people running 14bs
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I wouldn't mind seeing some other setups as well. I have a great condition 14b sitting here waiting to go on something.
Since there are no TD05 exhaust flanged turbo manifolds out(besides that ebay POS) I figured I would use an adapter with a t3 manifold, or weld my own manifold, but I don't have time for that anymore.
Yes... This is my first post, but I have to build my post count somewhere right?
Since there are no TD05 exhaust flanged turbo manifolds out(besides that ebay POS) I figured I would use an adapter with a t3 manifold, or weld my own manifold, but I don't have time for that anymore.
Yes... This is my first post, but I have to build my post count somewhere right?
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When I first read this thread, I thought you were hoping to find information about how to swap a Toyota 3.7 liter diesel truck engine that makes 98 hp into a Miata.
That thought actually occurred to be BEFORE the idea that you might be asking about the sleeve-bearing Mitsubishi TD05H-14B turbo which is best known for being removed and thrown away by the folks on whose vehicles it came as stock.
That thought actually occurred to be BEFORE the idea that you might be asking about the sleeve-bearing Mitsubishi TD05H-14B turbo which is best known for being removed and thrown away by the folks on whose vehicles it came as stock.
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they are very reliable turbos... but, if you go that route, dont expect too much out of it...
and i dont mean boost.. they pump enough... just not efficiently... and they have a strangely large amount of lag, especially considering how small they are...
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they are inexpensive, because the market is flooded with them, due to people upgrading to better turbos...
they are very reliable turbos... but, if you go that route, dont expect too much out of it...
and i dont mean boost.. they pump enough... just not efficiently... and they have a strangely large amount of lag, especially considering how small they are...
they are very reliable turbos... but, if you go that route, dont expect too much out of it...
and i dont mean boost.. they pump enough... just not efficiently... and they have a strangely large amount of lag, especially considering how small they are...
they are plenty efficient at low boost. im not looking to go crazy and have upwards of 200 hp.
full spool at 3200 RPMs is fine with me.
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see that's the big reason the rule of "don't build around a turbo" is a smart one. by the time you're done tailoring everything else to "work" with a turbo that is not common or widely supported for your specific application, you realize how much easier and simpler (and often more rewarding) it would have been to just start with a commonly used turbo/setup.
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The thing that's hard for most people to grasp, and which took me a long time to wrap my head around, is that despite all of the different names and acronyms and compressor maps and gobbledygook, there are actually only two different models of turbocharger in the entire world; the right one, and the wrong one. Everything else is just private-labeling.
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if we just said nobody runs them then we would have nothing to make fun of.
and Joe. I didn't think of the Toyota diesel but figured some noob mistakenly typo'ed 14b instead of 13b. i actually compared the subject line to the first sentence before i read the rest of the content.
ebay turbos and used 2560's all over da place dawg.
and Joe. I didn't think of the Toyota diesel but figured some noob mistakenly typo'ed 14b instead of 13b. i actually compared the subject line to the first sentence before i read the rest of the content.
ebay turbos and used 2560's all over da place dawg.
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If you can't weld, do yourself a favor and pick up a used Garrett footprint mani and turbo. That's the most popular (read: best aftermarket support) turbo for Miatas and the easiest to work around.
If you insist on using the 14b, run the factory hard water lines pointed towards the front of the car, and have a 90* elbow welded to the compressor outlet.