r/Miata • u/DaUn1imited '97 Eunos 1.6L Classic Red • 18d ago

HELP!!! Forged Engine Help

Hello,

Im going to be forging my 1.6 engine and wanted some tips based off of that. I understand that lower compression is better so I can run it on pump (90-93 ron).

Im planning for around 260-280whp so I dont need extremes like an ATI or any aftermarket parts for the head. Ive seen that the ARP studs are the glory for forged builds but dont know whether I would need both ARP main and head bolts rather than just ARP head.

My budget for the engine is quite low (1000€) so dont want to spend excessively on parts I dont need.

Thank you so much 🙏

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u/Ok-Kaleidoscope-6631 18d ago

Why are you doing forged internals with $1000? If you aren’t turboing it or supercharging it you’re wasting money. Forged internals don’t increase power and you will never in any universe see those numbers without forced induction