New Owner - Workshop advise in Vic

ANDY · Postby **ANDY** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:15 pm

Hi there,

After wanting to have an MX5 as a fun weekend / track car for as long as I remember, I've just taken the plunge and purchased an NA8 which is running an AVO kit with a T28, ID 1000 injectors, Haltech PS1000 etc... etc... The car is currently tuned to run on Caltex Eflex which is a pain in the butt seing as the nearest Caltex servo with Eflex is 150 km away :cry:

I'm hoping that those with more knowelege and experience than me may be able to recommend a workshop who can give the car a once over for me. My thought pattern is to take the car to a shop and leave it there to have the full 'once over' check before I start to beat on it. I'd hate to break it from running too much boost / too lean etc.. and figure that if I can get it all checked out then it should be sorted and right to go.

Hoping for a shop recommendation that could give the engine a through mechanical check and I will also get the ECU re-mapped to run on RON98 for convenience. If the same shop can do both then even better!

My first thought is Maztech since I had some work done by them MANY moons ago on a SII RX7, and they are also Haltech agents, but was hoping for some first hand recomendations from fellow owners.

Thanks in advance

Andrew.

bear2230 · Postby **bear2230** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:40 pm

If Maztech are Haltech agents they would be the ones to take it to.

nGtim · Postby **nGtim** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:46 am

RoadtrackRally should be able to sort you out with everything.
My friend Brad works there and his boss is an MX5 enthusiast as well.

Re Autoworks in Westall have done a few turbo setups for Mx5's as well.

All good friends of mine and can vouch for their work.

Tim.

Postby **NitroDann** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:25 am

Once you go alcohol you never go back.

Get it tuned on E70 and keep a drum of fuel for when you drive it on weekends and at the track.

I tuned a T28 AVO powered NA with ID1000 injectors on E85 and picked up 70rwhp at 4500rpm. Its hard to go back to having no midrange torque again.

Dann

ANDY · Postby **ANDY** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:33 pm

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I've settled on Maztech since they are Haltech agents and the car is there at the moment having a thorough health check as well as the addition of a Flex fuel sensor & appropriate re-mapping.

Looking forward to getting it back once they are finished with it and being able to run it on whatever I feel like with it autocorrecting the mapping & boost to suit whatever's in the tank.

Best of both worlds.