At my local performance shop the owner told me about a turbo kit that seems to be a good deal but what do you guys think:

t20 turbo
internal wastegate
feul pressure reg
blow off valve
front mount intercooler
and all the necessary piping

the price of this including installation is $2300

 

that sounds ok but i would rather get a bpt out of a gtx/r easier that way and less money

 

agreed.

 

Yeah but how common are BPT's or GTX/R's?

 

pretty common check ebay

 

i heard that our egines the NA Dohc bp's are better for turbo considering the fact that we have higher compression pistons and the fact that we have better flowing heads,
so i figured the only parts from the bpt i would really want are the turbo accessories,
but if i got the turbo stuff from the bpt my turbos would not be as interchangable (upgradeable) as garret series turbos.

 

get a bpt put some miata pistons and do some head work and some exhaust work and i think u'll like it

 

or get a gtr, swap in a N/A head, get 3" turbo back, and an ACT 6-Puck and Haltech and run 12s all day

 

Add to that some 99-01 cams and solid lifters from A miata.
Hell, if you've got an LX just get the BPT and swap the head off your LX. Well, you might want to get it rebuilt if you've got highmileage. a bit more $$$ but then ****, you've got a rebuilt head

 

exactly

 

very true.

 

The miata cam would not be that great with a turbo set-up, the overlap is to long

 

i asked the guy at the performance shop about the gtx idea, he said the engine plus the installation and front mount ic and the cost of piston exchange, and head swap, would end up costing more than the kit and kit install.

 

u dont need to swap pistons or the head. its just a nice thing to have

 

well i have a 93 lx and i recently did the bpt swap and it eneded up costing about $3500 in just parts we did the swap so thelabor was free.

$650 engine
$300 fmic core
$200 custom intercooler piping
$350 clutch
$ 650 corksport re programed ecu
$350 550 cc injectors
$100 guages

well you get the picture i think you should go for it.
well you get the picture i think for the price including labor is