1997 Mazda 323/Proteg 1.3 Can i turbo it?

[JamieR]

1997 Mazda 323/Proteg 1.3 Can i turbo it?

hello all, JamieR here, new to the forum and excited to find a Mazda community online.

I'll get straight to the point, I've heard alot about mazda turbo engines on familias, protegs and 323's, I want to know is there any kind of it i can buy to turbo my 1.3 lump.

i am currently working on cosmetics, as i cant afford insurance on a bigger engine, i want to get as much as I can out of this one.

I am an apprentice mechanic and grew up working on engines so hopefully i could tackle it.

any other performance suggestions are appreciated also.

Current Mods;
exhaust
de-cat
intake (induction kit)

then some cosmetic mods.

 

[tweety2300]

You can turbo anything, my brother is planing to turbo his scooter in the near future. You will have to find a manifold or have one made, that's the hardest part, everything else isn't car specific

 

[JamieR]

yeah, i would need a stand alone ecu? to control fuel injection when on boost? or i could have the original ecu remapped to do this. i agree the manifold is the hardest part.

i wonder has anyone done this before on this forum.

thanks for reply

JamieR

 

[tweety2300]

With the 1.3 probly not, many have done it with the 1.8 though. Which you should consider swapping into yours first.

 

[JamieR]

yeah i thought that, i wonder would a glanza 1.3 turbo fit under the hood. . like mounts etc . . i'm still in dream land. . if only swapping engines was as easy in ireland, i might consider it.

 

[tweety2300]

You can always order one, you'll need mounts wire harness, and trans. Manifolds are easy to come by for them.

Just do a search and see what other cars use the same flange that you can get a manifold for.