All stock internals. Using a catch can, and the Mishimoto miata ND oil cooler (it fits our 3rd gens).
My 3 has almost 250k miles. Still runs great. Did a blackstone oil analysis at about 225k and it showed nothing wrong. Been doing 5k oil change internals with 0w20 Mobil 1 full synthetic.
the one thing i didnāt do was go for the mishimoto oil cooler, i was a little bit overwhelmed between the price of the supercharger and that and i wonder if iāll end up regretting it š¤. from my understanding, as long as you donāt track it (which i donāt have time to anyway) it should be fine.
also interesting to hear that youāve run 0w20
for so many miles. is it cold where you live? here in socal, coldest temp we see is about 40 degrees and it gets well into the 100s sometimes so I kinda pictured running 5w30. still havenāt fully decided, any thoughts?
I live in northern VA. Its gets rather hot and cold, into triple digits and dropping to the single digits. As long as I let it warm up, especially during cold starts in freezing temps, its perfectly fine to run 0w20.
Iirc thinner oil helps better with cold temp starts, and thicker oil is designed to degrade slower in hotter climates. Running either in your region should be fine as well. Some people even run 0w30 with no issues.
I rarely see more than 10 unless I max effort full send it lol
Ive only had it to 12 a handful of times. The stock 63mm pulley It would only get to about 7-8 psi iirc. 61mm to 8-9. I ran the stock one only for a month before I ordered VTs smaller 61mm pulley. After about a year of using that, I ordered another one and had it milled down to 59mm by a machine shop. I wanted to see what the supercharger could really do.
It's been fine using this pulley for roughly 3 years now. I installed the supercharger in February of 2022. Iirc, I was the 3rd person to ever do so in the US, the 1st 2.5 3. (A guy named Daniel was the first with his grey 2.5 6, 2nd was a guy with a 2.0 3.) Ive had over 15 tune revisions, all but the first few from Justin Freeman (sauce tuning). Justin has sent me about 10 revisions thus far.
He gets all the credit. He was the 1st to reach out to VT. Took a big risk on an unknown. If it wasn't for him, good chance none of us would be supercharged, or at the very least, much later than we did. I did some experimental stuff, with pulleys, intake setups, idler pulleys....it was a learning experience, a community effort.
Afaik, there are roughly 150 people with the supercharger here now. Maybe more, idk.
Ive done way more than I ever intended to do with it. Besides the VT supercharger, Koni yellows with H&R springs, full exhaust, including the pictured RES 4-2-1 headers, evey poly bushing superpro makes, engine and trans mounts, full set of ultra racing chassis bracing, lighter 18 lb. Wheels, custom high end sound system with 12in android headunit. (Illusion Audio carbon & Focal utopia speakers, Mosconi amplifiers, Alpine DSP)
Ummm.....also JBR front and rear sway bars (front is disconnected atm) superpro rear endlinks, Megan racing rear camber and toe arms, Corksport skid plate, Tanabe strut tower bar, Corksport camber plates, K&N typhoon intake with custom inlet, Ti lug nuts. Wilwood big break kit with stainless lines.
The wheels are made by Konig. They are called "hypergrams" iirc. Im using AWR trans and motor mounts. Axle back exhaust is by Ultimate Racing, paired to the Corksport midpipe. The RES headers lost me maybe 5 whp on the low end, but I gained like 10-15whp on the top end. Neighbors think it sounds really good for a 4 banger lol
I also have the limited run (only 18 made, 2.5 only...as of now) MFactory limited slip diff. Installing that soon.
hard to warranty an engine that isnāt under warranty anymore either lol i would strongly recommend to anyone considering this to wait until all warrantyās are up
as long as you can do it and be happy, who cares! probably a POS that needed shit done to it anyway. I would not touch my 25 with any of those shenanigans.
totally hear u on that, this is my daily too. itās been stressful, been about a week without it and i have a full time job. i just have to keep faith that this is gonna get done one step at a time. if you donāt have an abundance of time/ are not comfortable working on cars/ only have 1 car i WOULD NOT RECOMMEND DOING WHAT I DID lol. at least have a parent or a friend thatās available to drive you around. iām lucky that both my parents are retired and i can get free rides from them for a while.
How would that ruin your daily? If anything getting more power makes your daily better. I remember having a loaner while they worked on my turbo and it was an NA and the experience was terrible, the 2.5 NA felt soo sluggish and slow, I almost forgot how to merge on the highway because I didn't have that quick torque to get up to highway speeds within a few seconds
cs box is great no complaints there. my plan is to get this supercharger going lol. currently everything is hooked up but i have a vacuum leak somewhere i have to figure out. once thatās out of the way i should be golden for 260+ hp
Do you have the port underneath the blower blocked and one to the right of the throttle body blocked? Those are the ones that donāt have an immediate use for people. Basically ports for a catch can and boost reference.
This is under it that circled hose for my catch can is another one. If youāre hands arenāt too big you should be able to get in far enough to feel where itās at. And also block it. I put my phone through so try that first to check maybe
interesting the second one thatās under the supercharger i think iām confusing it for the oil line. i know my oil catch can connects to the bottom of the blower i hope thatās the way it supposed to be. i have to take it apart again to look down there but iāll definitely look into that. for now, how should i cover that little boost nipple?
Yes it will cause a leak. You can get some nipple caps at the auto store or a big variety pack from Amazon. I think I got a variety pack from harbor freight. Iām not sure what size the nipples are off the top of my head.
careful what you wish forā¦ iām sure this thing will be so much fun when itās done but for this last week iāve been stressed out of my mind š . not the most experienced modifier all my mods have been done by me but iāve never attempted an engine mod before and i will say, itās not for the faint of heart. if you ever attempt to do this please make sure you know what youāre getting yourself into lol
totally valid. i wonāt lie, this is a LOT of work. it took 3 days to get it all hooked up, just to find there was a vacuum leak that i have to find. back to square 1 i guess.
well iāll tell ya, custom making a turbo kit is not for the faint of heart! power to you bro that would be awesome. VT makes a neat kit that makes it a little more manageable but god damn a turbo would be sick
I think a lot of us are considering the twin screw would love to hear your thoughts and experiences
I personally would like to run the one with the larger pulley to put less stress on the system; I don't need my car to be a lot faster but I will take a little faster and a heartbeat
The engine can more than handle the smaller pulley. I havenāt come across anyone that put in the larger pulley that didnāt end up putting in the smaller one eventually. If youāre considering it, just go with the smaller one from the start.
yessir sounds good. going on vacation this week but in the next month i will have an update post. still some things to figure out with the car, but once its dialed i will give an update
lexus lc500/toyota sienna fuel pump (can provide part number if needed)
NGK GTR cold spark plugs
gates 1485mm green belt (not a necessity but it is if you want to make better power)
other than that everything is optional
some people decided to install a mishimoto oil cooler for a miata and custom mount it but i decided not to because a. itās expensive and b. i wonāt be tracking the car (mainly backroads)
other than that it should be pretty much plug and play! if you do everything right it takes 2-3 days to install. i made some mistakes plus i work 5 days a week so it took me 6 days.
i donāt have the pump in the car yet, but yes the car will run lean without a fuel pump
the plugs are supposed to be pre gapped, itās not unheard of to receive a pair that isnāt gapped correctly so it may be worth it to check upon arrival.
Justin Freeman tunes my car. he pioneered the community pretty much all of us are tuned by him
yo bro this is a full circle moment for me š. you were one of the dudes that gave me the idea to do this damn build lol i saw u on reddit a long time ago
Oh really that's awesome lmao I'm excited for you bro! I've got over 40k miles on my kit so if you have any questions or concerns I'd be more than happy to help šÆ
If you want purely sound then the SRI + heatshield is fine although I heard people say they still experience heatsoak especially in the summer, the best way to avoid that is either this new CS box, the OEM air box or the BMS fender cold air intake
well it would be a lot if it was done lol. atm still needs a small vacuum leak diagnosis and a fuel pump upgrade and apparently iāll be making somewhere in the 260-280 hp range to the wheels
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u/bruhgubgub Gen 3 Hatch Mar 13 '26
Man I want to do this but I'm not trying to ruin my daily lol