MX5 more power?
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G-P

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244 posts

202 months

Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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My MX5 is a late 1.6i Monaco, as it was a impulse purchase and I did not look into models and most importantly power outputs. Since then I found out that is about 90hp rather then 115hp like the earlier ones. Is there a easy way of getting mine up to the output of the early ones? Also will a LSD from an eunos fit straight on?

hornetrider

63,161 posts

228 months

Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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In a word, no I'm afraid. Not simple at all. You'd be better off flogging and buying another.

Munter

31,330 posts

264 months

Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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Probably the simplest and easiest thing to do is sell the car and get a "high power" 1.6 or if you want the torsen LSD get a Eunos 1.8. That way you'd have a standard car that'll be cheaper to insure than modifying a 1.6.

However if you must I'm sure some of the turbo kits could fit. And if you take a 1.8 LSD you'll need the drive shafts as well.