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Old 1st January 2012, 10:10 PM
Big Vern Big Vern is offline
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Originally Posted by MoysieWRX View Post
Have a 1.6 Mazda MX5 Import (eunos roadster) as a donor.
Hoping to start my build soon following saturns guide, once i gather my steel.

Does anyone have electronic copies of workshop manuals/ technical info etc on the mx5/eunos that i could maybe get a copy?

Someone i know thinks that this car would have a LSD. Could anyone clarrify or dismiss that this is a possibilty? Could you tell by looking at the diff if it is a LSD?

Can anyone recomend a good forum/website for Mazda MX5 info and Engine tuning?

Regards
1.6l MX-5 great basis for the haynes roadster

Ebay is a good source for copies of the Mazda workshop manual - plenty of general info on the net (flyin' miata, solomiata, targa miata) etc.

As for the LSD (that old chestnut) don't assume that because it's an import it has an LSD! Lots of so called experts at your local boozer will tell you the japspec cars all have LSD's their WRONG! and I've found out the hard way
Pre 93 VLSD only on V spec - 93-94 1.8 may have torsen 1 and 94 on 1.6 and 1.8 may have torsen 2. Only surefire way to check is to take driveshaft stubs out of diff and peer inside (if you can see gears it's NOT an LSD!)

Good luckwith the build BV
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