v8 mx5 mk1

boosted · September 04, 2012, 08:53:36 PM

Just ebayin and found this....god i want a go......120979028004:InLove

Shoe horn anyone....

Brett · September 04, 2012, 08:59:24 PM

Me too! :Giggle

TiddlesRX7 · September 04, 2012, 09:01:23 PM

Yeah wouldn\'t mind a go in that myself. My brother lives in the USA and works with a guy with V8 MX5. Not sure if its an LS lump or what but my bro says it is mental.

m1tch · September 04, 2012, 10:45:59 PM

Something like this?

boosted · September 05, 2012, 05:31:32 AM

LOl.....Also bigger in the states. Defo wanna go in that !

m1tch · September 05, 2012, 10:00:18 AM

Quote from: boosted;835017LOl.....Also bigger in the states. Defo wanna go in that !

He is building a faster one, I think its a LS6 twin turbo

tinker-27 · September 05, 2012, 12:09:16 PM

ive got one in at the moment finishing it off for someone , its not as tight as you would think . i will get some pics up later

boosted · September 05, 2012, 02:42:14 PM

Quote from: tinker-27;835030ive got one in at the moment finishing it off for someone , its not as tight as you would think . i will get some pics up later

Cool....cant wait.

KaiserDamz · September 06, 2012, 12:43:29 AM

that one has been up on ebay a lot of times now, think the reserve is set to something stupidly high.

B.Martin · September 06, 2012, 01:07:56 PM

Is it me or do we live in an age of putting v8\'s in everything? I\'m not saying it shouldn\'t e done at all, but every feature car now days has a V8 in it. It\'s getting a bit to common, thus starting to bore me a bit. Anyone else with me?

tinker-27 · September 07, 2012, 12:19:43 AM

Not me !! Sounds like you haven\'t driven one ,

Brett · September 07, 2012, 06:51:40 AM

You can\'t go wrong with putting big capacity into something light... It might change the character, but its a lot of fun. Seriously considered putting a Lexus V8 into the Montrose at one stage...

jetpilot · September 07, 2012, 08:29:36 AM

Quote from: Brett;835203You can\'t go wrong with putting big capacity into something light... It might change the character, but its a lot of fun. Seriously considered putting a Lexus V8 into the Montrose at one stage...

Isnt that exactly the case, it all depends what you want from a car. Huge bhp per tonne thats great for shocking people off the lights etc or something designed for purpose, i.e the Mx5, a great handling car within the limits of the chassis or with a V8 one that be an absolute handful to control.

After having a bbr turbo mx5 with 150hp or so it made me realise that more power would have damn right scary on the road, the car suddenly felt very small and vunerable at high speeds!

B.Martin · September 07, 2012, 08:56:12 AM

I\'m certainly not saying it doesn\'t work a treat or that i don\'t understand why its done, just saying its getting far to common. Everything i see now days has a V8 under the bonnet, its just getting a little tedious.

I haven\'t driven one, perhaps this is why Tinker

Grant Monkhouse · September 07, 2012, 10:49:20 AM

There was a feature in banzai magazine about 6months ago about an mx5 v8, it was down in newzealand and competed in the targa rally. The handling was just as good and it dominated its class. The handling was better than other competitors cars and the light weight and huge power made up in the high speed sections placing it in first overall iirc. Ended up with an oil pressure problem which cost them a number of places