ECU remap on 1.8 V6?
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@c6515b9f1e=daniel:
im glad i went for the 3 then lol. just by chance it was sitting in the local dealers gazing at me. my girlfriend loved it as soon as she saw it and i loved it once i took it for a test drive. absolute belter of an engine and holds the road pretty well without much roll. shame i am unable to do the klze swap though :(
you could do it just rip ur loom out for a obd1 loom
maybe not seen alot of 3's as there not very common, since ive had mine ive seen about 3 in edinburgh but normally see at least 2-3 mx5's daily
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me and barrywhite are ripping the hell out of my old Eunos next sunday, If you wanted an OBE1 loom, I'm sure we could remove it for you without hassle (and label it all up so its just a swap job for you)
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thats not a bad idea but how much would you be looking for it as money is an issue at the mo and how far away are you from cornwall lol.
yeah dave i am with you there. see loads of mx5's down here (old retired people tend to move to cornwall) but i have only seen 2 mx3 driving around
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I'd post it down bud, Cash wise, Nothing it's part that would go in the bin anyways, however, once you have some, if you want to chuck teh site admin some for the site upkeep…
But all I'd want is the postage which would be less then £5.
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sweet mate, ill give you a shout. i'll post up some pics of mine as standard on friday or saturday if anyone is interested.
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@244325ebef=DaveMc:
maybe not seen alot of 3's as there not very common, since ive had mine ive seen about 3 in edinburgh but normally see at least 2-3 mx5's daily
MX-5s outnumber MX-3s by 50:1.
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wow really? so why is the 5 still so expensive. surely the rarer car would be worth more? ah well like i said its all down to preference.
anyway its csi sunday so ill speak to you lot tomorrow (im sad i know lol)
have a good evening guys and girls
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They aren't necessarily. You can pick up similar vintage NA MX-5s for the same price as MX-3s. A good special edition in good nick may well fetch more money, but a run-of-the-mill early 1.8 can be had for a grand or less in a dailiable condition.
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Read about you sorting an OBDI loom for daniel wiley.
For him to the OBDI loom swap he will need the engine loom, AND you will have to give him the wiring from the other two plugs that go into the ECU.
Its a pain as it goes up into the Dash, into the fuse box and through the passenger side arch aswell as far as I can remember and he will need it all.
Basically any wire that goes to the ECU you will need to follow to its source and give it to him.
If it was me I'd take all the wiring I could off the car and the fusebox.
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If I was going to buy another cheap convertable it would be an MX-5.
Fun to drive but crap in the wet, v crap in snow, and horrible on a long journey.
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@4c72aeacaa=ukmx3admin:
Fun to drive
Yes.
@4c72aeacaa=ukmx3admin:
but crap in the wet
No.
@4c72aeacaa=ukmx3admin:
v crap in snow
Very much no.
@4c72aeacaa=ukmx3admin:
and horrible on a long journey.
**Only if you're taller than 6'2 or fat.
I've owned a Mk2 1.8i and a Mk1 1.8 Berkeley and have driven both in wet, snow and on very long journeys indeed. I wouldn't even think twice about driving one from here to the 'Ring and back in snow.**
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i dont want to be any trouble so if it is too hard i shouldnt worry about the loom and it sounds like its going to be a right pain to put back in so i dont think i would have the patience. we dont get too much snow in this country :)
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Lori, if Daniel doesn't take it I will! I plan on making a stripped down loom for a wire tuck and this would be perfect for it. Let me know and I'll sort out £££.
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No worrys,
I'll pull it from the car on the sunday.
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SO we defo on for this sunday. the 19th.
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Yes we are buddy.
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thats cool as long as it aint going to be wasted. good luck on your project guys
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Still yours of course if you want it Daniel, I'd recommend you get megasquirt for a KLZE swap. You'd end up better off with less effort IMO.
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na its fine, i will look into it in the future. you guys seem like you already have a project and i wouldn't even be looking for an engine for about another year so its no probs. i'll just do the usual mods (air filter, back box) for the mo. i have a scorpion 3 inch round inward rolled tip to go on but its only a single. what do you guys think? i would like to get a stainless 2inch twin. its only for looks i know and if anything will slow the car down due to too much outlet but as long as it will beat a VTR i aint fussed :D
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and marco how much did that paint job set you back. i would love to spray mine in a deep metalic purple or deep metalic blue with flake. i have been quoted around £400 for a full respray but that is factory white. guess i'll have to shop around a bit
