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ok heres the difference in the allignment between an mx5 and a roadster
mx5 min max front caster 4 48, 6 48 camber 0 54 , 1 06 toe -0.3 , 2.2 rear camber -1 47 , 0 13 toe -0.3 , 2.2 roadster min max front caster 4 55, 6 25 camber - 0 43 , 0 47 toe 0.3 , 1.5 rear camber -1 27, 0 03 toe 0.3 , 1.5
That's interesting. I never knew that. Mine's a Roadster and I wonder whether my settings (done in Blake's Cross a while back) are the MX5 ones or the Roaster ones?
Must get mine done one of these days. Where did you get yours done, Deccy? Simon No more Mk1, now driving an '08 Mk3. Still fun!
got it done in hanover tyres at the back of anglsea st in the city. didnt have a clue either until then
It feels like a major difference between the Mx5/Eunos Roadster settings.
Anyway. what did I do today ? Spent over an hour in the lashing rain taking off the exhaust. Left on the Greddy downpipe but took it off after that back to where the cat bolts onto....cept I dont have a cat. Few pics.... Sean shaping the flange for welding onto the pipe 
Off come the heatshield 
Cut a hole in the pipe for the flange 
Nice bling lights...Sean the master at work 
Ready to have the valve bolted on and then back on the car tomorrow, valve will be right at the very end of the downpipe where it curves to the straight section. In the pic it kind of looks like the flange is 'smaller' than the exhaust pipe but it's actually LARGER. 
It's in, wired up and working
BLOODY LOUD just ticking over, I was even afraid to give it a rev 
Only thing is that there is a 'clearnance' issue now 
I'll sort that out later, gonna have some fun tonight 
Jaysus Fergus, the anticipation has me on edge
Will this new device affect NCT?? Do you fancy showing it off at the tech/social day on the 27th?? I know it's happening in Dublin and you're in Cork, but it would be a good excuse to test it out. 
John
Fitted my link ecu and a lip spoiler.
 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3099765 "When I make a key the on position and push the button, an engine works"
A little preview, the vid isnt good quality but you'll get an idea of the RUMBLE! Gonna sort out the clearance issue tomorrow or Monday.
When you hear it, it shakes everyting inside your chest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5MB6OEdir4 (PS) It's only open half way in the vid
I thought it was bad for an engine to run it with no back pressure on the exhaust manifold.
Also don't you loose some pulling power when the valve is open. I know that when my 1.8 Diesel non-turbo van has the exhaust fully open at that same location, (due to rust) it's power drops to about 30 per cent of normal.
Err Tom... my car is Turbo Charged
Turbo handles all the fumes, anything after the Turbo is just bottling it up etc.
That link explains it all nicely.
I had forgot that the valve was going on to a turbo setup
Treated the car
Spent the afternoon enjoying the sunshine and installing a new front grille and a set of Magnecor ingition leads. Attempted to renew the plugs but my plug removal tool was'nt long enough (no smart comments) - job for the next Tech Day
Robin
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