My 1997 Mk1 1.8 Eunos

[steve bowen]

Mods :-

KYB AGX 8 point adjustable dampers
Eibach Springs
Polybush front bushes
Corsa fixed Aerial, electric one removed
15" OZ Ultraleggras
195/50 Bridgestone RE720's
Red JDM side reflectors replaced with orange ones
Goodwin Racing front Tow eye

BEGI GT2860RS Turbo kit that includes :-
- Cast manifold
- Stainless braided oil & water lines
- Stainless down pipe with seperate wastegate dump pipe
- 3 x 7.3 x 18" Bar & Plate Intercooler
- Powder coated steel Intercooler pipework, Joiners & mikalor clamps
- K&N Cone filter

LINKG3 Standalone ECU mapped by Lyndon Sharp @ RogueMotorsport
550cc RC Developments Injectors
Magnaor KV85 IG leads
Koyo Aluminium radiator
Mocal Boost gauge
Green Cotton Cam breather filter
MX5MAD 2.5" Stainless single exit exhaust
FM Race CAT 2.5"
AutoGauge Electronic Boost gauge & Volt meter.

Free mods :-
Air conditioning totally removed
Mud guards removed
Spare wheel removed - Tyre weld replaced
Driver side door pull removed
Home made aluminium slam panel







249.8bhp& 217lbs @the flywheel

Edited by steve bowen on Thursday 26th July 13:43

Edited by steve bowen on Thursday 26th July 13:47

[Dino D]

This looks like a complete hoot to drive!
What sort of power does it produce?

[steve bowen]

Its being mapped in January, I have been told to expect 260bhp @12 psi

[steve bowen]

If I can ever afford a built engine kits good for 320bhp...

[Dino D]

I think 260 is plenty in car that size!!
I'm sure you must scare lots of big machinery with the acceleration of that thing...it still looks like an innocent MX5!

[steve bowen]

I like the whole sleeper thing i've not yet driven it with the turbo kit fitted, its all bolted on and ready to go. I'm just waiting for the mid section of exhaust and back box to come from the fabricators and then its booked in with mx5mad and Dave Walker in mid January for ECU fitment and mapping. On the stock ecu I can't use any boost at all so the wastegates set permently open untill ECU/mapping. Looking forward to it

Accelerations what its all about, top end will be gear limited to 130mph.

Edited by steve bowen on Friday 17th November 21:37

[PJR]

I like
I am also a big sleeper fan.

P,

[Ross_328i_sport]

Looks very good certainly will give alot bigger machienry a run for there money with the power to weight ratio as well as probably being alot more fun to drive

[steve bowen]

Almost there now, finally got my exhaust today:-




Think it's going for mapping the first weekend in Feb now

[steve bowen]

well, there was a bit of a change of plans in the ECU department due to my booking being ignored. So I got a LINK G3 instead.

It made 186bhp at the Wheels at RaceShacks PowerDyne Mustang dyno when running 10psi of boost, they won't give a flywheel figure as they are just estimates. If I did as some dynos do and give a % correction factor, rear drive losses tend to be claimed at about 17% so would make it 217bhp@flywheel.

We were limited by Det so couldn't turn the boost up anymore, however we think we know the cause and can rectify it, up the boost to 13psi, should be over 200bhp at the wheels then and nearer the original planned 260@the fly .

Edited by steve bowen on Sunday 1st April 19:50

[rimmer]

186bhp in an mx5 itll be quick and handle really well nice car.

[steve bowen]

rimmer said:

186bhp in an mx5 itll be quick and handle really well nice car.

cheers it is quite rapid, taken delivery of the "cure" (a nice big bore fuel rail from FastForwardSuperchargers) so just got to get myself organised for a re-map and it'll be done

[steve bowen]

Running Tesco 99 Ron, tightened the actuator so it boost just creeps from 10 psi to touching 11psi at redline. Still not fitted the big fuel rail. Took it to a dyno day at Surrey Rolling Road and it didn't do to badly being the most powerfull car of the day with a healty 210bhp@wheels and 249.6bhp@fly. Question now, is the shortblock upto the task of anymore power?

[Mr MoJo]

Love it, the perfect sleeper. I bet it's great fun

[steve bowen]

Mr MoJo said:

Love it, the perfect sleeper. I bet it's great fun

It is, can't go above 4000rpm full throttle in the wet, just spins the wheels in all the gears

[steve bowen]

Some upto date pics, dyno etc

[steve bowen]

few more mods for this month :-

upper & lower black silicon radiator hoses




13 Row oil cooler & filter relocation kit






Forge custom 7 psi Actuator so I can start running the twin maps 7psi low boost & 95 ron fuel as well as 99 ron 12 psi map (awaiting arrival)

Harddog Ace single diagional roll bar (awaiting arrival)

[Xenocide]

250 brake? me bet that's rapid!

Looks bloody good too!

[CPC]

I bet thats a fun little car

[jaik]

Brilliant stuff That's my kind of car!