Mx5 turbo. anyone have any experience or knowledge?

Starlet_Sam

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Haha yeah I suppose I should. I updated the spec but got lazy with the rest.
 
George611

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One round my way was running a td04 at a bar of boost on stock internals only lasted a year saw him at the side of the road with oil pouring out the bottom lol 177bhp it was running pretty sure it was 177 something like that.
 
dac69er

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Really miss mine. I only had a stock 1.6 n/a with decat, filter and increased base timing. Was a fun little car and I do wish I never sold it. Still going strong though, hasn't had one problems since selling it!

Will hopefully get the chance to get another one day :)
 
Starlet_Sam

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George611 said:
One round my way was running a td04 at a bar of boost on stock internals only lasted a year saw him at the side of the road with oil pouring out the bottom lol 177bhp it was running pretty sure it was 177 something like that.
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I'm not suprised it only lasted that long then, that figure is awful for that boost. The worst I've heard. You need to remember that the 1.6 engine was designed for a turbo and take to it very well if you set it up properly. On the 1.8 engine the highest I know is 323bhp on standard internals before it went boom, and that was after extensive track use.
 
George611

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Yeah did think the power figure was quite low lol serious restriction somewhere no doubt lol was dogshit slow tho i raced him on my ct9 running 127bhp n sat on hes bumper til 100 lol
 
dac69er

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Starlet_Sam said:
I'm not suprised it only lasted that long then, that figure is awful for that boost. The worst I've heard. You need to remember that the 1.6 engine was designed for a turbo and take to it very well if you set it up properly. On the 1.8 engine the highest I know is 323bhp on standard internals before it went boom, and that was after extensive track use.
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As with most things, its all about the tune!
 
Starlet_Sam

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Phil said:
Trevor/starlet_sam, or anyone else....

who knows what about 1600cc mx5 engines and what sort of boost etc they can take before it becomes dangerous?


looking at a little Mx5 with a greddy k26 turbo kit on it, 1600 stock engine though, so what sort of power is possible without a forged engine?

and is it a setup to be avoided or embraced?

Phil
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Phil, just reread this, a Greddy K26 kit? I've never heard of such a kit, any pics or links?
 
Starlet_Sam

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Ah, TD05! Looks alright mate. The Greddy downpipes are known for being shite and restrictive but upgrades are available. Make sure the manifold has relief cuts or they can crack and I'd be interested to see what management it has. Could be a good base for higher power though.
 
Phil

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HAHA yes td05, it would appear that i can no longer read.

thanks for that.

Phil
 
Starlet_Sam

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dan_ep82 said:
awesome updates sam car is looking great!
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Thanks! Did more work yesterday, looks like this now

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Chris@CCM

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Cool cars Phil I've did a bit of work on my pals old one it was a Greddy td04 only like 5 psi with just a fuel reg but went well man give me a ring we will go test drive it :)
 
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