sup fellas!
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So I've been searching this site for a while reading and learning tons of stuff.
Now that i pulled my motor recently i figured i should actually make an account in case i need some help that i cant search for lol
I'll try my best to use proper grammar an not be a newb buuut no promises
first project car and first engine build
Just to make sure this is not where i start a build thread, right? That belongs in general miata chat, correct?
Now that i pulled my motor recently i figured i should actually make an account in case i need some help that i cant search for lol
I'll try my best to use proper grammar an not be a newb buuut no promises
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Just to make sure this is not where i start a build thread, right? That belongs in general miata chat, correct?
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I would like to suggest that you will probably regret rebuilding a 1.6 when you could very cheaply find a 1.8 that would cost just as much (or probably less due to economies of scale) to rebuild than the 1.6, while still being a cheap and easy drop-in to your current car.
The regret will not kick in until you have finished building the 1.6, have installed and tuned a turbocharger, and decide that you want to start upgrading the system. At that point, the cost of replacing with a built 1.8 will be in the thousands of dollars in addition to the time to pull the 1.6 and reinstall the 1.8. Today, with the 1.6 already out of the car, the additional costs of installing the 1.8 are in the hundreds - as in "500 for a rebuildable 1.8, and $200 for a kit to do the conversion."
The regret will not kick in until you have finished building the 1.6, have installed and tuned a turbocharger, and decide that you want to start upgrading the system. At that point, the cost of replacing with a built 1.8 will be in the thousands of dollars in addition to the time to pull the 1.6 and reinstall the 1.8. Today, with the 1.6 already out of the car, the additional costs of installing the 1.8 are in the hundreds - as in "500 for a rebuildable 1.8, and $200 for a kit to do the conversion."
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Yeah I know a 1.8 is a better base and everybody on here says 1.8 or gtfo but for my power goal (maybe reach 200hp) I think it will do just fine and have seen 1.6's do lots more... online that is.
I just want a lowered classy lookin Miata with a good punch cause its hard to even merge onto highways around here in NY with the stock motor lol
Sure at some point its possible i'll want moar power! but then i'll get another project lmao I just wanna put a bit of money in it to keep it strong and long lasting and then a nice quality kit.
I just want a lowered classy lookin Miata with a good punch cause its hard to even merge onto highways around here in NY with the stock motor lol
Sure at some point its possible i'll want moar power! but then i'll get another project lmao I just wanna put a bit of money in it to keep it strong and long lasting and then a nice quality kit.
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