19-11-2012, 11:31 AM
Speaking from my own experience, running a stock 1.6 115bhp import is a lot of fun, but to get the back end out in the dry requires some pretty aggressive clutch work.
In the wet, they are extremely tail happy, which is awesome
Also, the majority (my mechanic reckons pretty much all) of the imports come with some form of LSD. As mine is an earlier model I have a viscous type LSD, which still locks up nicely, and is essential for controlled and sustained skidding.
The nice thing about the MX5's is they are fairly easily converted to Forced Induction, as the stock internals can happily cope with 200whp. A bodgo kit would simply consist of a RRFPR and a pikey turbo, but you can spend a bit more on management and better quality manifolding.
In the wet, they are extremely tail happy, which is awesome
Also, the majority (my mechanic reckons pretty much all) of the imports come with some form of LSD. As mine is an earlier model I have a viscous type LSD, which still locks up nicely, and is essential for controlled and sustained skidding.
The nice thing about the MX5's is they are fairly easily converted to Forced Induction, as the stock internals can happily cope with 200whp. A bodgo kit would simply consist of a RRFPR and a pikey turbo, but you can spend a bit more on management and better quality manifolding.
Captain Standard