so i am thinking about putting a turbo on my miata… any input on whats involved or hard it is? if anyone can help please do! its a 91 and it has a 165k on the clock but the winter project was to go through the motor.
thanks,
Andy
i thought u have a VW??
here are some kits for 90-93 miatas
http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?dept=29
http://www.miataturbo.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3
Greddy makes a stupid cheap S/C kit for those cars. Like, to the tune of $1100 brand new if you look around. Granted it’s only good for 30whp, but in a car that small at a price that small that’s not bad. Plus you can always upgrade later.
They will have everything you need.
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so i am thinking about putting a turbo on my miata… any input on whats involved or hard it is? if anyone can help please do! its a 91 and it has a 165k on the clock but the winter project was to go through the motor.
thanks,
Andy
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Yea i thought u had a Audi A6 
minglor is planning this i think…
[quote=“SilverGT,post:5,topic:32459"”]
Yea i thought u had a Audi A6
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I have an A6… i just wanted a winter project… lol
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They will have everything you need.
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Damn 9.78 @ 153, 600hp miata…
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Damn 9.78 @ 153, 600hp miata…
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Thats actually surprising when you figure the car only weighs 2000lbs.
I would expect a little faster once traction issuses are overcame. (which I would hope were addressed with a 600 hp car)
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minglor is planning this i think…
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Yep.
Got a few parts ordered some on the way and a few more to buy.
(93 miata)
How hard is it??
depends how much money you want to blow.
I didn’t want just a greddy kit with a FPR as a bandaid
So going with a begi manifold/sr20 turbo/and emanage (cause I picked it up on the cheap)
If you want I have a spare set of the 1.8 miata injectors which some people use on the 1.6 to a run a bit more boost
They weren’t enough for the numbers I want
BING!
Where can I get those fender flares??
Nobody ever does the 5.0 swap,I think that would be pretty bad ass.
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trying to get ahold of this guy, might pick this up…
[quote=“Jon,post:12,topic:32459"”]
Nobody ever does the 5.0 swap,I think that would be pretty bad ass.
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Because putting a heavy cast iron V8 up front ruins the weight distribution. The car is all about weight distribution. If I had 10 Miatas, and a lot of $ to throw around, one of them would get an LS swap. Other than that, I’d hate to change the way my MX-5 handles. It’s brilliant.
T5 and 302 = less weight than a LS1 and T56.
Assuming you mean GMs LSx series of motors when you say “LS swap”.
Anyway,back on topic.