whitetiger Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 As some of you may know, I sold my Legacy GT at the beginning of last year and picked up a new 2013 Mazda MX-5 Club Edition soft top to be my Autox duty car. This year I moved in the Street Touring Roadster class which is gonna be one of the most competitive classes out there. I still miss the GT but it was time to move on. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/Legacygt1_zps1d7bfd37.jpg Here it is the day i picked it up. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/newcar_zps60f52f3d.jpg For 2013, I competed in C-Stock Road Tire RWD. this required some tire upgrades. 225/45/17 BFG geforce Rivals. Also added were Koni yellow shocks, and a 28mm progress front swaybar. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/rival_zpsfda965d6.jpg MX-5 stock springs are so soft. with a stiff front part you get a wheel in the air. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/ax2_zps4f539b2d.jpg And here we are at the 2013 NJ SCCA ProSolo event. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/njpro_zpseb53d490.jpg about 3/4 of the way though the season i had over 300 runs on the tires as i went to as may events as i possibly could. I ended up wearing the tread off the tires. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/worntire_zpsa83c7e6c.jpg So the only cure for too much racing is to buy more tires. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/newtires_zpsb70259d2.jpg Towards the end of last season i was finally able to get some Professional number magnets. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/numbers_zps722d1f24.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/newnumbers_zps030d0356.jpg At the end of the season, i reached the limits of what the car can do in stock form, plus with a rules change for the 2014 season, and in the interests of having fun i decide to move to the Street Touring Roadster class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 First thing's first with street touring, Coilovers. I decided on MCS double adjustable internals with 550F/350R Hyperco springs. Vorshlag had them custom valved for me. They are an awesome company. If you want real suspension, give them a call. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/1508044_10202638346868857_311252267_n_zps08f6e4c7.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/mcs_zps09081435.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/image1_zpsdd47a0d4.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/image3_zpsc680f55e.jpg Next, whiteline offset bushings for the front upper control arms http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/bushings_zps364a4b0e.jpg For power, Long tube headers and Ecutek http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/headders_zps95d90cca.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/ecutek_zps9a60d550.jpg Racerom for Ecutek is out now so with the tune i get Launch control, flat foot shifting, auto blip downshifting and on the fly map switching using the cruse control buttons. Went to go get aligned and corner balanced at AZP installs http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/azp1_zpsf9a51c40.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/azp2_zps682a9502.jpg Got some Co-driver supplied TRMotorsports C3 17x9 +48 wheels with come cool Red Blox lugs and things are looking good http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac277/Joshua_Thal-Pruzan/mx-5%20photos%201/newprep_zpse3497c0d.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 More to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolksey85 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Was your car the one AZP posted on their FB about regarding corner balancing a few days ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Looking good! We brought home a '13 Club last week as a new DD for the wife. It won't be doing any AutoX, but should see a trackday or two. How much of a fender roll did you need with the C3s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Was your car the one AZP posted on their FB about regarding corner balancing a few days ago? yep, that was me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Looking good! We brought home a '13 Club last week as a new DD for the wife. It won't be doing any AutoX, but should see a trackday or two. How much of a fender roll did you need with the C3s? more about the tire than the rim. on the C3's i have my old Rivals from last season which are 225/45/17. i probably did not need a roll for them. I also have a set of 245/40/17 on 17x9 enkei PF01's and an old set of 245/35/18 kumho v710's on 18x8.5 which would need a roll. I rolled the real fender lips flat an plan to do the same in the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thx. I'm looking at 235/40-17 on 17x8 or 9, with progress springs. I still have a while to make a decision... I actually really like the look of the stock rims on the Club, just wish they were 8"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 yeah. take a look at the enkei PF01. they look great on the car. it you want a good selection of wider wheels, tirerack has a special STR category for the MX-5 on the 2007 year only. all the listed rims are 17x9 and most dont show up normally under any other model year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 also, STI wheels will fit the car as well so you can look under 05+ sti. just dotn get wheels less than +45 offset if you want to avoid a fender roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Yup, really like the PF01... one of the few my wife and I both like, and it's LIGHT. Wish they weren't nearly $300/wheel... Thanks for the TR tip, I'll check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Also dont forget RX-8 wheels fit too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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whitetiger Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE3yTrZ5fS4]NNJR SCCA #2 - Joshua Thal-Pruzan - #15 STR - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 NIce! What are you running for exhaust behind the header? Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 i have the goodwin race single 7lb muffler with silencer insert. its loud, maybe a bit louder that i would have liked, but it's ok because racecar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Yeah, hard to tell volume on YouTube... I'm looking at the GWR 'Q'... because not racecar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 lots of people like the Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 the video above showcased some of the nice features of the ECUTeK RaceRom tune. Launch control, flat foot shifting, and auto-blip on downshifts. At around 0:47 in the vid, I flat foot shifted to 3rd and then auto-blip back to 2nd moments later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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