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17th May 2013, 12:24
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Acceleration
Hi as some of you know I have increased the rolling radius on my MX5 donor and was wandering what I can do to regain the acceleration lost because of it. Any ideas??
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17th May 2013, 12:53
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Change gear ratios or possibly something in the rear diff?
Or the Clarkson solution MORE POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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17th May 2013, 13:24
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previous experience tells me diff but waiting for expert...
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17th May 2013, 13:48
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[img]but waiting for expert...[/img]
then please don't wait for me but I would have thought the diff would be easiest although more power wouldn't hurt...
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17th May 2013, 14:08
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power wont change the ratio and apart from forced induction Ive done every other mod
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17th May 2013, 14:24
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Won't change the ratio, agreed, but will provide more power to spin the ratio you have but then it sounds like you have done that already. I shall step down and await an engineer.
Have a great weekend!
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17th May 2013, 14:30
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Acceleration may have gone, but the theoretical top speed with those rears must now be about 500mph.
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17th May 2013, 15:28
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I looked into turbos awhile ago, but its expensive, around £2000 but I did find a self contained unit with no oil feed, not sure how they get away with this but it would be easier to fit.
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17th May 2013, 18:49
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Change the diff i'd say find a different ratio one...must be different ratio's available....go pick the brains of the guys on the mx5 forum
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17th May 2013, 20:56
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Yeah, I think there are 4 different ratios, 1.6 engines the lowest.
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18th May 2013, 06:32
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Use the diff from the NB 6 gear but then you need the axles as well.
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18th May 2013, 09:24
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Is the gearing so tall that it's undriveable?
Unless the motor is so peaky that it can't comfortably pull away from a standstill I'd be tempted to live with it.
If you're planning on drag racing or short circuit track days perhaps a second set of (smaller?) wheels with lower profile, sticky track rubber would address the issue, but on the road I wouldn't worry about 0-60 acceleration.
Once you're on the move just use a lower gear for overtaking, leave the boy racers to spin their wheels away from the lights outside Tesco and revel in just looking cool cruising in your stunning ride.
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18th May 2013, 17:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mister Towed
Is the gearing so tall that it's undriveable?
Unless the motor is so peaky that it can't comfortably pull away from a standstill I'd be tempted to live with it.
If you're planning on drag racing or short circuit track days perhaps a second set of (smaller?) wheels with lower profile, sticky track rubber would address the issue, but on the road I wouldn't worry about 0-60 acceleration.
Once you're on the move just use a lower gear for overtaking, leave the boy racers to spin their wheels away from the lights outside Tesco and revel in just looking cool cruising in your stunning ride.
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No its still very drivable but I know from building my 7 that this is fixable and I like the challenge
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19th May 2013, 02:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hammy
No its still very drivable but I know from building my 7 that this is fixable and I like the challenge
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OK, I share that philosophy. For a bit of (very) old school tuning you could try methanol/water injection. That'll provide more power and torque throughout the rev range without breaking the bank. Or the engine. After all, it was good enough for the Supermarine Spitfire.
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