Another noob from the other side of the pond!
 

Hi all,

Been lurking since August 2010, when I bought a MS2 DIY PnP from the original Braineack / Reverent group buy. I live in London, but keep my car up in Scotland, where I'm originally from.

I used to take part in a lot of track days in my old Elise -

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/...5600847e_d.jpg

And eventually ended up racing a Caterham 7 in a national series -

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/...dba16181_d.jpg

Gave up for a while, but wanted to find a cheap way back into some track work, so bought an MX5 / Miata last summer.

It's a 1999/NB 1.8 RS - It's a JDM model with a 6 speed box / LSD / Bilsteins / lighter flywheel and 500rpm higher rev limit than UK models.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...l/Mx5Clean.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/...356d11_z_d.jpg

Was planning to supercharge the car, for a little more 'get up & go', and put together 90% of the kit to install a homebrew Eaton M45 setup, from a MINI Cooper S.

Unfortunately, the inlet pipework fouls on my cars ABS pump, so it was back to the drawing board at a late stage... :(

Sold all the s/c, and put in a healthy order to FM for a manifold / outlet / DP and other bits and pieces.

Was gifted a T28 in unknown condition, and currently debating whether to use it or buy a chinacharger...?

In the interim, I completed a massive service on the car last week (belts / all fluids / water pump / plugs & leads etc), and fitted an M-Tuned Corrado rotor kit / braided lines.

Have a set of polybushes to install when I refurb the wishbones, and then I'll fit the Tein Flex coilovers I've had lying in my garage for 8 months.

Will enjoy the car for the summer, and look to turbo in the winter.

Lots (and lots of reading on here ahead!)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...5DiscAfter.jpg

(M-Tuned brake kit)

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(As it sits, on Rota Circuit 8's, fitted with Toyo R888 track tyres).

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Thanks - Had a few Loti over the years...

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...and driven on many classic tracks (Old Nordschleife, Spa G.P., Brands Hatch etc) - Looking forward to trying the MX5 / Miata out on them, once it's been overhauled... :)

WOW you been having fun in my dream cars. Lotus Elise and Exige. :drool:

Nice cars Ross. Welcome to the forum :wavey:

Welcome Ross! Did you install the Megasquirt or not just yet?

Just saw this thread now thinking: "hmm, this guy is a noob? I thought I saw him posting in the diypnp thread" lol

Welcome.

Nice Loti (sp?)
Good call scrapping that tiny heaton and going with REAL FI:D. Looks like you have your priorities(and plan of attack) in order. Good luck

Hi Dimitris,

I'm a bit behind, having changed plans from supercharging -> turbo, but have just about all the bits to go ahead now. Looking forward to running the MS up for the first time! :bigtu:

'Loti' = collective of 'Lotus'; but I may have made that up... ;)

They're great fun on track - early Elise's weigh ~1500lbs, so you can keep up with high bhp cars over the course of the lap, making up what you lose on straights in the corners / on the brakes... :)

(Or you can go for a high bhp Elise - I borrowed the one below at a trackday at Donington G.P circuit...It's had a Honda K20A transplanted, before having an MP62 charger (chargecooled) fitted. Putting out somewhere north of 320 bhp and weighing under 1500lbs...Very quick over a lap!!)

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Anyway, time to try something new - Elise's like the one above cost £25k / $40,000+, so hopefully I can tune my little Mazda to be reasonably quick & fun to drive, for a bit less than this! :p

(Although I'm about to start building a 1.9 bottom end, so I can see costs climbing slightly... ;) )