lot off diy guys took advantage off this and bought a manifold to start their own home made turbo...

Not a bad deal, brand name manifolds for discount prices...
But now greddy has a core charge (and that is a good thing,but not if your living out off the states.)
I am a bit dissapointed in the service and for the manifold.... It's been leaking for a year and now, recently changed for a ssautochrome (non greddy) manifold looks the same... But don't really trust it (nice figure off speach : trust/greddy).

That's hilarious. I like "Stainless Steel cast manifolds"....no stainless steel tubular manifold is available, only cast, as most of you know. But the price is VERY good on that replacement manifold!![/QUOTE]

They sell them for 150 dollar but the shipping was much higher.
Contacted them ,it is the oem greddy manifold, to be more specific, the td-04h kit , not the asian tubulair td05 that was available in japan only...
Was seen on the wide body in the 4 sale in this forum...

But ok stainless steel cast mani is strange....

there are other things, I mean guys are still buying the kits but boost controlers, emanagii etc are still in demand.

Still don't understand. 300dollar is a lot of money... for 265 you have a HKS
For 389 you have a begi... Both are bullit proof and new.. The greddy is known to crack and at 300 dollar i think it is very expensive considered it is a part greddy knows it is weak...

Just my 0.02...

Are you going to upgrade the greddy downpipe to??
Make the system at least 2.5 inch...

New greddy mani here is 255 at SMA in Sacramento

*cough*CARB stickers*cough*

I'm sorry about all the cracked manifolds. You guys can contact me with those as well, i handle warranties. =)

:rly:

wow we might actualy get some satisfaction from this guy cool. :D

I think Chris is the person I talked to when I went down to Irvine to pick up my CARB sticker. If so, he's a good guy and really went out of his way to make sure I got what I needed.

how about some NB stuff :wavey:

Nb turbo kit?

Around same price as Greddy kit for the NA that lets us do our own I/C set up but with a 2.5 in downpipe, and more of a log style manifold. Or something with a working PnP EMU ;-)

If they make a 1.8 manifold like the BEGI ones there on to something. Begi made it so you need an adapter for na/nb very cool idea.(egr related).

But what do you suggest considering the cracked manifolds??
They used to be 150 dollar.

How about making an Intercooler kit to go with the greddy :s

i second carb stickers...........

How about an oil feed that doesn't suck balls?

I'M IN HUNTINGTON!!! But no turbo....and it's a 1.8l :(

sorry guys, the project got cancelled for now! unbelievable. But keep throwing out suggestions (although this wasn't what the thread was for), and i'll keep checking in.

I think the 3 major things would be:

a complete crossover tube: http://www.etdracing.com/miatatube.html
a better DP; that completely replaces the factory unit to the cat. At LEAST 2.25".
a better filter; one that does not have the nuts inside the filter itself

I doubt we see a PNP emu on the smogable greddys since the EMU is for off raod use only. Still though a freer flowing DP would be nice as well, as a better crossover, filter combo as braineack suggests. Also an IC or WI kit would be very cool.

Although I am using AN plumbing on mine, I didn't think the stock Greddy oil feed line was bad. The stock oil return hose is a bit hokey, but then I don't expect Greddy to require that its buyers drill and tap their oil pan like many of us do. It seems like an adequate compromise given the constraints of dealing with a globally mass-marketed commodity product as opposed to the more boutique-style operations such as FM/Bell.

All in all, you gotta admit the Greddy turbo system is a pretty decent setup for the price.

Chris- any update on the CARB stickers as far as the part number is concerned? I drove up to your shop about a year ago to pick one up (my kit was missing the sticker) and although it has the correct EO number printed on it the part number didn't match the documentation or the EO paperwork. Fortunately it hasn't caused me an inspection failure yet, but I'd really like to get a correct one if they exist.

Here they are in no particular order:

-The metric to ???? adapter is quite fragile and prone to breaking off in the block. Once that tiny part breaks you are focked and must either wait for ever to get it or replace the whole works. And HOPE that it is easy to remove from the block.
-The line itself is prone to leaks at the fittings.
-Difficult to route.
-Very coarse SS braid on the outside will cut through anything it rests against.
-Goofy non-standard part. Which really goes against the idea of mass market.
-It's ugly.
-I poked a hole in my finger from where the line started to fray.
-Upside is I sold it. Downside is it could have cost me an engine.

Like I said, sucks balls :)

Agreed 100%. It'll get you boosting on the cheap, and has enough headroom to be a lot of fun.

I just need the midpipe and cat and I can drop my car off with Greddy.

what are the odds of greddy making a better downpipe?

AJ your better off buying a downpipe from Turbo Tony or BEGi than wait around for Greddy to make one.

BTW are you having fun with your newly installed turbo?

settle down spike lol.

yeah i'm having quite a blast, i wasted a ton of gas today on the freeway just ripping.

now heres the question that opens the can of worms: which is better? turbotony or begi?

Either one will be better than the stock greddy piece. The BEGI unit is pretty if that means anything to you. Ben made 250whp using the Tony pipe, that SHOULD mean something to you.

is this a test of character?

All the carb stickers now are the same as they were a year ago, i've never personally heard of what you are talking about. What was the difference in part numbers? maybe i can look that up.

Firedog, the project has been cancelled, sorry!

Correct me if I'm wrong but if Greddy makes ANY changes to the kit, won't they have to resubmit paperwork for an updated CARB cert?

Thanks for the response, Chris.

Attached is a picture of the CARB sticker that I was given last year when I came up to visit you guys. It lists EO # D-397, Part # 323819. However if you look at the actual text of CARB EO D-397 it lists the P/N of the kit as 323814, which agrees with the part number listed in the instructions that come with the kit.

Fulltext of the CARB EO here: http://arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/devices/eo/D-397.pdf

Fortunately this has not yet caused me to fail an inspection, but it's been a concern.

I have to agree with Joe on the cheapness of the greddy kit. although some stuff is pretty goofy on it, for the cost/hp you make after installing it. its alot better then a large majority of other cars you want to turbo.

yeah that's interesting. all of our carb stickers for the miata are printed with the 323819, but i haven't heard of anyone having a problem smogging for at least the past year that i've been doing customer service. We're probably not going to get new stickers just because there haven't been any problems, but if you do for some reason have a problem one day while at the smog station, just have them call in and we can help you out. I've helped out customers that try to smog other kits at the state Ref plenty of times when they run into problems with documentation.

I understand, Chris. Like I said, so far the one inspector I've taken the car to hasn't noticed, I just thought it was interesting. To be perfectly honest, the only reason I bought the Greddy kit (as opposed to building a fully DIY setup) was because of the CARB certification. At this point the manifold, turbo, downpipe gasket, sticker, and a piece of the heat-blanket are the only items from the original kit left under my hood, though I still put all the original parts back in every other year. :cool:

That said, I really do appreciate the kit for what it is. A know a lot of folks who probably would not have entered into the world of forced induction were it not for the very low price and ultra-simple install on the Greddy kit. I can't think of any other combination of parts (headers, cams, intake, etc...) where $1300 buys you anywhere near the same HP gain. Even for those of us who have modified our systems beyond recognition it was still a great entry point.

Was the Miata package the first turbo kit that Greddy did?

I would imagine that there would be a lot more issues when your Greddied car is inspected by a state ref versus a tech at the run of the mill smog only station. The only problems I have ever had at smog only stations are tuning related and the only thing I have left that is stock is the snail.