MX5 V8
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Here are some photos of underneath, could do with cleaning up, hope they are of some use.
If you google 'andys V8 MX5' some info comes up on one that was built a few years back. This one is now owned by a chap who lives close to the Dartford tunnel, whose in the process of rebuilding it (3.9efi). He's on the MX5Nutz.com forum. forum name 14500rpm. Unlike me sounds as if he knows what he's doing so maybe a good contact as well as being closer to you.
If you google 'andys V8 MX5' some info comes up on one that was built a few years back. This one is now owned by a chap who lives close to the Dartford tunnel, whose in the process of rebuilding it (3.9efi). He's on the MX5Nutz.com forum. forum name 14500rpm. Unlike me sounds as if he knows what he's doing so maybe a good contact as well as being closer to you.
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brakes
Brakes are more or less standard apart from being Greenstuff pads with drilled and slotted discs. They do stop the car ok as I have found out
I will upgrade them to 1.8 when I can get hold of some caliper brackets, just missed out on a set recently.
I will upgrade them to 1.8 when I can get hold of some caliper brackets, just missed out on a set recently.
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brakes
No not that much bigger but according to people who have done it a worthwhile upgrade that doesn't cost the earth, unlike some of the available upgrades.topcatproduction wrote:are the 1.8 ones much bigger?- front and back?
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rad
Non standard radiator. It's a Godspeed ally rad I got from America, MX5MAD wanted £400 so I got mine of ebay U.S.(new) FOR £150.
as you probably know the rover normally has 11.5 ltrs the mx only 6.5 ltrs so it had a tendency to overheat when I first got it.
as you probably know the rover normally has 11.5 ltrs the mx only 6.5 ltrs so it had a tendency to overheat when I first got it.
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Yea I was looking at alloy ones on ebay- obviously they are standard width and height but 2" thick- just wanted to check that yours isnt massive and needed body chopping to fit! (i.e. the same as the one I'm looking at!) Does anyone know if there is a rule of thumb as to how big your rad has to be to how many bhp or something?
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