HKS Turbo kits...
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pmanson

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13,388 posts

276 months

Friday 30th July 2010
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Roughly how much power with this be running?

I'm planning a return (at the end of the year) to MX5 ownership but will be looking for a charged car. The one on the link would be my perfect spec.

Are the engines in the Mk1/Mk2 the same?

piefacemate

592 posts

194 months

Friday 30th July 2010
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Doesn't appear to be intercooled, off the top of my head think they were good for 150bhp.

Didn't HKS go bust?

pmanson

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13,388 posts

276 months

Saturday 31st July 2010
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Not sure. Ideally i'll be looking for a car with around 200bhp.

paul99

818 posts

266 months

Sunday 1st August 2010
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I looked the the HKS kit a fair few years ago before i got my supercharger. They are reasonable kits in basic form (About 170-180 BHP from a £2k kit on a 1.8 NB) it uses a T25G sleeve bearing Garrett turbo ultimately capable of about 240bhp. The manifolds were well know to split if relief cuts were not made and the kit didnt provide any pipe work for using water cooling on the turbo, but that can be added quite easily iirc.

If you want more power from the basic setup you would need an intercooler and a full ECU/injectors (The F-Con mini is not up to anything past the standard kit). It's not a bad kit but not all that many were sold in the UK.



Edited by paul99 on Sunday 1st August 09:45

5harp3y

1,966 posts

222 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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pmanson said:
Roughly how much power with this be running?

I'm planning a return (at the end of the year) to MX5 ownership but will be looking for a charged car. The one on the link would be my perfect spec.

Are the engines in the Mk1/Mk2 the same?
Knew it wouldn't be long!

pmanson

Original Poster:

13,388 posts

276 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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ssshhhh!

_Batty_

12,268 posts

273 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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Mr Flibbles has one on a mk2. ran i think 156bhp non intercooled.
after intercooler etc made 196.
now with injectors should make 230 smile
send him a pm about it

Matt

MrFlibbles

7,774 posts

306 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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_Batty_ said:
Mr Flibbles has one on a mk2. ran i think 156bhp non intercooled.
after intercooler etc made 196.
now with injectors should make 230 smile
send him a pm about it

Matt
Matt has totally made these figures up.

My car was running the exact same set up when i picked it up and it was RR'd at 169@the fly (none intercooled). Which to be honest gave more than sufficient performance.

If you want to go further than that you'll need to fit an FMIC, swap the F CON mini for something with more adjustability and some injectors.

MrFlibbles

7,774 posts

306 months

Tuesday 10th August 2010
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MrFlibbles said:
_Batty_ said:
Mr Flibbles has one on a mk2. ran i think 156bhp non intercooled.
after intercooler etc made 196.
now with injectors should make 230 smile
send him a pm about it

Matt
Matt has totally made these figures up.

My car was running the exact same set up when i picked it up and it was RR'd at 169@the fly (none intercooled). Which to be honest gave more than sufficient performance.

If you want to go further than that you'll need to fit an FMIC, swap the F CON mini for something with more adjustability and some injectors.
Just re read that and it sounded a bit harsh on poor Matt. Sorry mate, still love you.

OP - I'm only in MK if you want a spin.

pmanson

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13,388 posts

276 months

Tuesday 10th August 2010
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I thought I read somewhere that you'd moved to MK... how are you settling in?

I live in Leighton Buzzard but work in Shenley Wood (and at the Flying Fox on the A5 at the weekends)

MrFlibbles

7,774 posts

306 months

Tuesday 10th August 2010
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pmanson said:
I thought I read somewhere that you'd moved to MK... how are you settling in?

I live in Leighton Buzzard but work in Shenley Wood (and at the Flying Fox on the A5 at the weekends)
Been here 9 months now! Lived in 4 flats since I've been here but finally settled in at Campbell Park. MK is an aquired taste, but i like it. The road network makes so much SENSE!

pmanson

Original Poster:

13,388 posts

276 months

Tuesday 10th August 2010
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MrFlibbles said:
pmanson said:
I thought I read somewhere that you'd moved to MK... how are you settling in?

I live in Leighton Buzzard but work in Shenley Wood (and at the Flying Fox on the A5 at the weekends)
Been here 9 months now! Lived in 4 flats since I've been here but finally settled in at Campbell Park. MK is an aquired taste, but i like it. The road network makes so much SENSE!
9 months already! I've heard of Campbell Park but couldn't tell you where it was.

I always seem to leave MK on a different road to the one I arrived on.

Must be time for PH beers again