D Beddows
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| posted on 25/9/10 at 08:13 PM |
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Smiles Per Mile ;)
As some of you know I've effectively swapped most of my kit car bits for an MK1 MX5..... why I didn't do it earlier I have NO idea! , I
now have a car I can actually drive (rather than something that would have cost me 7K at least and about 2 years of my life!), I could never have
built a car to the same spec as Mazda did and do you know what...... 115bhp is actually enough for lots of fun in the real world! My daily driver Saab
is actually much quicker and isn't far behind in terms of handling BUT The MX5 is just WAAAY more fun in an old school stylee  I'm a
happy man!
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clairetoo
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| posted on 25/9/10 at 08:16 PM |
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Just let me know when your ready for more power...........I'm just starting to make all the parts for another KL V6 conversion for an Mx5
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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big_wasa
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| posted on 25/9/10 at 08:29 PM |
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What can be done tunning wise ? 
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zilspeed
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| posted on 25/9/10 at 08:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
As some of you know I've effectively swapped most of my kit car bits for an MK1 MX5..... why I didn't do it earlier I have NO idea! , I
now have a car I can actually drive (rather than something that would have cost me 7K at least and about 2 years of my life!), I could never have
built a car to the same spec as Mazda did and do you know what...... 115bhp is actually enough for lots of fun in the real world! My daily driver Saab
is actually much quicker and isn't far behind in terms of handling BUT The MX5 is just WAAAY more fun in an old school stylee I'm a
happy man!
I would have one in a moment.
Ideally in Lotus gold leaf colours to upset the purists.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 25/9/10 at 09:12 PM |
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tuning? well the ma5da race cars get apparently 135-140 bhp from 'fairly' standard engines and personally I think that will be quite
enough for my level of driving talent! (and it came with a spare engine so I will be fiddling...) 200+ is easy with a turbo kit but nahhh, not
interested.
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lsdweb
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| posted on 25/9/10 at 09:36 PM |
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I've been sprinting and hillclimbing an MX5 all season and whilst it's not powerful (stock!) it's been a giggle. It's also won
a couple of trophies for class results and won the class in the Welsh Championship and my club championship outright.
Cracking car :-)
Wyn
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Flamez
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| posted on 26/9/10 at 07:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lsdweb
I've been sprinting and hillclimbing an MX5 all season and whilst it's not powerful (stock!) it's been a giggle. It's also won
a couple of trophies for class results and won the class in the Welsh Championship and my club championship outright.
Cracking car :-)
It could be the driver though
Wyn
my build mac1motorsports
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lsdweb
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| posted on 26/9/10 at 06:19 PM |
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It could be the driver though
Nope - no chance of that :-)
I'll pop and see you in the week if you're home.
Wyn
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