DaveFJ
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| posted on 1/10/06 at 09:54 PM |
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New MX5 based Avon
Just been on the Tiger racing website and noticed they have announced they are developing a new Avon based on MX5 donor.....
could be good!?
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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JackNco
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| posted on 1/10/06 at 10:55 PM |
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dont see the point for a locost. westfield said they get donors in for about 1200, so i guess ude be paying that. and its less power. although
westfield say its easy to supercharge them.....
As u can tell ive only spoken to westfield about this.
reliability is a godo thing i guess. but just the idea of a 1.6 engine when u could just get a 2.0L zetec for cheaper, and tune up up cheaper.
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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chockymonster
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 06:21 AM |
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then why not go to the 1.8
Supercharging is really easy, Flyin' Miata do some great kits for them.
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JAG
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 07:30 AM |
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I think it's a great donor car and a great engine. All the whistles and bells (fuel injection, DOHC, 16V etc...), super reliable and quite cheap
these days. I've just bought a second 1.6 engine for £40  
Even at 1.6 and 116bhp there's plenty of fun to be had  and there's plenty of tuning bits and pieces even if you can't find room
for a blower.
[Edited on 2/10/06 by JAG]
Justin
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Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
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irvined
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 07:38 AM |
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I second that, mx5 engine is lovely - and for the most part they are bullet proof, the gearbox is nice too.
You can get a fair bit of extra power fairly cheaply, and there are plenty of turbo kits.
http://irvined.blogspot.com
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 07:44 AM |
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But it remains tobe seen if Tiger will do it justice!
cross fingers...........
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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MikeR
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 07:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by irvined
I second that, mx5 engine is lovely - and for the most part they are bullet proof
ahem ..... i've still got the video with a part going "tink tink tink tink" as you rattle the con rod big end against the crank
How about "they are reliable if you're not unlucky and let a girl drive"
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chockymonster
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 09:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
ahem ..... i've still got the video with a part going "tink tink tink tink" as you rattle the con rod big end against the crank
How about "they are reliable if you're not unlucky and let a girl drive"
Don't forget "and you don't get an early 1.6 (1990-1991) 1.6 engine with the Lightweight sports crank that has a nice habit of
wearing the crank nose causing the crank pulley to wobble and lose timing.
Would the conrod issue have had the early warning sounds of "oooh, I wondered what that funny noise was?"
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andrew.carwithen
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 09:09 AM |
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Thing to remember is that the Avon uses the Sierra as its donor which are beginning to become less commonplace as are parts such as type 9 boxes,
diffs etc.
There are few modern rear wheel drive cars and certainly not many that would be suitable in terms of ease of source and affordability as a new
generation of donor. I can only think of Beemers and the MX-5, with the Beemers probably being dearer than the little Mazda?
Just a thought, but hopefully Tiger have finally taken onboard the general criticism about the quality of the Avon bodywork etc. and see this as an
opportunity to take the Avon onto its next stage of development both in terms of new donor and quality.
I hope, however, they don't detract too far from the present Avon with regard to style and its diminutive proportions (afterall, that's
what made me buy one in the first place!)
Andy.
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irvined
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 10:36 AM |
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Ahh, but your forgetting mike, it did almost 130 miles with no big end bearing, started first time everytime, and still had decent oil pressure.
Yeah, when they do go bang, they really really do go bang though....
http://irvined.blogspot.com
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JAG
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 11:17 AM |
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diminutive proportions
I completely agree.
I have a Stuart Taylor car and the main reason I bought it is because it's relatively small.
Compared to MK Indy etc... it's quite a bit smaller. It seems that to get the Sierra bits in you have to enlarge the car and that immediately
reduces it's appeal for me. Most of these bigger cars weigh 650+kgs when finished.
[Edited on 2/10/06 by JAG]
Justin
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