Month: September 2018

Anywho, this arrived in the post today:

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Cast manifold from a guy who bought it thinking it was for B6. Looks to be the same basic cast thing from eBay/AliExpress, but worth the $100 gamble. Has a T25 flange, which is useful.

Also setup for external wastegate, so ill have to make up a blocking plate for that:

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Might give it a little clean up with the die grinder, but should be good to go.

Anyway, one of the things i really dislike about the MX5 (and roadsters in general) is the chassis flex from not having any significant triangulation through the chassis. On the MX5 this is evidenced by the door locator rubbers, which get these huge indentations in them from the door flexing about.

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I picked up these machined Delrin ones to replace them

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Will it magically change the car and remove all the chassis flex like the Miata-fan-bois say? Doubt it, but at least the doors close with a satisfying ‘thunk’ now.