turboing a 98 1.5 liter

[blakice]

I am new to the forum and to owning a Mazda. I got a 98 protege with the 1.5 and am lookin for info on what I can do to get better performance. Any info is much appreciated. Thanks

[txrxs]

i'm interested in this too, my girlfriend has a 97 1.5l that will be mine here in about a year:)

[65racecoupe]

I assume that there is a lot of miles on your engines, maybe 90K?. Be careful.

PM a vendor. That would be your best bet.

[pluto316]

Step 1: Get a new car.
Step 2: Modify that instead.
??
Step 4: PROFIT!


Or, you could swap in the FS-ZE engine for JDM +1 points if you had the money, or knew what you were doing.

[crispixoo7]

Step 1: Get a new car.
Step 2: Modify that instead.
??
Step 4: PROFIT!


Or, you could swap in the FS-ZE engine for JDM +1 points if you had the money, or knew what you were doing.


yup...i came to that unfortunate truth....your better off selling that and modding something easier and more worthwhile....like a miata, or if you need 4 doors....a nissan sentra se-R


just an example

[Lil Freek]

if you have time and money and want originality... mod the shit out of it..
:)

The best cars out there are the original ones

[pluto316]

if you have time and money and want originality... mod the shit out of it..
:)

The best cars out there are the original ones

"I just spent $10k on my Geo Metro, luckly it's original."

vs.

"I just bought a stock used Corvette for $10k, sadly it's only a Corvette."

[Lil Freek]

you have your view, i have mine.
welcome to reality, here's some candy.

[warrier04]

www.hiboost.com

i'm sure juan would be more than happy to help you find something for your car.

[blakice]

I want to stay original and the engine has 113+k miles on it. And as for the money issue well most of what I make goes into my car.

[peepsalot]

you have your view, i have mine.
welcome to reality, here's some candy.
Reality? (scratch) I thought this was candyland, I want candy too!

LOL, I was driving behind a geo metro the other day and wondering what it would be like to mod the crap out of it. They must be pretty light, right?

[Lil Freek]

then research more about turbos and all that jazz and get crackin' :)
it'll be an interesting car when all is said and done

[Lil Freek]

Reality? (scratch) I thought this was candyland, I want candy too!

LOL, I was driving behind a geo metro the other day and wondering what it would be like to mod the crap out of it. They must be pretty light, right?

1990 geo metro is 750kg, 1650lbs - nice and light. :)

[65racecoupe]

1990 geo metro is 750kg, 1650lbs - nice and light. :)

With a rockin 65 hp 3 cyl engine.

My parents bought a new one in 90. Blue stick shift.

[Lil Freek]

haha. nice!
my buddy had a Suzuki Swift.. he was convinced it was the slowest piece of shit to have every driven on the highway, especially with 5 full grown adults in it. The bodies have potential, as they're so light.. the engines.. not quite as much

[Shane5425]

they had a metro in my town that was turboed.. that thing was quick, i think he totaled it though..

[03.5MSP]

Its really not worth it. I payed $200 for an intake cause it was the only thing available for my 97 pro at the time. If you are deciding to go turbo it will have to be custom. But in my opinion doing an engine swap would be better. Get a BPT motor swapped in your pro. Its reliable and its not hard to make good power out of it.

[SlowPro98]

check out clubprotege.com for more 2nd gen info. that's where I get all my info.

for a 1/5, you're going to have to do a lot of custom work. the aftermarket support just isn't there. If you get an exhaust hung, see if you can have them bend up an intake, or DIY it with some piping from home depot. I'm going to try my hand at fabbing some plumbing and a new air box.

You could always try and get a better motor. There were a few heads on cp that were turboing their 2nd gens, but it was all custom.

I know that my BP won't be killin' em in the streets (even with DOHC). I'm building it up to last a long time, rather than a fast time.

[blakice]

check out clubprotege.com for more 2nd gen info. that's where I get all my info.

for a 1/5, you're going to have to do a lot of custom work. the aftermarket support just isn't there. If you get an exhaust hung, see if you can have them bend up an intake, or DIY it with some piping from home depot. I'm going to try my hand at fabbing some plumbing and a new air box.

You could always try and get a better motor. There were a few heads on cp that were turboing their 2nd gens, but it was all custom.

I know that my BP won't be killin' em in the streets (even with DOHC). I'm building it up to last a long time, rather than a fast time.

I got an APC cone filter for my Protege and just addin that noticed a huge difference in power. Example being this hill that I have to climb goin home from work I used to have to down shift into third just to accelerate and after addin the cone I was able to go up it and accelerate in fith gear, granted not fast but still it was pickin up speed (drive) And thanks for the web site.

[SlowPro98]

And thanks for the web site.

No problem. Also, if you got the $$ see about importing stuff from the Phillipines and such. The have some serious 2nd gens over there.

[SubXer0]

was driving behind a geo metro the other day and wondering what it would be like to mod the crap out of it. They must be pretty light, right?

just drop that suzuki swift gt motor in there and turbo it lol i for one would rather have a geo metro that can beat the crap outta people then a corvette that everyone knows is fast imo
peace
dante
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