Discussion about MX5s, Roadsters & Miatas, not directly fitting into one of the categories below. Please keep it on topic.
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chris
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by chris » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:14 am
tomtikki wrote:Good on ya Chris, nice work with keeping the list updated!
There are is some really great info here, places I've never heard of!
Are u regretting making the offer yet though?
The offer of taking it over? Nah.
Kinda like it actually, finally I am a valued member of the community
Okay maybe not. But at least there is a forum people can view to check out heaps of online mx5 parts!
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by MrGrey » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:04 pm
I thoroughly endorse Carbon Miata and recommend them to all miata owners who want their pride and joys to look a little different.
heres another site I have been browsing, I haven't dealt with them at all, but they are Australian so that would keep shipping costs down.
http://www.mx5mania.com.au/
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by CarbonMiata » Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:54 am
MrGrey wrote:I thoroughly endorse Carbon Miata and recommend them to all miata owners who want their pride and joys to look a little different.
Thanks mate glad you got everything fitted on the car. Looks awesome!
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Mad Kiwi
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by Mad Kiwi » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:20 pm
Not so sure about Aussie having cheaper shipping costs...a set of 6UL's werent that much cheaper from Aus compared to the US......
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by Keith Jones » Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:12 pm
If you are looking for parts that are not MX5 specific, eg. steering wheels, gauges etc, check out Merlin Motorsport
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/
Not only are their prices good, I just bought a good quality suede rimmed steering wheel for £89 (NZ$165) but delivery is excellent (less that a week from placement of order) and freight costs are reasonable (£16 for a rev counter, 2 gauges and nomex balaclava).
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by REDBEN » Sun May 12, 2013 6:14 pm
Hey Guys today I was trolling the net for a intercooler setup for my MX5 and found these guys they have some pretty neat gear....
http://fab9tuning.com/
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by SLYDIT » Sun May 12, 2013 8:03 pm
Keith Jones wrote:If you are looking for parts that are not MX5 specific, eg. steering wheels, gauges etc, check out Merlin Motorsport
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/
Not only are their prices good, I just bought a good quality suede rimmed steering wheel for £89 (NZ$165) but delivery is excellent (less that a week from placement of order) and freight costs are reasonable (£16 for a rev counter, 2 gauges and nomex balaclava).
what wheel did you get? what size? been looking for a smallish suede wheel for a while to get rid of my flat bottom sportline which is a pain to use "quickly"
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Keith Jones
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by Keith Jones » Sun May 12, 2013 9:11 pm
It was for the Lola, a 255mm dia from Racetech.
For the MX5 I found that 330mm was pretty good (had an OMP that I sold to Harlan). Merlin have a 330mm from Racetech at £121.50 excluding shipping but there isn't a picture yet so I'm not sure whether the centre is large enough to suit the MX5 boss ( is suspecte it's undrilled).
Merlin have a 330mm Momo at £130.49 excluding shipping. If you are looking for something smaller they have a 290mm Momo (undrilled) at the same price.
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by TehAshleigh » Sun May 12, 2013 9:52 pm
Has anybody dealt with RSpeed?
Looking at getting a few things from them but don't know how reliable they are/ what the shipping times are like.
Thanks Chris! Saves so much research time.
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by chris » Sun May 12, 2013 11:09 pm
TehAshleigh wrote:Has anybody dealt with RSpeed?
Looking at getting a few things from them but don't know how reliable they are/ what the shipping times are like.
Thanks Chris! Saves so much research time.
No worries - First post has been updated
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by Kieran » Mon May 13, 2013 9:39 am
TehAshleigh wrote:Has anybody dealt with RSpeed?
Looking at getting a few things from them but don't know how reliable they are/ what the shipping times are like.
Thanks Chris! Saves so much research time.
I have dealt with RSpeed no problems at all
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by TehAshleigh » Mon May 13, 2013 6:14 pm
Yay! Awesome thanks.
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by MrGrey » Wed May 15, 2013 3:14 pm
Although its not directly MX5centric, up here in Whangarei I had exceptional service from "Checkered Flag Automotive" on 13 Clark road, Kamo.... so they are a good option to consider if you need some mechanical work or WOF work done.
The reason I am posting this here is because in the long term I plan on putting in a V6 or a V8 and we spent over half an hour looking at options (it is a daily driver after all) and covering what would be involved and I will definitely be getting it done through them when funds allow.
Its good to find good service in a sea of 'not terribly amazing' workshops.
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by Donovan » Wed May 15, 2013 9:04 pm
MrGrey wrote:Although its not directly MX5centric, up here in Whangarei I had exceptional service from "Checkered Flag Automotive" on 13 Clark road, Kamo.... so they are a good option to consider if you need some mechanical work or WOF work done.
The reason I am posting this here is because in the long term I plan on putting in a V6 or a V8 and we spent over half an hour looking at options (it is a daily driver after all) and covering what would be involved and I will definitely be getting it done through them when funds allow.
Its good to find good service in a sea of 'not terribly amazing' workshops.
When you come to it, happy to chat to you around the perils of the V8 conversion, and what the potential costs are depending on the type of engine you want to run with. Can't help you with the V6 stuff though.
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by MrGrey » Wed May 15, 2013 9:39 pm
Thank you donovan, I appreciate the offer and I will definitely take the opportunity to pick your brains. I know that lexus have V8 conversion kits but had just recently also entertained the idea of a V6 due to space constraints.
do you still have air con and so forth on your V8? did you have to leave anything out due to available space?
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by zorruno » Wed May 15, 2013 11:39 pm
there is also a vendor list in the garage section FYI...
garage.php?mode=view_shop_business
useful if people provide reviews there (but this thread interesting too thanks)
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by chris » Thu May 16, 2013 2:40 am
MrGrey wrote:Thank you donovan, I appreciate the offer and I will definitely take the opportunity to pick your brains. I know that lexus have V8 conversion kits but had just recently also entertained the idea of a V6 due to space constraints.
do you still have air con and so forth on your V8? did you have to leave anything out due to available space?
Will PM you re. V8 or V6 (I have to much spare time and like to oggle at these crazy machines)
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by Donovan » Fri May 17, 2013 9:37 pm
I'm not running Air-con, but my car is a 1990 NZ new, so no air con in it anyway, or power steer, or elecy windows. There is room for the air con pump, believe the yanks still have air-con in their conversions.
The Lexus V8 is the cheap way to go, have had a look at a couple of Lexus conversions.
Not sure what space constraints you would get an advantage with the v6 over the v8, as they are most likely both just as wide as each other, just the V6 would be shorter, but then again the Lexus v8 is just two 4 cylinder 2.0l motors stuck together, so the length isn't that much different than the standard motor.
Weight is more the problem, you need to get an all alloy block.
Give me a yell the next time you are in the big smoke, can have a chat about it all.
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by Furai » Tue May 21, 2013 8:32 am
Ive seen a few KLZE swaps, they are crazy light engines and 200hp NA.
Could be an idea
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by Skilfil » Tue May 21, 2013 9:06 am
Furai wrote:Ive seen a few KLZE swaps, they are crazy light engines and 200hp NA.
Could be an idea
Also, they sound godly. I'd love one but I always get talked out of it by smarter people. My ideal combo would be my blue NA as 1.6 Turbo, and have a black NA with KL-ZE for natrually aspirated powah
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by chris » Tue May 21, 2013 9:09 am
@furai: really.. -13 Karma!
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by Furai » Tue May 21, 2013 9:27 am
chris wrote:@furai: really.. -13 Karma!
KLZEs are godly.
Chris I gave my last Karma to Kieran I haven't touched yours in a while.
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by Skilfil » Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:40 am
Can we sticky this? I use it sometimes as I'm not always in the know with MX5 sites, years of VW's and German sites do that to you.
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by chris » Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:09 pm
Skilfil wrote:Can we sticky this? I use it sometimes as I'm not always in the know with MX5 sites, years of VW's and German sites do that to you.
Second this. It's actually a fairly useful thread.
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