Nürburgring Mazda MX-5 ND 1.5 2017

[@eliotsalandybrown]

You are absolutely blasting the hell out of that car man good for you! What a drive. Hugely entertaining and interesting to watch.

[@miner4236]

sorry to break it to you but........no.

[@rtdgreg]

Great instrumentation. Thanks for posting.

[@christiantagliaferro4123]

Mamma mia che spavento al minuto 5:20

[@darewinder]

Hey man great ride. I own a 1.5 nd as well in turkey. Unfortunatly taxes here are so bad they dont even import the 2 liter. Anyway i wanted to ask you are you happy with your exhaust.. im looking to upgrade mine little bit

[@christianlundmand7132]

DrrKivanc very much happy with the exhaust 😊 go for it.

[@baranpehlivan8785]

Any chance you might still have the car? :)

[@darewinder]

@@baranpehlivan8785 sold it last year.. great car though

[@christiankrogh8127]

Nice MX-5 there. I am going to buy a ND soon but I am still a little unsecure whether to go for 1.5 or 2.0. Since I also live in Denmark I am considering your setup with the 1.5 (higher rev, lower weight) and then ECU tune and exhaust and suspension. But I would like to know if you have been missing the LSD which is standard in the 2.0. I can see that you are on the track so you might know if there is a big difference on the track with or without LSD in a MX-5. Are you are member of the MX-5 Club Denmark? Regards, Chr. Krogh

[@christianlundmand7132]

Hej Christian. Jeg ejer ikke bilen længere, men jeg kan sige, at havde jeg haft pengene havde jeg valgt 2.0. De ekstra heste og moment savnes. Jeg er også fan af drifting, men det er svært uden LSD.

[@christiankrogh8127]

Der er bare ikke mange 2.0 til salg i dk og det ville jo være ærgerligt hvis man kunne få det lige så sjovt med 1.5 og en ECU. Din ECU tuning - hvor meget NM gav det? Men man mangler jo stadig LSD'en.... og det koster ca. 15-20 t.kr. at få eftermonteret i en 1.5 så vidt jeg har hørt så LSD alene spiser jo en god del af besparelsen på 1.5 vs. 2.0.

[@christianlundmand7132]

LSDen er den største mangel. Men man mærker det kun når man overskrider bilens vejgreb. Jeg oplevede meget neutral styring. Tænker LSD vil gøre den lidt nemmere at få i skred. Jeg fik aldrig målt effekt og moment. Men 0-100 tiden blev 0,5 s mindre.

[@richardhoulton4016]

5:22 :0

[@Kamui..]

nice lap !

[@xu5144]

Thanks for posting this, It certainly seems to go well. I pick up my 1.5 Blue reflex MX 5 in August :) Did the ECU tune affect fuel economy with normal driving?

[@christianlundmand7132]

Thanks. The tune has had no effect at all on fuel economy. I haven't noticed any downsides so far (6 months since the tune).

[@fredericfiguet4308]

Hi, nice time for the little 1.5. For information, I have the 2019 ND 1.5 and after the tune I have 153hp and 180Nm on the dyno (132hp and 155Nm before). I am really surprised (mainly by the torque !!) How could it be possible ? Sure I can feel a nice improvement vs stock.

[@IguanaFilmArts]

A lot of it has to do with the fact that this 1.5L's Power has been underreported by Mazda, and the tune is one the safe side so it's quite easy to squeeze a 150hp 180NM out of it. I always say the 1.5L tuned is perfect for soft top and ND2 perfect for an RF model.

[@0718dennisleung]

hello, just want to know what tune are u using on nd1.5? thx

[@pr3dators3ba984]

Love it man!

[@ahmedk.7321]

Should put up a heart rate monitor up too

[@emrcbci]

How did u get the ecu tune? I searched a lot for orange virus tune for 1.5 but I could not get any conclusion

[@emrcbci]

Great ride by the way!

[@christianlundmand7132]

It does not exist anymore, unfortunately.

[@timserpette9945]

Great driving, but your tires seem like crap. What tires are those?

[@christianlundmand7132]

Standard. Don't remember the brand. I liked them. They allowed just enough fun.

[@John_Neves]

I bet that was fun! Nice lap in my opinion. Was the tune-up worth it?

[@christianlundmand7132]

Yes :-)

[@lassydogpie5390]

Bbr do a flash that’s about 155bhp, similar to a standard 2.0.. but revs higher... hmmm

[@alexey5602]

How exactly can it get +15hp with a ECU reflash if it's naturally aspirated?

[@christianlundmand7132]

I would ask the tuner. But I think a little more fuel and a higher redline.

[@lassydogpie5390]

It’s the on n/a I’ve known gain so much from just a tune

[@brunooudega6651]

Christian, is it the Flyin Mazda Hush o Matic exhaust you have? And did you use it with the Miata 1.5? I ask this question because I can only find 2.0’s fitted with the Hush o Matic. I have a 1.5 and would like to know for sure it works with the 1.5.

[@christianlundmand7132]

Yes, it's the Hush o matic. And yes, it's the 1.5. I don't remember if there's a difference. Ask the manufacture.

[@brunooudega6651]

Christian Lundmand Thanks! The manufacturer says there is no difference, they just didn’t test the 1.5 with the Hish o matic themselves. But when I look at the video it seems to work with the 1.5 😉. Which ECU tuner did you use, BBR of something else?

[@christianlundmand7132]

@@brunooudega6651 I used OV tuned. But the don't do Mazda anymore. BBR is probably the way to go.

[@SebastianFehlach]

Nice vid. But just with the little engine? For the ring u need the 2l engine.

[@WizardTerence]

Thats not a factory exhaust is it

[@ferruh1516]

hey bro, are you happy with your ecu tune? can u feel the differences clearly? does it worth it? have u ever count 0-100 after the tune? Thanks for attention.

[@christianlundmand7132]

It's worth it. I had no good timing equipment, so 0-100 I don't know.

[@tr4nc3r50]

Instead of buying the 1.5 version (135hp) and powering it up near the 2.0 (160hp), why didn't you just buy the 2.0? There isn't such a big price gap. 1.5 revs higher but 2.0 is a winner in terms of torque...

[@christianlundmand7132]

Unfortunately, I live in Denmark with 180% tax on motorvehicles, making the price difference quite substantial. Added on top comes double price in ensurance and pollution (miles per gallon) fee for the 2.0. Sucks to live in Denmark (or Norway) if you're a petrolhead...

[@tr4nc3r50]

Hummm that's a shame. In my country (Spain) taxes are also higher for bigger engines (in terms of capacity in litres, not power) but the difference is about 60 euros per year, not such a big deal. The 1.5 ain't a bad engine tho, a lot of people prefer it to the 2.0 because of the high revving and also being closer to the original concept of the MX-5 (light car + small engine)

[@dultanur]

Same in Turkey, unfortunately. The price diff is so big they don't even import the 2.0 :(

[@KlutchBelgium]

me i'll take the 1.5 too, taxes in belgium are EVERY year. First year for that car is only 800€ for the 1.5 (2600 for my 2005 Subaru)

[@jeffmakor7135]

I found the 2litre uninspiring. I remember the small sportscars of the 60's. many had small but eager to please engines. That's what I found in the mazda 1.5 mx5. To my utter surprise, I went for one but with the hardtop (rf). It still moved well despite a 45kg increase in weight, had great grip and is more than I'll need for British roads.

[@gargamel7072]

Which app are you using for recording speed/turns/ accelerations....

[@christianlundmand7132]

It's called Torque Pro

[@KlutchBelgium]

understeer driving but well done mate ;-)

[@Bazuzeus]

Too far from the steering wheel dude... but nice ride.

[@tr4nc3f0rm3r]

With the new 2.0 engine about to be released, with 180hp, higher revving and a lot of new interesting equipment added to the car I would never go for the 1.5

[@s2korpionic]

You do you, lots of people find the 1.5 to be very fun.

[@miner4236]

@@s2korpionic I agree with him for the track. For the road, there's no better car imo. This little 1.5 is endless fun lol. There's a good reason so many 300hp+ Porsche guys are ditching their cars to buy an mx5 :DD