MX-5 Project log thread

woohoo, pic doesn't work (due to ImageShat I expect) but tbh I don't see why you should have much difficulty converting to electric windows. You can buy a kit with brand new regulators etc for a couple of hundred anyway if all else fails. As my post shows, it's only the cables that perish! And I don't mind people posting relevant stuff like that in my thread :)


Pete... Nice, glad to see it's coming on! Did you put that MS together totally from scratch?

Nice to see the engine bay is "ready" anyway.. I see the inlet pipe/air filter is positioned where the 'charger is going :D

I'm still pondering over making the move to "proper" fuel management, or even standalone. Dunno if the relatively minimal benefits are worth the cost though tbh.

Bryan, that filter is more or less where the JR SC filter sits. It's not 100% ideal (coldside would be nice lol) but there's options in respect of moving it, getting better airflow etc anyway. Intake temps are higher with the increased power anyway :p
 
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Howard said:
woohoo, pic doesn't work (due to ImageShat I expect) but tbh I don't see why you should have much difficulty converting to electric windows. You can buy a kit with brand new regulators etc for a couple of hundred anyway if all else fails. As my post shows, it's only the cables that perish! And I don't mind people posting relevant stuff like that in my thread :)


Pete... Nice, glad to see it's coming on! Did you put that MS together totally from scratch?

Nice to see the engine bay is "ready" anyway.. I see the inlet pipe/air filter is positioned where the 'charger is going :D

I'm still pondering over making the move to "proper" fuel management, or even standalone. Dunno if the relatively minimal benefits are worth the cost though tbh.

Bryan, that filter is more or less where the JR SC filter sits. It's not 100% ideal (coldside would be nice lol) but there's options in respect of moving it, getting better airflow etc anyway. Intake temps are higher with the increased power anyway :p
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Bryan - This is only a temporary setup, I have literally stuck an airfilter on where the outlet of the SC will go :D FYI I was getting intake temps of 50C maximum today.

Yep put the MS together from just the bare PCB, hardest bit was finding out what I should be doing. I have also fitted a wideband o2 sensor (LC-1) with a gauge fitted in one of the eye ball air vents, the air to fuel output of this is also plumbed into my MS, so that I can use autotune in Tunerstudio. Autotune is excellent, you basically tell it what air to fuel ratios you want, then just drive it around and it will adjust the fuel table (VE table) to reach these targets :D
 
I wouldn't know at all where to start tuning an ECU :( and I'd be too scared to put a rod through the block because I put too many digits or a decimal point in the wrong place :D
 
Where do you guys get your superchargers from?

I have seen this

http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=16224

but that's almost 3k if I get someone else to fit it as well as that!

That's 3k which + an oldish mx5 could go on something like a Z4 or S2000. I am guessing there is very little resale value on a SC set up mx5 as well. I wouldn't want to spend more than £2k + the £ of the car to get a FI'd MX5
 
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Where do you guys get your superchargers from?

I have seen this

http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=16224

but that's almost 3k if I get someone else to fit it as well as that!

That's 3k which + an oldish mx5 could go on something like a Z4 or S2000. I am guessing there is very little resale value on a SC set up mx5 as well. I wouldn't want to spend more than £2k + the £ of the car to get a FI'd MX5
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That's the MP62 kit, I have an (albeit older) Jackson Racing M45 supercharger kit, second hand, which cost me £1500 inc fitting. So if you buy an MX5 for under £2k and spend another £1500 or so on making it faster, plus a bit more to make it stop better, you're laughing. Pretty sure you can't get a Z4 or S2000 for £4k ;)
 
Pics working for me Howard.

Ive got a nice day ahead of me replacing my stock suspension with some Billies, I'll be back in a few hours with knackered knuckles:p
 
Howard said:
That's the MP62 kit, I have an (albeit older) Jackson Racing M45 supercharger kit, second hand, which cost me £1500 inc fitting. So if you buy an MX5 for under £2k and spend another £1500 or so on making it faster, plus a bit more to make it stop better, you're laughing. Pretty sure you can't get a Z4 or S2000 for £4k ;)
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You can get a newer MR2 Turbo though :p Congrats on all the work done Howard, you can enjoy a car far more if it hasn't got lots of annoying niggles!
 
Nice work mate, now get that rocker cover painted and the inlet manifold cleaned up haha. Always liked superchargers with their smooth power delivery and whine is cool but personally I prefer twin-scroll turbos myself, can't explain how good 2.4bar of boost is at 3000rpm, you get a funny feeling in your kidneys lol.
Am just forging my Evo engine at the moment ready for a GT3076R :)
 
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looks very good :) one thing on the ipod integration I'm pretty sure I killed my old ipod by having it "mounted" in exactly the same way...

A day driving around rather enthusiastically in the beating sun on a OCUK meet lead to it getting pretty warm and being bounced off either side of the plastic arm rest - the case will make a big difference with that but I'd look to get one of those sticky matt things to stop it sliding around so much!
 
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looks very good :) one thing on the ipod integration I'm pretty sure I killed my old ipod by having it "mounted" in exactly the same way...

A day driving around rather enthusiastically in the beating sun on a OCUK meet lead to it getting pretty warm and being bounced off either side of the plastic arm rest - the case will make a big difference with that but I'd look to get one of those sticky matt things to stop it sliding around so much!
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Haha interesting point! It's in there pretty tight with the other crap so should be fine :)
 
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