differences in Stock vs SE ????

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:01 pm

I'm also very interested in this as well

in my case the differences between the SE and NB8A, I am looking at buying SE parts to turbo my 5, depending on how much it will cost I might look at trading up to an SE.

either way I still have to wait another year before I can legally drive a turbo

Postby **Boyracer** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:20 am

Taking a quote from another thread...

\"Just go and buy a SE boofheads\"

When you look at the cost of doing the modifications to a stock car it works out cheaper and easier to sell your car and buy an SE...or an SP.

If not just for the time, money and effort...as well as having a car that can be legally registered and insured with no problem.

Richee · Postby **Richee** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:32 am

Yep - what he said

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:41 am

Richee wrote:Yep - what he said

X2

Or buy a car already modded, like Mossy's NA. That is a beast!

MX5-SP · Postby **MX5-SP** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:03 pm

Boyracer wrote:Taking a quote from another thread...

"Just go and buy a SE boofheads"

When you look at the cost of doing the modifications to a stock car it works out cheaper and easier to sell your car and buy an SE...or an SP.

If not just for the time, money and effort...as well as having a car that can be legally registered and insured with no problem.

(Pssst...Buy a SP)

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:06 pm

Boyracer wrote:"Just go and buy a SE boofheads"

Hellmun · Postby **Hellmun** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:17 pm

I believe there are hardened 2nd to 4th gears on the SE gearbox. Torsen LSD, firmer suspension, Clutch, tuned ECU, lower compression pistons, NB8A head instead of the NB8B SVT...all I can think of off the top of my head.

Unless you enjoy modifying cars and going the time expensive DIY route...get the SE. The SP turbo though was sorta an NB8B with a turbo kit...not aware of it having any of the parts I just listed for the SE.

MX5-SP · Postby **MX5-SP** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:44 pm

Hellmun wrote:...get the SE. The SP turbo though was sorta an NB8B with a turbo kit...not aware of it having any of the parts I just listed for the SE.

DANG! I knew I should've bought a SE!!!! :evil:

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:28 am

MX5-SP wrote:
Hellmun wrote:...get the SE. The SP turbo though was sorta an NB8B with a turbo kit...not aware of it having any of the parts I just listed for the SE.

DANG! I knew I should've bought a SE!!!!

Hindsight is a wonderfull thing!

Postby **Boyracer** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:01 pm

Finally...a SP owner who has seen the light.... :lol:

jules · Postby **jules** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:27 pm

Darby will never see the light. He'll never sees the cars piled up behind him, so why would he see something really bright and flashy like a light .... :mrgreen:

Jules

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:05 pm

Allow a budget of about 10k for going turbo, simply because if you try to do things on the cheap, you're gonna screw up somewhere. Its so much easier just upgrading to an SE and modifying it

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:32 am

steering rack is quicker

*cough* not quite. It has less lock so that the wider wheels dont rub the guards. I've never heard of it having a quicker ratio.

According to Keith Tanner from Flying Miata the radiator is the same size as stock but the fans have slightly different shrouding.

Casey · Postby **Casey** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:16 am

Garry wrote:
steering rack is quicker

*cough* not quite. It has less lock so that the wider wheels dont rub the guards. I've never heard of it having a quicker ratio.

According to Keith Tanner from Flying Miata the radiator is the same size as stock but the fans have slightly different shrouding.

The SE radiators I have seen (fitted to SP replicas ironically - a cheap good performance radiator) are thicker then the stock NB8B radiator. Still a good bit thinner compared to the SP radiator though.