I wanted to be on the road the whole time, so I had to collect little by little.
Fast - Cheap - Reliable: Pick any two. This is the formula for modifying a vehicle. I chose cheap and reliable, so I'm never going to be pushing 150rwkW out of this baby, or dragging Skyrines from the lights while both wheels scream with smokey pain...
What I wanted: low down torque, and enough power on tap to be able to overtake when you need to (Hi Stefan
That one is a special mention because I have heard you say it time and time again, \"that would be the only reason to go FI.\" Du hast Recht. 
).I started looking for bolt on kits, but nothing anywhere near my price range included an intercooler.
A must in Brisbane heat IMO if I want \"reliable\" to be my choice. The more I looked, the more I realised that a lot of those kits were missing essential parts, or contained parts that would need replacing. After finding www.miataturbo.net I decided to build a DIY kit with what the parts I wanted to have, at about the same price as pre-built kit from GReddy. Obviously my power goal was to match the stock GReddy kit, (so, nowhere near \"fast\") but produce that power more safely with an intercooler and a better fuelling system.The basics:
T25g turbo from an SR20det from a 180SX
GReddy eManage piggyback - fuel and timing control, as well as a very cunning closed loop device for while on boost
EBay intercooler
89 Toyota Supra 305cc Injectors
Heaps of custom stuff (fabbed with the help of several very good mates!
)Here are heaps and heaps of pics (some are of the same thing) that are in no particular order. If you have any pics (PT and Sabretooth, I'm looking in your direction) please post them up!
Cooling Pro Radiator is a must before I get anywhere near the track again.
