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Hi all,
Been lurking here for a few years... still got lots to learn, but my thinking is changing from S/C to turbo ... had a ride in a mates FM2, and the thing that changed my mind was no lag at all!!
So I'll be looking around to try and work out what I need to do to get my car quicker than his! He has a Mk1 1.6, currently running 252bhp... so no easy task!
My project car is a 1991 V limited with a transplanted 2003 Mk2.5 Sport engine. It's not running yet, but hopefully will be running in a few weeks. Plan is to get it running NA just to do a health check on the engine, and then start building again over the winter. I've been gathering parts for a while... have a set of Carillo Rods, Adaptronic ECU and some other bits so I guess I need to find some pistons for a start.
After that, I need to work out what turbo / manifold / etc... so I'll be doing a lot more lurking and hopefully not asking too many dumb questions!
Russell.
Been lurking here for a few years... still got lots to learn, but my thinking is changing from S/C to turbo ... had a ride in a mates FM2, and the thing that changed my mind was no lag at all!!
So I'll be looking around to try and work out what I need to do to get my car quicker than his! He has a Mk1 1.6, currently running 252bhp... so no easy task!
My project car is a 1991 V limited with a transplanted 2003 Mk2.5 Sport engine. It's not running yet, but hopefully will be running in a few weeks. Plan is to get it running NA just to do a health check on the engine, and then start building again over the winter. I've been gathering parts for a while... have a set of Carillo Rods, Adaptronic ECU and some other bits so I guess I need to find some pistons for a start.
After that, I need to work out what turbo / manifold / etc... so I'll be doing a lot more lurking and hopefully not asking too many dumb questions!
Russell.
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Yeah thats me, concentrating on building my own car at the moment though...
I took it off the road in february to change the clutch, and what was going to be a quick swap turned into something a lot bigger!! Bought a supercharged car to run around in while I sorted mine out... then had to repair that, and ended up respraying it, etc, etc... Jeez if I could only concentrate on one car at a time!!!
Russell.
I took it off the road in february to change the clutch, and what was going to be a quick swap turned into something a lot bigger!! Bought a supercharged car to run around in while I sorted mine out... then had to repair that, and ended up respraying it, etc, etc... Jeez if I could only concentrate on one car at a time!!!
Russell.
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Suppose I ought to introduce the cars too...
This is my main car, off the road at the mo but destined for great things once I can stick to a plan for more than 5 minutes!
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/meet-greet-40/26276-hi-uk-brg011.jpg?dateline=1318499420)
This is the Mazdaspeed.. started out silver and rusty, I've sorted the sills/ arches and resprayed it. The s/c needs setting up properly as the idle is all over the place, but at least I'm not embarrased to be seen in it!
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/meet-greet-40/26277-hi-uk-01102011001.jpg?dateline=1318499420)
And this is the Wataru... slightly longer term project this one...
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/meet-greet-40/26278-hi-uk-wataru020.jpg?dateline=1318499420)
and what it should look like
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/meet-greet-40/26279-hi-uk-brgnobumpers.jpg?dateline=1318499420)
Russell.
This is my main car, off the road at the mo but destined for great things once I can stick to a plan for more than 5 minutes!
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/meet-greet-40/26276-hi-uk-brg011.jpg?dateline=1318499420)
This is the Mazdaspeed.. started out silver and rusty, I've sorted the sills/ arches and resprayed it. The s/c needs setting up properly as the idle is all over the place, but at least I'm not embarrased to be seen in it!
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/meet-greet-40/26277-hi-uk-01102011001.jpg?dateline=1318499420)
And this is the Wataru... slightly longer term project this one...
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/meet-greet-40/26278-hi-uk-wataru020.jpg?dateline=1318499420)
and what it should look like
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/meet-greet-40/26279-hi-uk-brgnobumpers.jpg?dateline=1318499420)
Russell.
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Been digging around and asking a few friends about turbo setups etc, got a text from a mate "One word... Absurdflow". So I jump on their site and found some of their cars on Youtube .... damn, this is going to be fast... but expensive!!
Russell.
Russell.
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The Mazdaspeed is BMW Spakling Anthracite... lovely colour, shame the paint job was not to the best standard. I've spent the last 3 weekends flatting and polishing and respraying bits... should have just taken it to Painter Dave!
Russell.