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Nissan Cube Stalks Wakefield Park

Nissan Cube Stalks Wakefield Park

One of the perks of this job is meeting new people with interesting cars. Earlier this month we where fortunate to meet Sidd and his mates at Wakefield Park. Sidd is the owner of the Nissan Cube that features in the video below. Sidd and his friends spent the day at Wakefield Park improving their driver skills and learning more about their daily drives. Check out the video....if you dare! 

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NC MX5 Engine Misfire

NC MX5 Engine Misfire

The early model NC MX5 (2005-2006) can suffer from an engine misfire caused by damaged wiring to the coils. This is usually first noticed as an intermittent engine misfire that develops into a full misfire in time. Another symptom can be “popping” from the exhaust on overrun. Easiest way to check is lift the engine cover which just clips down The top of the engine is revealed and shows the 4 engine coils With the engine running gently wriggle the wiring around the plug. If the engine stumbles or misfires you have weakened/broken wires With the engine running gently wriggle...

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Supercharged 2007 NC MX5 Emissions Testing

Supercharged 2007 NC MX5 Emissions Testing

Supercharged MX5 One of our customers 2007 NC MX5 has been fitted with a Supercharger. Consequently it was necessary to complete the IM240 Emissions test.  This is equal to the Euro 3 Emissions test. The test was conducted on 24 September 2012 at the Penrith Motor Registry and comfortably passed on the first attempt. This milestone will make this Supercharged MX5 the only legally registered AND insured MX5 in Australia. Our partners at TDR MX5 Tuning and MX5 Mania helped to overcome this remarkable technical challenge. We've posted a video (below) of the emissions testing. The stage will involve a...

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MX5 NC Upper Control Arms - Replacement Bushes

MX5 NC Upper Control Arms - Replacement Bushes

We recently published and article about building up an MX5 NC as a road car/track car for one of our customers in Melbourne. Part of this write-up included the replacement of the upper inner control arm bushes to the Whiteline offset pin kit. The benefit of this is it allows for extra camber to be dialled in. Standard bush in arm We start by cutting the outer edge of the bush off with a drop saw Using a hacksaw we cut into the outer metal ring of the OEM pressed bush. Then lever up the edges and move them backwards and forwards...

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Mazda MX5 NC Road To Track Build

Mazda MX5 NC Road To Track Build

Road n Track We recently built up a NC MX5 as a road car/track car for one of our customers in Melbourne. We started with an 2006 road car and completed the following work; The front upper control arms were removed and some Whiteline bushes and offset pins fitted. This allows some extra camber to be dialled in. The shocks were replaced with Ohlins DFV and the front and rear sway bars replaced with Whiteline adjustable ones Whiteline Sway Bars Bushes & Shocks Front and rear brake pads were replaced with Hawk HP Plus and and full system flush and race...

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