MAZDA MX-5 1990 Rocketeer 3.0 V6

For sale is my early NA Mazda MX5 Eunos Roadster with a Rocketeer 3.0 V6 Conversion

The Engine

The engine fitted to the car is a Jaguar AJ30 3.0 V6. The engine came from a donor Jaguar S which had 13,500 original miles on at the time of the conversion (which I can verify). The car has covered 2500 miles since the conversion so the engine now has 16,000 miles from new.

The car now makes approx 270bhp

The Rocketeer Conversion

The Rocketeer conversion was completed in 2018.

The car went to the Rocketeer workshop in September 2021 where they upgraded it with an MBE ECU, wiring loom and their own bespoke Throttle Bodies and set the car up.

Further information on the Rocketeer Conversion can be found at Rocketeercars. com or by doing a YouTube search

Key features of the kit include:

Bespoke Rocketeer Subframe and Engine Sump

Wiring Harness and ECU (since upgraded to MBE)

Gearbox adapter plate

Stainless steel twin exit exhaust and sports cat

Other Upgrades in Addition to the Rocketeer Conversion

At the time of the conversion in 2018 the following were also fitted:

New Meister R Zeta S Coilovers.

New TR Lane Roll Bar

IL Motorsport Rubber Bushes

Aluminium Radiator

The car has the following parts fitted from a donor MX5 MK2.5 Sport which had 60k miles at the time of the conversion:

Big Brake conversion with new disks and pads

6 Speed Gearbox (calibrated to the speedo)

Torsion LSD Diff and rear driveshafts

Rear Wishbones and Hubs (give a slightly wider track)

Hood with Glass rear window

The car also has the following additions:

15” BBS Alloy Wheels

New WestCo Battery fitted December 2022

New Nardi Gearknob (not fitted)

Upgraded Fuel Pump

The Car

I have owned the car since 2012. I bought it from a chap in my village who owned it for 5 years prior to me.

The car is in very good overall original unrestored condition. I have kept it garaged and only used it during summer months on dry days. The guy before me kept it in a car port. This goes a long way to explain the cars condition – there is no rust on the bodywork in the usual places and nothing has ever been welded or needs welding

The car was originally a 1.6 Eunos V Spec Roadster in Neo Green. Being a 1990 it is an early Mk1

The car drives well, goes well (as you would imagine!) and sounds awesome. The car still weighs under a ton, as the Jaguar Engine is aluminium compared to the Cast Iron Mazda unit, therefore weight distribution is unaffected and the nimble handling the Mx5 is famous for is still retained.

Since completing the car I have used it mainly for car shows where it gets a lot of attention.

The car has covered 105k miles (2500 of these since the conversion)

MOT till August 2024 - no advisories