Modifying an SE

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:30 pm

An NB8A with 8psi and a T28 I used for a while was way more grunty than my SE with 13psi on the OEM IHI turbo. Pretty sure it follows that any 1.8 MX5 with a 2560 and, say, 12psi would be better again. All assuming injectors, fueling, tune, driveline etc are also sorted.

bear2230 · Postby **bear2230** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:47 pm

Here is a much better option:
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... =1&sdmvc=1
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... =0&sdmvc=1
C'mon, someone had to do it :lol:

Richard.

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:06 am

What does an SP say when it rocks up at your door?

knock Knock

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Apu · Postby **Apu** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 4:52 am

To the point about getting a regular NB and turbo charging it - mine does a touch over 150rwkw on 7psi with a TD04. Power curve is pretty much a straight line.

Danny · Postby **Danny** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 4:39 pm

But buying an SE gets you much more than an NB with a turbo'd engine.

Postby **NitroDann** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:47 pm

Yeah they have a bit of factory rice, different shocks and springs and badges and seat coverings too.

Dann

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 7:14 pm

Lol Dann stfu haha

SEs are great, if you treat them like a non-turbo car that you want to turbo.
Everything needs replacing from scratch, as the factory turbo system is just rubbish.

They aren't like silvias with nistune chips, ours need a standalone to run them after some mods.

The SE has loads of other great features over a standard NB, some aesthetic and some handling/performance.

bear2230 · Postby **bear2230** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 7:32 pm

I wish Snowie was an SE. It would save me a pantload of money and hassles getting it legal.
If I didn't want a friggin white car I would have gone SE for sure and just given the whole thing to Dann. No engineers, no emissions, no blue slip, just transfer the rego and your away.
I wouldn't have had to buy a SE 6 speed and diff. The other stuff is neither here or there.
You would dump the suspension, intercooler, intake, turbo and get an ECU anyway.
So that's the same cost for SE or non turbo.

Richard.

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 8:49 pm

**SHOCK** ... some 'Ol Farts, such as myself, are quite happy with the SE left pretty stock ... !!

... ummm ... well, for now anyway ......... :roll:

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Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:05 pm

KevGoat wrote:**SHOCK** ... some 'Ol Farts, such as myself, are quite happy with the SE left pretty stock ... !!
:

... and, we have cookies!

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:29 pm

The dark side is powerful .........

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KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:08 pm

Ummm, Lokiel ... bit slow tonight (nothing to do with the Wine of course) ... but didn't understand the cookies reference??

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Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:52 pm

KevGoat wrote:Ummm, Lokiel ... bit slow tonight (nothing to do with the Wine of course) ... but didn't understand the cookies reference??

Maybe this will help! :mrgreen:

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:53 pm

KevGoat wrote:**SHOCK** ... some 'Ol Farts, such as myself, are quite happy with the SE left pretty stock ... !!

Hahahaha!..... I thought the same thing myself....... *Oh my aching wallet*

Postby **Okibi** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:31 pm

I had an NB and parts of an AVO kit, and I even had an SE lip/rear skirt/seats. It would have been a lot quicker to have turboed the Red NB and it would have made more power but I wanted a black SE ever since Mazda decided sell black ones in Australia. :mrgreen: