Reply With QuoteIf you can handle the PITA at inspection time, your next step should be a standalone ECU with a VVT controller. Best bang for the buck, power-wise.
More Power
On the quest for more power. 2001 stock engine. It's got a racing beat header, some type of cold air intake (AEM I think), full racing beat exhaust ( new high flow cat, 2.5 inch pipes and racing beat muffler). Pretty decent suspension - Koni's, ground control coilovers, racing beat sway bars front and back adjustable end links. Just had a Spec 2.5 clutch installed - thanks TDR. Car put down 120hp at the wheels a couple weeks ago on the Dyno in McKinney.
So the open question to all - what's next? Anybody running the square top manifold? How about the skunkworks larger throttle body? Anything else available to get some more HP? Or, is the next move to FI?
If you can handle the PITA at inspection time, your next step should be a standalone ECU with a VVT controller. Best bang for the buck, power-wise.
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
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It's a big step but I'd recommend FI. You can spend a lot of money on IHE mods or even internals, but you'd be hard pressed to come close to the bump you'll get from even entry-level FI. Some people are purists about staying NA, which is fine if that's your thing. If your goal is power, though, go FI. You'll also find that once you go FI, you'll likely want to turn it up and you'll need/want a standalone ECU so that's not a bad place to start. Just make sure you have a path to FI, if that's where you're headed.
Then you have to decide super or turbo and what flavor of the one you choose. Everybody has their opinion of what is best. Try a few variants, do a lot of reading on miata.net and miataturbo.net, decide on your goals, talk to some suppliers, then choose the one that fits your goals, mechanical abilities, budget, and desires. Some people have STRONG opinions (both for and against certain systems and suppliers). I have a few of my own, some of which will be borne out for you by reading up a bit and learning from others' troubles. Get to the point where you form your own opinion (not necessarily the same as the loudest one in the room). Then have fun. Lots of it.
Your avatar shows you at a track day. Driver's Edge by any chance? I'll have my turbo car out at MSR-C this weekend. You're welcome to take a spin (not literally I hope). It runs about 150RWHP with EBC off (6psi) and 190RWHP with EBC on (10psi). Mustang numbers.
I do track days at the 150RWHP setting. It's just a switch under the hood.
Wait . . . just realized . . . George? It's Rick. We've met before at MSR-C and Hallett. Come drive Silver #68 next weekend!
Last edited by hornetball; 10-08-2013 at 10:08 PM.
What event is going on this weekend?Originally Posted by hornetball
2009 MX-5 STR and track toy
2003 Z06 -- Not a Miata, but 3200# and 400 RWHP is fun
OTM -- 2012 Sierra, 2016 Impala (Appliances)
Drivers Edge - 3.1 CCW
'99 Emerald Green - 2015 NASA Texas TTE Season Champion (showing up is really 100% of it)
It's a Driver's Edge event. Need to get signed up for an Apex event one of these days.
Rick - thanks for the drive offer. However, I had to bow out of MSRC this weekend. If love to take you up on the offer at our next event. Have fun at Cresson. The 3.1 is awesome.
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