NicT Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Picked this up for a track hack/joe manji car. Factory 1800cc LSD Manual Mazdaspeed exhaust BP8 was a shitload more gutless then i was expecting, with a whoping 130hp at the flywheel, and only 2.3hp more then the 1600 im not suprised. Silly car Very tidy body, no rust, mint interior, roll bar, cup holders, alarm, stereo, wof and reg. This is the straightest car i have EVER bought. My daily, RB30E R31 Skyline. I love this thing so bad. Uh-oh not content with just 1 egg beater i got 2. Have sorted enough good parts from the 2 of them to build 1 good motor. not pictured is sumps, through bolts, dowels and all the other small junk no one cares about. Also got a copy of DIY-RE, watched it 3 times over (all 4 hours of it) and will have a crack at building it myself to save myself the gillion dollars people pay for rebuilds. Next on the list is adjusties, nolethanes, wheels, air filter. Drive it, and rape it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 check out how caked up those rotors are looks like the radiator in your mx5-hoe is a bit brittle looking... prone to popping you gonna tang it to bits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Iv been waiting for someone to do this. Will be watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 That rotar is from one of the motors i got yesterday and pulled down. Shat an Apex and threw it around a housing so its stuffed. But it is a shitload of carbon thats for sure. Idea on why? Only got that motor cause i was giving mint end plates and housings but no little stuff (bolts, sump, front plate, eccentric, through bolts, dowels) and got it for $350 so i just grabbed it. Tango MX5 13b tallport with dirty carb and 12a bell on factory gearbox. 160 ~ 170hp, 10,000rpm. be good for a giggle. Inspiration is defiantely http://www.roadsterdrift.com Iv been waiting for someone to do this.Will be watching So have i, so i am. Be a long time til the tang goes in. Adjusties, wheels, nolethane, halfcage will all be done before i even think about putting the rota in. Defiantely get out and do a joe manji day or 2 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 running either too rich or wrong premix ration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 running either too rich or wrong premix ration... Odd they guy recons it was leaning out and then dropped a rotor. Obvious it dropped a rotor but i dont think it was leaning out. Person who rebuilt it before also went nuts on the gasket goo and the sump pickup was PACKED full of it. Im surpised it didnt run a bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Inspiration is defiantely http://www.roasterdrift.com subtle typo, think you meant http://www.roadsterdrift.com/ looking forward to the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rot808 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 you, this, oh shit yes was just about to suggest tangin dis owt, then you beat me to it if youre gonna self build you need to do a diy portjob too, thats where i went wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Some advise if your going to but some power throught the diff is rip it out and bin it. Bolt up a series 4/5 RX7 LSD diff head, pretty much bolts straight up. Just need to make a mount to support the nose. Use RX7 axles and fit toyota trueno (supercharged model) CV's onto the ends of the axels and they fit straight into the MX5 hubs. Fit a series 4/5 RX7 gearbox and make up a gearbox xmember. Theres heaps of room and everything fits well. Basically your fitting the whole RX7 drive train in. MX5 quite a bit lighter than RX7 Full sydways clutch dumps line locks you name it youl be sweet. Chur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Some advise if your going to but some power throught the diff is rip it out and bin it. Bolt up a series 4/5 RX7 LSD diff head, pretty much bolts straight up. Just need to make a mount to support the nose. Use RX7 axles and fit toyota trueno (supercharged model) CV's onto the ends of the axels and they fit straight into the MX5 hubs. Fit a series 4/5 RX7 gearbox and make up a gearbox xmember. Theres heaps of room and everything fits well. Basically your fitting the whole RX7 drive train in. MX5 quite a bit lighter than RX7 Full sydways clutch dumps line locks you name it youl be sweet. Chur Ive been waiting for someone with a wealth of knowledge such as this to say something. I thought the Series 4/5 boxes were to big for the trans tunnels on mx5's and you have to do a bit of chop chop to make it fit. I just did a epic drive out through maraitai, clevedon, beachlands just now. God i love this car. 120kmh through 65k turns. To fast to look at the speedo down the straights. I feel all nasty now like i just cheated on my gf haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterlex Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Looking forward to this. Such sweet car/motor combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 running either too rich or wrong premix ration... Odd they guy recons it was leaning out and then dropped a rotor. Obvious it dropped a rotor but i dont think it was leaning out. Person who rebuilt it before also went nuts on the gasket goo and the sump pickup was PACKED full of it. Im surpised it didnt run a bearing. running too much oil in a premix system will effectively make it run lean as too. it thickens the fuel and also dilutes it somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 yes, but it cakes shit up something wicked.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 in normal ( ) engines leaning out on too much lube leaves white shit on your pistons atleast thats what happened to my dingding in 5th gear wobble motors could be different i suppose maybe poos oil seals from rebuild? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Some advise if your going to but some power throught the diff is rip it out and bin it. Bolt up a series 4/5 RX7 LSD diff head, pretty much bolts straight up. Just need to make a mount to support the nose. Use RX7 axles and fit toyota trueno (supercharged model) CV's onto the ends of the axels and they fit straight into the MX5 hubs. Fit a series 4/5 RX7 gearbox and make up a gearbox xmember. Theres heaps of room and everything fits well. Basically your fitting the whole RX7 drive train in. MX5 quite a bit lighter than RX7 Full sydways clutch dumps line locks you name it youl be sweet. Chur Ive been waiting for someone with a wealth of knowledge such as this to say something. I thought the Series 4/5 boxes were to big for the trans tunnels on mx5's and you have to do a bit of chop chop to make it fit. I just did a epic drive out through maraitai, clevedon, beachlands just now. God i love this car. 120kmh through 65k turns. To fast to look at the speedo down the straights. I feel all nasty now like i just cheated on my gf haha. Ive seen rotary MX5 and watched the process of one being built many moons ago. I used to own one myself and think there pretty dam kool cars, especially with the price you can pick them up for now days. I did a 1UZ toyota V8 conversion to mine. Did the diff swap etc. If you can fit a W58 toyota 5 speed in one then a series 4/5 box will fit sweet. The geabox tunnels in the MX5's are huge, mainly because its what makes up alot of the strength in them being convertable. Have posted this pic befor but this was my old car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 *Sha-wing* Pitty about the wheels haha. May have to take this to oldschool track meet at taupo, will hit up the misses/boss tonight/tomorrow. Might try talk my dad into bringing down his 230atwkw ST165 GT4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHGWAG Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Can't see any of the pics, but this is a good idea, aside form the tall port part unless you plan on going turbo later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheater_5 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Don't bother with any other coilovers but Stance from the US if you want to actually go low. BC's are sweet but the fronts don't go low enough at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 I was going to piece together my own adjustables from other brands ones and swap the bottom bushes to fit the LCA's. Was just playing with the rear tonight when my hydrolic jack gave out and dropped the car on the wheel that was off. It compressed a bar that holds together the LCA's in the rear subframe. I am seriously fucked off. Will take it for a drive soon to see if it has affected handling, but so sooo annoying. Lots of screaming and me throwing a jack around the driveway thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Another cool engine for the mx5 is a mazda V6. Seriuosly under estimated engines. The 2.5 L KL V6 (626 telstar etc) is an all alloy engine thats very compact, very very cheap and goes hard. Rotarys are great but there downside is the cost of rebuilding one. For the price of a set of apex seals you can buy a whole V6. An even better engine is the 2.5 L KLZE V6 factory 218 hp based on the 2.5 L KL V6 but found in the MX6 Did a search and found this link on utube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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