Miata Turbo and 1.8l vs 2.0L
 

Ok i did a search and can't find anything about this. Why would a turbo for a 1.8L Miata not work on our 99-00 Proteges? Or even a Supercharger?? Also if anyone makes a turbo for a 2.0 (the MP3 or 2001+ cars) would it work for a 1.8L.(And the 1.8L i refer to is the FP. As i believe that is the engine in our cars.)

so does that mean any turbo itself would wor? i just have to make my own turbo manifold, piping, and mod. my ECU.
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To address the first part of your question, the other posts are right. The 1.8L engine in the Miata shares nothing with the 99+ Protege engine. Take a look under the hood of a Miata and you will see what I mean :)

To address the second part of your question, yes, a turbo/supercharger kit for a 2.0L should theoretically work on the 99-00 1.8L. The engines are basically the same except that the 2.0L has a longer stroke and a slightly different ignition system.

and...
 

if you are looking for a turbo/supercharger kit for your 1.8, knight turbos has one for sale...

http://www.geocities.com/knightturbos/

i contacted them about it a while ago, but it is waaaaaaaaaay too expensive for me right now. (more than half the price of my car)

ben

Re: Re: and...
 

How do you know?:dunno:

Re: Re: Re: and...
 

Show me a car with a functional Knight turbo system.

Somebody on another mailing lists I used subscribe to tried to find just *one car* and was unable to do it. Considering that Mr. Knight advertises turbo systems for just about every vehicle with an internal combustion engine, this is very telling IMHO :eek: