LS Swap? Been there, done that. Street Machine’s MX-5 used to be named the MX5.7, after the twin GTW3684 turbocharged 5.7 litre LS1 exploding out of its engine bay. To be fair, it was pretty epic. Back in 2017 when Street Machine kicked off the project, a tubbed MX-5 with drag radials that does 9s […]
What happens after Brexit? The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on the 31st of January, after which it enters an 11-month long transition period. The Brexit transition period means the UK will no longer be part of the EU, but it will remain a member of the single market and customs union. This is […]
GC Fabrications make a mean roll bar. However, it’s always hard to tell just how good safety parts are for your car. It’s not often that you hear about an MX-5 being rolled, and even rarer are pictures of the aftermath. With this in mind, GC Fabrications wanted to demonstrate just how strong their roll […]
The MX5 / Miata engines used two types of lifter system, hydraulic and solid. Hydraulic lifters are a great option for a road car as they keen the valve train quiet, they keep the gap between the cam lobe and the lifter tight, but not to tight. Why is that important? Well, if that isn’t […]
Speed Academy have answered the most common question asked by anyone who is a fan of naturally-aspirated builds. If you hadn’t already guessed, it is which is better—a killer K-swap or a bonkers BP? The green NB features a cammed 223whp K24, with the swap being a bolt-in affair thanks to K-Miata’s comprehensive kit. The […]
Gifts for Mazda MX-5 Owners With Christmas speeding around the corner, the pressure is on to find great gifts for MX-5 owners and Miata lovers this year. Whether your father wants to go faster, your mother needs to do some maintenance, your brother wants to be boosted, or your sister wants slippers, we’ve got it […]
Choosing the right size turbo for your application and knowing when you’ve used all of its power potential are key to building a reliable turbocharged car. The tubocharger’s job is to compress air and force it into the engine, cramming more air into the cylinders so you can burn more fuel to make more power. […]
After now running the 1.6 manifold and Garrett downpipe for the past 3 months we’re quite confident in its design, while this is still technically a pre-production piece the core of its design is now finalised and agreed. Keep in mind here that the BOFI Low Mount places the flange at the same position for […]
When turbocharging your MX5 / Miata it’s effectively required that you replace the stock connecting rods in the engine for uprated ‘forged’ rods when pushing past the 250BHP/230ftlb mark. Commonly referred to as ‘forging an engine’ this can mean any number of things, from changing the pistons out for ‘forged’ or ‘billet’ versions, connecting rods […]
Preface I recently needed to pick up a new set of tyres for my daily driver, and having seen that Toyo have released the successor to the T1Rs, I thought I’d give them a go given they look like quite a well thought out departure from the old (often referred to as lethal) T1R design. […]
