Someone's Twin-Charged An ND Mazda MX-5

Flyin' Miata - the crazed tuning firm behind the LS3 V8-powered MX-5 - has decided to strap a turbocharger and a supercharger to the ND's 2.0-litre inline-four

Wondered how Colorado tuning maniacs Flyin’ Miata could possibly top the LS3 V8-powered ND Mazda MX-5 it makes? Here’s your answer: by twin-charging the bejesus out of the car’s standard 2.0-litre inline-four.

Yep, not content with just bolting on a turbocharger from UK firm BBR GTI, Flyin’ Miata is experimenting with a setup which slots a supercharger into the mix. The turbo setup for this particular Miata on its own is - Road and Track reports - good for around 350whp, so what will be the result of it being force-fed an Edelbrock supercharger?

Flyin' Miata's test setup uses a turbocharger from UK-based BBR
Flyin' Miata's test setup uses a turbocharger from UK-based BBR

At this stage, it’s hard to know - the fuel system is one of several limiting factors. So what’s the car for? On the Miata.net forums, Keither Tanner of Flyin’ explained that the MX-5 RF test car was due to have its turbocharger swapped out for a supercharger as part of an R&D project, before the team changed tack and decided to trial the twin-charger setup. “We’d already talked about what we’d have to do to make a twin-charger, so we did it. We’ve known the packaging would work for months,” he said.

For now, it’s all about learning the ins and outs of the system. “We will have it up and running and we’ll learn a few things about how they interact. We’re curious as to what will happen as well,” he explained.

We’ll be watching this one with interest.

Featured image via Keith Tanner/Miata.net

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SAVAGE DOGG (Ping-Pong Gang) (Corvette Squad)

Much want

01/24/2018 - 12:53 |
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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

BOOOOOOST!

01/24/2018 - 12:54 |
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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

Alex Kersten New project for Phil?

01/24/2018 - 12:57 |
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In reply to by GTRTURTLE &#x1…

I can see him heavily breathing

01/24/2018 - 13:18 |
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Twin charge the V6

01/24/2018 - 14:09 |
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naahh, if i were him, i would go for v8 swap. too broke for twin-charging.

01/24/2018 - 15:34 |
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I’ve always wanted to see a cloud of rust cross the quarter-mile finish line at 120mph

01/24/2018 - 17:21 |
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Alex just got real aroused

01/25/2018 - 01:55 |
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Anonymous

Alex hevy breathing

01/24/2018 - 13:06 |
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Anonymous

More cars should be twin charged.

01/24/2018 - 13:29 |
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Zonda Man (Full Send Squad)

I wanna see a supercharged v8 made fom two hayabusas

01/24/2018 - 14:20 |
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Two Busas would just make an awkward bike to ride

01/24/2018 - 16:21 |
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Kenji (Oldsmobile Fan) (GoldWing Enthusiast) (wheel nut)

In reply to by Zonda Man (Ful…

stop stealing my ideas

01/24/2018 - 22:36 |
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I mean the Ariel Atom’s V8 its two busas mated together, so if you supercharged the Ariel Atom’s motor you would get what you want 😀

01/25/2018 - 07:29 |
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Dutchdirtbiker
01/24/2018 - 14:57 |
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Joel Peñaló

See I prefer this setup to the LS V8. Anybody can LS Swap an MX-5, but I like this better; it’s different

01/24/2018 - 18:13 |
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Jay H.

Sweet!

01/24/2018 - 18:33 |
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Joshua Persaud (Wagon/Estate Squad) (Sleeper Squad) I need a

Why in twin-charged systems, the turbos feed air into the supercharger? Can’t it sometimes be the other way around?

01/24/2018 - 21:38 |
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Dont think of it as the turbo feeding the supercharger, its more the supercharger PULLS the air from the turbo, so itll spin quicker and therefore drag more air in..get it?

01/24/2018 - 23:04 |
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