MX 5 track day car

[Smollet]

I'm toying with the idea of getting one for a bit of fun. What would be the ideal base be.? Looking to turbo charge it but also road legal ..sort of. Budget of around £10k

[griffdude]

Mk1's are the lightest & FI very very well.With that budget you could do 2!! Get a rust free shell is the priority, then all the bits are available easilly.
Or buy one that someone else has spent the ££££ on...

I sprint & hillclimb one- cannot believe how cheap the bits are.

[binnerboy]

for that amount of money you could do something really silly

https://www.flyinmiata.com/V8/



There are FI cars on ebay already done for £3.5k to £5k

If you are going down the mk3 route then

http://mx5supercharger.co.uk/

and I think Blink motorsport are a dealer for Corten Miller.

[SmilerFTM]

binnerboy said:

for that amount of money you could do something really silly

https://www.flyinmiata.com/V8/



There are FI cars on ebay already done for £3.5k to £5k

If you are going down the mk3 route then

http://mx5supercharger.co.uk/

and I think Blink motorsport are a dealer for Corten Miller.

Costs quite a bit more than 10k to buy the Flyin' Miata V8 conversion kit then you need an engine and someone to fit it all

[DocSteve]

For that money I'd advise a decent Mk3/NC - either buy one then sort it or buy a decent sorted one.

I've rarely been on track where a FI Mk1/2 has been able to keep pace with mine and, certainly, they won't be as reliable. Mine is a 2.0 5 speed with around 180bhp after a remap and manifold/exhaust mods.

ETA - really no need to go FI on the Mk3 and, additionally, my understanding is that the V8 conversion is very difficult/impossible with RHD Mk3s.

Edited by DocSteve on Thursday 15th September 21:38