MX3 97 1600 Turbo?

[JH1rvey]

Hi everyone i'm knew to the site and am looking for some help. My dads giving me he's 3 but i've always found it to be a little slow. Turbo or Super is the easyest way I can think of to get what I want. after all what I would idealy want is a Celica GT4 so you can tell I love my speed, but at 22-23 insurance would just laugh at me.

I'm woundering just what I will need to upgrade my MX3 to a turbo/supercharger?

It's a 97 'R' plate example I will be rebuilding the engine in the coming years as she's got nearly 150k an when I do I'll be wanting to add a turbo.

Has anyone done the DOCH TWIN. There is a guy deals with exuasht not far from me an so i'm sure he can rig somthing up as he makes the exaust from scratch.

He's good he managed to rig a 3' exuasht on a Starlet Glanza 'V' straight through.

So any help will be apreciated. Thank you

[Ryan]

You've got an odd year of car. 1.6L DOHC, OBDII.

Generally speaking, if you want performance, you're starting on the worst platform this car offers.

If you just want to boost it:

-No one really runs superchargers. We've found turbo to me tenfold easier, and just as effective.
-Check worklogs, FAQ's and use the search link. I don't really want to research your project for you, and if you have no idea what you're doing, you'll fail anyway.
-Most will recommend full standalone, such as Megasquirt. Gets rid of the OBDII bull as well.
-Where are you located? I'm pretty sure 97's didn't come in North America....

[RS_OBD'oh_2]

Norhing wrong with boosting an OBDII b6. Unless its an automatic.
save some money and never stop reading. I'll be roasting ZE's when my clutch gets in.

[JH1rvey]

That model might not not have come to the US as it was built and stayed in the UK, however i'm not one to give up just because it's the wrong engine worst comes to worse i'll do an engine transplant from the MX6 V6.
Would the 323 Tubs fit in? Don't ask me where I'll find one, but that's another story.

[RS_OBD'oh_2]

no v6's.
the 323 can fit (turbo and mani). - but this is only one very small piece.

First off. Do you have an Auto or Manual tranny?
I would not think about a turbo upgrade on an auto. Not really worth all the work, unless you end up going standalone ems.

Have you searched? Have you checked out any of the worklogs? All your options have been done and documented here. All you have to do is find them.

[10secSim]

i'm working on a batch of b6 turbo manifolds right now they will be 500$ can and will have a t3 flange and external waste gate flange for a tial 38 mm waste gate

[JH1rvey]

Its a manual car even If it was automatic I know a place by me they can do almost anything with tranny's and box's they rebuilt my old Xsara VTR so as it would cope of the motorway's better with a stronger final drive an a differnet fifth gear ratio, they also put a race clutch in it. where ever that car is I bet that the owner is haveing a load of fun.

[10secSim]

it's also very easy to swap over to 5 speed...search on this forum and you'll find soem how to....that's what got me to switch from auto to 5 speed...cost me 500$

[RS_OBD'oh_2]

slighty more involved on the OBDII

[JH1rvey]

The car is defenatly a manual with the usal MX3 noticeyness .