Show me your mx5s!

[cherryredbenj1]

My old one

 

[DouglasB]

Here's both of mine, both 150k on the clock standard engine 1.6s, my current red one has got totally standard suspension, white thing had 200quid eBay coil overs.

What's your opinion on the eBay coilovers? Thinking of getting a set pre owned for £120 done 4-5k on the current car

 

[Matt G40]

My old little mx5 (some pictures are with an open diff and a welded diff)


Standard 1.6 n/a
Ebay coilies
cat back exhuast


like above, its all about unsettleing the car then keeping it planted

 

[DouglasB]

New to the forum and just learnt how to upload pictures had my mx5 since September but only just decided to join a forum

 

[Nas]

Uh oh, I don't think this is going to end well for you there Douglas (the flames, oh the irony)

 

[shane-irl]

no drifty pictures yet. they wont let me on track without a full licence
soon though.

 

[DouglasB]

Uh oh, I don't think this is going to end well for you there Douglas (the flames, oh the irony)

What do you mean :O? Had it flaming since September a couple weeks after I got it and been drifting ALOT and still going strong 6 months later (any knowledge is helpful haha)

 

[Mighty_Mini]

Here's both of mine, both 150k on the clock standard engine 1.6s, my current red one has got totally standard suspension, white thing had 200quid eBay coil overs.

What's your opinion on the eBay coilovers? Thinking of getting a set pre owned for £120 done 4-5k on the current car

In short, not worth it. Read my build thread for my writeup regarding them

 

[DouglasB]

In short, not worth it. Read my build thread for my writeup regarding them

Give that a proper read in a while cheers!
Any input on what 'Nas' said about my car spitting flames ?

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In short, not worth it. Read my build thread for my writeup regarding them

Give that a proper read in a while cheers!
Any input on what 'Nas' said about my car spitting flames ?

 

[AgitatedTrout]

My old one.

 

[Matt G40]

in short, you where in a car pack spitting flames out of an mx5, leave it to the saxo boys and get it sideways

 

[kevinLee]

Ebay coilies are dog turds. No lie>

Stock shocks with cut springs are much better and BCs are even better. Id imagine HSDs are even better again.

 

[kevinLee]

heres a short vid of mine at pembrey from a couple weekends back. Knuckles, welder, BCs.


and a helmet cam vid, the stock 1.6 is struggling with an extra 80kg lol

 

[Stavros]

Cool vids Kev!

And yeah, I can't tell you what nice suspension is like, but IMO the stock suspension is better to drift on than the ebay stuff.

Both are fine to pull 3rd in the dry in mind, wouldn't be rushing to change suspension in the hope it will help you pull skids.

 

[DouglasB]

in short, you where in a car pack spitting flames out of an mx5, leave it to the saxo boys and get it sideways

Actually I was first told it was spitting flames when I was drifting. I have lots of vids of me drifting but all are 'in car' vids not on a track.. Didn't want the abuse from preachers

 

[hoodedreeper]

Last month's practice day at Norfolk Arena

 

[Goddaz]

 

[Adam.]

So what's better the 1.6 lump or the 1.8 lump? Going to look at a 1.8 on saturday but if the 1.6 is better I wont bother

 

[Minkjedi]

wasn't there a thread for this already somewhere?

Anyway, my old 1.6

And

Thats my old one as well. Looks Slick!

 

[martyn_sx]

Just got this as a daily jap 1.6 .

took it for a skid.