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[tunnie]

course it was faster, Pete was late for an appointment to cut someones hair  

[Elite Pete]

Would have liked to have done this up the runway strip

Was only talking about it with nickv6 on the thursday with mikedundee and with Ian_D as well. If we had known we would have joined in, looked like some good fun.

Paul

Organise a meet at Santa Pod and then you can all "run what ya brung"

Might be an idea for one of our meets?

This is a good idea.
My 2.6 manual would be far quicker than Elite pete MX-5 over aquarter mile.It would be almost too easy .

Would you like a little bet, if you win you keep my car if I win I get your car, I would say the airstrip we were racing on was near a 1/4 of a mile

[cem_devecioglu]

if you accept the miggy as 1700 kg you need minimum 225-230 hp to beat mx5 with theoritically non skid wheels and with no extra loss on gearbox and rear setup..  Which means practically 240 hp ..

So some mods are required or take out all the extra weight like backup wheel, chairs, doors etc  

[tmx]

really 1/4 mile!

im not stupid pete i know what cars are faster and what cars arent at the end of the day a mazda mx-5 is a sports car an omega v6 is an exectutive mile eater not a sports car!

i think a forced induction 2.2 or v6 would problably nail a standard mx5 maybe even a nitrous 2.2 /v6 might aswell but then you would need more than a 1/4 mile to get the full benefit of nos on an omega due to gearing

a V6 will beat all 1.6 saxos & pugs but not much else off a drag anyway on a motorway with a rolling start then things will obviously be very different!

i reckon it could be fairly easyish to supercharge a v6 if you ditch the aircon system

is your MX5 a jap import?

[Dusty]

Would have liked to have done this up the runway strip

Was only talking about it with nickv6 on the thursday with mikedundee and with Ian_D as well. If we had known we would have joined in, looked like some good fun.

Paul

Organise a meet at Santa Pod and then you can all "run what ya brung"

Might be an idea for one of our meets?

This is a good idea.
My 2.6 manual would be far quicker than Elite pete MX-5 over aquarter mile.It would be almost too easy .

Would you like a little bet, if you win you keep my car if I win I get your car, I would say the airstrip we were racing on was near a 1/4 of a mile

yes please .
And then I will own an MX-5(which I love) and my miggy.I can always start off in 2nd or 3rd gear to even it up a bit if you like Pete.

[cem_devecioglu]

Would have liked to have done this up the runway strip

Was only talking about it with nickv6 on the thursday with mikedundee and with Ian_D as well. If we had known we would have joined in, looked like some good fun.

Paul

Organise a meet at Santa Pod and then you can all "run what ya brung"

Might be an idea for one of our meets?

This is a good idea.
My 2.6 manual would be far quicker than Elite pete MX-5 over aquarter mile.It would be almost too easy .

Would you like a little bet, if you win you keep my car if I win I get your car, I would say the airstrip we were racing on was near a 1/4 of a mile

yes please .
And then I will own an MX-5(which I love) and my miggy.I can always start off in 2nd or 3rd gear to even it up a bit if you like Pete.

Seems nobody cares my warnings  :-/

Good luck Dusty , I hope you will not loose your car

[Dusty]

if you accept the miggy as 1700 kg you need minimum 225-230 hp to beat mx5 with theoritically non skid wheels and with no extra loss on gearbox and rear setup..  Which means practically 240 hp ..

So some mods are required or take out all the extra weight like backup wheel, chairs, doors etc  

This does not take into account my superb driving skills Cem.
Worth about an extra 75bhp.

[cem_devecioglu]

if you accept the miggy as 1700 kg you need minimum 225-230 hp to beat mx5 with theoritically non skid wheels and with no extra loss on gearbox and rear setup..  Which means practically 240 hp ..

So some mods are required or take out all the extra weight like backup wheel, chairs, doors etc  

This does not take into account my superb driving skills Cem.
Worth about an extra 75bhp.

hmmm.. I will consider that ..but not sure Elite Pete will do  

[Elite Pete]

Would have liked to have done this up the runway strip

Was only talking about it with nickv6 on the thursday with mikedundee and with Ian_D as well. If we had known we would have joined in, looked like some good fun.

Paul

Organise a meet at Santa Pod and then you can all "run what ya brung"

Might be an idea for one of our meets?

This is a good idea.
My 2.6 manual would be far quicker than Elite pete MX-5 over aquarter mile.It would be almost too easy .

Would you like a little bet, if you win you keep my car if I win I get your car, I would say the airstrip we were racing on was near a 1/4 of a mile

yes please .
And then I will own an MX-5(which I love) and my miggy.I can always start off in 2nd or 3rd gear to even it up a bit if you like Pete.

I think you should take some comfy walking shoes Dusty as you will have a long walk home

[Elite Pete]

really 1/4 mile!

im not stupid pete i know what cars are faster and what cars arent at the end of the day a mazda mx-5 is a sports car an omega v6 is an exectutive mile eater not a sports car!

i think a forced induction 2.2 or v6 would problably nail a standard mx5 maybe even a nitrous 2.2 /v6 might aswell but then you would need more than a 1/4 mile to get the full benefit of nos on an omega due to gearing

a V6 will beat all 1.6 saxos & pugs but not much else off a drag anyway on a motorway with a rolling start then things will obviously be very different!

i reckon it could be fairly easyish to supercharge a v6 if you ditch the aircon system

is your MX5 a jap import?

The reason I am made up is my 1.8 MX5 which I has been called a slow poor excuss of a sports car beat from a standing start a 3.0 MV6 auto which has a tweak   an ex police 3.0 estate manual a 2.6 manual which has 3.0 cams and a mild tune and a 1.9 TDI Zafira. Its much easier to turbo or supercharge an MX5 than an Omega they just bolt on and cost approx £700 to £1000 second hand. I must say I was suprised to finish first as from the sounds of it was Loo Knee


Its a UK MX5

[Elite Pete]

course it was faster, Pete was late for an appointment to cut someones hair  

Aye, you were the one sharing a tent with a male partner, who is the new man in your life

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Autocar Magazine road tests.

Mazda MX-5....1.8 sport...0-60....8.2 sec.......0-100....24.2sec
Omega 3.0 Elite (manual)0-60....7.4sec........0-100....20.2 sec
Omega 3.0 Elite (Auto)....0-60...9.0sec.........0-100....22.9sec

3.0 manual faster to 60 mph.......and then pulls away further
3.0 Auto........slower to 60 mph than MX-5.....then slowly starts to pull it back.

That's what the figures suggest........Perhaps Elite Pete has already supercharged his Mazda;D

[cem_devecioglu]

Autocar Magazine road tests.

Mazda MX-5....1.8 sport...0-60....8.2 sec.......0-100....24.2sec
Omega 3.0 Elite (manual)0-60....7.4sec........0-100....20.2 sec
Omega 3.0 Elite (Auto)....0-60...9.0sec.........0-100....22.9sec

3.0 manual faster to 60 mph.......and then pulls away further
3.0 Auto........slower to 60 mph than MX-5.....then slowly starts to pull it back.

That's what the figures suggest........Perhaps Elite Pete has already supercharged his Mazda;D

Checking from  various sources , it seems 7.4 secs not commonly accepted :-/

[AndyVXR300]

really 1/4 mile!

im not stupid pete i know what cars are faster and what cars arent at the end of the day a mazda mx-5 is a sports car an omega v6 is an exectutive mile eater not a sports car!

i think a forced induction 2.2 or v6 would problably nail a standard mx5 maybe even a nitrous 2.2 /v6 might aswell but then you would need more than a 1/4 mile to get the full benefit of nos on an omega due to gearing

a V6 will beat all 1.6 saxos & pugs but not much else off a drag anyway on a motorway with a rolling start then things will obviously be very different!

i reckon it could be fairly easyish to supercharge a v6 if you ditch the aircon system

is your MX5 a jap import?

The reason I am made up is my 1.8 MX5 which I has been called a slow poor excuss of a sports car beat from a standing start a 3.0 MV6 auto which has a tweak   an ex police 3.0 estate manual a 2.6 manual which has 3.0 cams and a mild tune and a 1.9 TDI Zafira. Its much easier to turbo or supercharge an MX5 than an Omega they just bolt on and cost approx £700 to £1000 second hand. I must say I was suprised to finish first as from the sounds of it was Loo Knee


Its a UK MX5

Respect to the MX5  

[PaulW]

Autocar Magazine road tests.

Mazda MX-5....1.8 sport...0-60....8.2 sec.......0-100....24.2sec
Omega 3.0 Elite (manual)0-60....7.4sec........0-100....20.2 sec
Omega 3.0 Elite (Auto)....0-60...9.0sec.........0-100....22.9sec

3.0 manual faster to 60 mph.......and then pulls away further
3.0 Auto........slower to 60 mph than MX-5.....then slowly starts to pull it back.

That's what the figures suggest........Perhaps Elite Pete has already supercharged his Mazda;D

Checking from  various sources , it seems 7.4 secs not commonly accepted :-/

Its more like 8.6secs, I really can't see it going sub 8-seconds unless the engine is fettled.