mx-5 vs S2k

[Sam]

How much does an mx5 weigh out of intrest ?

 

[Marf]

Around 1000kg

 

[loltim]

S2000, no question for me.

A properly built MX5 Turbo with forged pistons and rods, more turbo friendly cams and say a GT28R turbo could comfortably run 250hp and be *miles* faster than an S2000.

What if we add a turbo or a super charger to the S2000?

 

[Marf]

S2000, no question for me.



What if we add a turbo or a super charger to the S2000?

Then it would likely be faster, obvious no?

My point was he could have a faster car than the S2000 for the same budget as the S2000.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Point is that you could buy and MX-5 and turbo it for the same cost as an S2000, so buying the S2000 and spending more money on it wouldn't be a choice

You could use the same argument and say the extra it costs to supercharger / Turbocharge the S2000 could also be spent an an MX-5, 300bhp+ in that case.

*Edit, as above.

 

[Marf]

Also a turbo/sc kit for an S2000 is going to be considerably more than the cost of adding a turbo to an MX5.

 

[loltim]

OK but we aren't really comparing like-for-like when comparing a modified MX-5 with a stock S2000, that's all I was getting at.

I'd still rather have a stock S2000 than a FI MX-5 anyway.

 

[Marf]

Fair enough, to be honest if I had £9k to spend on a car it'd be one of these:-

 

[Lethagized]

Think i would go with the S2000. More power, looks nicer and rarer than the mx-5 Im not too keen on the Mk2 Mx-5's, but i do like the Mk3's. Everytime i see the front of the mk2's it reminds me of that car that turns into a boat http://images.forbes.com/media/lifestyle/2006/06/13/3_0613feat.jpg

 

[Simon]

My S2000 has 200hp/ton, anyway you get an electric roof, Torsen LSD and funky digi dash with the S2000

 

[Simon]

Also a turbo/sc kit for an S2000 is going to be considerably more than the cost of adding a turbo to an MX5.

About £3.5k.

But then you do get supercar performance

 

[Firestar_3x]

My S2000 has 200hp/ton, anyway you get an electric roof, Torsen LSD and funky digi dash with the S2000

The only important one in that list is the Torsen and the MX-5 has one of those anyways

 

[loltim]

Digi dash unimportant? NO

 

[Marf]

Digi dash unimportant? NO

Meh Astra GTE wannabe's

 

[scousegit]

I've got plenty of pics of the MX-5 euphonic in gunmetal if it helps

vs

above is mine


S2 F T W!

 

[Lethagized]

But then again, If you have a soft spot for classics/retro cars, you could go for this. Over 200bhp and under £2k! http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...ZDA&model=RX7&min_pr=&max_pr=3000&max_mileage

 

[Janesy B]

drive both, buy the one you prefer. simple as that

 

[L0rdMike]

Out of the 2 I would prob have the S2000.

 

[Freefaller]

Depends on the power yielded by the turbo conversion.

S2000 has a power to weight of 186hp/tonne.

A stock engined turbo MX5 putting out 200hp(pretty normal for a basic turbo conversion) would have a power to weight of ~200hp/tonne, and therefore be faster. Not massively faster but faster.

A properly built MX5 Turbo with forged pistons and rods, more turbo friendly cams and say a GT28R turbo could comfortably run 250hp and be *miles* faster than an S2000.

I achieved 236bhp on mine on stock internals with the T28. Ok I had a full ecu remap, custom turbo exhaust & downpipe, intercooler, upgraded clutch and a few other bits and pieces. At around 200 I achieved a 0-60 of 5.4 or so seconds, can't remember what 1/4 mile I did, with 236bhp I have no idea

They respond VERY well to a turbo conversion and so useable, incredibly linear power delivery with hardly noticeable lag at all, in fact it almost feels supercharged, though much more rewarding power delivery!

I miss mine

 

[Marf]

Cool! Do you mind me asking what that set you back in total? A friend is looking at doing the conversion so some real world figures would be good

Also how much boost did you need to get to your power figure?