This Blog is written from our content with the UK’s MX-5 Magazine, Soft-Top-HardTop. 10 Minute Tech ECUs Each issue we quiz a specialist with 10 quickfire questions about a product to give you the knowledge you need to make the right decisions when it comes time to upgrade. This edition we speak to Bofi Racing […]
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 […]
Every build is different and everyone’s builds requirements for oiling is different but what we can all agree on is that we’re looking for the best value protection for our given application. This could be your supermarket oil for your cheap runabout, or it could be a super high premium oil for your built turbocharged […]
Let’s start this off with a little bit about MX5 brakes and the goals we have for the cars, the approach to almost all modifications to an MX5 is about making the car more precise, responsive and better dialled into how you want it to drive and operate. Turbos aside, this is generally the theme […]
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’ […]
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, […]
A little backstory here, I’ve been driving, reading about and wrenching on MX5s for over 4 years now. In that time there has been a few modifications that everyone has gone a little mad for. A craze, a fad so to say – the latest being ‘Delrin Door Bushings’ which I’m sure we will get into, […]
