http://cars.aol.co.uk/2013/11/27/tuning-house-reveals-most-powerful-mx-5-to-date/?ncid=wsc-uk-cars-headline
hardly locost though
[Edited on 28/11/2013 by westf27]
I was dragged along by a friend to a Kent MX5 meet. Nice people and welcoming to my sceptical kit car view on their cars, some nice bits of kit
though.
One of the picks of the bunch from that day was a BBR cosworth MX5 that was supercharged. Cost about the same as the one they mention and as fast, it
was very nice.
4.9 0-60 and 150mph to speed is still not bonkers fast in my eyes, not for 30k. I have managed to get a 0-60 in 4.5 sec for 6.5K and damn sight faster
round a corner.
But it will always be a hairdressers car ?
wether its quick or not
268BHP? not much really...
we have done loads of MX5s, supercharged and turbocharged, ranging from 250BHP on a STOCK 1.8L to over 320BHP on a steel 1.8L
we also done a couple on jenveys, all on megasquirt.
we are popular on the mx5nuz forum.
You can buy an older, fully sorted turbo or s/c 5 for a lot less - think £3k .
My s/c Mk1 1.6 knocks out c.200bhp and has perfomance/handling to match.
Add frame rails, poly bushes and a couple of other chassis/suspension mods to the already highly competent chassis and you have something that will
not only bait Ferraris and Porkers but show them the way home on the twisty bits.
The hairdresser image only adds to the fun......
Like it? I love it and so does SWMBO - three trips to Italy the scenic way in the last two years speak for themselves.
Cheers, Pewe10 
'Porsche Boxster baiting'
Not much of a boast. My old Nova was quicker than them.
I dont quite see how a tuning house car is any different from a one off done by anyone else. Its not like its an AMG or alpina that comes OE factory
backed.
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Originally posted by loggyboy
'Porsche Boxster baiting'
Not much of a boast. My old Nova was quicker than them.
I dont quite see how a tuning house car is any different from a one off done by anyone else. Its not like its an AMG or alpina that comes OE factory backed.
i had a mk1 1.8 and i made my own turbo kit for it. i was running 200hp ish and did 1/4mile in 14.4. easy engine to boost.
quote:
Originally posted by steve m
But it will always be a hairdressers car ?
wether its quick or not
