Mazda MX5 Turbo

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:00 pm

Hello!

Some may remember me posting on here years ago about my little red Micra that i was thinking of putting on the track. Long story short,went to turbo it,ran out of money,sold the turbo bits,bought another car.

Heres a little bit of History about the car,most is cosmetics but its always worth showing its progress in the past 12 months i've owned her.

Mazda Eunos Roadster
Registered 1991
Imported to UK 1998
1.6L

The Day i got her

Next was Coilovers,Mini Superlites 13x7j ET-7 and some camo graphics (to hide the bad paint work)

Then it was off to Norfolk Arena for my first Drift day!

A Slight issue with the battery

Post by **Ben** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:05 pm

Come on man, post faster - waiting for the shark

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:11 pm

November 2011 i got the diff welded

4-2-1 Manifold and stainless system inc decat

Another trip to Norfolk Arena

Hard Top and wheels got a lick of paint

Yet another trip to Kings Lynn

But this happened

Time for a change...

Took a road trip to Leake Street,London to visit the Banksy Graffiti Tunnel

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:15 pm

Dished Wheel,Sparco Sprint V Bucket Seat,Sparco 4pt Harness and TR LANE Roll Cage,soft top removed

Superlites resprayed,carbon ducktail bootlid,hard top spoiler

Made some carbon door cards

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:30 pm

Graphics removed and painted on Sharks Teeth

New wheels... XXR 530 15x8.25j ET0 195/45/15s

Carbon boot lid removed and sent back (had moisture under the clear coat) KG Works Boot Spoiler fitted

Next up was the Turbo Conversion (it was inbetween a few of the previous photos)

Garrett T25 Turbo
Greddy Manifold
Custom Downpipe
Intercooler & Pipes
Megasquirt ECU
RX8 420cc Injectors
Innovate MTX-L Wideband
Depo 52mm Boost Gauge
HKS Turbo Timer (not fitted yet)
Blitz BOV
Air Con Removed

Currently running 0.6 bar,unsure of power output as havent had it dyno'd yet

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:58 pm

The car has come a long way Chris and you've bought some really nice parts for that too

Would you still drift it in that spec or do you have the old wheels to swap it back etc?

Great effort with the project

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:59 pm

Blimey! One whole build thread done in one evening!:cheers2::D
That looks like a real hoot! Also looks like you were having a blast at the arena.
Ok i prefer the white car with the graphics.
Good luck.

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:09 pm

Awesome effort, and I love the way you've adapted the car as you've gone along.
Did you do the turbo conversion yourself?

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:03 pm

A month or so ago the welded diff went bang,so got another viscous diff back on (needed one on to get the car mobile again ready for the turbo).

I'd like to do a taster session at Snetterton before i go back into drifting. Although i love drifting (and i done the conversion to help with it),i love driving the car 'normally'.

Me and a friend fitted the parts on my drive over 2 months and someone from the MX5 forum came over to fit the ECU and map it. I'm just waiting on my data cable to come through the post,then its lots of reading up on how to use Tuner Studio

john B · Post by **john B** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 7:03 am

MX5 Turbo !!!! Another one........I can relate to that what a hoot It's smiles per hour......