View Full Version : Meet Nemo, my new race car.
Here's my new race car. I purchased it 12 months ago as a write off from Japan and it should have it's first test within a month or so. More pics to come once it's stickered up.
Mazda MX5 SE factory turbo
Drivetrain is stock, except for:
5 puck ceramic Exedy clutch
oil cooler, ps cooler, JJ intercooler, factory LSD but will be replaced with a spool.
ECU: Haltech E8 with wideband and boost control
Fuel system: 4x580cc injectors, Bosch 070 pump, surge tank, converted to returning line with Sard 1:1 FPR
Suspension: Tein Flex with EDFC, Racing beat sways and braces, fulcrum offset bushes, custom fromt lower control arms,
Brakes: Hawk Blues all round, DBA 4000 series rears, still waiting for DBA 5000 series fronts with Wilwood SLR6 calipers, ABS enabled with rear prop valve.
Velo Seat, Monza FIA belts, Sparco wheel, autometer guages.
Wheels(not fitted): Black Racing Pro N1 16x8
Massive thanks to Elchaars Accident Repair Centre in Wollongong, DBA and Hawk Performance and Haltech.
Very cool! Love that colour scheme. Will the turbo effect which class you race in?
Blind_Goat
03-03-07, 01:01 PM
Looks very nice mate :yup:
Very cool! Love that colour scheme. Will the turbo effect which class you race in?
Luckily Production Sports Cars is power to weight based so no. It will be tuned for a PWR of around 8.01 so 140rwkw conservatively with a higher boost option of around 160 for AMRS Intermarque racing. It's running the stocky IHI snail too. I have the garrett and mazda manifold to upgrade it to SP specs later in the season along with a new bottom end which should make it up to 180rwkw or therabouts. That should be fun!
That looks surprisingly good considering it's orange. Must be the black and roll cage. Where's the front bumper? I guess it'll just be a standard Mazda one?
MR-PUNANNY
03-03-07, 06:43 PM
thats awesome...needs a front bar tho.
OEM Front bar is awaiting Garage Vary splitter on the slow boat from Japan. Bar is orange, splitter is black continuing the theme.
orange is EVIL...it never gets printed well in a magazine...looks good on this car though.
'nother pic needed when the bumper goes on then. :D
itsnotagsr
04-03-07, 07:55 PM
Looks great - will have to come for a closer look next Prod Sports day!
trent from punchy
04-03-07, 08:29 PM
awesome!
looks great. how does your class calculate power-weight ratio?
Lots more pics when it's stickered up:) Our classes are determined by race weight divided by rear wheel kilowatts so for me it's class C which is 8.01 to 10.9 or something like that. This car will run right on 8.01. :)
How do they prove that you are on a certain pwr? Considering you are allowed to mod your car with all the accessories like you have? Do they randomly dyno test cars engines or something?
So is there a specific ban against boost control within the cabin then?
Cool, that cage will stiffen it up nicely too.
Cal is really going to have to extract his digit now!
The Pupat
06-03-07, 09:29 AM
So is there a specific ban against boost control within the cabin then?
Am I the only one thinking boost control ala Gibson Motorsport :).
Billzilla
06-03-07, 09:50 AM
*must ... resist .. urge .. to .. change ... thread title ... to .. giant squid*
Nice car though. :)
We submit dyno sheets and weightbridge dockets at the start of the season. It's can be obvious when someone is playing silly buggers however in cabin boost control is not prohibited. If someone is suspected, they can be dyno tested at the clubs direction. It's not hard to figure out that the dyno can be played with so yep, not everyone is honest. But that as they say is motor racing. I can honestly say I have always submitted a correct dyno chart so I can claim my $6 trophies fairly.:)
I like the orange/black its very McLaren F1 GTR:)
Cal is really going to have to extract his digit now!
Different class......thank christ. ;)
Looks awesome Chris. Didn't see you post it up the other day. You planning to run the remaining 4 enduro races at EC, QR, OP and PI?
Cal.
that looks awesome mate
road registered?
Different class......thank christ. ;)
Looks awesome Chris. Didn't see you post it up the other day. You planning to run the remaining 4 enduro races at EC, QR, OP and PI?
Cal.
Hi Cal - yep, that is my plan although I want a spare engine to bring to QLD - just in case!
Car might get rally rego on it, but probably won't. I am looking into the event permit situation though so it might make an appearance at the NSW Dutton rally - for some fun.:w:
You have a 5 as a road car dont you?
Seriously, 2 rego stickers & 1 rego will give you reg on the race car enough to do a tarmac rally (targa/rally tas etc) dunno about duttons though
Hi Cal - yep, that is my plan although I want a spare engine to bring to QLD - just in case!
We'd have to find time for that beer sometime this year then. :yup: Yeah be a really bugger to have the same thing happen up here again. :(
Cal.
We submit dyno sheets and weightbridge dockets at the start of the season. It's can be obvious when someone is playing silly buggers however in cabin boost control is not prohibited. If someone is suspected, they can be dyno tested at the clubs direction. It's not hard to figure out that the dyno can be played with so yep, not everyone is honest. But that as they say is motor racing. I can honestly say I have always submitted a correct dyno chart so I can claim my $6 trophies fairly.:)
There are a couple of classes over here in Europe adopting power-weight control via GPS acceleration datalogging. There's all sorts of discussions and theories about how it might work or how it might be exploited but in most cases the same kind of expoits could be adopted by unscrupulous operators in any racing series.
I've discussed briefly with Neil writing about it for Race Mag but I'm not sure if the interest is there yet. What do you think?
evil_weevil
06-03-07, 07:43 PM
Chris,
that is one awesome car mate!!
Bring that to the next McGill day and take me for a few laps!!!!!
Love it!
There are a couple of classes over here in Europe adopting power-weight control via GPS acceleration datalogging. There's all sorts of discussions and theories about how it might work or how it might be exploited but in most cases the same kind of expoits could be adopted by unscrupulous operators in any racing series.
I've discussed briefly with Neil writing about it for Race Mag but I'm not sure if the interest is there yet. What do you think?
Zac I reckon anything that can be cheaply adopted and easily controlled would be ideal for many race classes. There has to be a better way to control the classes like mine and I certainly know PWR the way we do it is not ideal - gentleman's rules for control are fine if everyone abides. I think you might have an audience. It can't hurt - that's for sure.
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