its a 1998 nb

bp4w engine i believe

the built block and turbo kit are long term goals

had thought about h20a swap from s2000 there is heaps on ebay include ecu and trans could be a more reliable alternative and turbo later

so my 1998 mx5 nb engine finally had a problem its leaking water from behind the intake manifold directly above the 2 sensors near the oil cooler :( so when i get the intake off i will know for sure leak slows greatly when block heats up suspecting head gasket :( my block also uses 1l of oil per 2 t...

i own a 1998 nb

its only 8% larger. tried a thinner 17 and liked it, now just got to make a big fat one fit.

rim options like these do they exist?

looking for

4x100 17 x 9 +36 offset lightweight rim
is what im looking for maby 40 mm offset
like the prf1 look or 6ul

going to run dd 255 45 17 re11 on them

turbo takes care of any extra gearing

total value came around 7k

before


finish show car gloss

So thinking fm kit budget is close to 30k

Still looking elseware for other options pretty much wanna buy whole kit to fit

Good idea must mention rhd

Want v8 plus stiffer suspension and thinking 17x9 weels with re11z 265 wide < already lookd at tyre options

May want big brake kit

Looking at droping in a v8

Plenty of engines for sale on trademe that include loom

Wondering what bolt in packages are for sale other than fm

paid to have car pannel beated to perfect and resprayd and hardtop resprayed all pannels where colour can be seen is off and removed softop , windows out. excluding engine bay witch is later when i get block and turbo from fm. geting a gloss black no flake show car finish been in shop 2 months so fa...

i had same problem turned out it was loose bolts everywhere tightend and locktited everything and had no problems so far

i purchaced polyurathane diff bushings from a member off this sight made a huge diffrence in quick takeoffs and shifting while going over bumpy roads or quick shifting. there is a noticible whine from rear diff now that is not supressed by bushing though. they are a mungral to get old ones out need ...

had a wheel alignment about a month ago with 2 new tyres as usual.
noticing as last time it goes out of alignment within a month or so mostly the front toe adjustment and the back camber seems to increase.

is their any whey to remedy this?
new alignment bolts?
tighten the shit out of the bolts?

how much would it cost to ship mx5 hardtop from south island to north?

im keen for a meet around 22nd onwards cos il be up on holidays
il be up in the north shore

dose anyone have a hardtop for sale for under $1000

preferable close to palmerston north

will need fitting kit for my 1998 nb

we have all seen the options the fastest whey across water is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWnH30yiyQ4

slowest is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM4C1O6soyA

both amazing feats !!!

ok looking at getting turbo system from flying miata looking at comparing ecu's what is the benifits of the one flying miata offers verses the g4? they pretty much cost the same g4 is a little cheaper http://www.speedtechnz.com/shop/brands/link/MX5+Link+G4+-+Mazda+MX5+Miata.html <g4 http://www.flyin...

so who makes a Tyre for street in that size haven't been able to locate one yet

i see their is a Hoosier A6 275/35R15 but its a slick

looking at getting some 15x9 inch rims form 949.

just wondering what are my street tyre options?

i hear that you can get 275's on them?
cant remember if it was 35 or not

i upgraded tyres recently from the re001 to the re002 re001 = great tyre in the dry gets sticky not so good in the wet needs heat for traction re002 = better feel and more grip about 15% more in dry + 25% better than re001 in the wet each re002 fitted was $170 195 50 15 each re001 fited was $175 195...

at cemetary

love the look of this one
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im interested in getting some polyurethane diff mounts if someone knows where i can get some for my 1998 nb mx5 1800cc lsd <not sure what affects the shape or size. reason for replacing is have had a knock in rear when under power and decelerating, couldn't find it, mechanic couldn't find it no susp...

if you just drop the clutch in a straight line you will surly get both weels going at first because of the emense pressure. - regardless of lsd or not the best whey is the one wheel on slippery surface and one on hard and to get rolling before applying the throttle - power is going to be plenty to s...

one wheel on the grass one on the road some heavy acceleration is good to tell. _if your LSD is very worn it will behave weirdly sometimes kicking inside wheel and other times locking both together< i had one that i used on the gravel roads allot and this happened to it after a while. shimms can be ...

paekakariki hill road just north of Wellington is good nice tight corners and once you have done that you should head back towards Wellington on sh58 smooth banked road with lots of banked corners. just up the coast from that is the akatarawa valley road witch links upper hutt and waikanae - this ro...