The ULTIMATE Guide to DIY Turbo Miata Setups!

[@henry2941]

It would be great if you redid this video as the options have massively changed both in availability (some of these don’t exist anymore), in offerings (some have upgraded), and also in pricing - flyin’ miata is double now.

[@jeremiahgaskins7205]

This should be a sticky on every Miata forum...

[@mrmidnight32]

Jeremiah Gaskins just be ready for everyone to argue and just repeat what he said, even if they’ve never touched a turbo in their life 🤣

[@alexstromberg7696]

all they will say is "use the search function"

[@krewdaniel1161]

I dont mean to be so off topic but does anybody know a method to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid forgot my login password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me.

[@maverickkaden7133]

@Krew Daniel instablaster ;)

[@loganalbritton1441]

Honestly, don't know what I'd do without you dad. so many important life lessons in one video :')

[@harrydawg]

fancy seeing you here

[@DMECRACING]

I don’t even have a Miata and I instantly saved this video

[@manolachestefan2432]

Word bro

[@yungtitynac]

Fr I did the same lol

[@CalJennings]

That's because you're going to buy a Miata whether or not you realize it. Haha

[@kountzer]

@@CalJennings I am eying one that is just sitting in a neighbor's garage. Hopefully they will sell it to me.

[@CalJennings]

@@kountzer what year is it?

[@pattyboi]

Greg, I just wanted to say thank you because I am about to go turbo this summer for my NB and I'm new to the Miata life. This is a massive help, thanks man!

[@micahhill4786]

Join the Boosted life the turbo hype is real good luck with it

[@GFY_Opossum]

@@micahhill4786 me too brotha but 1.6 na

[@bobdude9208]

Patty Boi how did the wrenching go this summer?

[@Plentymoon]

Did you go turbo?

[@pattyboi]

@@Plentymoon Yup!

[@jonathanlam8029]

Dang, my flyin miata turbo kit must be incomplete without that ballcock shank washer

[@kylehopkins3355]

For anyone who is wondering about the mazdaspeed turbo setup. I’m currently running it with the FM intake, adaptronic ecu, 420cc injectors, and straight pipe. Car is sitting on 15psi and it does the job. But with this setup you won’t be getting anywhere close to the 250hp range. I recommend just doing a different setup. Save ur time and money

[@hdhellion4128]

What hp are you at?

[@iTzxNooBs]

Can't turbo my NA until I'm out of dental school but wow, you are awesome! You're the reason I bought a Miata 3 years ago and you still continue to be the Miata GOAT! Thanks again Greg

[@NCMcLaren]

After watching this before I bought turbo gear and now that I’ve gone through many many engines and have found a great setup that works for me (260whp) in watching this again I can’t recommend enough please listen to this advice. He is bang on with setups. You might save yourself $100 here and there but in the end you’ll pay for the short cuts you take. Take a little longer to save and Buy a kit from a reputable brand. Really interesting watching this again knowing what I know now. I wish I had listened more. But you’re wrong on one thing too - don’t buy used injectors. New ones aren’t that expensive.

[@VS666]

bought my first NA last month, currently saving up (we all know how that goes...) for a MK full setup (minus exhaust). i only wanna make like 200 at the wheels...but while shooting exhaust flames out the hood! i am pretty stoked i managed to find a rust free 1990 with coils, wheels, swaybars, hardtop, tires, 1.8 torsen swap, and 118k miles for $3500.

[@ilikeboost4764]

Damn you got an insane deal. Minus hardtop and torsen swap you paid like $1500 for the chassis.

[@Bbeavis]

In Australia, the hardtop alone is about $2500.

[@ilikeboost4764]

Wow. Everything is super expensive there. iPhone xs I've heard is like 2300.

[@dylancourville8708]

That's a really decent price. I paid $5000 2 years ago for a 91' 1.6L NA w/hardtop, stock .

[@slysampss]

I've just bought an 89 eunos. It went to Gibraltar before coming to the UK. I paid £1650 in total including matching Hardtop. Think I've found a real gem here.

[@glukan1]

The holy bible of turboing miatas is here. Awesome job. Also, wouldn't be a bad thing to add a small side note at the end, regarding the extra cost beyond 250-300whp and a short list of what needs to be done. Built engine, additional cooling, trans swap, ignition & fuel upgrades etc.

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

"short list" *remove your engine from the car and fully disassemble it, reassemble with stronger parts and put it back in This in itself is significantly more difficult than installing an entire turbo kit, which is why I narrowed the information down a bit in this video. 95% of boosted Miata owners have stock engines for that reason :)

[@Triptisim]

Always knew I wanted to turbo a car but had no idea where to start, I've got a 350Z but this was so damn helpful.

[@thefunbuns1]

I don’t have a miata or a turbo or a piston engine at all but i’m still about to watch this whole video. love you greg 💕

[@MRTuning704]

Even if you don’t build Miatas your videos are good for just basic knowledge on building boosted cars I feel like you leave that out! I just enjoy the content 👌

[@HyperspeedMedia]

I have Kraken turbo kit @ 18psi.. for 2 years... never been happier...

[@jacksonrisi4407]

Sitha Puth Just picked up my Kraken manifold and down pipe for my newly rebuild t25, so this is great to hear!

[@HyperspeedMedia]

@@jacksonrisi4407 Great.. man, congrats

[@miralemnermina142]

Even tho I won't buy a Miata when I get my license I always watch your videos because they apply to a lot of other cars

[@dannykim6218]

i dont even own a miata no more but i always enjoy your shows so educational ,kudos to you brother

[@oliversith4116]

Rocking REVENT Turbo kit including and IC piping for 7th year!!! Never skipped a beat. Good man who is on the market for long should definitely be in the video.

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

Already added Revent to the site :)

[@danielstash4305]

Saving this video for hopefully one year from now!

[@calvinnguyen1364]

Kraken user here. From shipping time to actual delivery was about a week to Texas. I have his 1.8nb kit w/ a complete 3" exhaust. Extremely well made for the price. You can find GT2554r or 2560r almost everywhere for under $350. The MKTurbo is also well known and of good quality but I hear of consistent delay issues that could are months long.

[@Brolaugh]

Not sure I've you've heard about them but you forgot to mention Motorsport Electronics' (ME) turbo kit both in the video and the article. BOFI Racing uses their ECU for their kits, probably because the ME221 is extremely popular in the UK.

[@howacarworks]

The quality of your videos is unbelievable. Man, I feel the effort that goes into them.

[@tubejorrit]

Those Kraken kits are the best thing you can get price/quality, I bet the hardware is better then FM but FM comes with hardlines for the turbo and oil lines. I really hope Kraken can make these in the future.

[@kwbalance108]

There's more than 3700 Miata owners in the world...and more than 3700 people curious about turbocharging their motors.......why this video doesn't have more likes is beyond me!!!

[@FYC0069]

Spent $670 on solely hardware for my eBay 1.8 turbo kit that I pieced together myself. Another $670 for MSPNP2, $45 for RX8 injectors from a pick n pull yard, $150 for wideband and $260 for custom downpipe. $1800 for the full kit essentially, and tuning done by myself. So far it’s been running great, EBay is definitely the way to go if you’re on a budget. Could have saved maybe $200 if I went internal wastegate but I wanted to do a wastegate yeet pipe and hear cool wastegate noises, external was totally worth it

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

Lmaooo @ yeet pipe. That's great man! There are many different ways to set a kit up

[@FYC0069]

TheCarPassionChannel for sure, only thing I wouldn’t recommend is eBay fuel pump. My OEM one died and I got one of the kemso ones, but it was flowing way too much and blew my stock fpr, took me a while to narrow down that issue, was causing weird idle issues and inconsistent AFRs that were impossible to correct without leave VEAL on 24/7

[@warrior7samus7aran]

I live in detroit and am preping my Miata for track use since a couple months now and I have to say that after 8+ years modifying cars FAB 9 is the most reliable and the nicest tunner shop I ever worked with. They are located just near where I live and that shop is just beautiful. They know the cars by heart and never oversold me stuff i didn't needed and eventually kept me from buying stuff i didn't need . They will always help with your struggles and are pretty reachable if needed

[@atribecalledkush4532]

Damn i didnt know FAB9 was out here. This is great. Good luck on your build.

[@georgeschoonover368]

This was super helpful. I wish I would have found this video before I purchased, but I purchased well and bought the Flyin Miata full kit...post pandemic cost over 7K, but it's pretty complete. I've been trying to figure what I need to get me beyond the 200 who. That sweet spot of 250 who and your video helped with that. Thank you....didn't know half the companies you mentioned even built kits. So thanks for your expertise!

[@speedobsession_]

I'm currently in the process of boosting my NB, Over kill for a stock motor but I only wanted to buy once for plans to forge in the near future. ECU- ME442 or Adaptronic with onboard wideband which ever is released first. Kraken manifold and full 3 inch exhaust. Turbo- GT2560r. Davefab intercooler/Radiator combo. Injectors- ID1050cc 😂 Skuzzle clutch and flywheel.

[@tubejorrit]

Ask Kraken for an IC kit, he sometimes makes them if you ask nicely. Also its easy to trow in some rods for another 300,- british pounds.

[@speedobsession_]

@@tubejorrit was going to go for the ic kit from Kraken but the Davefab combo won me over, It's a quality bit of kit.

[@tubejorrit]

@@speedobsession_ For sure, but cost 4-5 times as much ;)

[@gfavors]

Thank you! I was just looking into this today. Because of your channel and Broke and Boosted, I decided to seriously search for a NA/NB Miata to store my hairdryer. All jokes aside, thanks.

[@beebbeebimajeep8278]

Long story short. I was born as a Jeep but i always wanted to be a turbocharged miata. Thanks for the video now i know what i have to buy.

[@NoviceGarage]

*Did someone say Miata?*

[@tohtori7]

no

[@jamiewalker8772]

I’ve got one that’s about to have it’s engine/drivetrain reunited with its fully restored chassis... if anyone is interested . Been a serious mission. This will be my second ✌️

[@Cobra_427]

I'm saving this for later use, I'm getting a Miata as my second car in roughly 2 months and will turbo it a few months down the road once I have a few other things done to it

[@weebney]

Shelby427 get the yata yet?

[@SpitfireZero]

Hey guys, here's my experience with the CXRacing kit on my 1.8, just to add to Greg's data on the CX section of the video. TL;DR: Good mid-tier setup, not too expensive, not too cheap. Not best fab, not the lowest quality. Fits well, minor adjustments. What I am running: -CXRacing T3 Turbo/Intercooler kit for 1.8, $1323 with discount -MSPNP2 $810 shipped -FM Happy Meal Clutch & Flywheel $699 -RX8 420cc Injectors -Walbro 255 fuel pump -AEM Wideband -AutoMeter Boost Gauge -MaxQ Coolant reroute and a new stock radiator Setup has around 2500 miles so far and pushing an estimated (double checked by Greg himself using virtual dyno) 248whp on 13psi and around 220wtq. Fine-tuned fueling on the basemap by me, AFR in WOT at 11.5, no changes to timing, as the basemap is very good (yet quite conservative) right off the bat. Watched all of Greg's Megasquirt how-to videos 40 times each and spend a lot of time testing settings in Tunestudio. It's all trial and error. Next up is getting the car professionally dyno tuned. The main thing about the CXRacing kit is the downpipe and manifold. I purchased their "v2" for the 1.8, which is apparently a thousand times better than the 1.6 kit and older 1.8 kit, which include the rinky dink manifolds that cracks if you breathe on them (according to Miata bois from meets I been to) ALSO: The DP comes with 2 welded bungs for Wideband o2's but I truly dislike the placement. One's too close to the turbo and the order is almost upside down, which is bad for sensors. I've drilled and welded my own o2 bung at the bottom end of the DP. The V2 is a lot better, the manifold has really good welds and seems very sturdy and is thick walled, 11 gauge. I had absolutely ZERO fitment issues with the turbo, DP and manifold. It all just worked together nicely. Good quality V-band clamps included for DP. Able to keep AC and PS. The intercooler setup for the CXRacing, included in the kit, is also very good and very popular. It does the job and fits well. HOWEVER: You do have to cut a hole in the fender to run the intercooler piping after the turbo with this kit. I was okay with this. Good quality black silicone couplers and decent T-bolt clamps. Comes with hardware to mount everything up, fitment was spot on. The TURBO itself, is a half decent chinacharger. The wastegate is a 2 port IWG, which is great for electronic boost control. However, you will HAVE to port the wastegate hole (kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZqZn2hsYpeIjZI)--- Greg's how-to on this topic. It's exactly what I did in order to eliminate boost creep and control boost with 4 port MAC solenoid with MS, also suggested by our father, CRAIG. RELIABILITY: 2500 miles in, no issues. Zero fitment issues and zero faults thus far. Knock on wood. The oil pressure line seemed like the weak point, but nothing that hi-temp silicone for the gasket and thread sealant couldn't fix. The only real low quality point in the whole kit was the exhaust manifold gasket. It was the cheap ebay pore-y looking one, and failed about 1500 miles. I replaced with a 4 layer, metal OEM gasket and problem fixed. The T3 flange gasket supplied is a high quality metal one, and have not had any leaks. The other thing, which was preference, was the location of the o2 bungs as I previously said. All in all, I think this whole setup is a good bang for buck as it is not the cheapest (in quality or money) nor the best quality/most expensive. I think it's great mid-tier kit that requires very minimal modification, and could provide a lot more power if you wanted it to. I'm happy at 250whp and I don't feel like I'm pushing the kit to the limit yet. If you read all this, thank you for taking the time and happy BRAPS!

[@weberwilson6092]

Kenny Riveron this was very helpful, thanks.

[@colormeburple8132]

How’s the kit holding up now?

[@simoskater]

I'm currently in the middle of turbocharging my miata, and I just want to say that if it wasn't for your videos I wouldn't have had the confidence to start this project. So thank you man, I hope you'll keep making these helpful videos!!

[@michaelfeinstein1184]

What did you end up buying?

[@B0F]

update?

[@ross3813]

I have the cxracing kit without the manifold, I use a flyin miata cast iron manifold. The downpipe had to be cut and rewelded but besides that it worked beautifully. I'm excited to weaken this chinese turbo and upgrade! Its all because of your videos. Anyone thinking about doing a turbo build just know turbo miata brings smile to my face. Thank you for your service Greg

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

That's exactly the type of thinking I want people to have after watching this video. The FM/CX hybrid setup is cheaper than an FM kit and more reliable than the CX kit. Good job!

[@wayneclement7201]

Should have a chat with Kraken, popular in Europe, built for owners to get the best bang for buck with reliability, the guy who runs it is constantly trying to update and improve the product design, I think you'd be a fan Greg

[@randomvideos00001]

I currently boosted my 92 1.6 Miata with the Ebay DYI T3 turbo kit, stock ecu with the AFM and stage 1 XTD clutch and 13 pound lightweight flywheel. Running perfectly. Hardest part of the build is intercooler piping, i had to order extra elbows. Routing it was a pain because i decided to keep the AC. And also drilling and tapping the oil pan since the ac is in the way. Now i did bought black mamba oil feed line and return line, vacuum lines, FMU, and Flyin Miata o2 sensor modifier, a Narrowband, and get a custom down pipe made to plug with my ISR cat-back exhaust. You will also have to buy and change your engine oil and filter, new coolant, water lines, drill bits and taps for the oil pan. 3 layer exhaust manifold gasket and make sure you get the cast exhaust manifold instead of the tubular one since they tend to crack with heat. I also have a 1.8 torsen LSD and 1.8 Miata injectors running a safe 8 pounds of boost and a 8 degree timing on the engine because i have an intercooler. I used the high pressure oil port on the side of the engine so i did had to buy the AN4 fitting. All said and done i feel i have a happy medium build. Just know that if you chose to do an eBay kit, you will have to buy extra stuff and will have to do custom modification to the piping, manifold, intercooler mounting brackets.... if i had to do it again, i would probably buy a full kit, just because it takes a lot of time to custom fit everything. Also if you don’t have basic mechanic knowledge do not attempt to install an eBay DIY kit, and just know that you better plan on having the car down for more than 2 days, so don’t attempt if that is your only car. You better plan on having a back up car while you install the kit. FYI: The boost gauge and blow off valve and boost controller supplied with the kit work great by the way. Also currently saving up to buy a Megasquirt ecu. This car is just my project car therefore it is not a priority.

[@coolaj321]

When it comes to the cx racing kit i have had it for 2 years... 1. The manifold is bullitproof, the person that built my first engine was asinine, and when it grenaded the manifold took on the fat hit. There was barely a scratch on it. The original turbo has never failed me (running 18 psi) and everything lined up perfectly! I whole heartedly vouch for this kit! I am in not way related to or sponsored by CX Racing but they made a great product and at a good price!

[@pravigunaratne5183]

This is by far the most useful miata turbo related video on youtube. Ive spent countless hours trying to figure this stuff out.

[@TheAdatto]

I just bought my 5th Miata and it's a fully finished NBFL 1.8 VVT Build Turbo one. Shaky hands after each drive 263HP on the rear wheels. Great and scary at the same time.

[@booperdooper9827]

Omg not sure if you will see this but just bought an 01 mx5 and wanted to know how I could turbo but keep something's stock for so long in that case I thank you for making this and hope that some who need this info find this video very soon lol

[@PanditaP]

I just installed a carb legal fm kit on my NA and I went from start to finish in 3 days. Driving down the road boosted without issue lol. I love it. Add a mega squirt and boost controller and you’re solid.

[@nickchilds3104]

This video is going to have millions of views in a few years. Great vid as always Craig

[@jmpcrx]

Excellent video, sooo helpful.. for anyone in the uk wanting that 250bhp figure, imprezza td04L turbo is a good option (low mileage turbos are just £100, lots available over here), suiting the kraken Mani and downpipe (£600).. then using a motorsport electronics me221 pnp ecu is the usual setup (£650). Clutch - £300 rx8 injectors £80, wideband £80, intercooler £100,- or scrap yard rover 400 (nearly free!) So can be done very reliably and pretty cheaply too.. :-)

[@George_fitness69]

Is this for a miata?

[@KevinMn1]

Hands down THE best and most informative Miata related video I have seen. Great job!

[@garagecedric]

Speeduino pnp is a great budget option for ECU. Aren there any twinscroll manifolds?

[@tavishwhite4857]

I turbo’d my 96 Miata about a year ago using most of your info, I spent money where I felt like I needed to... mega squirt, etc and went cheap where I felt I could... rx8 injectors, bar and plate amazon/eBay intercooler. I’ve been making around 270 wheel for over 6 months and have not had a single reliability issue

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

Sounds exactly like my original 1.6 build. 270+ for months of daily and drag/AX use without issues. Kudos!

[@bobos245]

To those that have read Greg's updated article and are interested in Revent Shop, be warned. You will more than likely not get your kit for over a year. I placed an order and was quoted 5-8 weeks, and was met with excuses after excuses as to the delays, including excuses as to why I couldn't get a hold of him. After a year and 1 month, I finally gave the guy a deadline to when I needed the kit or I go elsewhere and he still couldn't meet that. At that point I had built up enough money to buy a Flyin Miata kit, received the kit in a week, and am loving every bit of it.

[@ChrisSadowski]

New here with my first NA Miata with the 1.6. I’ll be boosting it on my own, I built my own turbo setup on my Honda Del sol, having mig and Tig welders at home makes it all so much easier. But I used an eBay tubular manifold and modified it and reinforced the welds on it, and used random intercooler piping pieces and just welded it as I need to and it came out nice and clean. Had a Garrett t25 but am now running an amazon special Turbo and it spoils great, runs fantastic at 9psi around 250whp. Can’t wait to build my setup for the Miata, main concern is the tuning software that’s the expensive bit it seems

[@dan.r9220]

Although this might be a smaller market with less views, I'm so glad for you to have made this. It's going to help so many people.

[@williamwallace9470]

Made my heart flutter when you placed the Trackspeed on top, since I already blew 3300 on the kit. 😂

[@jamesvarner1878]

My friend and I run APSX wideband setups in his VR-T and my KO3 323 and have had nothing but good things to say about them. (plus they have no glare and are cheaper to bring to Canada).

[@curlywurly1987]

just a quick one from the UK been watching you for a while after deciding to turbo my mx5 I went with a kit from motorsport electronics, that pretty much came with everything apart from wideband and clutch cost was £2500.00 ive just put everything together with the instructions provided and also great customer support using parts from G19 as well. the kit looks good quality and the instructions were informative being my first turbo build it helped me a lot. anyway in a couple of days its going in to get mapped properly and looking to the 250BHP at the wheels (hopefully!!!) if anybody is interested and wants to learn more about this kit I can help.

[@dcerioclt9942]

I dont even have a miata but ive watched this multiple times over, SUPER interesting

[@glenjohnson5809]

You covered all the kits even the ones most of us won’t even consider. Props man. There a lot of options for this car and turbo’s. Glad to see you make videoes again., in your wheel house.

[@braunblech8328]

I am going to finish my turbo build the next weeks and you are one reason I began starting it and doing it myself last year. So much info, so much details that just helped me out. I'll have a 94 1.8, 6 gear, torsen, 3 inch exhaust, oil cooled, water rerouted, Garret 2560, 240 hp miata... Everything is finished... only transmission swap and the new torsen left... Thank you! Also next steps: fully build engine and going to 300 hp :)

[@ChrisSnider23]

You deserve to have way more than 85k subs

[@Bbeavis]

At least 86k

[@lindkvistandreas]

Hi Greg, great channel!.. I just wanted to share that i made the mistake of thinking that the diy/solder-your-self ms3-box would only cost 445$ + shipping it turned out that you also need to buy the ms3x-card to have the same functionality which brings you up closer to the ms2pnp-price and i ended up ordering a ms2pnp instead to keep to (my strategy) bolton-only-mods..

[@listert2595]

Greg, what I personally have found with the widebands is its not the brand, but it's the distance people are fitting them away from the turbo (eg to far away). If you read the bosch official documentation on the lsu4.9 sensors, they can handle up to ~900°c which your engine will never see, without it blowing up!

[@111dontworry]

You are the saint that mt.net users swear to never be... lol. (Great forum btw, years of info)

[@MrTomuron]

I'm about to start my turbo build using a td04 turbo from subaru forester 2.0 and have a manifold and downpipe made by my friend who's a pro welder. The most expensive thing on my shoping list should be an megasquirt but we'll see. Anyway this video motivated me to start wrenching on my miata a bit more

[@afhostie]

Biggest thing that some people need to consider is the time investment. Replacing a clutch a second time because the first one was trash or troubleshooting a leak because you have a cheap blow-off valve means time that you don't get to spend towards your career, family, friends, charity, etc.

[@thatautomotiveblog]

Love your videos - can always go back to them and use em as a reference for whatever I'm working on. Keep being awesome!

[@minpinracing8462]

Dude, you are so knowledgeable when it comes to Miata’s. Thank you for sharing.

[@kazzimec6220]

I'm sorry I'm late dad i just got home from work. So excited for this video!!!! Much love always!

[@arturo762]

Who would honestly dislike the video? He's giving everyone the secret cheat codes for free.

[@OpenRoadTruckin]

When are you going to talk about superchargers man!! All this boost this and boost that show us superchargers some love cause I have questions

[@kalebjoseph9079]

only question you should ask about a supercharger is. why didnt I buy a turbo?

[@OpenRoadTruckin]

@@kalebjoseph9079 Sike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shartillery]

Very informative aside from the most important question left unanswered at 0:32

[@truthseeker520]

Been using xtd 6 puck clutch and flywheel for the last 3 years at 240whp on 20+ track days and have had zero issues. I will say I have flywheel chatter but no other negative.

[@iKubbz]

I have a 95M with a Kraken MX5 manifold and dp, flow force injectors, ms2, flyin miata happy meal and intercooler, ebay piping, hks SSQV and t25 garrett from a sr20. Easy, cheap & reliable. makes 220 on pump

[@Sloppyjalopy123]

Nice work Sir, jam packed full of good info. Also I tried an xtd stage3 clutch in my 1g DSM, was the worst driving experience ever. A bite point that was impossible. That's one area I'll never cheap out on again.

[@scottmason2245]

Greg...... You just made my life so easy. I've been kicking different ideas around in my head for some time now. I know exactly what I'm getting now. You should charge$$$ for this info. I know I saved myself some time and money by watching your tube vids. ITS GONNA BE AWESOME!!!! LOL

[@SammDijks]

Informative video man, holy shit! Funny to compare my setup and being remembered that mine is more custom than i thought.. Some Specs: Garret GT2860 RS with a custom RB26 elbow from a Skyline. Custom manifold and 3''downpipe.. Audi R8 Red Top Coilpacks Mitsubishi Evo 5 Fuelpump and intercooler Mitsubishi Evo 8 Dumpvalve ECU and Sensors are all Haltech.. And more, producing > 309,4 HP on the crank.. It's pretty robust, running this setup with no issues for 2 years now.

[@cmondons]

The flywheel weight helps with spooling as the turbo builds more boost under load. That's why when you rev in neutral you don't get much boost. A heavier flywheel puts the engine under more load and hence builds better boost quicker. That's my understanding of it.

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

I don't buy it. The engine is under the load of pulling the car, a little disc in the middle being 10 vs 20 pounds shouldn't matter.

[@JamesTucka]

I agree on everything except the XTD clutch. I've ran the stage 2 with light flywheel in 2 different turbo cars for several years without issue. I've drifted my 200ish hp Miata for 2 seasons without the first slip. Until I make big boy power, I'll continue to run their clutch. It's probably been the most reliable aftermarket parts on my car. Haha

[@wredmatic]

James Tucker wow, that's the sprung/organic disk option, right?

[@JamesTucka]

@@wredmatic yessir. Maybe I've just been lucky, but it's been nothing but good to me.

[@g19engineering14]

Hey Greg, thanks for the mention. We have been following your stuff for a long time and love it. One small correction, our hotside kit comes complete with a turbo and only costs £1080 or $1380 so considerably better value than the other kits. Keep up the great work and hit us up if you ever want to do another project, Doug.

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

Yeah I worded it kind of funny there, I meant that if you were to run a cheap TD04 with the Kraken kit, you could get down close to the price of your kit (which is super reasonably priced). On my info sheet I have it listed at $1429, probably just a conversion accuracy difference. And I think it would be legit to do a G19 Turbo Kit install! Maybe if I can find a friend who wants to go turbo I can work on a video install for you guys!

[@Manuqtix.Manuqtix]

Great content. I have a few questions I'd like to ask. 1. When will you have to upgrade your injectors? How much boost can you run before having to upgrade injectors? 2. Can you get 180kw with cheap turbo and A set of camshafts and port flowed head? 3. What if your car is front wheel drive? Is the gearbox and diff much stronger because they are in 1 package? 4. What if your engine was a reverse flow. Intake port and exhaust port in same direction? What must you do to get the most amount of hp without heat issues

[@christianzinn7636]

Not doing a turbo on my car, but this is a GREAT Video with GREAT Information!!! It Is a MUST SEE for anyone thinking about boosting their miata!!!

[@TrackItYT]

Gregory this was a fantastic video and I don’t even have an mx5! You tackled the flywheel question and said it was probably a myth. Good chap! Lightweight flywheels all the way! GT2560R is the one, not just for the cars in your world, but the Clio world too. G

[@andrewatkins1438]

Hey Greg, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to all of your videos. I'm in the process of collecting all the parts to turbo my 99 NB. Your videos have helped me through a lot of confusing decisions so just wanted to say a massive thank you brother!

[@partypigthefirst]

got tired of evo 8. built a forged mazdaspeed 3 myself. got tired of that. got an NB. middle of forged engine and getrag swap. goal is also 400. wish me luck B.

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

You got this!

[@Seidowas]

OMFGGGGGGGGGG I NEEDED THAT VIDEO SO HARD You are clearly my best car youtuber ! Greetings from France

[@quirogacosby]

I have the Kraken manifold and a custom downpipe from him. He is awesome to work with he made me a custom downpipe 3 inch for a t25 from a 300zx tt.

[@richmondmcgowan]

KAinjection makes quite a few different PnP injector options. I have personally run the GT500 injectors ($200 new, 750cc) and now have their 2200 Bosch PnP injector kit.

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

KAI added to the site as an option!

[@cal_6369]

After doing a few turbo builds myself, just gotta say good job in covering topics! The oooooooooone thing I noticed was you only talked about megasquirt. There are other options such as haltech, adaptronic, motec, etc

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

Right, as well as a ton of options for other parts you can use in the kit as well. I chose to narrow it down mostly to parts that are commonly used in the Miata community, otherwise it would have been a 2 hour video that took a month to edit, haha. But those are all great options, I know a lot of people that prefer Haltech way more than MS. But 90% of Miatas are on MS, so the community support is huge and I decided not to go into detail about other options.

[@-DUTCHY-]

Techedge 2j2 wideband controllers are really good. Had one with the optional gauge in mine for the last 5 years.

[@jacobsas167]

Why is this video only at 12k views this is one of the best videos you've made

[@DBatty]

We ran factory MSM setup on track for years.. 155rwkw. Punched well above it’s weight. I would still recommend this setup. Having said that just installed Kraken manifold and a 2871 😬

[@Squawk-jp5td]

Great info. Was thinking about a cheaper turbo setup...but after the flyin Miata bolt on everything works now as it is kit...man that extra cost may be worth the lack of future headaches lol. Thanks for the vid.

[@jeffreywenger2958]

This is probably the most useful, most bestest ever videos I’ve ever watched. Thank you Greg, keep it up.

[@MikeMcDonoughUS]

Thank you sharing your experience with turbo'd Miatas. I picked up some good points from your video.

[@mjohnson5108]

+1 for kraken, running a gt25r with their full 3" setup and it's awesome.

[@ArthurSperotto]

You fucking rock, Greg.

[@ziptiesandgoodtimes4956]

Holy crap, dude this was the best and most informational video I have seen related to Miatas and turbocharging. Thank you so much. Wb the bell tuning and performance kit tho. There’s is based in Texas and carb legal. It’s super legit too

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

I did not have a good experience with Bell parts or with their company, so I left them out of the video as I don't like to make it a practice of putting information out for thousands of people based on just one bad experience. But, there are a lot of people on BEGI/Bell kits that are completely satisfied!

[@ianfairbanks1318]

Greg, you should do a video with a Speeduino. its SOOOO freaking cheap for a standalone!

[@Dragon228833]

I keep watching this video every few months

[@_xSosa_]

Thank you for making videos like this I’ve been thinking so hard if I should turbo my 92 na Miata or selling it for something bigger. But now I’m glad to say I’m going for the turbo thank you

[@YTBrowny]

Installed a 1.8L CX Racing kit on my NA MX5 and it's actually not bad at all. Fitment us close in all areas and the only real problem was the heater hose hardline that attaches to the headers and I had to take a small cut out of the hood apart from that it was mostly straight forward

[@guidedprismg.e.w.p5673]

Ever since I saw TJ drive your car I was hooked on having a 250whp miata. Unfortunately my efforts of looking through the forums didnt give me much hope with doing this within a "reasonable" price. Only thing I cant do is get e85 here in NJ :(

[@wowgodiamond]

Thanks as always for all the info Greg! Today I'm dropping my forged VVT into my 90' chassis. For the past few months my Miata has been on jack stands (I know you know that feeling better than most people). I can't wait to get my baby back on the road with those 'stangs in my rear view mirror!