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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 Gearbox Issues

MX5 NC Gearbox Issues

In the last 3 weeks we’ve had a couple of NC’s in the workshop with gearshift issues. Basically they had lost either 1st /2nd gear or 3rd/4th gear. The selectors on a NC have plastic bushes that deteriorate over time. On our race cars we use a replacement alloy bush shown. This works very well without wearing out the actual selector. It does make the gearbox a little notchy and also amplifies the 2nd/3rd gear low down grumble they are known for. Pic of the broken bush. The white line on the RH bush shows a crack in it. It is...

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