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NC MX5 Gearbox Issues - 1st Gear Hard To Select

NC MX5 Gearbox Issues - 1st Gear Hard To Select

Customers have reported that 1st gear hard to find on their NC MX5. At the base of the gearstick is the nylon baseplate that locates and holds the gearstick in the gearbox. The red circle in Pic 1 one shows the side face of this plate and the blue circle shows the metal lug on the gearstick that rests on this plate when selecting 1st gear. This is also the lockout for reverse and when you push down on the gearstick you slide under this nylon baseplate and select reverse. Over time as the metal rubs against the nylon it wears...

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MX5 Customers -

Road & Track Day Ready With TEIN Street Flex

Road & Track Day Ready With TEIN Street Flex

We recently shipped a set of TEIN shocks to Jason B who wrote back to say; I installed the TEIN Street Flex coilovers into my 1997 NA8 MX5 over the weekend. It was a relatively straightforward job, and I consider myself a beginner hobby mechanic. I opted to lower 25mm at the front and 30mm at the rear as road practicality is just as important to me as track day performance. I took the car straight down to get an alignment. First impressions are great. The car feels modern. With the adjustable dampers set to 8 out of 16 for...

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MX5 Exhaust -

Goodwin Racing 2006 MX5 Project Car

Goodwin Racing 2006 MX5 Project Car

Brian takes us for a drive in the 2006 MX5 project car fitted with a full exhaust upgrade including the RoadsterSport MAX Headers, RoadsterSport Midpipe and RoadsterSport Super-Q exhaust. Amazingly the sound of the exhaust is not obtrusive until Brian pushes past 4000rpm. Check it out;

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Workshop Partners

Workshop Partners

Our workshop partners include MX5 Mania in NSW, The MX5 Factory in Victoria and Automotive Plus in Queensland. We trust our partners to fit all of our parts and to provide expert advice. The MX5 Factory's resident Mazda technician has been Factory trained to carry out all of your mechanical and servicing requirements and is qualified to offer advise on performance options and upgrades to your Mazda MX-5. Originally established in 2009 as MX-5 Plus Service, the decision to offer services to Mazda's other sports car, the rotary powered Mazda RX-8 meant a name change was required that would cover both Mazda...

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Richards RoadsterSport Super-Q

Richards RoadsterSport Super-Q

Thanks to Richard for sending us these pics of his MX5 fitted with the latest RoadsterSport Super-Q from Goodwin Racing. This attenuation design is a premium "NO-DRONE" choice, great for those with manual transmission and especially for those with the AUTOMATIC transmission. Its also the BEST choice for those who plan such additional mods as a supercharger or header change (a header change unleashes a massive amount of additional sound).

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