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Well here are my pics from the day




Nice clean NA, with a big IC. If I ever get an NA this is how I would want it




Fuzzlet on the dyno














got camber?







Nice wheel

Great photos, thanks Alex.

That white NA with the pink piping isn't helping the "MX5s aren't gay" cause


Nice pics though...!

And yeah, I agree with that NBs sticker... NAs ARE best!

PUR157 wrote:That white NA with the pink piping isn't helping the "MX5s aren't gay" cause

That's the car that won the 1.8 N/A award - and made slightly more rwkw than my SE.

Alex wrote:Nice clean NA, with a big IC. If I ever get an NA this is how I would want it

What bumper is that?

I believe it's the Racing Beat Type 1
See Here
It's not a full front bar either

The Type I Kit is designed as a half-shell that fits over the existing nose to allow for easy installation. (This nose does not replace the existing nose.) The upper edge of this nose fits into the groove below the parking lights.

PUR157 wrote:That white NA with the pink piping isn't helping the "MX5s aren't gay" cause

If there is a measure of homosexaulity amoungst car manufacturers, at least where not as bad as this.

Nice pics btw.....

PUR157 wrote:That white NA with the pink piping isn't helping the "MX5s aren't gay" cause

You didnt see the pink pearl coat the car has.....

Fyi, the guy who owns it is actually gay

nice pics alex

man that blue na needs bigger brakes, or smaller rims

Alex wrote:I believe it's the Racing Beat Type 1

Yup - you can just make out the Racing Beat logo on the right side (of picture). The RB noses for the NAs are great. RB type 2 is a full replacement, but costs about 3 times as much.

MXHEVN wrote:nice pics alex

man that blue na needs bigger brakes, or smaller rims

For bling maybe, but with the pads he has they do the job

why doesn't every1 just make a shorter pod pipe like this?


looks like less travel = more response
less heat soak from extractors..


or am i wrong?

A few reasons I didn't
Alarm siren box is there in mine, head recirc pipe thing should really have a catch can if not going back to intake, wiring for temp and flow meter, would need to make custom box to be anywhere near legal.
Also there is some talk about the length changing the torque but haven't seen any tests

generally it's agreed that you get less torque at low / mid revs with a short intake like that, but top end response is better.

ok thanks for clearing that up..


also what are the advantages of running aluminium intake pipes over the stock rubber?
sound?
ability 2 reflect/not absorb heat?