Thread: Question about a turbo upgrade?

Quote: Originally Posted by MSP626 haha yes you are right. There are nothing but country folks here, i live in the country. Nothin but a bunch of rednecks drivin in their big ole jacked up pickups headin to a rodeo's. I live walking distance from a rodeo arena and there are no kidding 5 cow pastures just from my house to the nearest city, which is 15 minutes from my house. [There was no sarcasm in that at all lol] Hahaha, I'm in NY...

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Quote: Originally Posted by FLAMSP most def. ^ loving my cat delete. Trust me, I'm thinking about having a local shop build me a 3inch j-pipe/s-pipe back exhaust but I need other things addressed first. From what I understand a full exhuast is the best bang for the buck and really wakes the MSP up!

wow, thanks everyone for your relipes...it is greatly appreciated! I wasn't necessarily looking to upgrade my turbo, just getting am option mostly. I've never owned a fast street legal car before, besides my '71 Camaro which is pretty much only driven to the drag strip and back (because 9 mpg starts to hurt your pocketbook after alot of driving around lol), Im just looking to go a little faster . I treat my car like it's my...

FMIC is a great mod, it will really make top end more fun though you may notice a minimal lag since you will run more piping. My buddy setup his MSP a while back with a CS and he loved it, I highly recommend it. Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisonchang read this. http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showt...hp?t=123677826 I would definitely listen to krayziefox, he's from cedar falls. LoL.. ok, thanks bud

Do you have the HKS bov on your car now? Or do you just have it for later? The CS is good if you have that kind of money to spend on one I guess.. I offer FMIC kits on my website, I'm doing a sale right now too ($50 off) on them. Another thing you can do is look in the FS section, there is a MAM FMIC in there as well.

wow, 7-9 mins? my hks timer gets to 3 or 4, and usually the city driving to get home after i get off the highway it takes it down to 1 min.

Please stay away from this ebay kit, especially if your not sure what your buying. Its only going to cause problems and aggravation later on. Just do some bolt ons and a good tune, and I am sure you will be happy with the power of your first turbocharged Mazda. The gt25 is such a nice turbo, I do not know why everyone is so eager to get rid of it.

A ballbearing turbo like the one on the MSP, can last the life of the vehicle if treated like a princess... They don't wear the same as conventional bearings and are not succeptible to all of the same oiling issues. Unless you are shooting for a much larger horsepower gain, a turbo is not what you need to replace, unless yours is wrecked by something injested into it.