Today Mazda unveiled the Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It is the tenth new model for Mazda in 12 months. The Mazdaspeed Miata has 1500 different parts compared to the base version. Under the hood is the well-known 1.8-liter engine that got revised heads and the assistance of a turbocharger to generate 178 hp at 6000 rpm, up 25 percent from the normally aspirated Miata. New is the use of ball bearings instead of floating bearings for the turbo.
The turbo engine generates 166 lb-ft of torque at 4500 rpm (up 33 percent) and is teamed to a six-speed stick shift transmission. Furthermore this Miata has a different differential and a tuned suspension. The car has been lowered 7 mm and uses 17-inch wheels and high-performance Toyo tires.
A new front fascia, rear lid spoiler and a new diffuser mark the exterior. The two-tone cloth interior, a new instrument cluster and center stack are the most significant interior changes.
The Mazdaspeed Miata will go on sale in the spring and is priced at $25,500 with cloth interior and $26,200 with a leather interior. -Henny Hemmes
Manual: Originally- 247hp Now- 238hp
Auto: Originally- 207hp Now- 197hp
Some argue the revised 238hp is still too high, with RX-8 dynos coming in around the mid-180s.
Ford/Mazda overrates their hp numbers almost as often as Nissan overrates their 0-60s 
The other day my mate baught himself a 2002 excel with the DOHC the air sensors are behind the throttle body, we wanted to try out a K&N air pod filter on it and get rid of the cold air intake. we sprayed some pure alcohol into the throttle body and piping to clean it out. we left the cold air still intact while we disconnected the tubing to the throttle body and directly attached the air pod.
we then realised that it wouldnt get much air flow there and would have to pipe the pod and mount it towards the front, instead we left the pod there and positioned the original plastic pipe into the small inlet at the front of the pod..then took out the filter from the cold air intake, so its got air from under the hood and now sucking air through from the front.
we took her for a test run and i almost shat my self from puttin the foot down. the thing had so much more power it was crazy. the thing sounded like it was supercharged, the engine sounded like a beast and you could still hear the air sucking in over the engine noise. putting the foor down really put you back in your seat, which before we did this it had never done.
hyundai had really choked the air flow when they made em.
The other day my mate baught himself a 2002 excel with the DOHC the air sensors are behind the throttle body, we wanted to try out a K&N air pod filter on it and get rid of the cold air intake. we sprayed some pure alcohol into the throttle body and piping to clean it out. we left the cold air still intact while we disconnected the tubing to the throttle body and directly attached the air pod.
we then realised that it wouldnt get much air flow there and would have to pipe the pod and mount it towards the front, instead we left the pod there and positioned the original plastic pipe into the small inlet at the front of the pod..then took out the filter from the cold air intake, so its got air from under the hood and now sucking air through from the front.
we took her for a test run and i almost shat my self from puttin the foot down. the thing had so much more power it was crazy. the thing sounded like it was supercharged, the engine sounded like a beast and you could still hear the air sucking in over the engine noise. putting the foor down really put you back in your seat, which before we did this it had never done.
hyundai had really choked the air flow when they made em.
Hello friends,
I have found some informations about new Audi R-Zero Concept with electric engine with 1091 hp output. Info about the Audi R-Zero Concept read here:
http://www.tuningmag.net/?name=audi-…led-supersport
This car has the same V10 engine as the Audi S8, de-tuned from 450 horsepower to 420.
