10 years ago, I drove the Boxster against the 911 and then brand new F-Type. Boxster was, hands down, best one of the three. You could enjoy it completely every day and not feel like you were missing out on anything, or like you weren't near the car's full potential. This little MX-5 felt the same.
Main problems with porsches. If they just rear wheel drive which most of them are they have no steering control over about 140kmh. Like no steering zero. The gear ratios are far too tall not enjoyable.Pre 2005 engines run too hot. They are just too unreliable too expensive to buy and maintain. Mx5 has none of those issues and is alot more engaging and alot more fun. Thats a fact not an opinion. Some porsches are beyond special most are terrible
1.5 gets gapped by soccer moms on their way to get grocery. While handling and feel is the best part of any MX5, they aren't fast at all. The 1.5 is pedestrian.
And what about the number of complaint I am reading on forums? One chap is complaining about a cam knock post super 200 conversion. They are not patient enough to answer pre sales questions. You don't want to be having to be going back to them after every niggle especially if your travelling long distances to get the job done.
Honestly, I can’t answer that question but there are plans for more BBR content in future and I am more than happy to put these kind of questions to them. My channel is honest and real, nothing faked. If there is a genuine question to be asked, I will always go the extra mile to get an honest answer.
I'm a little mad at B.B.R right now because I AVO turbo charged my nd mx5 and paid them for a tune to get my car running but it ran horribly, I loved their big cams 200 kit but if your not running everything that they offer they are reluctant to help you.
Another point - the supercharger and other charges eat stock transmissions like I my eat my breakfast :) So, worth it to spend 7.5k and then rebuild a transmission\or buy a new one? Don't think so. Use stock power, it's more than enough
If it was more than enough then no one would be interested in adding more. People get used to 500whp and want more, the ND2's paltry 181 at the flywheel/160 at the wheels is not very exciting at all.
You could have an excellent point. Unlike most car manufacturers, Mazda builds their own transmissions, and they are featherweight. Early ND1 transmissions were too light - underbuilt at 15 lb! - and were prone to failure. They’ve been upgraded of course but not for this kind of duty. Having owned a turbo Miata, I recall running it hard through the gears more frequently than before it was modified. And that brings up the dark side of forced induction. In a way you feel obligated to drive faster. In a 250+ hp tiny roadster, things can happen awfully fast. The stock Miata is very forgiving, but in my turbo Miata, fearing snap oversteer, I lost confidence in corners, and the car was no longer fun to drive. After a couple of months I sold it.
I'm saving up for a used ND..til then I can't really comment much.😅 But it does have all the looks and possibly might become all time classic like its brother the FD3S.
Keep saving and I'm sure NDs will come down... or you can get this kind of performance for a lower price with a NC... th-cam.com/video/J7opYNvblig/w-d-xo.html&lc=UgwV5ChrXGRm8dbgMlR4AaABAg
I own an ND2 and last week swapped with a friend’s NA. A totally delightful car in its own right. Its hydraulic steering was superior to my car’s electric. I have never driven a. Miata I would not own.
Excellent video alot of money though would go for an arbarth 124 spider or a GB Sportscar kit car built in Nottingham . Would love you to do a video on them
This looks like an excellent implementation of forced induction. But here in California no forced induction Miata will pass smog. I’m surprised they do not do more stringent testing in the U.K. or Europe. If not now, they will soon, and then what do you do? Here in the USA the most respected turbo Miata specialist, Flyin’ Miata, has discontinued all their forced induction offerings for this reason. Having owned four MX-5s , one a 275 hp turbo, I’d stick with the one I have now, a naturally aspirated ND2. It gets to 60 in under 6 seconds and gets all the way up to 141. The fantastic aero helps with the top end, and at 70 mph with top down you can converse on your iPhone using Bluetooth wireless earbuds with ANC. At that speed the cabin is nearly still. I’ve had my 2019 ND2 Sport, the base model, to 135 and the car was fully planted. It’s faster than my Series 2 E-Type in every metric, and far more fun to drive. If you can’t make serious time in an ND2, it is not the car’s fault. And bear in mind, sports cars are not hot rods. Their personality is entirely different. For me, nimble handling beats hammering the throttle between corners every time. Oh, and a tip to Tim: Lose that horrid black perforated wind blocker behind the seats. You can get a clear acrylic one from Cravenspeed for US$100. Much improved visibility, and your car is no longer blighted by the cheesy original.
Correct, 0-60 in 5.7 secs as tested by Car and Driver. It is significantly quicker AND faster than the ND1. Its 181 hp is perfectly balanced to the car. That six-speed manual has no overdrive gearing - it’s a true close-ratio six-speed, meaning you always have the right gear available in any situation.
Maybe. I’m sure after 7 years of development and hundreds of conversions, BBR would have found that issue and offered a fix. I really doubt they’d set customers up to fail like that!
Yes that's the only thing that would hold me back from getting this. The gearbox hasn't a stellar bulletproof reputation. Especially in the early Nd versions. Wonder what the experience at BBR is?
When I was getting my NC1 fettled there was a another customer with an ND who had exactly this problem with his gearbox... That has really put me off them, plus I'm too tall
@@mattguerra82 My NC2 gearbox is the weakest link. When I purchased it I had change the gear shift guide before which made it almost impossible to select second from first. That fix was a 70% improvement. When I talked to BBR they said it is a known issue and it would be a waste of money trying to fix instead proposing a brand new box costing 3K.
They always mix up the numbers… Its 0-100 kmpu (62 mph) 7.3 sec not 0-60 7.3 sec. And they compare it with a 0-60 after the tune. Thats a big difference because u cant get to 62mph in second gear. U have to shift to third gear. And that cost u at least another 0,4 sec. Because the gear box really sucks, u cant shift quick with that crappy thing. I drove first year with 160pk, than tuned and drove a year with 210pk bbr 200+ and now 9 months with 265pk bbr 200+ stage 2 supercharger. The latest tune is slower to a 100kmpu but so much faster 80-200kmpu compared to the 200+ bbr tune. And it hoses gasoline so much more. Im empty after 300km on 35 liters full tank. The character did change, i have a vtec feel starting from 3500 - 6800 revs a minute. Would i do it again ? Nope i would buy an elise and get a vtec engine. The nd has an annoying air restriction and an ecu that still controles everything. The car is to digital to my taste. I have a 2016 nd and bought it in 2019. It got a second gearbox cause the first completely shattered after 55k. Its the latest nd1 version box (4th revision). If u have any questions just ask.
They look fun but that’s a lot of cash to sink into a Mazda. If I found a used one in good condition at sensible money it could be an option but to buy one then spend all that money 💰 think I’d go for a Porsche in the end. Indy running costs aren’t that much and you won’t lose as much on it at resale.
@@kristianmiles156 Worth looking into the costs for sure, when you contact BBR, please let them know about this video 👍 if there is anything else you want to see or know, let me know!
It won’t pass California smog, that’s for sure. I’m surprised they do not do more stringent testing in Europe. If not now then soon, and then what do you do? Having owned four MX-5s , one a 275 hp turbo, I’d stick with the one I have now, a naturally aspirated ND2. It gets to 60 under 6 seconds. And all the way up to 141. I’ve had it to 135 and the car was fully planted. It’s faster than my Series 2 E-Type in every metric, and far more fun to drive. If you can’t make serious time in an ND2, it is not the car’s fault.
By that I mean there is very little overhang thus weight is all kept within the wheel base of the car. Greater overhang - I.e. wheels not quite at the corners but further inbound - can impact the handling, especially the cornering ability. It’s a overly used cliche yes but there is some reasoning behind it.
As much as I think overpowered/ swapped monster Miata’s are absolutely bad ass… from a realistic standpoint I just don’t feel like the chasis, rivets, weld points, bushings and other components, especially the tons of plastic would withstand those repeated kinds of forces and stress…
You got it wrong when you said bbr spent 7 yrs developing the sc kit . They did nothing of the sort they purchased the design & rights from corten miller when they went bust back in 2021 , it was them who developed it so don’t give the credit to bbr.
I don’t have a link but am sure if you google corten miller super charger installations there will be some info floating round on the net , I was ready to have my nc converted by them when they went under , once bbr took it over I intended to have them do it but the price went up significantly so I decided against it . Anyone in the mx5 community will confirm the facts also. Plus if you type in corten miller sc mx5 on here I’m sure you will find vids of converted cars which you can compare the engine installs to confirm this also. 👍
I can confirm that as well. Looked at the corten Miller stuff which then became BBR branded when they took over. You can buy it all from rotrex anyway in the US. BBR did not develop this for 7 years, but there is prob 7 years from CM selling the kit. No way it was developed for 7 years before first customer sale either. To the point about this being cheaper to run than Porsche, I'd say depends on how long you keep it. £30k Porsche boxster residuals will be much better than a modified 8 year old ND sport recaro.
Interesting. BBR said they spent 7 years developing this conversion so I would have thought issues would have been found by then. They don’t seem the company to want to do bad on their customers.
If you want stylish cruising, perhaps. If you want to thrash your car and dance with it in the corners like a hooligan, I would choose MX5. If M4 is a steak knife, MX5 is a scalpel.
Would have this over most porsches
me too this over anything below the 911
10 years ago, I drove the Boxster against the 911 and then brand new F-Type. Boxster was, hands down, best one of the three. You could enjoy it completely every day and not feel like you were missing out on anything, or like you weren't near the car's full potential. This little MX-5 felt the same.
Main problems with porsches. If they just rear wheel drive which most of them are they have no steering control over about 140kmh. Like no steering zero. The gear ratios are far too tall not enjoyable.Pre 2005 engines run too hot. They are just too unreliable too expensive to buy and maintain. Mx5 has none of those issues and is alot more engaging and alot more fun. Thats a fact not an opinion. Some porsches are beyond special most are terrible
Love the car - even more impressed by your filming, editing and presenting skills
I'm sure that's a great car but so is a standard 1500 nd. Best car I've ever owned and I've had cars with more than double the power.
1.5 gets gapped by soccer moms on their way to get grocery. While handling and feel is the best part of any MX5, they aren't fast at all. The 1.5 is pedestrian.
And what about the number of complaint I am reading on forums? One chap is complaining about a cam knock post super 200 conversion. They are not patient enough to answer pre sales questions. You don't want to be having to be going back to them after every niggle especially if your travelling long distances to get the job done.
Honestly, I can’t answer that question but there are plans for more BBR content in future and I am more than happy to put these kind of questions to them.
My channel is honest and real, nothing faked. If there is a genuine question to be asked, I will always go the extra mile to get an honest answer.
I get 0-60 by 6.3, without killing my transmission. If I do it harder, I could get 5.9 without any tunes.
I'm a little mad at B.B.R right now because I AVO turbo charged my nd mx5 and paid them for a tune to get my car running but it ran horribly, I loved their big cams 200 kit but if your not running everything that they offer they are reluctant to help you.
It’s why I wouldn’t buy their kits. Their customer service is very inconsistent so I wouldn’t be comfortable spending several thousand with them.
Wow thanks for the insight. BBR if you’re reading this, you just lost a client.
Awesome car and video. Thanks!
I don’t know about the Supercharged versions but my BBR Stage 2 Turbo ND1 makes >300 whp @12.5 psi. Worth it? Definitely!!
"Smile so much bigger!"
You turbo lovers always watching supercharge videos
Better watch that transmission hope you had work done
No gearbox problems?
What did you do to make sure your transmission survives that? I know a few ND owners and they almost all have that issue
I want one!
Had a standard NC and ND-RF. I need some excitement back in my life.
You know your NC... th-cam.com/video/J7opYNvblig/w-d-xo.html&lc=UgwV5ChrXGRm8dbgMlR4AaABAg
Another point - the supercharger and other charges eat stock transmissions like I my eat my breakfast :) So, worth it to spend 7.5k and then rebuild a transmission\or buy a new one? Don't think so. Use stock power, it's more than enough
If it was more than enough then no one would be interested in adding more. People get used to 500whp and want more, the ND2's paltry 181 at the flywheel/160 at the wheels is not very exciting at all.
You could have an excellent point. Unlike most car manufacturers, Mazda builds their own transmissions, and they are featherweight. Early ND1 transmissions were too light - underbuilt at 15 lb! - and were prone to failure. They’ve been upgraded of course but not for this kind of duty. Having owned a turbo Miata, I recall running it hard through the gears more frequently than before it was modified. And that brings up the dark side of forced induction. In a way you feel obligated to drive faster. In a 250+ hp tiny roadster, things can happen awfully fast. The stock Miata is very forgiving, but in my turbo Miata, fearing snap oversteer, I lost confidence in corners, and the car was no longer fun to drive. After a couple of months I sold it.
Thanks for the vid!
Great video! subscribed!
I'm saving up for a used ND..til then I can't really comment much.😅 But it does have all the looks and possibly might become all time classic like its brother the FD3S.
Keep saving and I'm sure NDs will come down... or you can get this kind of performance for a lower price with a NC... th-cam.com/video/J7opYNvblig/w-d-xo.html&lc=UgwV5ChrXGRm8dbgMlR4AaABAg
I own an ND2 and last week swapped with a friend’s NA. A totally delightful car in its own right. Its hydraulic steering was superior to my car’s electric. I have never driven a. Miata I would not own.
Excellent video alot of money though would go for an arbarth 124 spider or a GB Sportscar kit car built in Nottingham . Would love you to do a video on them
Thanks! I’ll reach out to them 👍
This looks like an excellent implementation of forced induction. But here in California no forced induction Miata will pass smog. I’m surprised they do not do more stringent testing in the U.K. or Europe. If not now, they will soon, and then what do you do? Here in the USA the most respected turbo Miata specialist, Flyin’ Miata, has discontinued all their forced induction offerings for this reason.
Having owned four MX-5s , one a 275 hp turbo, I’d stick with the one I have now, a naturally aspirated ND2. It gets to 60 in under 6 seconds and gets all the way up to 141. The fantastic aero helps with the top end, and at 70 mph with top down you can converse on your iPhone using Bluetooth wireless earbuds with ANC. At that speed the cabin is nearly still.
I’ve had my 2019 ND2 Sport, the base model, to 135 and the car was fully planted. It’s faster than my Series 2 E-Type in every metric, and far more fun to drive. If you can’t make serious time in an ND2, it is not the car’s fault. And bear in mind, sports cars are not hot rods. Their personality is entirely different. For me, nimble handling beats hammering the throttle between corners every time.
Oh, and a tip to Tim: Lose that horrid black perforated wind blocker behind the seats. You can get a clear acrylic one from Cravenspeed for US$100. Much improved visibility, and your car is no longer blighted by the cheesy original.
What is the size and offset of the wheels?
Great video
how does it affect insurance
Just 5.3 I thought the ND2 already did 5.7 0-60
Correct, 0-60 in 5.7 secs as tested by Car and Driver. It is significantly quicker AND faster than the ND1. Its 181 hp is perfectly balanced to the car. That six-speed manual has no overdrive gearing - it’s a true close-ratio six-speed, meaning you always have the right gear available in any situation.
@johntechwriter so in theory this set up with the new engine can maybe get to some high 4 0-60?
can i get one fitted in portugal?
I would worry about not very robust for extra torque ND gearbox
Maybe. I’m sure after 7 years of development and hundreds of conversions, BBR would have found that issue and offered a fix. I really doubt they’d set customers up to fail like that!
Yes that's the only thing that would hold me back from getting this. The gearbox hasn't a stellar bulletproof reputation. Especially in the early Nd versions. Wonder what the experience at BBR is?
I also looked into that. The solve is to replace it with the NC transmission - and it seems like BBR already offers that in their website
When I was getting my NC1 fettled there was a another customer with an ND who had exactly this problem with his gearbox...
That has really put me off them, plus I'm too tall
@@mattguerra82 My NC2 gearbox is the weakest link. When I purchased it I had change the gear shift guide before which made it almost impossible to select second from first. That fix was a 70% improvement. When I talked to BBR they said it is a known issue and it would be a waste of money trying to fix instead proposing a brand new box costing 3K.
They always mix up the numbers…
Its 0-100 kmpu (62 mph) 7.3 sec not 0-60 7.3 sec. And they compare it with a 0-60 after the tune. Thats a big difference because u cant get to 62mph in second gear. U have to shift to third gear. And that cost u at least another 0,4 sec. Because the gear box really sucks, u cant shift quick with that crappy thing.
I drove first year with 160pk, than tuned and drove a year with 210pk bbr 200+ and now 9 months with 265pk bbr 200+ stage 2 supercharger. The latest tune is slower to a 100kmpu but so much faster 80-200kmpu compared to the 200+ bbr tune. And it hoses gasoline so much more. Im empty after 300km on 35 liters full tank. The character did change, i have a vtec feel starting from 3500 - 6800 revs a minute.
Would i do it again ? Nope i would buy an elise and get a vtec engine. The nd has an annoying air restriction and an ecu that still controles everything. The car is to digital to my taste. I have a 2016 nd and bought it in 2019. It got a second gearbox cause the first completely shattered after 55k. Its the latest nd1 version box (4th revision).
If u have any questions just ask.
Have a 25th anniversary edition with a bbr 200 package but stage 2 SC is defo in my future
Hopefully you enjoyed this video and it inspired you!
i got the 25th AE, fully forged , turbo, running a safe 320bhp. Makes you smile!!!
did you notice the steering wheel is on the wrong side
It is, quite literally, on the right [side]... 😉😉
They look fun but that’s a lot of cash to sink into a Mazda. If I found a used one in good condition at sensible money it could be an option but to buy one then spend all that money 💰 think I’d go for a Porsche in the end. Indy running costs aren’t that much and you won’t lose as much on it at resale.
Would love to do this to my recaro but it's just £££'s 😢
Yeah but think of the smiles....
@OurTim I dont doubt it, I've heard that the earlier ND's have gearbox issues so a bit dubious.
It’s a running theme of the comments here… maybe BBR should let me test one over a longer period 😉😉
Is there any way of getting this set up landed in Australia?
I can't speak on behalf of BBR but they do sell it as a DIY kit if you are handy with the spanners or know a good mechanic?
@@OurTim thanks Tim. Definitely I’m not that handy with the old spanner but it’s definitely worth looking into!
@@kristianmiles156 Worth looking into the costs for sure, when you contact BBR, please let them know about this video 👍
if there is anything else you want to see or know, let me know!
Mazda commissioned them?
Nice! Do they sell to the states?
Just get the hks gt2 kit in the US. It is basically the same.
@@reinaldo8787 Thanks
It won’t pass California smog, that’s for sure. I’m surprised they do not do more stringent testing in Europe. If not now then soon, and then what do you do?
Having owned four MX-5s , one a 275 hp turbo, I’d stick with the one I have now, a naturally aspirated ND2. It gets to 60 under 6 seconds. And all the way up to 141. I’ve had it to 135 and the car was fully planted. It’s faster than my Series 2 E-Type in every metric, and far more fun to drive. If you can’t make serious time in an ND2, it is not the car’s fault.
I need a bigger nob, so I'm off to bbr, seriously...
Classic "with a wheel at each corner"
By that I mean there is very little overhang thus weight is all kept within the wheel base of the car. Greater overhang - I.e. wheels not quite at the corners but further inbound - can impact the handling, especially the cornering ability. It’s a overly used cliche yes but there is some reasoning behind it.
my wife has owned boxsters and miatas and *she laughed her ass off* when she herd they "rather have the miata".
Prefiero al miata, definitivamente
Still better value for the money. Boxster isn't twice the car that is for sure.
As much as I think overpowered/ swapped monster Miata’s are absolutely bad ass… from a realistic standpoint I just don’t feel like the chasis, rivets, weld points, bushings and other components, especially the tons of plastic would withstand those repeated kinds of forces and stress…
it's 220hp, not 450. I doubt the chassis cares, but just my opinion
The car didn't feel any way stressed with 250hp. Felt OEM 👌
@@OurTim that’s good to know!!!
@@OurTim any intel on reliability ? Looking for around 250-270hp too eventually
@@miner4236 only things I heard were gearbox issues - the NC is a stronger unit from what I've heard
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You got it wrong when you said bbr spent 7 yrs developing the sc kit . They did nothing of the sort they purchased the design & rights from corten miller when they went bust back in 2021 , it was them who developed it so don’t give the credit to bbr.
That was quoted directly from BBR. Do you have a link/source for your info? Happy to add this insight to descriptions and future videos 👍
I don’t have a link but am sure if you google corten miller super charger installations there will be some info floating round on the net , I was ready to have my nc converted by them when they went under , once bbr took it over I intended to have them do it but the price went up significantly so I decided against it . Anyone in the mx5 community will confirm the facts also. Plus if you type in corten miller sc mx5 on here I’m sure you will find vids of converted cars which you can compare the engine installs to confirm this also. 👍
@@markzawada5927 good man, I’ll take a look
I can confirm that as well. Looked at the corten Miller stuff which then became BBR branded when they took over. You can buy it all from rotrex anyway in the US. BBR did not develop this for 7 years, but there is prob 7 years from CM selling the kit. No way it was developed for 7 years before first customer sale either.
To the point about this being cheaper to run than Porsche, I'd say depends on how long you keep it. £30k Porsche boxster residuals will be much better than a modified 8 year old ND sport recaro.
from experience Rotrex supercharged have A lot of problems
Interesting. BBR said they spent 7 years developing this conversion so I would have thought issues would have been found by then. They don’t seem the company to want to do bad on their customers.
@OurTim
I had 2011 mx5 nc2 with Kraftwerks supercharged...only 30,,000km and the super dead
But any way good luck to you
@itaybutavia1204 oh dear, sorry to hear that, and thank you, hope you enjoyed the video 😊
@@OurTim ❤️
Maybe because your not taking good care of them because alot of other ppl don't have problems
A Z4 M4.0 is a better option.
no it isn’t
If you want stylish cruising, perhaps. If you want to thrash your car and dance with it in the corners like a hooligan, I would choose MX5. If M4 is a steak knife, MX5 is a scalpel.
A question...
Is this 1.5 or 2.0?
2.0