luzinit wrote:Looking tidy mate. Surprised they picked out all those mods, I find that cops in Sydney dont even look twice at mx5s.
Same here most of the time. If it wasn't one of the blitz periods, and a combination RBT / Drugs / Roadworthy, I doubt most of the stuff would even be questioned unless one is doing something stupid (in which case it's deserved). These officers were pretty relaxed in their attitudes and very conversational, quite interested and complimentary about the car actually. I was kinda disappointed that they even noticed the mbc. I hadn't tried to really hide it, but I did think it was tucked away nicely ...
It stands out more in this photo than it did in reality. I usually had to point it out to people.
speed wrote:Often the ease of extracting more power from a turbo charged car adds to the appeal of that car.
Winding up the boost is what it is all about.
Haha ... yeah I agree! I'm still learning what does what - and even the correct terminology!
Last night I did some quick reading on the hose length from the TBI to mbc to wastegate that I'd mentioned before and found out that it can make a difference. So I'll be trying the mbc in the hoses that I have fitted on there now and see if there's any change to how it felt or responded before. Maybe that was also having some effect on the wastegate not working properly before as well.
From driving it since fitting the stock solenoid back on, I'm noticing slower turbo response, I presume from the wastegate bleeding more at lower boost than it did compared to the restricted pressure flow from the ball & spring that's fitted in the Turbosmart mbc stopping it opening at the lower pressures.
Teach me for going eBay cheapo, and teach me for even using it! Should have known better 
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Managed to get there in the end ... 
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