The old car was 120bhp and weighed about the same, and it is a great fun car to drive.
There is an obsession with horse power, Mazda instead focus on a fun drive and great handling which can be enjoyed by all.
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The old car was 120bhp and weighed about the same, and it is a great fun car to drive.
There is an obsession with horse power, Mazda instead focus on a fun drive and great handling which can be enjoyed by all.
130-150 is fine for an MX5. I drive my girlfriends MK2.5 often enough and whilst it isnt as quick as my S2000 in straights or corners, it has an element of fun about it that not many other cars have.
I have recently driven my mums new 125bhp ecoboost fiesta a bit and it does have a fantastic chassis for an economy focussed mini hatch, and the engine is a real surprise. it isn't as much fun or as rewarding as an mx5 in the slightest.
onto the reason I came into the thread:
Girlfriends MK2.5 needs a new cat back. aftermarket is an option here.
what's best for the money, I think she is looking for something with a bit of a sporty tone but sub 500 ideally.
looking at the Racing Beat option but cant find a center pipe to go with it for a 2000-2005 car
any help?
I have recently driven my mums new 125bhp ecoboost fiesta a bit and it does have a fantastic chassis for an economy focussed mini hatch, and the engine is a real surprise. it isn't as much fun or as rewarding as an mx5 in the slightest.
onto the reason I came into the thread:
Girlfriends MK2.5 needs a new cat back. aftermarket is an option here.
what's best for the money, I think she is looking for something with a bit of a sporty tone but sub 500 ideally.
looking at the Racing Beat option but cant find a center pipe to go with it for a 2000-2005 car
any help?
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Glad it's all sorted now and you've got it back. I've found out the roof on my new one leaks so that's going to be fun to swap.
I have the full RB system including manifold and I've had the centre section and back box for a good 8 years on it and its still in great condition. I have the unsilenced centre section though and it is a trifle loud.
is this what you are looking for?
http://www.racingbeateurope.com/maz...ainless-steel-race-connecting-pipe-1579-p.asp
If you want racing beat use the discount code here...
http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=184537
Should get you 15% off.
I have a racing beat stainless manifold on my mk3, it's great quality, looks pretty much brand new still, very shiny with hints of blueing (where as the piper made stainless manifold on my fiesta went discoloured and manky really quickly).
http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=184537
Should get you 15% off.
I have a racing beat stainless manifold on my mk3, it's great quality, looks pretty much brand new still, very shiny with hints of blueing (where as the piper made stainless manifold on my fiesta went discoloured and manky really quickly).
Looks like that centre pipe de-cats the car too according to the RB website, so not really suitable for a road car.
As Will mentioned above, use the 15% off discount code on Nutz if you want the Racing Beat rear silencer. I'd then be tempted to just get a stainless centre pipe made up at a custom exhaust place. I was quoted £140 to get one made up for my mk2 up in Newcastle. Either that or MX5 Parts have one listed for £150: http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/stainless-steel-centre-section-mk25-p-1250.html Might be worth checking that its all stainless though, not sure why the front half is black?
Jetex also offer a 2 styles of full stainless systems: http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/perfo...m-63-5mm-diameter-single-round-100mm-tailpipe and http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/perfo...ameter-duplex-lr-single-round-100mm-tailpipes
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need abit of help chaps, my dads 2000 mx5 has got the abs light on all the time. Theres no OBDii port so ive done the paper clip test to check for codes and it comes up with 3 codes
11 - Right Front Wheel Speed Sensor Open circuit or Short to power supply
12 - Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor Open circuit or Short to power supply
51 - Valve Relay fault
i think the speed sensor is these?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Front-Lef...tDomain_3&fits=Model:MX-5&hash=item1c4bd93332
Not sure about the valve relay though, ive had a look at the abs control unit and theres 2 black relay's there, i wonder if thats them?
11 - Right Front Wheel Speed Sensor Open circuit or Short to power supply
12 - Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor Open circuit or Short to power supply
51 - Valve Relay fault
i think the speed sensor is these?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Front-Lef...tDomain_3&fits=Model:MX-5&hash=item1c4bd93332
Not sure about the valve relay though, ive had a look at the abs control unit and theres 2 black relay's there, i wonder if thats them?
Having seen the Evo track car of the year thingy I spoke with BBR this week. They now have a stage 2 which gives a Mk3 over 300bhp which I think in 1150kg's will make for a very rapid car and watching the Evo vid it really picks up speed on track. Anyone got any experience o their turbo conversations?
I've been in a 260bhp mk3 turbo Road car and a 335bhp mk3 turbo track car.... Never driven them though. The track car around a wet Donington was somewhat lively to say the least!
Very rapid and a very neat conversion. However there have been some problems with heavy track use.... I believe BBR have redesigned the turbo manifold to a cast item, rather than a tubular item, as the tubular one can warp and blow the exhaust gasket for cylinder 3. Not a problem for road use from what I've seen though. BBR are a good outfit to deal with in terms of customer service though in my experience, I've got their cams in my mk3 and had them map it...definitely recommend them and the super200 conversion is a load of fun. They are doing an even more powerful naturally aspirated conversion too if that's your thing... Throttle bodies and 220 odd bhp...
If going to those sort of power levels as the turbo you will want to do something with the suspension and brakes too.
Very rapid and a very neat conversion. However there have been some problems with heavy track use.... I believe BBR have redesigned the turbo manifold to a cast item, rather than a tubular item, as the tubular one can warp and blow the exhaust gasket for cylinder 3. Not a problem for road use from what I've seen though. BBR are a good outfit to deal with in terms of customer service though in my experience, I've got their cams in my mk3 and had them map it...definitely recommend them and the super200 conversion is a load of fun. They are doing an even more powerful naturally aspirated conversion too if that's your thing... Throttle bodies and 220 odd bhp...
If going to those sort of power levels as the turbo you will want to do something with the suspension and brakes too.
Interesting because in my conversation with BBR they did suggest that track use was not really what their car was about, due to the additional heat and the fact that most races are 20 minutes and done, track days can be 4-5 hours hard work. The throttle body 220bhp mod is a really nice option too as i think 300bhp would be a big compromise on an MX5 without significant additional work to suspension and brakes.
I am considering them putting a new engine in my race car with 300bhp however, that will make a fantastic race car.
I am considering them putting a new engine in my race car with 300bhp however, that will make a fantastic race car.
In the mk1?
Yeah the BBR kit is / was a bit dodgy for some people...depends on your usage i guess.
http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=180970
http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=180970
Yup
When I spoke to them there was a comment about using it for track work and it not really being suited so there is obviously some noise about this. I'll have a read of that thread when I have some time.
There is something of an axe to grind from Paul Roddison in that thread, slight pinch of salt required to some of the comments from him I feel given the massive fall out he has had with BBR over various matters (yes BBR would not pay Paul Roddison to conduct warranty work to fix cars with the BBR turbo kit for people who had problems, but this is purely because of his previous poor workmanship on cars he'd fitted kits to, which BBR later had to rectify themselves...this is not explained properly in the thread).
Having used both tuners (Roddisons and BBR) and spent 4 figure sums with each I know my car would not be going to Roddisons again and I am not the only one who feels that way, BBR I would go back to happily though.
That thread is about the mk3 turbo kit that BBR developed themselves too, the mk1 turbo kit they sell now is a rebranded BEGI kit I believe, sourced from the US, so totally different really.
If I was after a 300bhp mk1 engine build for track work I'd also be speaking to Ardler Automotive (a very nice looking and newly engineered turbo kit available through these, manifold is a work of art and above the usual log manifold design used on these) and also AK Automotive who built and race a very high powered mk1 turbo (390 odd bhp).
Reliability is tricky at these power levels on track, gearbox as much as the engine itself mind. With used 6 speed gearboxes being so cheap most seem content to just replace the gearbox several times over a track or race season, rather than the hugely expensive options of a properly engineered gear set (the quiafe one is crap and gives better ratios for racing but is no stronger than standard) or a gearbox conversion to something stronger.
Having used both tuners (Roddisons and BBR) and spent 4 figure sums with each I know my car would not be going to Roddisons again and I am not the only one who feels that way, BBR I would go back to happily though.
That thread is about the mk3 turbo kit that BBR developed themselves too, the mk1 turbo kit they sell now is a rebranded BEGI kit I believe, sourced from the US, so totally different really.
If I was after a 300bhp mk1 engine build for track work I'd also be speaking to Ardler Automotive (a very nice looking and newly engineered turbo kit available through these, manifold is a work of art and above the usual log manifold design used on these) and also AK Automotive who built and race a very high powered mk1 turbo (390 odd bhp).
Reliability is tricky at these power levels on track, gearbox as much as the engine itself mind. With used 6 speed gearboxes being so cheap most seem content to just replace the gearbox several times over a track or race season, rather than the hugely expensive options of a properly engineered gear set (the quiafe one is crap and gives better ratios for racing but is no stronger than standard) or a gearbox conversion to something stronger.
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Will, yeah I'd hope anybody reading that thread I posted would realise that Roddinson was going after BBR in that thread and that there's history there....
That said, I was linked to it by someone at AK Automotive! They reckon you can't turbo a Mk3 to high power for track use without a whole new head to avoid the risk of the manifold going and they've seen the result of it happening.
That said, I was linked to it by someone at AK Automotive! They reckon you can't turbo a Mk3 to high power for track use without a whole new head to avoid the risk of the manifold going and they've seen the result of it happening.