Anyone supercharge or turbo their 1.6L MP?
September-4th-2003, 01:42 PM
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Anyone supercharge or turbo their 1.6L MP?
Hi people, new here.
I have a 1.6L protege, nice car. Problem: sloooooow! OK, maybe I am too demanding, my previous car was a Corolla with a very special 20 valve blacktop engine transplanted into it, 160hp at the flywheel (read very quick).
So now, I am thinking of either supercharging or going for a turbo for the ZM-DE engine in my car.
Any experience, comments, advice?
Thanks
I have a 1.6L protege, nice car. Problem: sloooooow! OK, maybe I am too demanding, my previous car was a Corolla with a very special 20 valve blacktop engine transplanted into it, 160hp at the flywheel (read very quick).
So now, I am thinking of either supercharging or going for a turbo for the ZM-DE engine in my car.
Any experience, comments, advice?
Thanks
September-7th-2003, 12:12 PM
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Unless you go custom, this is your only option. Its a pretty good setup too. One of our members has one and he is boosting close to 200hp.
I may do a custom setup. When I upgrade the turbo in my Nissan, I'm going to keep the turbo and use it for my protege w/a TMIC.
Unless you go custom, this is your only option. Its a pretty good setup too. One of our members has one and he is boosting close to 200hp.
I may do a custom setup. When I upgrade the turbo in my Nissan, I'm going to keep the turbo and use it for my protege w/a TMIC.
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September-9th-2003, 10:43 PM
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FOR SALE-- 1.6L Turbo kit for Mazda Protégé!
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Turbo kit plus a Wing West bumper and Bosal Exhaust system. Turbo kit includes a newly rebuilt T25 turbo with Wagnermotorsports.net exhaust manifold, down pipe, compressor to throttle body pipe, and oil lines. System has a Blitz BOV, Vortec FMU with calibration kit with 12:1 installed, TurboXS manual boost controller. Everything ready to bolt up. Asking $1800.00 local pick up or $2000.00 shipped. System easily upgraded with front mount inner-cooler and/or down pipe with cat converter from Wagnermotorsports.net.
September-10th-2003, 10:52 AM
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How much boost does the wagnermotorsports turbo give? I want a turob but don't want to affect reliability/drivability of my daily driver. Just want more power. Also afraid of turbo lag especially w/ 4speed auto.
September-10th-2003, 08:03 PM
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September-27th-2003, 10:46 PM
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www.prostreetonline.com has 2 diffent turbo setups for the mazda protege 1.6 liter engine.. one is a 30% boost .. for the person who just wants a lil bit more and the extreme package that gives a 56% increase. the extreme kit is a full kit. it comes with turbo manifolds intercooler all piping and a new fuel injector system. and the price isnt that bad about 2500 for entire kit and 1799 for other kit!
September-28th-2003, 02:33 AM
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Originally posted by ShogunProtege
www.prostreetonline.com has 2 diffent turbo setups for the mazda protege 1.6 liter engine.. one is a 30% boost .. for the person who just wants a lil bit more and the extreme package that gives a 56% increase. the extreme kit is a full kit. it comes with turbo manifolds intercooler all piping and a new fuel injector system. and the price isnt that bad about 2500 for entire kit and 1799 for other kit!
www.prostreetonline.com has 2 diffent turbo setups for the mazda protege 1.6 liter engine.. one is a 30% boost .. for the person who just wants a lil bit more and the extreme package that gives a 56% increase. the extreme kit is a full kit. it comes with turbo manifolds intercooler all piping and a new fuel injector system. and the price isnt that bad about 2500 for entire kit and 1799 for other kit!
October-23rd-2003, 02:16 PM
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Not to worry, supercharger ordered and on its way. Rotrex SP-30, with a sig. con., 2 bar MAP sensor, FM 2 fuel controller for the extra fuel injector, and a charge cooler kit to keep the intake air nice and cool... will post results once kit is installed...
October-23rd-2003, 02:35 PM
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Lots of brands available. Rotrex, Procharger, Vortex,.... just to name a few. And you can supercharge any car, any engine size, any number of cylinders. Easy to do, just need to get all the parts you need together. There is no ready-to-bolt-on "kit". After a lot of research, I decided to choose Rotrex. Check out their site, very cool.
October-23rd-2003, 03:00 PM
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I'm just going to get the kit from Wagner Motorsports. Its so dam cheap, so I figured "why not?". I already have a fast car, I'm just doing this to my 1.6l Pro so I don't get dicked around on the highway by ******* drivers.