Hi from Boston!
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Hi from Boston!
Hello all,
My name is Jason and I am 22 years old. I recently graduated from Universal Technical Institute for automotive technology and currently work in the field as a tech. I live just outside Boston,Ma and I would love to see some fellow turbo members near me! But enough about me........
I recently purchased a 91 Miata with 122,000 miles on it for $1200. It had hit a tree dead center in the front and in the process also destroyed the radiator,radiator support,bumper cover, and the hood. This is the car as it sat when i got it-
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This is what the car came with installed:( from what i can gather from the clueless P.O.)
-Unknown manifold
-Garrett turbo(unknown size,but has shaft play and i will be replacing soon)
-FM Voodoo box
-F-con mini piggyback
-Blue top injectors (may be stock, researching)
-NGK plugs w/. new wires
-new timing belt, 500 miles old
Me and a few friends straightened the front frame horns to the best of our ability with a lot of measuring, hammering, tears and 2 porta powers. I am not a body tech whatsoever but we got it close enough for my visual needs and tacked the new rad. support on-
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This is how the car looks now-
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I love my music, so i recently did an 8" subwoofer install (got the idea from Hakuna miata) this is the finished product. A 500 watt Sony slim series amp is mounted behind the passenger seat. I also did the much criticized 4x6 headrest speaker install, with a Sony head-unit and Polk audio door speakers. it all sounds very nice and has nice sound even with the top down!
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By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
My plan for the car is to make it a daily driver/autocross toy, starting with an intercooler and followed closely by suspension because it's still the factory stuff from 1991! My upgrade list includes-
-Intercooler install
-Standalone engine management (possibly mega squirt)
-440cc injectors
-Nice tires, probably Faken azenis for dual purpose street/autox
-either kyb agx with eibach springs, or the tockico advanced handling kit
That's all for now i hope you all enjoy! Let me know what you guys think too, constructive criticism is welcome.
My name is Jason and I am 22 years old. I recently graduated from Universal Technical Institute for automotive technology and currently work in the field as a tech. I live just outside Boston,Ma and I would love to see some fellow turbo members near me! But enough about me........
I recently purchased a 91 Miata with 122,000 miles on it for $1200. It had hit a tree dead center in the front and in the process also destroyed the radiator,radiator support,bumper cover, and the hood. This is the car as it sat when i got it-
[IMG]
By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
[IMG]
By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
This is what the car came with installed:( from what i can gather from the clueless P.O.)
-Unknown manifold
-Garrett turbo(unknown size,but has shaft play and i will be replacing soon)
-FM Voodoo box
-F-con mini piggyback
-Blue top injectors (may be stock, researching)
-NGK plugs w/. new wires
-new timing belt, 500 miles old
Me and a few friends straightened the front frame horns to the best of our ability with a lot of measuring, hammering, tears and 2 porta powers. I am not a body tech whatsoever but we got it close enough for my visual needs and tacked the new rad. support on-
[IMG]
By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
This is how the car looks now-
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By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
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By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
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By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
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By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
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By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
I love my music, so i recently did an 8" subwoofer install (got the idea from Hakuna miata) this is the finished product. A 500 watt Sony slim series amp is mounted behind the passenger seat. I also did the much criticized 4x6 headrest speaker install, with a Sony head-unit and Polk audio door speakers. it all sounds very nice and has nice sound even with the top down!
[IMG]
By boosted96 at 2011-03-22[/IMG]
My plan for the car is to make it a daily driver/autocross toy, starting with an intercooler and followed closely by suspension because it's still the factory stuff from 1991! My upgrade list includes-
-Intercooler install
-Standalone engine management (possibly mega squirt)
-440cc injectors
-Nice tires, probably Faken azenis for dual purpose street/autox
-either kyb agx with eibach springs, or the tockico advanced handling kit
That's all for now i hope you all enjoy! Let me know what you guys think too, constructive criticism is welcome.
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Blue marina- Hey, I'm located in rockland,ma about 25 minutes south of Boston. I'm hoping to autocross at fort devin's air force base down here and loudon as well. If your up for it I would love to have some company to go along with : )
-SamNavy- Wow man, way to completly underestimate me........the car accually drives perfectly straight down the road. I am very happy with the results of my very cheap investment, mostly because I am FAR from made of money. Yeah the bumper cover doesn't line up perfect and the left headlight is about a 1/4" high but at the end of the day i'm not so much worried about the visual attractiveness of the car. Oh yeah and did I mention we pulled this off in a 3 day weekend with 28 hours of work! So yeah try and have a little respect......
Fae flora-Thank you very much!!! I have been looking at the vast array of MS discount/used units and I would absolutely love to be financially ready to buy my new turbo, wide band, MS and pay to tune it. Unfortunately I have some student bills and other stuff to pay as well!
As for the turbo, I have lots of research to do with compressor maps,turbine maps,my goals for power, the correct a/r ratio i am looking for ect........
i dont plan on getting rid of the car anytime soon tho, so i will update as i continue but expect it to be slow work ; )
-SamNavy- Wow man, way to completly underestimate me........the car accually drives perfectly straight down the road. I am very happy with the results of my very cheap investment, mostly because I am FAR from made of money. Yeah the bumper cover doesn't line up perfect and the left headlight is about a 1/4" high but at the end of the day i'm not so much worried about the visual attractiveness of the car. Oh yeah and did I mention we pulled this off in a 3 day weekend with 28 hours of work! So yeah try and have a little respect......
Fae flora-Thank you very much!!! I have been looking at the vast array of MS discount/used units and I would absolutely love to be financially ready to buy my new turbo, wide band, MS and pay to tune it. Unfortunately I have some student bills and other stuff to pay as well!
As for the turbo, I have lots of research to do with compressor maps,turbine maps,my goals for power, the correct a/r ratio i am looking for ect........
i dont plan on getting rid of the car anytime soon tho, so i will update as i continue but expect it to be slow work ; )
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and my miata needs my clutch put in before i can beat on it
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I have a friend in halifax! I'm not down that way very often but I will keep and eye out for you as well!
Blue marina- The first event doesn't matter anyways, I believe it's just a warm-up type event. With that said, I will probably be going to it because I can't wait any longer to start my competitive driving! Good luck with the swap too, back home I know this guy Joey Kale who put an 04 STI motor in his 2.5. Such a nice swap and the end results are
Blue marina- The first event doesn't matter anyways, I believe it's just a warm-up type event. With that said, I will probably be going to it because I can't wait any longer to start my competitive driving! Good luck with the swap too, back home I know this guy Joey Kale who put an 04 STI motor in his 2.5. Such a nice swap and the end results are
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