Fitting MBC to SE

wasp47 · Postby **wasp47** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:18 pm

Please don't throw rocks at me.

I am looking for assistance in fitting a MBC to my newly acquired SE.
I found some links to Mazdaspeed however the site is shut down ,
Can anyone please give me step by step instructions or a link. I am an old fart, give me a Holley and dizzy and I am in heaven. I have a BEGI cai on order.
Cheers
Steven

Postby **NitroDann** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:26 pm

You're on a mission to hate this car.

wasp47 · Postby **wasp47** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:27 pm

As Pauline would say, please explain :lol:

Postby **NitroDann** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:10 pm

Read the threads you were linked to.

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:25 am

wasp47 wrote:found some links to Mazdaspeed however the site is shut down

http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/ is now a read only site, so any correctly formatted links are still readable, you just can't post. If a link isn't working (ie readable) then it may be because it's an old link for which the format has changed. This can be overcome by cutting & pasting the old link into the new format. Btw, there's a SE MBC install thread on here: viewtopic.php?t=61091

wasp47 · Postby **wasp47** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:23 pm

Thank you

billybunter · Postby **billybunter** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:00 pm

I think i'd go -boost gauge first -then cai -then the mbc

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:13 pm

NitroDann wrote:You're on a mission to hate this car.

Postby **Okibi** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:45 am

Before fitting a MBC i'd go:

valve in the oil line from the oil/air sepperator to the sump (it's so cheap if it doesn't make a difference then meh)
exhaust
intake
throttle body elbow / bov combo

At this point if you drive it hard you'll probably get a hesitation reving it out in 5th

If you're driving it that hard then you'll probably want to upgrade the stock brake pads

then a bigger/better intercooler

then do your boost control when you install and aftermarket ecu and get it tuned

At this point your SE will be a bag load of fun and not embarrass itself against stock NCs and SPs.

After this, then you have to consider making the engine stronger (forgies etc), a decent turbo and manifold and bigger injectors.

Once you reach that point then the stock clutch won't handle the power and potentially a long list of expensive upgrades that make your MX-5 a weapon.

(SE owners happy to be corrected if I forgot something)