(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016) I thought the next job of plumbing the intercooler in was going to be fairly quick and easy but it took ages of fitting, removing, trimming, refitting… to get everything to line up. Start with a bit of hose trimming. I find this is the best […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016) After placing the intercooler and rad in and measuring up I sorted some spacers for the rad and mounts for the intercooler. and made a bracket to hold the left hand side of the intercooler where there is an existing threaded mount. the end […]
On the second day of our holiday in The Lake District, I thought I’d check the oil before we set off for the day and the bonnet catch broke meaning the bonnet wouldn’t shut. Nice! After a quick look I could see the spring that held the secondary latch in position was gone. So it […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016) It’s intercooler fitting time. Well almost. Got to make space for it first. It was bound to end up getting knocked around while trying to fit it so I did this as a bit of protection. After a fair bit of staring and moving […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016) The original washer bottle is in the way of the supercharger inlet so it had to go. It’s a bit big to find another home for it in the engine bay so I had a look for an alternative. And picked up a 9 quid kit […]
Well you’ve got to have some tunes on in the garage but being stuck with just a radio is a bit old fashioned and lacking in choice. I’ve also had old laptops available to get internet access in the garage for years as it can be so useful. So I thought I’d come up with […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016) Intercooler. What to do????? Google images was a good start and I looked at the universal intercoolers kits available. I was pretty sure over the radiator would be the best plan for me though. Less piping being the main reason so less hoses and clamps to […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016) The tensioner plate needed a bit of tweaking to get it sitting right so the belt didn’t want to run off the idle pulley but once I’d got that aligned right and was happy it would work I tidied it up a bit so it looks […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016) I read that a hot side supercharger setup like I am building can suffer surge on overrun and that is remedied with the use of a bypass valve just as you will find on the original setup of these superchargers on the BMW Mini. It basically […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016) With the SC on I found a nice place for the throttle body to fit and made a cardboard template of the kind of bend I’d want for the inlet. I didn’t have anything suitable so ordered a 90 degree bit of stainless pipe to […]