Mazda MX5 Mk3 2.3 - a One-Off
Now this is something a bit special: it’s a 2010 Mazda MX5 Miyako MK3.5 in Velocity Red but its been substantially rebuilt and modified into a real driver’s car. I have asked to help sell this on behalf of the owner.
Talking of the owner, Chris Crowther is one of the tech guys at AK Automotive and when he’s not working on the varied performance cars that are regular visitors to their workshops in Rowlands Gill, Chris helps run the AK Automotive race team, working on their MX5 Supercup cars and the two Ginetta GT G55s that run as part of the BTCC program. He knows his stuff and the standard of his work is very high indeed. This Mazda is Chris’s own car and has been developed over many months involving a huge amount of time and money. The attention to detail is just incredible.
The standard engine has been replaced with a 2.3 litre ITB engine with 2.3 L3-VE bottom end with Ford Duratec 2.0l high port head (RF3S4G). In fact the engine was fully stripped and rebuilt with all new parts provided from Burton Power.
Full spec is as follows:
*Jenvey DCOE 45mm Throttle bodies with 90mm carbon Trumpets and custom airbox with 152mm intake. Throttle converted to cable throttle.
*SBD CM-DUR01 cams with adjustable cam pulleys.
*Balance shaft delete.
*EGR delete.
*20% increased billet water pump pulley.
*Alternator relocation.
*power steering pump removed and replaced with electric pump.
*Custom long primary 4-2-1 exhaust manifold.
*AK automotive race exhaust.
*6 speed gearbox.
*Royal purple gearbox and diff oil.
*3.7 Torsten diff.
*Superpro diff bushes.
*Full braided clutch line.
*Megasquirt 3 enhanced plug and play ECU.
*8000rpm rev limit
*Launch control
*Flat shift
*227bhp & 200lbft
Its only been ran on Royal Purple HPS 5w40 oil.
Brakes-
*Standard MX5 MK3 callipers rebuilt 8 month ago.
*Carbotech XP8 front pads.
*Yellow stuff rear pads.
*Pagid discs all round.
*ABS delete
*Full custom braided brake lines from the master cylinder to callipers.
*Willwood adjustable leaver bias valve.
Chassis-
*Full underside bare metal strip down restoration. All underseal removed, coated in POR15 metal prep then painted in POR15 rust protection grey paint.
*All chassis rails, inner wings and sills wax oiled.
*Front and rear subframes blasted and powder coated.
*Engine bay stripped down and painted with POR15 rust protection grey paint.
Suspension-
*Meister R ZetaCRD Coilovers.
*Coilover protector socks.
*RX8 yellow dot front and rear ARB powder coated yellow with poly bushes roll bar mounts.
*Superpro bushes.
Wheels & Tyres-
*Evo 5 Enkei alloy wheels. 17x8” ET.38 (would benefit from a refurb)
*Avon ZZR tyres 215/40 17”
Interior-
*Cobra Motorsport Suzuka Pro-fit bucket seats,FIA approved (brand new)
*Cobra side mounts, FIA approved (brand new)
*Flocked dash trims, column cover and clock cover
Others-
*Odyssey PC680 race battery located in the boot with 125amp mega fuse.
*Fibreglass Ducktail spoiler.
*MK3.75 front bumper
*Foglight blanks
*FIA approved tow strap.
*Custom front splitter.
*6k HID headlights with LED high beam bulbs and LED side lights.
*Gloss black bonnet with hole cut to allow airbox to fit.
*Standard Velocity red bonnet available with the car.
*Genuine Aero catch locking pins.
The car has covered 139k though that’s irrelevant as its only covered 10k miles since the underside restoration and engine fitted. Its MOT’d until January 2021. Most of the stickers etc have now been removed.
This car is well known in MX5 circles and It featured on the front cover of the Spring edition of Total MX5 magazine who published an excellent article on the car. This is a complete one-off MX5, built to the highest standards and is just fabulous to drive. Offers around £15000 please (you’d struggle to build one for anything close to that). Please feel free to ask any questions and I’ll do my best to help.
Talking of the owner, Chris Crowther is one of the tech guys at AK Automotive and when he’s not working on the varied performance cars that are regular visitors to their workshops in Rowlands Gill, Chris helps run the AK Automotive race team, working on their MX5 Supercup cars and the two Ginetta GT G55s that run as part of the BTCC program. He knows his stuff and the standard of his work is very high indeed. This Mazda is Chris’s own car and has been developed over many months involving a huge amount of time and money. The attention to detail is just incredible.
The standard engine has been replaced with a 2.3 litre ITB engine with 2.3 L3-VE bottom end with Ford Duratec 2.0l high port head (RF3S4G). In fact the engine was fully stripped and rebuilt with all new parts provided from Burton Power.
Full spec is as follows:
*Jenvey DCOE 45mm Throttle bodies with 90mm carbon Trumpets and custom airbox with 152mm intake. Throttle converted to cable throttle.
*SBD CM-DUR01 cams with adjustable cam pulleys.
*Balance shaft delete.
*EGR delete.
*20% increased billet water pump pulley.
*Alternator relocation.
*power steering pump removed and replaced with electric pump.
*Custom long primary 4-2-1 exhaust manifold.
*AK automotive race exhaust.
*6 speed gearbox.
*Royal purple gearbox and diff oil.
*3.7 Torsten diff.
*Superpro diff bushes.
*Full braided clutch line.
*Megasquirt 3 enhanced plug and play ECU.
*8000rpm rev limit
*Launch control
*Flat shift
*227bhp & 200lbft
Its only been ran on Royal Purple HPS 5w40 oil.
Brakes-
*Standard MX5 MK3 callipers rebuilt 8 month ago.
*Carbotech XP8 front pads.
*Yellow stuff rear pads.
*Pagid discs all round.
*ABS delete
*Full custom braided brake lines from the master cylinder to callipers.
*Willwood adjustable leaver bias valve.
Chassis-
*Full underside bare metal strip down restoration. All underseal removed, coated in POR15 metal prep then painted in POR15 rust protection grey paint.
*All chassis rails, inner wings and sills wax oiled.
*Front and rear subframes blasted and powder coated.
*Engine bay stripped down and painted with POR15 rust protection grey paint.
Suspension-
*Meister R ZetaCRD Coilovers.
*Coilover protector socks.
*RX8 yellow dot front and rear ARB powder coated yellow with poly bushes roll bar mounts.
*Superpro bushes.
Wheels & Tyres-
*Evo 5 Enkei alloy wheels. 17x8” ET.38 (would benefit from a refurb)
*Avon ZZR tyres 215/40 17”
Interior-
*Cobra Motorsport Suzuka Pro-fit bucket seats,FIA approved (brand new)
*Cobra side mounts, FIA approved (brand new)
*Flocked dash trims, column cover and clock cover
Others-
*Odyssey PC680 race battery located in the boot with 125amp mega fuse.
*Fibreglass Ducktail spoiler.
*MK3.75 front bumper
*Foglight blanks
*FIA approved tow strap.
*Custom front splitter.
*6k HID headlights with LED high beam bulbs and LED side lights.
*Gloss black bonnet with hole cut to allow airbox to fit.
*Standard Velocity red bonnet available with the car.
*Genuine Aero catch locking pins.
The car has covered 139k though that’s irrelevant as its only covered 10k miles since the underside restoration and engine fitted. Its MOT’d until January 2021. Most of the stickers etc have now been removed.
This car is well known in MX5 circles and It featured on the front cover of the Spring edition of Total MX5 magazine who published an excellent article on the car. This is a complete one-off MX5, built to the highest standards and is just fabulous to drive. Offers around £15000 please (you’d struggle to build one for anything close to that). Please feel free to ask any questions and I’ll do my best to help.