HereBeMonsters' 1991 Eunos Roadster V-Spec
Discussion
After a few "teething" problems, shall we say? ( http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... ) I finally got the Eunos out for some photos.
Unfortunately the drive there was very dusty, so the car isn't at all shiny.
Still a bit rough around the edges, but I can sort that. As long as it's mechanically OK it'll do me for the summer, then new hood, suspension and possibly a supercharger over the winter?
It's currently running:
Equal length 4 branch exhaust manifold
Big bore steel exhaust with new cat
LSD
Bilstein suspension
It's my first rear wheel drive car (bar a very brief stint in a Porsche 924 - I picked it up, drove it less than 20 miles and sold it for a profit) so I'm learning lots and having fun. Easy to drift on the Pirelli P5000s!
Unfortunately the drive there was very dusty, so the car isn't at all shiny.
Still a bit rough around the edges, but I can sort that. As long as it's mechanically OK it'll do me for the summer, then new hood, suspension and possibly a supercharger over the winter?
It's currently running:
Equal length 4 branch exhaust manifold
Big bore steel exhaust with new cat
LSD
Bilstein suspension
It's my first rear wheel drive car (bar a very brief stint in a Porsche 924 - I picked it up, drove it less than 20 miles and sold it for a profit) so I'm learning lots and having fun. Easy to drift on the Pirelli P5000s!
piefacemate said:
Any particular reason why you're think of a supercharger (vs. a turbo)?
From what I hear the installation is easier, cheaper and provides more low down torque, which is where the 1.6 needs it.I also like the whine of a supercharger.
Willing to hear the arguments for a turbo though..
HereBeMonsters said:
piefacemate said:
Any particular reason why you're think of a supercharger (vs. a turbo)?
From what I hear the installation is easier, cheaper and provides more low down torque, which is where the 1.6 needs it.I also like the whine of a supercharger.
Willing to hear the arguments for a turbo though..
I believe, however, that they're limited to producing 200 or so BHP... if you would consider 200BHP in a 950KG car 'limited'.
On the cost front, I thought the basic non-intercooled Greddy setup was available for around a grand or so, although it was limited to about 150BHP, and intercooled setup where these days the same sort of cost, but with greater efficiency and potential.
Granted... supercharger whine is cooler than a turbo's hiss
I was originally writing all this waffle for the FWD vs. RWD thread, but I've strayed so far off topic I thought I'd whack it in here.
Basically, I now own two cars from the same era, worth about the same now, but which are worlds apart in a lot of respects.
I've had my MX-5 for a week now, and I have to say it definitely takes more skill than FWD.
In the 205 I could chuck it into a corner 20mph too fast, let the understeer scrub off the excess speed, lift off and the back would come around, weight to the front of the car to pull it round the bend and out of the corner. Feels very much like I'm being pulled around like a Star Wars Pod Racer.
The MX-5 is a whole different kettle of fish though. It's far more balanced, weight-wise, so requires a fine touch to get to the limit of the grip without overcooking it one way or the other. Obviously adjusting the attitude of the car in a corner is the opposite of a FWD car, but it feels a lot more forgiving in this area - much easier to steer with the wheel rather than the throttle, I guess because the front wheels are only doing the steering.
On really tight corners I can feel the LSD pushing it around, and if I give it more right boot the back breaks away quite controllably. I was drifting roundabouts with ease on my first day in the car - more a testament to how easy the car is drive than any skill on my part I have to admit.
I still think for a proper, balls out hoon, it has to be the 205. It's more exciting, feels more on edge and ready to kill you (which is a good thing?!) and the MX-5 is more refined, much easier to cruise in whereas the 205 demands to be taken by the scruff of the neck and manhandled along. I guess the Mazda is also down at least 25bhp and up on weight compared to the Peugeot. Perhaps when I learn more RWD skills I'll be able to extract more performance out of it, for now is a fun daily that is certainly going to teach me well, I think.
Basically, I now own two cars from the same era, worth about the same now, but which are worlds apart in a lot of respects.
I've had my MX-5 for a week now, and I have to say it definitely takes more skill than FWD.
In the 205 I could chuck it into a corner 20mph too fast, let the understeer scrub off the excess speed, lift off and the back would come around, weight to the front of the car to pull it round the bend and out of the corner. Feels very much like I'm being pulled around like a Star Wars Pod Racer.
The MX-5 is a whole different kettle of fish though. It's far more balanced, weight-wise, so requires a fine touch to get to the limit of the grip without overcooking it one way or the other. Obviously adjusting the attitude of the car in a corner is the opposite of a FWD car, but it feels a lot more forgiving in this area - much easier to steer with the wheel rather than the throttle, I guess because the front wheels are only doing the steering.
On really tight corners I can feel the LSD pushing it around, and if I give it more right boot the back breaks away quite controllably. I was drifting roundabouts with ease on my first day in the car - more a testament to how easy the car is drive than any skill on my part I have to admit.
I still think for a proper, balls out hoon, it has to be the 205. It's more exciting, feels more on edge and ready to kill you (which is a good thing?!) and the MX-5 is more refined, much easier to cruise in whereas the 205 demands to be taken by the scruff of the neck and manhandled along. I guess the Mazda is also down at least 25bhp and up on weight compared to the Peugeot. Perhaps when I learn more RWD skills I'll be able to extract more performance out of it, for now is a fun daily that is certainly going to teach me well, I think.
HereBeMonsters said:
Murdoc said:
Get some decent tyres on it, the P5000s are shocking. Nice car!
That they are, but until I get some power in it, they allow me to have some sideways fun. At this rate the rears will be gone by the end of the summer.
That is a cracking looking car - your handbrake looks as if it might need a bit of adjustment though (don't remember mine getting that erect 
)!
I was thinking about getting an old Saab 900 Turbo(like a Carlsson) when I get back from sea, but threads like this are making my thoughts turn back to '5s again (my last '5 was written off
).
Decisions, decisions!
)!I was thinking about getting an old Saab 900 Turbo(like a Carlsson) when I get back from sea, but threads like this are making my thoughts turn back to '5s again (my last '5 was written off
). Decisions, decisions!
HereBeMonsters said:
RetroCosworth said:
Bloody hell, MX-5's are breeding on here.
I think, sooner or later, all MX-5s will be in the hands of PH.Is that steering wheel a bit big?
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