Are the Brothers Paine unoutsheddable?! - New toy content

[Scotty C]

staR JabbeR

[graeme]

Eunuch RoadstR

Nice choice matey.

[ed]

Thanks Ross but i think ill just stick with the bbs wheels, i quite like them. Dont want sticky tires, any suggestions?
It looks as though the centre caps are worth more than the wheels hence why they are missing.

Whats the black thing?

No worries!

I've got a set of T1R's on my standard rims - Although I understand they don't work as well on the MX5 on track, due to the 300kgs extra they weigh when compared to an Elise. (£35 a corner, though!!)

The favoured tyres for track day use, seem to be either Federal 595RS-R's (Although it's a sticky tyre) - http://www.tyretraders.com/tyreInformat ... 82W595RS-R

(Only £66 per corner!)

or Hankook RS2's - http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php? ... b1866s93p0

The black thing's a Flyin' Miata turbo manifold - Picked it up in the states the other month whilst on holiday - Have 90% of the bits to supercharge mine, but have a Garrett T28 turbo (Good for 300+ bhp) lying around, so may well fit that in the future.

T1Rs it is then , what about brake pads / braided hoses?!

[Fluoxetine]

Wouldn't discount the RS2's - I believe ,if you shop around, they can be had for just over £50 a corner (plus fitting).

Best braided hoses are apparently made by HEL - The fittings are high quality, and have proper swivel connectors...Unlike the Goodridge kit...

Lots of options regarding pads - Mintex / Axxis Ultimate / Carbotech are all rated for MX5 track hoonage (google around for the best deals).

(Axxis Ultimate are supposedly particularly good for track days - http://www.ca-at.co.uk/single_prod-cHJv ... yNjM5.html ).

[ed]

Thanks again matey, on the hunt now!

[mwmackenzie]

Hankook R-S2 is not a road I'll be going down again as they are utterly crap in the cold or wet, fun for a bit as the car slides very easily but can get tiresome when just going A to B in a normal fashion trying to not look like a cock going sideways round every roundabout... lol

Mini cooper supercharger brackets are available on the MX5 forums, upgrade can be done for just over a grand all in DIY....

HEL Brakelines are on E-Bay for the MX5...

[Fluoxetine]

Hmmm - Fair enough.

A lot of those who track their MX5's seem to like them - The extra weight of the Mazda exacerbates the Toyo T1R squidgy sidewall issue, and I understand the Hankooks have a more rigid sidewall construction?

Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD's are probably a decent bet too, if the price isn't too bad - Or Yoko AD07's...

TR Lane have made up the DIY M45 parts - http://www.trlanefabs.co.uk/SUPERCHARGER-PARTS.html

BUT: What started out as 'cheap' power, now costs over £500 for the TR Lane parts (add VAT & delivery to the prices on the website) - M45 superchargers have rocketed to over £250-300+ on eBay, and there's still a few bits and bobs to buy. (I have an excel spreadsheet of all the parts needed, if it's of any use).

A non-intercooled M45 set up could make about 170-180bhp - And a load more torque.

(And if you happened to know someone who could make the fitment parts, you could do it a fair bit cheaper...Especially if you also knew someone who has the technical drawings... )

This is getting a bit like the Scottish Skoda appreciation club...

[Ferg]

A shed too far?

the shed to end all sheds

[robin]

I like the fact that is says "used". I mean otherwise, you wouldn't have known

I reckon that car will "have" Team Tedward's MX-4.5

Cheers,
Robin

[Sanjøy]

Alan reckon you could Honda it ?