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Re: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - mad306man - 11-10-2013
Mr2 all the way.
I have a mk2 turbo and its amazing fun.
They are actually fairly planted with all the weight over the rear, but only up to a point.
That point is very fine, once you've crossed it, you are just a passenger.
As long as you take it steady learning how to drive an MR car, you'll not go wrong with one of these.
Re: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - rocker8742 - 11-10-2013
Mr2 everytime although for me it'd be a mk2
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Dum-Dum - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 04:23 PM)rocker8742 Wrote: Mr2 everytime although for me it'd be a mk2
This!
Although if it had to be a mk1 I'd want the import only supercharged one
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - THE_Liam - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 08:59 AM)Piggy Wrote: im sorry...MX5, 'LESS gay'??!!
its the gayest sports car money can buy!
its known to be owned by eother a woman or a gay man!
(11-10-2013, 09:56 AM)r3k1355 Wrote: 6-7 months ago I'd of said MR2.
DON'T DO IT NOW.
They're notorious for being a handful in the winter, it's going to step out on you, it's gunna keep on going and you will end up in a hedge.
It's compounded by the fact they're cheap old sports cars, so unless you pay top dollar for one thats been restored you will get suspension that needs work and cheap mis-matched tyres - both will help to swing the car all over the place.
At least in an MX-5 if the back steps out you can just giggle and have a play, when an MR2 does it you fill your pants and hope nothing is coming the other way.
(11-10-2013, 10:03 AM)JJ0063 Wrote: s2k <3
(11-10-2013, 04:45 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote:(11-10-2013, 04:23 PM)rocker8742 Wrote: Mr2 everytime although for me it'd be a mk2
This!
Although if it had to be a mk1 I'd want the import only supercharged one
Nah it has to be a mk1, mk2s are too heavy and big for what I want...
Re: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - mad306man - 11-10-2013
Buy mk1, fix all rust, fit 3.5litre 2gr v6 motor, supercharge, job done
![[Image: tapatalk_1381510147232.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/n_yemm1/tapatalk_1381510147232.jpg)
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Dum-Dum - 11-10-2013
The V6 conversions are very cool in the MR2, can even buy off the shelf mounts for them.
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - mad306man - 11-10-2013
That one is a bt special though, usually a 3 litre from a camry is fitted.
If neither is acceptable, this
![[Image: tumblr_mq1pyjxLeA1s95vcmo1_500-1.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/n_yemm1/tumblr_mq1pyjxLeA1s95vcmo1_500-1.jpg)
Which has this in it
![[Image: 1AvQY3QP.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/n_yemm1/1AvQY3QP.jpg)
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Rippthrough - 11-10-2013
Quote:lows, JDM bits, drift stickorrzzz
Instantly adding less handling, more gay and less looks.
So either will do.
Re: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - kernow_joe - 11-10-2013
Don't duck about with a mk1 ever, the v6 conversion as cool as it sounds ruins the drive of the car. The fun of then being a small engined high revving car is lost and become a lazy drive.
My brother used to own a 3.0 v6 mk1 it won cool points but he sold it pretty soon and stick with his standard one.
Here is a good example though the newer 20v 4age fitted and looks mint
http:// http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=251339180879&index=1&nav=WATCHING&nid=07066257437
Oh and mk2 are shit!!!
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Rippthrough - 11-10-2013
If you want a V6 put the 2.5 Mazda unit in the MX5
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Pete - 11-10-2013
The MR2 wins the cool points, But TBH I'd get an MX5 out of those two mate. The more sensible choice but still great fun, especially the Eunos's with the posh diffs.
(11-10-2013, 08:07 PM)Rippthrough Wrote: If you want a V6 buy Pete's Coupe
EFA
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - r3k1355 - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 08:07 PM)Rippthrough Wrote: If you want a V6 put the 2.5 Mazda unit in the MX5
Why, it's a piece of shit?
Not even MX-5 owners bother with that pathetic lump, and they'll fit just about anything.
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - bingham123456 - 11-10-2013
Mk5 and turbo it.....
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Rippthrough - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 09:25 PM)r3k1355 Wrote: Why, it's a piece of shit?
Since when?
It might be stock, but it revs like f*ck and has a very strong bottom end for tuning with.
Re: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - THE_Liam - 12-10-2013
What I would love is a rotarized MX5, surprisingly I've never seen it done...
Really can't decide on either
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Toby - 12-10-2013
I owned a mk1 MX5 for about a year, and they are amazing fun.
However, they simply are not powerful enough. The engines are pretty revvy, and will go to 8k without too much fuss, but 115 bhp and a 120mph top speed is pretty lame compared to pretty much any car on the market these days.
Handling is awesome, but really you would need to add on a couple of grand to get a proper turbo kit installed, a lot of the guys I know used TD04s, although the GT series Garretts are getting more popular now.
The comments about MR2s in this weather are spot on, handling is extremely snappy, and finding a decent unabused example is getting harder.
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - adamm306 - 12-10-2013
mx3 v6
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Poodle - 12-10-2013
I thought there were a couple of rotary mx5s about..? Sure i was only reading an article on one a few weeks back...
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Craigus - 12-10-2013
Mx5 and turbo it!
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - silverzx - 12-10-2013
Skyline...
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - adamm306 - 12-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 08:25 AM)THE_Liam Wrote: please don't say AE86/S13/S14/R32/R33, if I had the money I'd straight away have an Initial D replica AE86 but I don't earn enough money
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - silverzx - 12-10-2013
What do you intend to use the car for?
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - r3k1355 - 12-10-2013
(12-10-2013, 05:55 AM)THE_Liam Wrote: What I would love is a rotarized MX5, surprisingly I've never seen it done...
(12-10-2013, 09:24 AM)Poodle Wrote: I thought there were a couple of rotary mx5s about..?
Yep there is a few been done.
(11-10-2013, 11:47 PM)Rippthrough Wrote: Since when?
It might be stock, but it revs like f*ck and has a very strong bottom end for tuning with.
Go to all the time, go through all the effort, spend all that money and then you've still gotta spend more time, spend more money and go through more effort to tune the engine just to get decent power out of it????
Waste of time, waste of money, start with a decent engine in the first place.
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Tom - 12-10-2013
Mate of mine has an mx5, first few days great fun, driving with the roof down if you havent doe it before is great fun, but now he hates it, so much so he bought a 6 and loves it.
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Rippthrough - 12-10-2013
(12-10-2013, 11:55 AM)r3k1355 Wrote: Waste of time, waste of money, start with a decent engine in the first place.
It's compact, has a low CoG, is lighter than the stock engine and very strong, it's only held back by the intake and cams. Easily sorted for a few quid and a bit of time for anyone capable of fitting it to start with anyway. Hell even without the cams you can get 200 out of it.
Of course, you could just slap a big engine in there, boast about your power output online, but have an ill-handling pig instead.
Rotary engine needs some work around the bulkhead area as it sits so far back, but you can bolt it to the MX-5 'box, or the RX-8 one will fit underneath the '5's chassis.
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - silverzx - 12-10-2013
(12-10-2013, 11:55 AM)r3k1355 Wrote: Waste of time, waste of money, start with a decent engine in the first place.
S13/S14 can be had for £1,000-£2,000, a load more car for the money.
14's can be tuned to 300BHP for pennies.
As r3k13355 says, unless you want a tramp car that you can chuck into the corner without fear of crashing it then start off with something a bit better...!
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Rippthrough - 12-10-2013
Depends if you're just after straight line power or handling prowess really.
Just slap bigger engine in the 306 if you want to go fast in a straight line.
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - lewisdmz - 12-10-2013
(12-10-2013, 07:36 AM)Toby Wrote: I owned a mk1 MX5 for about a year, and they are amazing fun.
However, they simply are not powerful enough. The engines are pretty revvy, and will go to 8k without too much fuss, but 115 bhp and a 120mph top speed is pretty lame compared to pretty much any car on the market these days.
I keep meaning to test drive a mk1 mx5 but I think this will be the case, there's a lot of open roads in Devon/Cornwall and I think it would just feel too under-powered and the fantastic handling would just exasperate this.
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - Curt - 12-10-2013
That's why the fact they're so easy and cheap to turbo/supercharge comes in. There's no need to fit another engine when the standard one is good for 250bhp on standard internals. It's a turbo engine with the turbo removed, so it's ideal.
RE: MR2 or MX5/Eunos? - kernow_joe - 13-10-2013
I think a lot of people are missing the point of an mx5 mr2 they're not about power but light weight nimble cars that are great fun to drive.