MX-5 OC Forum

Rob Morgan:

I have been asking myself this question for ages! I have very little knowledge on FI, all i have ever owned are n/a petrol cars.

I'd like to throw some questions in:

1. which is better £/bhp or are they similar?

2. i'm guessing that a SC would offer better reliability? is this true?

3.what are servicing costs on SC and turbo's? i.e. re-building etc. Please note, i know very little, so i am just going off things i've heard.

The answer to those questions depends on the set-up of supercharger or turbo.... For example, if you fuel either incorrectly then expect them to fail or not be reliable or if you over-boost etc etc...

I've driven quite a few turbo'd MX5s and some are really quick, others are fast but don't have the traditional turbo lag or massive power spike that makes them difficult to drive. However, I remember one that didn't feel any different to a standard car - it just wasn't set-up properly....

Set-up is key....

 Supercharge

M-m

 .....no argument.....supercharge

Any ideas of a ballpark figure for getting a specialist garage to do the work? Is turbocharging about the same cost as supercharging? What are we talking about £1k £5k £10k?

BBR do a nice kit fitted for about 5 k

Would that be the turbo?...is the supercharger option any cheaper on a 1.8? 

Thats turboed and they only do turbos. You can get the Jackson Racing super charger from moss europe for around 3k but then you've got to find someone to install it.

I,ve got a second hand flying miata set up from the nutz forum for £1400 and I'm in the process of fitting it myself but as my car is not a daily driver I've got the time to plod along learning as I go.

Performance 5 is a good place to start if you live in the london area they fit both turbos and superchargers.

stevetkocz@yahoo.co.uk:

BBR do a nice kit fitted for about 5 k

...and very nice it is too

bk65:

stevetkocz@yahoo.co.uk:

BBR do a nice kit fitted for about 5 k

 

 

 

...and very nice it is too

I should bloody well hope it is for 5 grand

Betty_Swallocks:

bk65:

stevetkocz@yahoo.co.uk:

BBR do a nice kit fitted for about 5 k

 

...and very nice it is too

 

I should bloody well hope it is for 5 grand

 

I'm not far off 5 grand doing mine myself but hey thats part of the fun

Betty_Swallocks:

I should bloody well hope it is for 5 grand

a bit extravagant i know.....but you can't take it with you !

i got all my bits for about £1200 and spent £400 getting it fitted (10-12 hours)

£190 getting a good r/road tune.

And it reliable and quick.

I dont think the question should be about which is better, but which suits the way you want the car to drive.

Alan

 Just checked this out on the link, sounds awsome, is it a 1.8 or 1.6?? I have been thinking about this for a while. I have a early 1.6. What sort of cost is there?

I use my car as a daily driver/trackday car. Have bittten by the trackday bug. Just bought a set of Federal R-SR's for blyton. Looking forward to it.

Paul

MX5 Paul:

 Just checked this out on the link, sounds awsome, is it a 1.8 or 1.6?? I have been thinking about this for a while. I have a early 1.6. What sort of cost is there?

I use my car as a daily driver/trackday car. Have bittten by the trackday bug. Just bought a set of Federal R-SR's for blyton. Looking forward to it.

Paul

I see you are still hankering for some extra horses, Paul.

MX5 Paul:

 Just checked this out on the link, sounds awsome, is it a 1.8 or 1.6?? I have been thinking about this for a while. I have a early 1.6. What sort of cost is there?

I use my car as a daily driver/trackday car. Have bittten by the trackday bug. Just bought a set of Federal R-SR's for blyton. Looking forward to it.

Paul

Is that directed at Me? if so then yes ita a 1.8

a home brew kit of  a hundred seperate peices..well almost

http://www.mx5oc.co.uk/forum/forums/t/21762.aspx

gives the background

If you have just started doing trackdays do you need the extra power?

I only fitted it because id get held up by RX8's in the corners then the would poon me down the straights...not now they don't

Both Uma and the race car will be at the  Blyton Bash so I can take people out and they can get a sense of what the car does different from a standard one.

Once ive got the brakes bled and feeling firmer.

see you then maybe?

Alan