im new, welcome me please

Psycho_Dad · Post by **Psycho_Dad** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:45 pm

well as of 2 days ago, i now own a 89 mx5, so i thought id join a nz forum to see whats going on and so fourth

a lil about me... well im probably one of the younger soon to be enthusiasts(24 yo) and have a long history with Toyota's. i currently own 2 mr2's, one which is a targa topped supercharged and another which is a hardtop getting turbocharged at the beginning of next year

you will recorgnise me at any meets because ill be the only one with the hood up on the sunniest of days(wind=distraction for me)

i chose to buy a mx5 because i enjoy my mr2's, yet they lack a single component which is terribly important to me... front engine rear wheel drive. its purely a sports car in my eyes, lightweight, good weight distribution, yet economical to drive it every day to work without having any hassles

the 1.6 doesnt seem to be as quick as any of the toyota 4age's ive owned(many) but you cant have 2 engine design prodigy's in the same era

looking foward to getting to know you, im sure we will have some interesting and deep discussions in regards to this car

cheers
Psycho_Dad

Post by **jif** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:59 pm

hi Psycho

good to have you on board, could use some more forced induction nutters around

I'm sure your B6 will perk right up once it gets the boost it was made for! You may want to check out miataturbo.net, sounds like you'll be right at home there.

cheers

poison · Post by **poison** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:50 pm

Yup welcome, it's all good, and yeah, get boosting.... stock internals, 8 PSI and you're up to nearly 200 RWHP. Might as well start in at the deep end.... even better, whip the turbo off that nasty old GTX and use those injectors too while you're at it as they'll be just perfect for up to 12PSI..... And you're already familiar with the Link ECU.... you were clearly born to own a boosted MX5.

Psycho_Dad · Post by **Psycho_Dad** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:23 pm

i knew you guys would be bad influences

why dont i go all out, get a microtech ecu and chuck in my series 7 13brew and box? 280hp anyone?

sure i could, easily, but that would defeat the daily driver aspect of the car. no doubt if i get power hungry ill be looking down both those barrels, but for now im happy with my allmost underpowered lil sports car

for now ill try losing weight, since thats free horsepower

PEace
Psycho_Dad

Post by **zorruno** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:02 pm

Welcome Psyco_Dad

the forum is a bit slow at the moment, but as people get out and about
this Summer I'm sure there will be plenty of interesting discussions!

I just got my 5 out for the first time in a while... cleaned it and
mounted a kiddy seat clip mounted behind the passenger seat. Yes I'm a
dad too

My 2 year old loves it.

A few features pending soon on the forum which will help get discussions
going again, such as classified listings. Just need to find a few
minutes to get them finished...

cheers

Psycho_Dad · Post by **Psycho_Dad** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:41 pm

lol no im not a father, im a 24 year old boy, i couldnt possibly play that role at this level of immaturity

Psycho_Dad is al bundys favorite tv show, from the hit 80's series "married with childeren"

and i quote the introduction
"whos that riding in the sun
whos the man with the itchy gun
whos the man that kills for fun?
Psycho Dad! Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad...."

and in a few more days i was gunna start nagging about those classifieds, but ill get in line

cheers
Psycho_Dad

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:02 am

Hi there and welcome...
Im in tauranga and have a turbo'd mx5..LOTS of fun scaring V8's and ricers in Hondas!

Also John in the Tauranga club has one too with over 190KW at the wheels!

Basically its not really worth trying to chase HP on the MX unless you go forced induction... My DIY turbo kit cost me just over $3000 all up including clutch and ECU.

seeing as you have a nice "virgin" MX then the best things to do are...

1) get some GOOD suspension such as Koni adjustables with king springs or better.
2)when your tyres wear out get some Good sticky tyres such as Toyo T-1R or GS-D3's on some 15" wheels.(dont go 17's or it will handle like crap.)
3) GET A TURBO!

Check out my car domain link in my signature..

welcome once again..
Cheers Glenn

Post by **zorruno** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:14 am

on 30/11/2007 6:41 p.m. Psycho_Dad wrote:

lol no im not a father, im a 24 year old boy, i couldnt possibly play
that role at this level of immaturity

Psycho_Dad is al bundys favorite tv show, from the hit 80's series
"married with childeren"

Excellent... I remember the song now. Mind you I still have that level
of immaturity 10 years (and some) on...

Isn't that TV show before
your time young whipper-snapper?!

Mental note: I must not read too much into peoples' user names from now on!

Yes there are a few from Tauranga on this Forum... there seems to be a
disproportionate number of MX5s in and around Tauranga... must have
something to do with the sunshine

cheers

Bazza · Post by **Bazza** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:33 pm

Welcome from one of the Tauranga mob - I'm in the white one, get into the habit of waving but use all your fingers.....

Psycho_Dad · Post by **Psycho_Dad** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:57 pm

yeah that habit of waving with both all fingers and just one is well established, damn it i want an lsd and a hard top

PEace
PSycho_Dad

Shermio · Post by **Shermio** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:03 pm

Welcome! Get ready with your wallet... It's like having a crack addiction

Sooo many mods soo little time

WRW · Post by **WRW** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:42 pm

I'm one of the Tga crowd too. Don't forget to wave if you see me (89 red with white stripes, tag sez WRW)

vmansmx5 · Post by **vmansmx5** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:01 am

Welcome to the world of the miata
Im a 22year old and am Building my 1993 mx5 turbo Showcar at the moment shes been in the build for just over a year and is just about Finished you can check out my website ill be updating it this weekend as have just finished painting the mod'd Dash. well im off im puting in the driveshaft today.

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:25 pm

Also from Tauranga (Welcome Bay) I run an NB Evolution Orange (gold). I wave to all MX5s and about 10% wave back. Cheers Stevo

Psycho_Dad · Post by **Psycho_Dad** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:50 pm

some times i wont see you, dont take offence, im just concentrating on the path ahead

PEace
Psycho_Dad

On Jan 16, 2008 9:25 PM, Stevo <chat@mx5forum.co.nz (chat@mx5forum.co.nz)> wrote:

Also from Tauranga (Welcome Bay) I run an NB Evolution Orange (gold). I wave to all MX5s and about 10% wave back. Cheers Stevo

98 NB Gold