13b Tt Miata
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Joined: Feb 2002
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My friend Gennie has a Miata with a 94 motor , single turbo , which is being controled by a haltech engine management system.
It ran very low 11's on drag radials @ english town.
He drives the car everyday.
It has the T2 rearend and front hubs.
He had to weld in the hardtop on and sorta of a roll cage.
I might even have some pics of it.
If you are intrested in speaking with him.. I can ask him if its ok to give you his number. He live in Queens NY.
He built the car in his backyard.. and its a show winner. It was even in turbo magazine once. I think it was a 3 page write up.
Sick little car!
It ran very low 11's on drag radials @ english town.
He drives the car everyday.
It has the T2 rearend and front hubs.
He had to weld in the hardtop on and sorta of a roll cage.
I might even have some pics of it.
If you are intrested in speaking with him.. I can ask him if its ok to give you his number. He live in Queens NY.
He built the car in his backyard.. and its a show winner. It was even in turbo magazine once. I think it was a 3 page write up.
Sick little car!
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 132
From: Radford, VA
Originally Posted by teknics' date='May 9 2003, 11:57 PM
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From: Okinawa, Japan
Because FD's ain't all that.
A car that can out handle a FD (hang out at an autocross anytime and see who posts better times) with a starting weight of around 2300#~2400#. Now put a turbo rotary in one and look the fudge out. Running a streetported 13B-T with 13B-REW internals and a T04S with a standalone ECU would make for one badass little car. Like I said before, 350rwhp in car that size would be a fast f'n car. But for the love of Bob - get a cage and do up the suspension as much as possible. All that power will overwhelm the stock setup and have a tendency to swap ends. They have those short wheelbases that make for a nimble car. It also makes it swap ends too easily with that sort of power if it catches you off guard.
Shoot, I don't know why this swap isn't more popular. It's one helluva sweet car if done properly. IMO, this is the way it should have been from the factory. Even the old n/a 13B from the FC's would've been great in this car. If only, if only.
A car that can out handle a FD (hang out at an autocross anytime and see who posts better times) with a starting weight of around 2300#~2400#. Now put a turbo rotary in one and look the fudge out. Running a streetported 13B-T with 13B-REW internals and a T04S with a standalone ECU would make for one badass little car. Like I said before, 350rwhp in car that size would be a fast f'n car. But for the love of Bob - get a cage and do up the suspension as much as possible. All that power will overwhelm the stock setup and have a tendency to swap ends. They have those short wheelbases that make for a nimble car. It also makes it swap ends too easily with that sort of power if it catches you off guard.
Shoot, I don't know why this swap isn't more popular. It's one helluva sweet car if done properly. IMO, this is the way it should have been from the factory. Even the old n/a 13B from the FC's would've been great in this car. If only, if only.
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Joined: Jan 2003
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It is a whole lot of work. I just did a 88 na 13b into my miata this winter and spring. It is street ported, RB header, underdrive pullies, RBintake monifold with a edelbrock 650 on it. It ran low 11's for two weeks then shelled the diff. been waiting on parts ever since (2 months!!!). Pics at www.deviantdelusions.org
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Originally Posted by Jerk_Racer' date='May 9 2003, 08:49 PM
If you are going to go through that much trouble why not use a FC with FD parts? It's not as though you'll be seeing the maximum potential out of either engine. A decently modded kouki turbo 13B putting down at least 350rwhp will be plenty for a Miata.
