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Project Mx5 Turbo!!!

redneckmx6 I see you... Group: Moderators Posts: 329 Member No.: 133 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 21 2003, 02:06 PM Nope not a mistake, I said MX5. I am doing a turbo setup on a MX5 for a friend of mine. This little car is going to haul nuts. I will use all the stock parts from my car, and it will run about 9psi for now. It doesn't sound like much to most people who are famialiar with the 6 and it's stock turbo, But when you put that turbo on a 1.6L motor and run 9 psi and take into consideration the weight of the car, well -------------------- Yes it's a turbocharged FE3, (soon on the bottle) and NO you can't drive it WARNING: Does not play well with others (it seems others have a problem with losing) My Beast QUOTE posted by 90tx5 cheers you r like the car god on this forum mx68u Admin Group: Admin Posts: 1128 Member No.: 1 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 08:16 AM they are great fun little cars, conversions here in australia have actually been quite common, from a commercial point of view anywayz.. AVO offer a turbo upgrade, drive in drive out, maybe their kit might give you an idea of how to go about the setup, try googlin them also some workshop in melbourne, oz, actually went all out with the mx5, they had a segment on an early serious performance video which included an 13b rotary conversion and lexus 4ltr v8 conversion, both went like crazy, i believe easy 12's if i can remember correctly anywayz keep us posted on the progress red, maybe you could document a generalised na to turbo conversion in the tech articles section timtx5 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 32 Member No.: 143 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 12:13 PM Yeah seems down here there seems to be a few of them. You can't forget the factory MX5 SP either, which is factory turbo and 158kw or something like that. Shame its soo pricey though. The cars you are talking about mx68u are known as the bullet roadsters. They are supposed to be releasing one, which is going to be power by a choice of a NA or blown lexus 4.0litre V8. Hope they go through with it mx68u Admin Group: Admin Posts: 1128 Member No.: 1 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 12:18 PM thats right bullet roadsters, got a great prosche like front end, i think they used neon lights or something... was i imagining the rotary powered version? timtx5 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 32 Member No.: 143 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 12:49 PM Nope the first protoype was 13BTT from the series 6 or whatever. They were planning the V8 production model. redneckmx6 I see you... Group: Moderators Posts: 329 Member No.: 133 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 02:14 PM Here is the first picture of her -------------------- Yes it's a turbocharged FE3, (soon on the bottle) and NO you can't drive it WARNING: Does not play well with others (it seems others have a problem with losing) My Beast QUOTE posted by 90tx5 cheers you r like the car god on this forum ODIN KLZE next year???? Group: Moderators Posts: 573 Member No.: 13 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 02:17 PM ummm... big bonnet scoop....... looks like it will be mean though. -------------------- mx6.com My 2nd Gen MX6 Profile redneckmx6 I see you... Group: Moderators Posts: 329 Member No.: 133 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 02:23 PM notice the little corner light missing..... -------------------- Yes it's a turbocharged FE3, (soon on the bottle) and NO you can't drive it WARNING: Does not play well with others (it seems others have a problem with losing) My Beast QUOTE posted by 90tx5 cheers you r like the car god on this forum ODIN KLZE next year???? Group: Moderators Posts: 573 Member No.: 13 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 02:35 PM yes I did notice that. I wonder what it could be for -------------------- mx6.com My 2nd Gen MX6 Profile redneckmx6 I see you... Group: Moderators Posts: 329 Member No.: 133 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 03:59 PM 3" prototype exhaust is just about done, just need to pick a muffler Intake sysem going good also -------------------- Yes it's a turbocharged FE3, (soon on the bottle) and NO you can't drive it WARNING: Does not play well with others (it seems others have a problem with losing) My Beast QUOTE posted by 90tx5 cheers you r like the car god on this forum mx68u Admin Group: Admin Posts: 1128 Member No.: 1 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 04:29 PM man thats an intense bonnet scoop, but isnt it backwards looks like a great project redneckmx6, sounds like you've already got started with the exhaust and intake almost being completed, you have an eta on this beast ? redneckmx6 I see you... Group: Moderators Posts: 329 Member No.: 133 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 04:32 PM well we were planning on tuning this weekend, but we are both going on a business trip this Saturday. (Getting our own shop going if all works well it will be so nice to start living my dream) so more than likely about 2 weeks. -------------------- Yes it's a turbocharged FE3, (soon on the bottle) and NO you can't drive it WARNING: Does not play well with others (it seems others have a problem with losing) My Beast QUOTE posted by 90tx5 cheers you r like the car god on this forum redneckmx6 I see you... Group: Moderators Posts: 329 Member No.: 133 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 22 2003, 10:25 PM The MSD ignition came in. the manifold still has to be made, then it will all go together. -------------------- Yes it's a turbocharged FE3, (soon on the bottle) and NO you can't drive it WARNING: Does not play well with others (it seems others have a problem with losing) My Beast QUOTE posted by 90tx5 cheers you r like the car god on this forum redneckmx6 I see you... Group: Moderators Posts: 329 Member No.: 133 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 23 2003, 11:24 AM OK the hood is gone putting the stocker on......going to stealth mode. -------------------- Yes it's a turbocharged FE3, (soon on the bottle) and NO you can't drive it WARNING: Does not play well with others (it seems others have a problem with losing) My Beast QUOTE posted by 90tx5 cheers you r like the car god on this forum ODIN KLZE next year???? Group: Moderators Posts: 573 Member No.: 13 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 23 2003, 04:13 PM Watch out for a Red streak near you! -------------------- mx6.com My 2nd Gen MX6 Profile redneckmx6 I see you... Group: Moderators Posts: 329 Member No.: 133 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Apr 24 2003, 10:59 AM Just cause MX68U asked I made a profile for the red rocket Couple more pics -------------------- Yes it's a turbocharged FE3, (soon on the bottle) and NO you can't drive it WARNING: Does not play well with others (it seems others have a problem with losing) My Beast QUOTE posted by 90tx5 cheers you r like the car god on this forum

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