I ruined my MX5 / MGB with a Supercharger!!

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[@jon8xty1]

A little knowledge can cost a lot of money and frustration. As Clint Eastwood said " A man's got to know his limits".

[@ChopsGarage]

Lok

[@tonywatson1412]

limatations

[@twes5563]

F Clint Eastwood he was a wife beater are you drinking Stella 🤙 Frank it's free

[@FatHead1979]

@@tonywatson1412 Your pedantic point would surely have been better received if you hadn't actually failed to spell "limitations" correctly! 🤦🤦 "limatations" 🤣

[@TheMentalblockrock]

@@FatHead1979 I think he's referring to the capital city of Peru.

[@chrisblay]

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. 🤣🤣

[@ChopsGarage]

Na modify before fixing

[@harvo351]

So the M.A.F. went M.I.A. , the oil escaped and a tick came to stay . . . And all James said is "it's Ok, I'll find my saviour on E-Bay" . . . Good luck, I hope the tick abates while the parts you await . . . Sounded epic by the way !! Cheers

[@delscorey8727]

We have all got to have a play now and again ...good luck...

[@johnelbro127]

Great video James and good luck👍👍👍👍

[@roystonvehicles9129]

Looking forward to part 2.

[@tsedge99]

Excellent! Nothing like experimenting on a car to improve it and learning at the same time. Purists will hate it but that's not your problem.

[@ChopsGarage]

Exactly cheers

[@lawrencesargant1669]

Love exploring options hope all goes well well great stuff🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👌👍

[@markdowling5962]

Would love to convert a mx5 to twin carb, B series British Leyland powered unit with Laycock overdrive gearbox, lucas condenser dynamo ,points and coil ,

[@leeholden8658]

I have a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 1.5 Turbo and in the handbook it says not to constantly rev the engine. Not sure if it’s the same in your case.

[@patrolturbodiesel]

Your crankcase breather pipe needs moving to the suction side of the supercharger. Where it is now will pressurise the crankcase when the supercharger boosts. That's why it's spitting oil out.

[@ChopsGarage]

Oh cheers for tip

[@roystonvehicles9129]

​@@ChopsGarageyes if its connected to the blow part it will pressurise the crankcase, just vent it to atmosphere, things might be OK with the engine after all, let's hope so.

[@peterdashper2251]

Why are half the screws missing from the front wings?

[@peterh4761]

How many miles on that engine? If its blowing by with extra pressure its probably rings..thus fouling plugs

[@MrBlaugeist]

I loved your MGB , it was awesome as it was ……..

[@roystonvehicles9129]

I bought a tidy mgb with a recon engine, bought a range rover to take the v8 out of, it's a really good conversion.

[@markdowling5962]

Noel Joyce inventor put a datsun 120y unit in his vauxhall viva

[@audibell]

What did you do

[@kjp136]

What is that ticking noise when it was running, those engines are normally smooth as silk.

[@J1mbo888]

Thats an MGC bonnet ?

[@user-ki4uc6rm9k]

Having seen and driven a few mgbs with different engine conversions I like the Mazda engine conversions there cheap plentiful and a lot lighter than the b series plus supercharging or turbocharged, those saying v8 I see what your saying but the Mazda engines are reliable people also fit Ford Zetec engines in decent power to weight and the cost of getting decent power from a b series and it being reliable is massive been there done that, my personal opinion I like it, I’m awaiting time at the moment as I’ve acquired a very sad rusty roadster plus a mk1 mx5😊 you can guess the plan

[@Lexusman65]

Suddenly started ticking.What is that? I think you should of left it standard.

[@ChopsGarage]

Not enough grunt

[@TheMentalblockrock]

I have to agree that the supercharge blowing through the AFM with no extra fuel has wrecked that engine. I've heard that ticking before and it means one or more piston crowns are partially melted, giving low compression.

[@ChopsGarage]

Might be but the oil smells of fuel and is very thing and this is the hydraulic lifter engines

[@TheMentalblockrock]

@@ChopsGarage Do a compression test on all four cylinders! If one cylinder is low, add a few ml or oil to cylinder and repeat.

[@rmbandy835]

Sorry for a silly question, why does the Mazda rocker cover have an MG logo on it?

[@ChopsGarage]

Think someone added it

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

Oh no.

[@derekfleming3095]

Knowledge is a bit like data. A little is more dangerous than non at all

[@vivhenderson8628]

Nothing that money can’t put right😁

[@philiptidmarsh]

Yes but that is cheating !

[@ChopsGarage]

Lol true

[@keithbloomfield1341]

Whah! 🔧

[@scotty6346]

The engine sounded sweet on the first start up with the supercharger, Then you had the problems but hearing the engine running later in the video it's really tapping?

[@ChopsGarage]

yes does seem so

[@alanthomson1227]

All MGBs need to improve them is a modern responsive engine , MX5 perfect . Reviews I’ve read of supercharging various model have shown it to be worthwhile mod . Always preferred supercharger to turbos .

[@johnpritchard2772]

ohh, not a happy video to watch, I think I am becoming senile - shouting at the computer screen - "Don't do it James" but as you know - you could not hear me!!! Ugggh!! An old saying - "if it is working - do NOT break it!!" - in other words - leave it well alone!! Anyhow James, still an interesting video to watch. Best wishes from Lincolnshire

[@stevenmoran4060]

A lot of work for what reason? You would have been better fitting a V8 as per factory.

[@ChopsGarage]

Lower horse power and heavier

[@peterh4761]

It depends. The factory v8 was 130 ish.....and ever so slightly lighter than the bseries because it was an alloy lump. Decent sd1 pistons and heads and you can make 150-160 ish..... add a cam and a great deal more.

[@philiptidmarsh]

@@peterh4761 I think the horse power depends on where the engine came from. The early Range Rover was 130hp but the P5B and P6B where 165hp ish from memory. You will likely get a lot more with the mods you are suggesting.

[@roystonvehicles9129]

Way it was blowing oil and tapping, bet you've stuffed the engine, tappets aren't hydraulic so can't really be them, oh dear.

[@markdowling5962]

​@@ChopsGaragea bmc 1500 diesel would be good for economy

[@roystonvehicles9129]

Wonder if you've run it megga lean and done a piston, oil plus lumpy ness, you'll not need a afm with the new ecu, it's useless anyway for forced induction, you were right initially, you just needed an ecu with a base map, good thing is Mx5 engines are cheap as there so reliable, unless you get your hands on one mate (!)

[@ChopsGarage]

Ill check the oil and pressure. I can't think I could if as it did not run long enough but never say never

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@ChopsGarage I'd have not dared chucked all that air in bud without an ecu to richen it, that's were you've gone wrong, no afm needed with the ecu

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@ChopsGarage that tapping sounded a bit termial bud, plus the oil blowing out, not good.

[@ChopsGarage]

@@roystonvehicles9129 people run them and turbos without ECUs

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@ChopsGarage only very small boost bud, chucking loads of air in will go megga lean and blow pistons, you don't really know how much the charger was chucking in, if you return to std and it's lumpy and noisy it's not good, compression check the engine to see if its OK mate.

[@1934frazernash]

Nothing ruined just a set back pull stuff out and rethink

[@ChopsGarage]

Cheers

[@roystonvehicles9129]

Take oil filler cap off to check blow by, if it's like puffing Billy you've done a piston or rings, any breather is OK even an open pipe, should be hardly even a puff if engine is in good order, loads of oil puffing out looks like megga crankcase pressure, compression check, on the next engine (!) with the new ecu with a base map, you need your lap top connected to adjust the fueling, no afm needed as a pipe runs from a map sensor to the ecu, once it's basically set up it a rolling road then, it's not just fueling that's got to be right it's ignition timing under boost (knock) if its too advanced it'll blow up,

[@ChopsGarage]

Can get it running long enough at mo for that test

[@roystonvehicles9129]

​@@ChopsGarageoh dear, compression test first then.

[@incandescentwithrage]

​@@roystonvehicles9129It will have been blowing out the oil filler because the breather system was still plumbed in at the original location, now after the supercharger.

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@incandescentwithrage yes thats right

[@RumpleXstillXskin]

Rocket 🚀 scientist 🧑‍🔬 do earn their money 💰

[@peterh4761]

Id say it was already ruined with the mx5 engine 🤣😂 should have fitted a v8

[@philiptidmarsh]

I do agree but if we all did the tried and tested route it would be no fun and it is his car to do what he wants with .

[@ChopsGarage]

V8 is heavy and low on power

[@keithposter5543]

The V8 is heavy and gutless

[@roystonvehicles9129]

​@@ChopsGaragev8 conversion is a big job bud.

[@dallas6847]

😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

[@roystonvehicles9129]

If that afm flap was shut you were chucking all the charged air down the breather into the crankcase, lucky you didn't blow the crank seal bud, you might be OK with breather open, no afm and the new ecu.

[@ChopsGarage]

Got new oil cap today as renown for leaking so with charged air too would be easy to get by it. New ones seal is twice as thick as old one

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@ChopsGarage it's as well it blew out there bud rather than somewhere else, you'd no have needed a new cap, it'll be OK with that breather just to atmosphere and block the hole up in the supercharger pipe.

[@billygaughan1670]

Never mind, worse things happen at sea.

[@mrgrumpy5116]

only if you are leaning over the rail looking at the wheels ..😃

[@ChopsGarage]

True

[@notmanynamesleft]

Especially those enrichers coming across the English Channel!

[@dennisphoenix1]

James I would be looking at the oil level. I suspect your over fuelling could have diluted the oil . Hence the tapping noise also if it has hydraulic lifters . Smell the dipstick.

[@roystonvehicles9129]

Unfortunately there solid lifters on Mx5 engines....

[@ChopsGarage]

Smells fuelly bud for sure checked this morning

[@ChopsGarage]

@@roystonvehicles9129 I thought that was the 1.8, this is 1.6 I thought they were hydraulic as renowned for improving with Wynns

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@ChopsGarage oh, 1.6,yes then, I only buy the 1.8 ones bud, ha, ha. Tbh a vvt 1.8 is 143 bhp so that might have been enough and an easy swop?

[@ChopsGarage]

@@roystonvehicles9129 Oil smells of fuel. I think the oil has been thinned a lot

[@fatwalletboy2]

Aww man i think this car would be just nice with the normal aspiration........sell yhe kit and go back to the stock motor. Besides that supercharger whine noise will soon stsrt to annoy you.

[@Garffey]

It's a MAF (As in Mass air flow meter)....James 😉 I know you're only learning! 😂😂

[@ChopsGarage]

No it's AFM in this Air Flow Meter

[@Garffey]

@@ChopsGarage You dyslexic?...😂😂

[@ChopsGarage]

@@Garffey eh? 1.6 have an Air Flow Meter not a Mass Air Flow

[@Garffey]

@@ChopsGarage And same thing/ item advertised as MAF/AFM in breakers the A the M and F mean just that....hence my dyslexia joke....apologies 🥴

[@ardongrainford8004]

Not another surf shark advert….😊

[@ChopsGarage]

, eh last one was month ago!

[@michaelthompson6885]

That engine sounds horrible now.

[@ChopsGarage]

Yes oil smells of fuel and super thin so hopefully rockers just not getting enough

[@alexanderrobertson7744]

Maybe been better with a tuned up pinto 😉 these engines can be highly tuned and with the right stainless steel exhaust they sound awesome. Will have to have electronic ignition though as the points system is a bit out of date 😁 but it's just a case of a wee bit of wiring and a new dizzy . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@markdowling5962]

Or even a side valve Ford engine model y, anglia , prefect etc

[@raymondbadgery713]

Whata con! Tooo many adverts! Forget it.

[@ChopsGarage]

1 , yep clearly , overkill 😂

[@roystonvehicles9129]

​@@ChopsGarageI just ff it's hardly a big issue.

[@johnsiddle2292]

Find someone who knows what they are dolng.

[@ChopsGarage]

You can't go through life paying others or how do you learn

[@sprograt]

​@@ChopsGarage Says the man who sends everything to Moores Garage if that's the case why don't you do basic jobs on the cars yourself you will learn a lot quicker.

[@ChopsGarage]

@@sprograt if you have watch my vids you will know I have done, this is new learning. Plus interested to understand how you think I can source, pick up, prep, market, sell and handover 20 plus cars a month doing all the jobs myself.

[@sprograt]

@@ChopsGarage I didn't say do ALL the jobs I said do the basic jobs yourself and work your way up to learn, when I started as an apprentice I didn't start by rebuilding truck engines I started doing the basic stuff for example oil changes etc, if you are selling 20 vehicles per month it would be cheaper to employ a full time mechanic you would save hundreds and give someone a job.

[@ChopsGarage]

@@sprograt I don't think it would be. I have to increase insurances, kit the place out , pay for holidays , ensure there is no down time and at Moors the mechanics have 3 other guys to help manhandle , give advice etc to get stuff done