Newb with a 1.6, yea i searched...
#1
Newb with a 1.6, yea i searched...
Well here is what i'm working with. It's a 1990 1.6L Miata. No rust, frame is solid, engine puts out 180psi on each cylinder, shifts smooth, etc... Not bad for 150K miles.
This car is a winter project this year and i'm going to boost it. From what i have seen and read, miata + turbo = teh pwnage... and miata + supercharger = teh failz.
Im pretty set on a BEGi shanghai kit for it but one thing i cant figure out is why do people love the 1.8 so much more than the 1.6? From what i understand they are very similar motors, so why are they so much better for boost than the 1.6? Everyone says just go get a 1.8 but give no explanation to why its so much better to turbo.
Also my friend has a miata that has a blown ring. He wan'ts to turbo his as well just like mine but we have to rebuild his motor first. Does anyone make a complete rebuild kit? and maybe a top end spring, valve, and cam upgrade?
Thanks for your help in advance.
This car is a winter project this year and i'm going to boost it. From what i have seen and read, miata + turbo = teh pwnage... and miata + supercharger = teh failz.
Im pretty set on a BEGi shanghai kit for it but one thing i cant figure out is why do people love the 1.8 so much more than the 1.6? From what i understand they are very similar motors, so why are they so much better for boost than the 1.6? Everyone says just go get a 1.8 but give no explanation to why its so much better to turbo.
Also my friend has a miata that has a blown ring. He wan'ts to turbo his as well just like mine but we have to rebuild his motor first. Does anyone make a complete rebuild kit? and maybe a top end spring, valve, and cam upgrade?
Thanks for your help in advance.
#3
The internals in a 1.6 must be equally as strong as a 1.8? if the only benefit is a better flowing head then i might as well stay with the 1.6. It's not like im making a hard core race car that every HP counts in.
#6
Go ahead and type in 1.6 vs 1.8 in the search box you cant because VS is too short. So i tried "1.6 1.8" and nothing. Also went back 5 pages with Cntrl+F to find anything and found only people saying "Put in a 1.8 its pro"
Fortunately i found what i was looking for on Post 18 in this thread. by searching.
https://www.miataturbo.net/engine-performance-56/pros-cons-1-6l-vs-1-8l-47622/
1.6 with a small turbo has no real difference in spool between the 1.8.
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There are plenty of sweet 1.6 cars out there. If you know what you are doing you will make the power you want either way. If I blow my built 1.6 I wouldn't bother swapping to a 1.8, maybe a 6.0 or or 6.2 though.
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The 1.6 and 1.8 use the same connecting rods, so they will handle similar forces. They both have forged steel cranks. They both have cast pistons.
The 1.6 cars have weak rear differentials.
The 1.6 cars have weak rear differentials.
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Welcome and start searching. Trust me, every single question you'll have before you actually get your **** running is posted here.
Welcome and start searching. Trust me, every single question you'll have before you actually get your **** running is posted here.
Last edited by albumleaf; 10-18-2010 at 11:14 PM.
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