After being abandoned all winter, Leigh and James drag the Miata out of the bushes. Probing it with screwdrivers and hammers, they quickly find out how it compares to the Mazda MX-5s they usually see. Once they’re satisfied all the rust has been strewn across the floor, they take it outside for a celebratory burnout […]
We decided it was time to rip the M45 supercharger off our MX-5 and throw a Rotrex on it instead. Whilst the low-down grunt of the Mini ‘charger makes it formidable on the street, we wanted to add a platform that supports 300hp. The Rotrex is the logical next step in achieving supercharged track domination. […]
Will brings his home-brew M62 supercharged NB1 into the workshop for a build breakdown. What Leigh doesn’t know is that Will has already removed the supercharger in his hunt for more power. Once the cat is out of the bag, all hands are on deck to help him work on his MX-5. Armed with a […]
We take a detailed look at our infamous 1989 Supercharged Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mary. With a screaming M45 supercharger, matte pink paint and a huge front lip, it’s pretty hard to miss. Especially when it’s loaded with four Nankang AR-1s on the SkidNation tyre rack. Unleash the full potential of your Miata with our MX-5 […]
It’s been a little while since we’ve done a proper update on the various cars in the fleet and I can assure you we’ll get round to all of them very soon, but this is just going to focus on the current incarnation of my personal car which the team have dubbed ‘Gavin’. The previous […]
We were massively surprised by the outcome of the dyno testing of our SR1 Supercharger kit. Granted, this engine has a 4-1 (used, old-school) exhaust manifold and a 17% reduction pulley but still… We turned up and the first pull netted us 160WHP, which isn’t far off what we expected to leave with – as […]
Here’s the dyno chart from this Saturday 08/06/2019 for Winston – Our 1.8VVT Rod Block. It’s been fully blueprinted and has had about 15k miles put on it since being built – daily driven, tracked etc. It was completely torn down, cleaned, honed and balanced. Using stock pistons with new rings, balanced with a Dremel. […]
Winston has undergone many changes in the last 18 months – pretty much everything except the shell has been touched or replaced. This includes a complete suspension overhaul including NB subframes and polybushes, a full SVT brake upgrade (the brake bias still needs tweaking) and a complete drivetrain swap consisting of a ‘rodblock’ VVT and […]
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 […]
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 […]
