Experiments in Structural Rigidity – Best Bang for Buck Bracing With the crash of the peril it really highlighted the need for a roll bar and frankly not just any roll bar. I’d want the biggest, widest one I could get my hands on to make sure if anything like that happened again both myself […]
MX5OC Rockingham Weekend – Track Review This’ll be the first in a series, less about reviewing the track as a whole as that’s always a subjective experience – more of a diary about how we (BOFI) and our cars performed at the track with some discussion points. Foreword; This isn’t a post about track […]
Sometimes life surprises us, when you think it’s all planned out there is always something that comes along and tests your resolve. The plans for BOFI in 2018 are pretty simple, or rather, they were an awful lot simpler than reality. Our goal with this business is to continue to debunk myths, provide accurate information, […]
Community Content – MS3 Basic Review Here at BOFI we do our best to provide no-nonsense, honest advice. This means it takes a while to produce content, in an effort to include broader information this post is an impartial review provided by Tim White, a veteran of the UK MX5 hobby. Foreword With Motorsport Electronics’ […]
How to bed in your new Brake Pads It is important to bed in new brake pads to ensure the resins used to bind and form the pad are burned off. In doing so, some of the pad material is transferred to the brake disk, helping mate the disk and pad together as a pair. […]
Everyone has a different opinion on the correct way to break in a new engine. Some suggest a long and slow period of use with frequent oil changes while others contest that a break in period may not even be necessary! While we don’t claim to know which way is the correct way, we will […]
It’s been a hectic year for us at BOFI, for those that don’t know this is an extension of our hobby and an outlet for us to hopefully help others in the community – sadly, not our day jobs. It’s focus has shifted several times over the past 12 months, from creating interesting clothing lines […]
The market for Plug and Play MX-5 ECUs has virtually been monopolised by Megasquirt for a long time. We actually have two MSLabs MS3s ourselves – one in Gail the Snail and the other in the Blue Peril. The Megasquirt is an exceptionally capable ECU, with powerful features such as fully sequential fuel and spark, […]
Cone filters are cool. Everyone likes a big ol’ cone filter, especially if it’s sold in a ‘cold air intake’ kit. Not only does it make your engine bay give the impression you’re a pro-tuner, it also adds that wonderful induction noise that makes the car sound and feel faster. All MX5s have the same […]
Overview If you’re into your MX5s the word Torsen should sound familiar, this refers to one of the types of Limited Slip differential that were available on special editions and as a dealer upgrade for new MX5s. We’re specifically talking about 89′-2005 cars (Mk1, Mk2 & Mk2.5) in this article and we’ll go through all the […]
