it's done, glens turbo results

glen73 · Postby **glen73** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:36 pm

Yes mate thanks, it feels very direct now but........ would you believe i haven't tried it yet properly. I'm just very tired. only tried it while parked after i finished. as i said before it does feel nice

I'm doing a full mechanical inspection on the car tomorrow to see how much it's liking boost.

thanks again for your detailed instructions

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:41 pm

hey guys, glen just took me for a spin in his turbo and all i can say is wow :shock:

it really gave me a taste for how a bit of boost can transform an mx5. it's still a really nice car to cruise around in as he is only running it at 5 pounds, but it still gives you a real big kick in the pants when you need it :lol:

. his car really is impressive, the other main difference i noticed is what an improvement the strut brace and roll cage give to the rigidity of the car. it feels really solid.

thanks heaps glen for giving me some of your time and showing me your car, i was really impressed.

Juffa · Postby **Juffa** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:48 pm

Sounds like us Melbourne Turbo boys should get together for a bit of information sharing

Watdoyarecon guys?

J

glen73 · Postby **glen73** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:49 pm

no worries james

the strut brace you can get rather cheap and that will make a big difference to the feel of your car and is rather easy to put on aswell.

glen73 · Postby **glen73** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:51 pm

no worries juffa that sounds good but i must admit im not a man of great knowledge but i do like talking about MX5's.

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:01 pm

yeah the strut brace and the seatbelt tower brace that mania sell are definately on my shopping list now! i figure the seatbelt tower brace gives the same rigidity benefits as your rollbar, altho obvioulsy doesn't offer the rollover protection.

mossy · Postby **mossy** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:06 pm

I could show you where my turbo is and where my wheels are, the rest is all a big mystery to me :mrgreen:

glen73 · Postby **glen73** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:18 pm

well im keen to meet up with any Melbourne mx5's.
isn't the sandown sprint on this Saturday through the mx5 Vic club?
I'm thinking of going but not competing.
anyone else going?

Juffa · Postby **Juffa** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:10 pm

glen73 wrote:no worries juffa that sounds good but i must admit im not a man of great knowledge but i do like talking about MX5's.

Hey, that sounds like me

Juffa · Postby **Juffa** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:15 pm

glen73 wrote:well im keen to meet up with any Melbourne mx5's.
isn't the sandown sprint on this Saturday through the mx5 Vic club?
I'm thinking of going but not competing.
anyone else going?

Yes, Sandown is on this weekend..........I will try and arrange a passout for Saturday

J

Andrew · Postby **Andrew** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:51 pm

I'll try and get to Sandown as well

glen73 · Postby **glen73** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:33 pm

Daz 27 wrote: now i know the direction my car will be taking.

this is why i handed you the keys. need more turbo-ed mx5's in Vic.....
i noticed you have harnesses in yours! I'm interested as to how much and so fourth. were they a pain to install etc?
cheers

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:15 pm

he offerred me the keys too but i was too chicken to accept them :shock:

i got a fair idea of the performance from being a passenger, and i just had this horrible thought that i might crash it or something. highly unlikely i know ( i've only been in one accident all my driving life - i was rear ended when i was stopped at a tram stop once - clearly not my fault at all). but i figured better to be safe than sorry.