Mazda MX-5e Tesla Powered
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Merry said:
snotrag said:
The infamous 'depowered PAS rack' is similarly awful, generally used 'bEcoz RaceKar!" by people who think not having power steering is cool. Despited the fact the car drives better with it, on road and track.
We did that with our Mx5 track car. It was better depowered, on a track at least. Could be a personal preference thing and can totally see why you'd avoid the complexity with this build.
If you're going for simplicity, why faff about with Bosch iBoost? There are off-the-shelf unservo'd brake kits available.
Edited by NDNDNDND on Thursday 6th April 22:25
J4CKO said:
295 bhp in an MX5 will be fun, just a different kind of fun than the usual shagged out 1.6 twincam.
Fun for 0.01% of drivers. Will be completely unusable for most people because they are used to a lead foot and every electronic safety system known to man spec'd to the vehicle.Cool project, but 295bhp in an MX5 is actually pretty scared, especially if it's from a turbo. Perhaps it being electric the linear powerband is less likely to turn your pants brown.
TheLoraxxZeus said:
Fun for 0.01% of drivers. Will be completely unusable for most people because they are used to a lead foot and every electronic safety system known to man spec'd to the vehicle.
Cool project, but 295bhp in an MX5 is actually pretty scared, especially if it's from a turbo. Perhaps it being electric the linear powerband is less likely to turn your pants brown.
That's the beauty of an e-motor though.Cool project, but 295bhp in an MX5 is actually pretty scared, especially if it's from a turbo. Perhaps it being electric the linear powerband is less likely to turn your pants brown.
On my Son's electric trials bike you can independently control: power, power curve, and max speed limit.
So it can be low power with soft power delivery, or instant full torque for gravity defying stuff.
NDNDNDND said:
Me too. I hated the hydraulic PAS on my mk1 - couldn't feel a thing. After a few frustrated track days I considered selling the car but couldn't work out what to replace it with. A chance drive in a Ma5da race car, back to back with a HPAS and unassisted car confirmed for me that the hydraulic rack is the worst option. The amount of feel and confidence offered by the unassisted racks was leagues over the HPAS. My car now runs a 'flyin miata'-style depowered rack. With the standard steering wheel and castor angle kept below 5° the steering weight is perfectly fine and you can actually feel how much grip you have at the front tyres.
If you're going for simplicity, why faff about with Bosch iBoost? There are off-the-shelf unservo'd brake kits available.
Yes, we were planing to do the Flyin Miata modification to improve the feel. The car will be light enough not to need power steering and in my 450kg Fisher Fury R1, there was definitely no need for it.If you're going for simplicity, why faff about with Bosch iBoost? There are off-the-shelf unservo'd brake kits available.
Edited by NDNDNDND on Thursday 6th April 22:25
The iBoost is because of the programmable regenerative braking. We want the iBoost to have a few different driving profiles and this will allow control of the character based on selected mode.
This MX-5e is a test platform for a scratch build.
Rob
We had to remove the camshaft cover in the MX-5e as the gasket was leaking oil everywhere. Whilst the cover was off, we took the opportunity to clean it all up and paint it. It will now be installed in Yoko (my son's 1990 Eunos Roadster 1.6) and we will put Yoko's cover back in the MX-5e. We are looking after the engine because it will probably be transplanted into Yoko at some future date. This one has done about 80,000 miles and Yoko's has done 140,000+.
Our plan A is to use the metal frame inside the Eunos dash as the basis of a new custom, modern dash. We have separated it from the plastic part and taken an angle grinder to it, to remove the unwanted brackets. It had lots of surface rust as Mazda don't treat this part of the car at all and it gets exposed to some damp inside the car. It is now cleaned up and painted, ready for our experiments :-)
Busy day today! We have completely stripped out the interior now, including the 2.2kg of sound deadening material on the front bulkhead. Every little bit counts :-)
We then started the rebuild, with a new black carpet and new black interior trim. We have also stripped the rear end to look for any rust but found none, which is nice.
Rob
We then started the rebuild, with a new black carpet and new black interior trim. We have also stripped the rear end to look for any rust but found none, which is nice.
Rob
Not into EVs but its hard not to like what you're doing with this!
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