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GinG said:
cant believe in a Y reg car electric windows are still not standard!
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Agreed. I find it kind of shocking just how basic the car is really - despite having air conditioning (!) it doesn't have electric windows, ABS or steering wheel audio controls... which usually you'd expect to have in a car that has something as frivolous as aircon. Weird.
 
M3G4UK said:
Agreed. I find it kind of shocking just how basic the car is really - despite having air conditioning (!) it doesn't have electric windows, ABS or steering wheel audio controls... which usually you'd expect to have in a car that has something as frivolous as aircon. Weird.
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...yet you still bought it :p
 
newbie here, but this is my baby - a 1999 MX5 1.8.
A year ago i fitted an MP62 Supercharger, which means i have a dyno-proven 182bhp (up 50bhp on stock) which in a 1-tonne car makes for lots of fun.
Does a quarter-mile in 15 secs at Santa Pod, and its bags of fun on a trackday.
Other mods are:
Greddy Emanage Blue piggyback ECU
OZ Superleggera Alloys
KYB AGZ Adjustable shock with Flyin' Miata springs
Lotus Elise seats (uber light) with a custom leather/alcantara retrim
Custom dual exhaust
Honda s2000 start button
Hard Dog safety roll-over bars

Had her over 6 years now, and no intention to ever sell. Shes having some bits done soon (WB02 controller & boost gauge) which means i'll be able to tune the piggyback ecu via my laptop.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Daddy76/My MX5/IMG_3036.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Daddy76/My MX5/IMG_2775.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Daddy76/My MX5/IMG_2772.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Daddy76/My MX5/Crop10.jpg
Fanks for looking!
 
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Orange Peel said:
Nice car :) How difficult was the SC mod?
Surprised you're not getting into the 14's on the 1/4.
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Actually, the s/c was very easy for me - i just paid my mechanic to do it! It was fitted by www.performance5.com - the only good mx5 tuner in the south.
I probably could have fitted the hardware myself (you can do it in a day) but the wiring and tuning of the aftermarket ECU is hardcore stuff, and i wouldnt have felt confident doing it.

yeah, it should be capable of just under 15 secs, but i just cant get the traction off the line. Before the supercharger (with 132bhp) i just dropped the clutch at 3500rpm and zipped off to a 16.2 1/4 mile. The extra power means that when i do that now i sit on the start line spinning my wheels! Had to do a granny start and only floor it when i was rolling.

MX5's arent suited to drag racing due to the gearing we have - although some of the big power (250bhp) guys on our forum are in the 13's... oof!
 
InvaderGIR said:
It has wheels, an engine, and moves (albeit lethargicly), so it's better than nothing...mind you a pushbike is better than that. :p
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lol it's not quite so bad. it's a first car, it moves and can be a bit nippy when it wants to be, it's actually got more guts than a ford fiesta 1.4, which is good. i will eventually own an Audi A3... up until then I guess it's my little corsa. lol
 
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From a couple of weeks back.

Mine, agw's and westys (my old car)

Was a good weekend that, oh and thats invadergir in the brown hoody.
 
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