The MX5 Westfield

[Herman Toothrot]

Only review I have ever read wasn't that geat, said the MX5 was actually better.

Does anyone else have any experience of them?

I'm getting itcy feet with my Eunos Turbo at the moment even though I have a forged engine being built to up the power. I'm wondering if installing the new engine and breaking my car into a Westfield kit would be a good idea? I'm put off by the one poor review...

p.s. itd be about 330bhp engine..

[rdodger]

It would be quite a lot lighter so would be faster and handle better. Won't be as praticle.

[singlecoil]

Herman Toothrot said:

Only review I have ever read wasn't that geat, said the MX5 was actually better.

Does anyone else have any experience of them?

I'm getting itcy feet with my Eunos Turbo at the moment even though I have a forged engine being built to up the power. I'm wondering if installing the new engine and breaking my car into a Westfield kit would be a good idea? I'm put off by the one poor review...

p.s. itd be about 330bhp engine..

Better in what way, there must have been some details. It seems unlikely that a kit car enthusiast would prefer the donor car, but maybe the writer wasn't an enthusiast? Where was the article published?

[rdodger]

MNR are launching an MX5 kit and there is the Cyana too.

EVO liked it http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/2025...

Edited by rdodger on Sunday 15th November 20:44

[Sam_68]

rdodger said:

It would be quite a lot lighter so would be faster and handle better.

Neither part of this statement stands up to scrutiny.

It will certainly be quicker (acceleration) in the lower part of the speed range (before the Westfield's barn-door aerodynamics kick in), but I'm willing to bet that top speed and top-end acceleration will be worse, and there's a lot more to handling than light weight...

[Herman Toothrot]

singlecoil said:

Herman Toothrot said:

Only review I have ever read wasn't that geat, said the MX5 was actually better.

Does anyone else have any experience of them?

I'm getting itcy feet with my Eunos Turbo at the moment even though I have a forged engine being built to up the power. I'm wondering if installing the new engine and breaking my car into a Westfield kit would be a good idea? I'm put off by the one poor review...

p.s. itd be about 330bhp engine..

Better in what way, there must have been some details. It seems unlikely that a kit car enthusiast would prefer the donor car, but maybe the writer wasn't an enthusiast? Where was the article published?

Can't remember where I read the review, but it said it didn't handle as well as the MX5, didn't feel as well balanced.

[Munter]

PH reviews seems ok.

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=111&i=154...

[singlecoil]

Herman Toothrot said:

singlecoil said:

Herman Toothrot said:

Only review I have ever read wasn't that geat, said the MX5 was actually better.

Does anyone else have any experience of them?

I'm getting itcy feet with my Eunos Turbo at the moment even though I have a forged engine being built to up the power. I'm wondering if installing the new engine and breaking my car into a Westfield kit would be a good idea? I'm put off by the one poor review...

p.s. itd be about 330bhp engine..

Better in what way, there must have been some details. It seems unlikely that a kit car enthusiast would prefer the donor car, but maybe the writer wasn't an enthusiast? Where was the article published?

Can't remember where I read the review, but it said it didn't handle as well as the MX5, didn't feel as well balanced.

I don't think we can set too much store by it, then. Quite often with reviews the reviewer is coming at it from a particular angle.