Soup it up: Conversion kit adds pep to older Miatas - The Detroit News
Mazda has launched the latest (fourth) generation of its MX-5 Miata for the 2016 model year, but by no means is the previous version outdated. BBR has been hot-rodding small cars in England for some 50 years and has introduced its “Super 225” package for 2005-14 MX-5 Miatas. BBR’s news release claims it has “unveiled the ultimate normally aspirated tuning conversion for the soon-to-be-end-of-life’d NC models of the world’s most popular sports car. BBR says that OEM Mazda idle characteristics and electronic safety features (such as traction control) are retained while the system bumps horsepower to 225 @ 7,900 rpm and takes torque to 175 foot-pounds at 4,500 revs. “But the peak power figure tells only half of the story,” BBR’s new release notes, “because over 150 bhp is available all the way from 4,500 rpm to the 8,000 rpm rev limiter. “Compared to our hugely successful 260-380bhp turbocharger conversions for the MX-5 normally aspirated tuning can seem relatively expensive,” Neil Mckay of BBR is quoted in a news release. “Therefore target power figures aside, our primary objective with the Super 225 program was to retain as much of the original Mazda electronics system as possible, to cap costs at a realistic level for our enthusiast market and avoid. Source: www.detroitnews.com
