# how to turbo a miata in ten days **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [May 4, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254 "2009-05-04T10:22:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/1 "2009-05-04T10:22:45Z")
well 9 days…fuck. a friend from montreal came down for 9 days. we have 9 days to install a begi turbo kit. some parts are coming in on the 7th day:banghead: parts on car include: stance coilovers megasquirt pnp aem wide band aem tru boost exedy 3 puck clutch stock fly stock motor/tranny 01 lsd rear end 4.30. 01 axles gt2860 decent size interfooler, gotta do the piping myself and theres lots of parts i dont feel like listing. ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/001jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/001jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/003jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/003jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/005jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/005jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/006jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/006jpg.jpg) new turbo stuff ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/007jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/007jpg.jpg) manifold is…light…kinda cheap.and not welded very well…:banghead: ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/010jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/010jpg.jpg) taking the front bumper off…holy shit theres lots of little plastic screws ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/027jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/027jpg.jpg) greasy/dirty bay ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/028jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/028jpg.jpg) fucking bumpers off… ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/029jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/029jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/030jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/030jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/035jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/035jpg.jpg) trying to figure out some placement… ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/037jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/037jpg.jpg) new rear end is bolted up…still waiting for the axels. ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/043jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/043jpg.jpg) and the wiring begins…thank you slonismo ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/048jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/048jpg.jpg) i got more pics ill post the rest later ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/2 "2009-05-04T10:26:33Z")
u cant believe how much room you have in that engine bay. I bet i could squeeze a bmw 6 in there.:snky:…lol ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/3 "2009-05-04T10:28:42Z")
i hope he bought a muffler for his exhaust ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/4 "2009-05-04T10:29:49Z")
met these 2 guys the other day while iw as slightly intoxicated - good luck with that thing ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/5 "2009-05-04T10:31:42Z")
> [@King](#): > > met these 2 guys the other day while iw as slightly intoxicated - good luck with that thing thanks…hows the e-tape mustache going? ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/6 "2009-05-04T10:33:14Z")
idk what youre talkign about. newmans was tape. ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/7 "2009-05-04T11:36:17Z")
> [@King](#): > > idk what youre talkign about. newmans was tape. right…your was all man ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/8 "2009-05-04T11:53:11Z")
Goodluck with the build. ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/9 "2009-05-04T15:47:40Z")
![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/052jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/052jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/060jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/060jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/064jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/064jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/068jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/068jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/070jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/070jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/071jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/071jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/072jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/072jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/076jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/076jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/092jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/092jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/094jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/094jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/095jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/095jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/097jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/097jpg.jpg) ![http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/098jpg.jpg](http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr161/breetimejay/098jpg.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/10 "2009-05-04T17:00:50Z")
coming along! Keep up the good work 🙂 Hopefully you get it done in those 10 days, that’d be awesome ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/11 "2009-05-04T17:06:47Z")
Looks awesome so far…just clean off the grime in the engine bay…car is too nice to leave that there! ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/12 "2009-05-04T17:25:29Z")
I feel like there are so many people building some impressive Miatas now a days. Great work man! Kinda makes me wanna boost mine. ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/13 "2009-05-04T18:17:03Z")
> [@MOBOOST4U](#): > > I feel like there are so many people building some impressive Miatas now a days. Great work man! Kinda makes me wanna boost mine. its reall not as hard as i thought it would be… the car comes from california and was imported to montreal for the owner… he is insainly maticulous about the car. no rust and only had 5ok on it, so nothing broke or stuck. ---
**Author:** ![lsvtechatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@lsvtechatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lsvtechatch)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/14 "2009-05-04T18:34:58Z")
haha. didnt you guys come into swerve on friday and buy like $100 worth of clamps. that exhaust sounds pretty mean too. ---
**Author:** ![escgt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/escgt/32/7512_2.png) [@escgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/escgt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/15 "2009-05-04T19:09:05Z")
so you know how to tune megasquirt or is he tuning it ---
**Author:** ![Choda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choda/32/7347_2.png) [@Choda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Choda)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/16 "2009-05-04T19:15:06Z")
jesus thats a long tranny ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/17 "2009-05-04T19:16:58Z")
lookin good jay smo i want to come hang and wrench tomorrow give me a ring i havent seen you in ages dude ---
**Author:** ![larryr50](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/larryr50/32/5056_2.png) [@larryr50](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/larryr50)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/18 "2009-05-04T19:32:29Z")
> [@turbociv](#): > > u cant believe how much room you have in that engine bay. I bet i could squeeze a bmw 6 in there.:snky:…lol that or a ls2 lol [http://www.monstermiata.com/](http://www.monstermiata.com/) :burnout: I love miatas they are like little go karts I think the newer hard top convertables are real hot. ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/19 "2009-05-04T20:52:27Z")
this car is a whore lol i kinda like it though ---
**Author:** ![esford90](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/esford90/32/5314_2.png) [@esford90](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/esford90)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254/20 "2009-05-04T21:47:11Z")
nice, slonismo mentioned this at work. good luck with it man :tup: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-turbo-a-miata-in-ten-days/67254.md?page=2)