Tag: MX5

  • Snetterton track day

    Here’s a few photos from a recent track day at Snetterton circuit.    

  • MX5 throttle body conversion update

    MX5 throttle body conversion update

    I’ve had a few comments and questions sent to me recently about my throttle body setup and it occurred to me that the most recent post and photos that I uploaded here are quite out of date. There’s not a great deal to add, but I’ve now fitted an airbox (Pipercross 600 series) over the […]

  • CartoDB and track days

    Here’s a very quick and dirty attempt at taking some data logged (on an iPhone) at a track day I did a while back and using CartoDB’s excellent web mapping tools to create an interactive visualisation of the data. Hover over the points to view speed, lateral g (cornering) and lineal g (acceleration/braking). Click, drag […]

  • Update on the MX5

    Just a quick update on the MX5. The GSXR 600 throttles have been assembled and attached and are now on their way to running pretty nicely. The physical side of the install was pretty simple, mostly a case of bolting stuff up. The only real issue I faced was the routing and length of the […]

  • Individual throttle bodies for the MX5

    Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been taking lots of the MX5’s engine compartment to bits in order to fit a set of individual throttle bodies from a Suzuki GSXR 600. Over the winter, while the car was in the garage, I’ve been collecting parts here and there for the conversion whenever I see […]