Share what your ideal MX5 would be

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:06 am

Here's my starter to encourage other suggestions - although I'd have to remove some of the evidence of this one not being quite, ahem, standard:

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... =0&sdmvc=1

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:14 am

An NC like Danny's would be close, but I kinda like the idea of a twin turbo V8.

oztrackdays · Postby **oztrackdays** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:22 am

My next 5 will be street registered for a change.

NC with 6.0 Litre Chevy - AUS say no

NB with 3.6 SIDI - AUS say no

NB with Honda K24 - looking promising so far

trickytrev · Postby **trickytrev** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:09 pm

How about V12 by Bullet on road next year legal in every state

TTT · Postby **TTT** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:35 pm

there aren't that many 1gzfe's around.. can't seem them making that many

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:40 pm

The MX5 is a pretty good mix as it is, I just wish that either:

It had a decent whack more power
Vic mod laws would let me add power.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:52 pm

Okibi wrote:An NC like Danny's would be close, but I kinda like the idea of a twin turbo V8.

How much power do you need or can you actually use?

Finding that limit where power does not exceed driveability or destroy the pleasure of actually driving the car is my ideal MX5 (in NA or NB form of course).

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:07 pm

Lokiel wrote:How much power do you need ...?

If we're playing make believe, if I could afford my ideal MX-5 I could afford the constant tyre changes.

Crapweasel · Postby **Crapweasel** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:53 pm

Lokiel wrote:
Finding that limit where power does not exceed driveability or destroy the pleasure of actually driving the car is my ideal MX5 (in NA or NB form of course).

And it sounds like you're going to tell us just what that limit is very soon!!

If you don't post your own version of Okibi's picture taken on a skidpan, you've let the whole forum down and should be banned.

Postby **NitroDann** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:55 pm

Does it have to be a road car?

Do i have to drive it every day?

Do road rules exist in this make believe scenario?

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:24 am

NitroDann wrote:Does it have to be a road car?

Do i have to drive it every day?

Do road rules exist in this make believe scenario?

No rules Dann. Feel free to imagine a road car and a track car and a tow car if you like.

Rocky · Postby **Rocky** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:46 pm

It looks similar to an NB8B and doesn't have a generic Mazda front.
It has a folding metal hardtop that doesn't give it a 'hunchback' look.
It has a 2 litre DOHC four that puts out about 150kW and averages about 7l/100k.
A 5 speed manual gearbox is standard.
It has bugger all electronics, no remote locking, no mickey-mouse stuff.
It comes with a full-size spare in the boot (the boot lid opens down to the bumper bar) but still has room for some soft luggage.
It has an oil filter that can be changed easily by a human being rather than an Orangutan.
It's reliability is on par with the previous models - so in other words - excellent.
There are no options - it sells for $35K.