Yes if turboing a non turbo engine. The big problem with experimenting
     along these lines is one or two detonations can fracture the three piece
     2 mm apex seals. That in turn can destroy and expensive rotor housing. If you
     are going to do this kind of experimenting change the apex seals to
     the 2 piece 3 mm variety. This means the rotor slots must be ground
     out from 2 mm to 3 mm. There is a good possibility the new RX8 style 2 mm
     2 piece apex seals now available for the 13B from Mazda will also
     solve this problem but so far we have had no feed back from the field.

     Unfortunately the three piece seals turned out to be a disaster
     for the turbo engines with anything more than the stock boost
     and a perfectly working fuel injection system. If a fuel pump
     or injector failed or some other problem causing the mixture
     to go lean the engine would detonate and fracture the stock
     2 mm three piece seals.

     Paul Lamar

I've got a stock 13BREW that I intend to run normally aspirated, but I'm setting up the engine compartment in such a way that I could conceivably put a turbo in in the future. I've got space between the engine and the firewall up high, just aft of the water pump. Hard to imagine that I would (Since I will be so busy building the scale P-38) but what is considered a good turbo to use for this engine?

Don't get excited about the P-38- I'm just kidding.

Brian Trubee

You could use the 90-91 turbo.

Paul Lamar
 
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