Bit the bullet bbr turbo fitted

[Gandahar]

SmilerFTM said:

Insulation tube on the shelf works to stop the rattle and costs pennies

Put this on today, worked a treat. Thanks again SmilerFTm.

I now have another 4.5 tubes of the stuff left over as you can only buy them in packs of 5 at Wickes.

All suggestions welcome perhaps some front bumper crash protection or making the cup holders more grippy

[Gandahar]

Gandahar said:

As the turbo obviously gets warm I thought it would be prudent to remove the sound deadening material from under the bonnet. This would be a cheap mod and would have the benefits of

a) Letting me hear more sucking blowing sounds from the turbo
b) reduce the temp as acting as a heat sink
c) reduce weight by 1kg or so.

Strangely the turbo has got no louder, perhaps removing it's warm coat has offended it. However it is getting rid of the heat, after a good run I put my hand on the bonnet and the turbo area is really warm so it's more efficient at removing the heat. I highly recommend it. All heat removal is a good thing of course.

Some pictures including my workshop spare parts bin

Right, so all that insulation came out and after a blast today is my metal bonnet working like a nice heat sink?



Indeed it is. Ambient temp was about 12C and that is the bonnet roughly where the turbo is.

[knitware]

Hi OP!

The stage 2 has the uprated clutch, how is this? Is it aggressive, as in a snatch bite point and release, or do you find it ok to use?

[Gandahar]

sbird said:

I'm interested to see how you get on. I've not come across anyone with an auto MX-5 retro-fitted with an LSD before.

With the Quaife I've been experimenting on junctions and roundabouts in dry and wet and it really does stop the wheel spin on the inside wheel. In the dry that means you shoot forward and in the wet you get some fairly easily controlled oversteer ( given I am approaching 50 and not some wonderkid) . I can see why the racers like them, really just maximises the traction.


I can tell when the car is shuffling power as well at the back on higher speed corners with traction control turned off. Before it just went but slackly. Now it "shimmies" from the back as the car transfers the load.

I'd recommend this upgrade to all NC drivers.