What you Guys Think??

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 11:42 am

I'm easy. It is you that needs to be happy

I gave up caring about what people thought of my mods a very long time ago, however I did listen to them (at least some of them)...

The only way to prove an improvement is to have a baseline and then measure the precent change.

I swear on my children's graves that when I installed the mania cold air into my stock NA6 it was a MASSIVE improvement, however it does not give an real gains.

Charlie Brown wrote:I have trouble believing these reported figures going on our Club Dyno Day (see results in the events section).

Given that a NB8B fitted with a Mania CAI recorded 79.3kW and a standard NB8B recorded 78.4kW, thatâ€™s a massive increase of just 0.9kW. Now where near the 3 â€“ 8 kW the magazine is claiming.

Backing this up from Dyno day were NB8Bs with fully modded exhaust systems, plus CAI only gaining 4 - 5kW over the standard motor.

So if you are thinking of a cold air intake to gain a 5 â€“ 8% increase in power Iâ€™d think again. The best part of the CAI is the slight improvement in throttle response and the better aural noises.

aladdin96 · Postby **aladdin96** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 11:49 am

Magpie wrote:I'm easy. It is you that needs to be happy I gave up caring about what people thought of my mods a very long time ago, however I did listen to them (at least some of them)...

The only way to prove an improvement is to have a baseline and then measure the precent change.

I swear on my children's graves that when I installed the mania cold air into my stock NA6 it was a MASSIVE improvement, however it does not give an real gains.

Charlie Brown wrote:I have trouble believing these reported figures going on our Club Dyno Day (see results in the events section).

Given that a NB8B fitted with a Mania CAI recorded 79.3kW and a standard NB8B recorded 78.4kW, thatâ€[TRADE MARK SIGN]s a massive increase of just 0.9kW. Now where near the 3 â€“ 8 kW the magazine is claiming.

Backing this up from Dyno day were NB8Bs with fully modded exhaust systems, plus CAI only gaining 4 - 5kW over the standard motor.

So if you are thinking of a cold air intake to gain a 5 â€“ 8% increase in power Iâ€[TRADE MARK SIGN]d think again. The best part of the CAI is the slight improvement in throttle response and the better aural noises.

Ive been through Intake before and believe me I know what you are talking about. Ive been through so many intake systems and didnt feel anything. It is why i am now back with a stock airbox.

I believe you cant gain anything from intake. After 10 sets of different intakes, the only thing I got was noise but still felt restriction.

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hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 12:19 pm

I look at most of these mods as such:

Buy them with the goal of sound.
Any power increase will then be a pleasant surprise.

aladdin96 · Postby **aladdin96** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:27 pm

Thanks guys for your personal input. On the other hand. Anyone keen for a stock system.

Only including headers (with heat shield) and cat that is in great condition. Has flange cut at end of it but can always get it welded or put a new one. Let me know if any of you guys are interested.

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93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:51 am

aladdin96 wrote:Is it better that I say it is rev happier?

Yeah, agree revs more freely, which CAI also helped with.

Roadster2 · Postby **Roadster2** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:16 pm

I think when it comes down to doing your exhaust, from a performance point of view, you'll be happy with the gains as long as you're not expecting big power gains. I didn't notice much of a difference when I had my catback on, but after installing the headers and having the system work as a whole, the idle dip was just gone and the car felt much more punchier and freer ! Headers on the NA mx5's were definitely restrictive, I imagine theirs more gains to be made on the na6. I'm also interested to see what sort of a difference a loch CAI will make although once I put it on I wont be able to make a proper judgement since im also getting a hi flow cat installed at the same time which should make a minimal yet noticeable difference.

aladdin96 · Postby **aladdin96** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:29 pm

Yes definitely. The highflow cat is much more less restrictive. My stock na6 cat was i think 400 cell. And i change that to a 200 cell. So the exhaust gases travel much more freely.

So yes highflow cat is a good mod. Even shoots a few crackles and pops at high rpms ;)

With CAI Im not sure what to move on as ive experimented through so much and havent really felt much of a difference. But might chuck on a mania intake for the sake of it.

I agree. Happy with the gains as im not expecting forced induction type of gains. For what it is. Im happy with it.

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aladdin96 · Postby **aladdin96** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:37 pm

This is what the setup looks like. Pretty nice and tidy. Might paint the rocket cover to break it up abit.

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smy0003 · Postby **smy0003** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:46 am

I think it sounds great

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LiteIsRite · Postby **LiteIsRite** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:50 am

Hey aladdin, looking at the shot of your engine bay I'm guessing you could use one of these (shameless plug for a thread I started)... :wink:

http://mx5cartalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=70471

aladdin96 · Postby **aladdin96** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:04 pm

Hahaha yeh only thing that kinda looks horrible. I guess every mx5 owner would have to live with it. Good idea tho. Very creative ;)

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