hello all im new here and checkin things out

[crazy irishman]

i drive a 93 mazda protege sohc and looking for some mod tips

[waynne]

Hi there crazy irishman. Another one from Ireland! What engine size is it and how much are you looking at spending on Modifications?

[crazy irishman]

its a 1.8 liter 4 cylinder sohc, what i want to do is put a turbo on it and push 15 pounds of boost and im having trouble finding parts and what parts to go with and also how to set it up, im from the usa but ive got irish blood in me

[crazy irishman]

the price reaily doesent matter i just want good parts and it set up right

[HDi fun]

Mazda is not known for weak engineering. Most of Mazdas petrol engines will stand just about anything. Retrofitting a turbocharger is going to be complicated, however.

You'll need to lower the compression ratio somewhat - oversize (thickness) head gasket and shorter con-rods are the things to do in preparation.

Cooling will be a problem. You need to find space for a charge cooler/intercooler otherwise you'll have detonation problems from the start.

[crazy irishman]

im want to go with forged dipped pistons to reduce the compression and forged rods as well but im having trouble finding the parts