We have cleared the final hurdles to become one of Australia’s only legal, registered & insured Supercharged MX5′s. We are all very proud of this milestone which started at the end of September 2012 with an emissions test – More details here.
The IM240 emissions test is the equivalent of the Euro 3 Emissions Standard. The process of achieving a successful result requires sampling (emissions) at different speeds and temperature in order to simulate real-word driving conditions. The Euro 3 regulations are incredibly stringent however we where confident that our custom tune would pass the test without issue (which it did!). My perfect tune was custom built by myself & Jay utilising a data logger and countless hours of on-road testing. Thanks to TDR Tuning.
The next step required for my car was to be tested for it’s braking performance now that it had significantly more power. The brake test involved almost 20 COMPLETE (0 km/h) stops from highway speeds in quick succession (no more than 45 seconds break between each brake – pun intended). We had to get permission from the local highway patrol to use this public road for the test. The factory NC brake system is phenomenal. Again, we passed this test without issue. Video summary below;
A weigh-in and a Dyno run completed the engineering requirements before all the results where submitted for review. The engineering company responsible for reviewing the data took only a few days to assess our efforts. This resulted in the delivery of an engineering certificate making my Supercharged MX5 RTA legal!
This engineering feat would not have been possible without Chris Gough at Targa Racing and Jay’s precision tuning at TDR Tuning. My sincerest gratitude to you both.
My NC will be at the track on Sunday along side Chris' wacky Mazda 2
Come say hello!
Find out more about my car at ggroadster.net or on the forum at garage chat
