PranK

The majority of the folk in the US just turbo them, but there is many more options available in the states.

A quick background on my Bora; I bought it a few years ago because I needed a cheap daily and I wanted something a little different. I was able to pick up the mack daddy V6 4Motion sport (yes, Sport!) and it is a really surprising little car. I love my Bora! I drive two hundred kay's per week to and from work and take my daughters to school pre-school most mornings. The value of the car has dropped off so badly that it is now simply not worth selling. I have spent a bit doing things like brakes, bilsteins and other bits n pieces to make it a better daily, but nothing serious. Until now (except not now, in the future.) I have to be up front, I don't know much about turbos or induction. I know the basics but thats about it, hence why I'm asking questions. The Bora is 150kw in its stock form and my car now has over 220k's (believe it or not, it feels so tight still, not a single thing feels aged.) I am thinking about either a turbo kit or (ready ... wait for it ... ) a supercharger kit. Leaning towards a blown VR6 because, frankly, I've never had a blown car. But, the blower option seems to be much more expensive. Money is not in abundance in my household. A 6 psi supercharger kit is super expensive at around $5k because a new ecu (or flash) is needed. A turbo kit is much cheaper at around $1800 delivered (check this eBay one) and would probably give me a bit more power without needing to touch my ecu. The thing is, I'm wondering if I could modify my manifold and use a s2 R33 Gtst turbo (ceramic) and maybe even an R33 side mount cooler? If I dont need to touch my ecu and considering how tight my funds are (seriously tight) is that a possibility? Maybe I'm missing something though? What do we need to do with the oil lines? Considering I have some seriously nice B8 Bilsteins in the car and all new front bushes, I want to give it some more poke so I can hit some track days again and still drive 30k's each way to work. Ending my rant here.... Drank almost a full bottle of red writing this.

Not surprising ... I think its in your eyes.

Something wrong with you ... Yeah it wouldn't surprise me.

Some real shots

I love this! MX5's have always been super cool, the current model looks fantastic, but this is the first 'all new' MX5 in 25 years! And it looks SOO good! Apparently it'll have the option of a 2L 165HP engine which doesn't sound too flash but curb weight is likely to be under 1050kg for the rag top.

I'm not sure how easy it will be to retro fit the technology.

This is nuts!! Drive a lap, record it on your USB drive, put that drive in your PS3 and watch your lap.

Good news! Thanks Luke!

Thanks Kat! We're getting there!