Gr4v3r's First Turbo Miata
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Hey everyone! Over the next few weeks I will be embarking in my first turbo build (don't give me too much credit a shop is doing most the work) so I wanted to have a place to document my progress and ask any questions without flooding the boards with new threads.
Background: About a 2 years ago i bought a 2013 Scion FRS which opened my eyes up to the joys of a lightweight nimble cars. The problem was every mod i wanted to do to the car was breaking the bank. Pretty much everything was going to cost me ~1000 per upgrade and it got me thinking, maybe I don't need a new expensive car to mod, maybe I should give this miata thing a try. So that's what I did. I put my sweet new supercharged FRS for sale and went looking for a cheap little NA miata.
FRS:
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After selling the FRS I bought my first miata. It was a modded 96 with a maacco paint job and stripped interior.
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I loved the car and used it to get into autox and I was hooked. I attended every autox event this year and thought the car was a blast to drive. The problem was I hated the aesthetics of the car and how aged it was. It was on its second engine and had about 200k on the dinged up body.
That is when I found my current miata. I found this car 10 hours after it was posted on craigslist. It was a bone stock 94 with 50k miles and 1 owner.
Day of purchase:
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I spent the next week swapping over the parts I wanted to keep and then put the 96 up for sale. I brought over the wheels, tein flex coilovers, racing beat tubular front sway bar, and nb2 seats I had purchased. I changed all the fluids, bought a nardi wheel, a motiv shift **** and a hard top to top her off. Thats where she sits today.
Current miata:
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I have loved racing the miata in the str class but now that the season is over and I have learned a ton I started to miss having power. So that brings us to today. I did a ton of research on turbo miatas and finally bit the bullet on a used kit. Here is a list of parts I got.
FM Manifold/2.5" Downpipe
Trackspeed Engineering 10MM inconel studs with locking hardware installed
FM 2.5" downpipe trans tunnel brace
FM Silicone intercooler piping
FM turbo intake
Turbosmart recirculating valve
Ebay Intercooler (has a dented tube from a something hitting it, but is only cosmetic.)
SR20 T25 rebuilt before installation with new 7psi Garrett wastegate
FM turbo heatshield
ACT Clutch
RX7 Injectors
MSPNP2 by Brain
Which arrived today!!
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Well that's my intro. I will use the rest of the thread to ask questions and post updates. I would love some advice from everyone as this is my first build and dont want to repeat mistakes others have made.
Background: About a 2 years ago i bought a 2013 Scion FRS which opened my eyes up to the joys of a lightweight nimble cars. The problem was every mod i wanted to do to the car was breaking the bank. Pretty much everything was going to cost me ~1000 per upgrade and it got me thinking, maybe I don't need a new expensive car to mod, maybe I should give this miata thing a try. So that's what I did. I put my sweet new supercharged FRS for sale and went looking for a cheap little NA miata.
FRS:
![Name: HkRrAVi.jpg
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After selling the FRS I bought my first miata. It was a modded 96 with a maacco paint job and stripped interior.
![Name: LFDP5bQ.jpg
Views: 26
Size: 107.3 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/235126d1683054171-gr4v3rs-first-turbo-miata-lfdp5bq.jpg)
I loved the car and used it to get into autox and I was hooked. I attended every autox event this year and thought the car was a blast to drive. The problem was I hated the aesthetics of the car and how aged it was. It was on its second engine and had about 200k on the dinged up body.
That is when I found my current miata. I found this car 10 hours after it was posted on craigslist. It was a bone stock 94 with 50k miles and 1 owner.
Day of purchase:
![Name: Lgn6fxt.jpg
Views: 28
Size: 2.23 MB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/235127d1683054171-gr4v3rs-first-turbo-miata-lgn6fxt.jpg)
I spent the next week swapping over the parts I wanted to keep and then put the 96 up for sale. I brought over the wheels, tein flex coilovers, racing beat tubular front sway bar, and nb2 seats I had purchased. I changed all the fluids, bought a nardi wheel, a motiv shift **** and a hard top to top her off. Thats where she sits today.
Current miata:
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Size: 195.9 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/235128d1683054171-gr4v3rs-first-turbo-miata-heim1rz.jpg)
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I have loved racing the miata in the str class but now that the season is over and I have learned a ton I started to miss having power. So that brings us to today. I did a ton of research on turbo miatas and finally bit the bullet on a used kit. Here is a list of parts I got.
FM Manifold/2.5" Downpipe
Trackspeed Engineering 10MM inconel studs with locking hardware installed
FM 2.5" downpipe trans tunnel brace
FM Silicone intercooler piping
FM turbo intake
Turbosmart recirculating valve
Ebay Intercooler (has a dented tube from a something hitting it, but is only cosmetic.)
SR20 T25 rebuilt before installation with new 7psi Garrett wastegate
FM turbo heatshield
ACT Clutch
RX7 Injectors
MSPNP2 by Brain
Which arrived today!!
![Name: d1bSow9.jpg
Views: 28
Size: 1.23 MB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/235132d1683054171-gr4v3rs-first-turbo-miata-d1bsow9.jpg)
Well that's my intro. I will use the rest of the thread to ask questions and post updates. I would love some advice from everyone as this is my first build and dont want to repeat mistakes others have made.
Last edited by gr4v3r; 10-24-2014 at 04:08 PM.
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