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My new uber camp automobile. MX-5 Project.
- Thread starter sofaboy
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I thought that might be the case...
Are welded diff's not a pain in the balls when you're parking/turning on full lock though?
not really, tight slow turns like parking it just drags the tyre which will get you funny looks, unless you have driven rwd for a long time i wouldn't suggest a welded diff on a road car you will end up spanking the car very easy lol! i would get a car with a lsd and learn to drive it first....
Surely something as low powered as an MX5 would need all the help it can get to get sideways?
I'll be honest, i just don't want to pay £300+ for a second hand LSD that might be completely worn out... lol
I'll be honest, i just don't want to pay £300+ for a second hand LSD that might be completely worn out... lol
Jamie86
ClioSport Club Member
RS175,595,205gti,172
In a word no.. it's surprisingly easy to get even my 1.6 sideways..
ph2 172
Thought I'd seen this car before. Looked mint at Awesome fest!!!!!!! how did you find the track with mx5 power
Homo spec mazda
Ive got a welder, had it very soon after getting the car and I havent had any trouble keeping the car wheels up.
Kroozin- I found it wayyyyyyy underpowered, lack of wand made it weird to initiate, so I was carrying too much speed 90% of the time. I had a lot of offs, mainly trying to manji the whole back straight. Hit the hay bails a few times, no bad damage though, managed to shred a set of tyres.
Kroozin- I found it wayyyyyyy underpowered, lack of wand made it weird to initiate, so I was carrying too much speed 90% of the time. I had a lot of offs, mainly trying to manji the whole back straight. Hit the hay bails a few times, no bad damage though, managed to shred a set of tyres.
300 will pretty much get you a new kaaz diff lol!!! if you are paying more than 100 for a diff second hand unless its a 1.5 or a 2 way you are buying in the wrong place lol!!! you don't need power to get sideways if you think that you are looking at drifting wrong! look at ae86's they drift stock and have piss all power its down to how you drive it!! power is one way to drift! weight shift, locking the rear wheels (wand) clutch kicks etc are all other ways to drift, tbh a mx5 is a hard car to drift as is a ae86! the shorter the wheelbase the harder it is!! if you want to drift easy get a sbody or a bmw.... or a soarer....
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Fair play for having a crack!
Manji the straight?! Vid or GTFO.
Manji the straight?! Vid or GTFO.
Lol! Fair one. I'll just grow some balls and learn how to do it properly! Haha
Jason_E
ClioSport Club Member
Elise, 530d
My mate was saying in his 1.6 MX it's all about the clutch kick and carrying a lot of speed into the corner, pretty much the same as most cars I assume but the lack of power means it's just harder. I think his welded diff helps, too.
I'm very tempted by one of these now :/
I'm very tempted by one of these now :/
LOL! you realise a ae86 is just as hard to drift if not harder than a mx5 don't you?? you did well in your mx5 but don't assume a 86 is easier in any way lol!!!
as for the price of proper lsd's like a kaaz or similar i wouldn't pay more than 400 for a new one lol, its who you know
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
LOL! you realise a ae86 is just as hard to drift if not harder than a mx5 don't you?? you did well in your mx5 but don't assume a 86 is easier in any way lol!!!
as for the price of proper lsd's like a kaaz or similar i wouldn't pay more than 400 for a new one lol, its who you know
I think that's what he meant. the AE86 is of a similar difficulty to drift as the mx
Homo spec mazda
Another small update.
Fitted a sparco rev which i got cheap off a friend.... is stupidly comfy for a bucket seat.
also whipped off the rear bumper
Removed the rear bumper bar and did a quick bumper chop,s till needs tidying up but getting rid of that fog was one of the best moves ive ever made.
Also had some exhaust work done after a silencer collapsed, had that removed and the back box was rusted through so that went too, little did I realise just how loud itd make things, il try and get a video up at some point, but Im actually not a massive fan of it, I love the hilarity of how loud it is, but I dislike living with it.
Fitted a sparco rev which i got cheap off a friend.... is stupidly comfy for a bucket seat.
also whipped off the rear bumper
Removed the rear bumper bar and did a quick bumper chop,s till needs tidying up but getting rid of that fog was one of the best moves ive ever made.
Also had some exhaust work done after a silencer collapsed, had that removed and the back box was rusted through so that went too, little did I realise just how loud itd make things, il try and get a video up at some point, but Im actually not a massive fan of it, I love the hilarity of how loud it is, but I dislike living with it.
Really want to do a bumper chop on mine, foglights look gash! Lol.
Seat looks nice too.
Seat looks nice too.
Homo spec mazda
Just commented on this on Pistonheads
I was bored so thought id ***** a bit.
thanks for all the comments people and joey.... just do it.
Seen some SSR MK-1s on Facebook for an MX-5 in 15x8, only seems to be 2 though.
http://www.facebook.com/JapanesePerformance
http://www.facebook.com/JapanesePerformance
Homo spec mazda
Not really into mk1's for some odd reason allthough i know they would look killer on the back, however that link is damn handy so thanks for that
Yeah allsorts of awesome stuff crops up. They're not the cheapest place going though, postage from Ireland doesn't help that.
Well, seeing as they get most of their stuff from Japan, they probably add that to the price.
I'm sure Malice has linked me up those guys before.
That's a good job for the weekend!
Did you get that ducktail spoiler from MX5Nutz? Looks pretty good!
Homo spec mazda
Its pretty scary at first but before you know it your tearing chunks out of it
No its off mx5parts dude canny remember how much but £120 rings a bell.
if you want anything from japan, like on japan yahoo auctions or want anything in particular let me know i have a mate in japan and he every 3 months or so send a container over full of parts... wheels, body kit, engines, gearboxes, seats... anything you want... can also get individual items sent over...
for instance i got a power fc from him, in the uk second hand you are looking at £500 as a rough guide for a power fc ecu and the commander (screen part) i got it from him landed in the uk for £380.... wheels i can get in the containers for like £250-300 for a good rare set of 18's for instance...
that japanese performance sold a set of equips in 18's with the rears being 12" wide and 10" wide fronts, now i know they paid 800 quid for them before shipping... they sold them when they got them for £1900 air freight would of been under 200 so they made a good 900 quid on them too!!
small items i can get around tax too...
for instance i got a power fc from him, in the uk second hand you are looking at £500 as a rough guide for a power fc ecu and the commander (screen part) i got it from him landed in the uk for £380.... wheels i can get in the containers for like £250-300 for a good rare set of 18's for instance...
that japanese performance sold a set of equips in 18's with the rears being 12" wide and 10" wide fronts, now i know they paid 800 quid for them before shipping... they sold them when they got them for £1900 air freight would of been under 200 so they made a good 900 quid on them too!!
small items i can get around tax too...
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