PROJECT MX-5: NEW POWER MODS FOR NURBURGRING REDEMPTION!

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[@thedarkknight1971]

Come on Alex!! After your ring trip, GET THAT centre exhaust section & air intake mod & lets REALLY SEE what good ole Phil CAN DO! 300+ BHP? 🤞👍😉 😎🇬🇧

[@user-ko4ht5zs3p]

I got a Peugeot for sale if you are interested it hade new mot and sport exhaust

[@mgcharoudin]

Boosted Boris should come out of retirement for this one

[@thorinplays8563]

For real

[@MrJumpyJ]

I will be dissapointed if he doesn't

[@sivab4536]

hell yeah! hahhahaah Congrats on the 1m subs, you deserve it!

[@mikekatiebarry3239]

That would be unreal

[@SCYorks]

Yes definitely boosted Boris is hilarious

[@tecknoid659]

Rich always looks like he’s popped out the mines to weld Alex an exhaust

[@Stan_the_Belgian]

😂😂😂

[@Andys12169]

That’s classic🤣

[@zianeshkasparen4358]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ooooh Looooord. Someone had to say it.

[@aggie3344]

🤣

[@lloydgriffiths1847]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@STANDUP47]

What I love about Bruno is he is still doing that proper old school tuning. Unlike 90% of tuners that just slap a "Stage 1 remap" on a car and that's it.

[@maxtrice1085]

And those lot who flash a map on really dont know what theyre doing

[@Ze-Germanzuk]

Oh god I hate the whole "stage" nonsense, it means absolutely nothing it's marketing crap brought over from America. Every chav in a Fiesta will talk about his Stage 2 tuning when in reality he's just got a poorly mapped car with a cheap airfilter and bodged exhaust.

[@RG-gg5ye]

I am certainly one of those “slap a stage 1 on and call it a day”. I definitely want a custom map like this but finding it difficult to find someone who’s actually good at it. The guy I knew before has unfortunately stopped mapping now

[@FFL_ERROR]

@@Ze-Germanzukthe stage nonsense also doesn’t really make sense cause some companies stage 3 will be another ones stage 1 😂, I get the idea it’s like if 2 cars are built by the same company and you said stage 1 and stage 3+ for example I’d expect the stage 3 too be like boosted and built asf where as the stage 1 is simple bolt ons and NA 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Erevos85]

@@FFL_ERROR at some point didn't stage 1 mean intake, exhaust and tune, stage 2 turbo, intercooler and injectors and stage 3 upgrading/modifying the internals of the engine?

[@jopmartens4199]

Please give Bruno some screen time to explain everything he was talking about, that was actually super interesting!

[@senorspahrtan]

Love the Donut reference with “Mo Powa Baby” 😂

[@robl1541]

I was enjoying brunos science. Maybe one for the v2 channel to let him explain it all? I didn't think tuners would go to that length of actually measuring intake pressure

[@DjDolHaus86]

Pressure and flow are directly related. You can work it out by doing all sorts of complicated maths and flow modelling but you can also just make a good guess at what's causing the issue and then stick a different shaped bit of pipe on the end and see if it makes the difference you were expecting to see. (this is quite an interesting read) iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/854/1/012010/pdf

[@piuthemagicman]

He's a professional oldschool tuner. Thorough testing, not just slapping on a tune! Just beautiful.

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

This is what I love about Bruno’s ethos on tuning nothing Is a gain until he’s tested it everything has evidence as to how and why it works and it’s epic for a geek like me to get that kind of service ❤

[@mxjaz82]

I think Iissed it, what V6 is it running?

[@gustiwidyanta5492]

​@@mxjaz82Jag V6

[@mxjaz82]

@@gustiwidyanta5492 filthy,I like it.

[@Hagrid216]

porsche derived v6 crate motor@@mxjaz82

[@christycullen2355]

Richard is such a legend. Candid and straight to the point. Him and Tom in the same room would be funny Edit. Bruno is a master of his craft

[@Fun1stSafety2nd]

Just an idea, the pipes from the header flange to the exhaust collector, you should ask Rich if he can make them equal length. The right side seems almost twice as long since it goes around the trans. I bet it would help power and the sound would be amazing.

[@farhanrahmatullah1615]

Do you know what makes the iconic Subaru rumble that we all love? It's the unequal length exhaust headers. If it made some of that I'd say it's a fair trade-off for a little power loss.

[@popuptoaster]

@@farhanrahmatullah1615 However, equal length headers on a V12 Merc or Honda CBX inline 6 make them sound outstanding, much better than you Beetle sounding Subaru engines.

[@lukecowell1854]

​@@farhanrahmatullah1615scoobies with equal length sound very nice too

[@markwalton8644]

Equal Length with X pipe. Will be the Best in terms of Noise and Power. Got to say 10bhp and 20Mm extra for the extra length for the Intake is brilliant!!

[@JohnClark-ew8dh]

​@@farhanrahmatullah1615thats all well and good but the OP is right, they are more restrictive. Plus, Phil is neither a Subaru, nor does it have a Subaru engine 🤷

[@makeit.primetime99]

Bruno is such a legend, you can just feel the "howd I end up here?" Go through his mind while dealing with Alex 😂

[@sardav160479]

Awesome seeing Phil on the channel again

[@thedarkknight1971]

Come on Alex!! After your ring trip, GET THAT centre exhaust section & air intake mod & lets REALLY SEE what good ole Phil CAN DO! 300+ BHP? 🤞👍😉 😎🇬🇧

[@theglowingnugget7999]

Glad Phil is back. Please make more videos and carry on the series from car throttle. Love the new channel. Keep it up 🎉

[@mastercricket7626]

Finally getting some phil content !.. ps get some true dual 3" exhaust on him so he can breath and you might see another 20hp or possibly more cuz no offence but that tiny exhaust pipe hurts you alot fam .. but yeah keep killing it brotha peace

[@StraiqhtUpSnipin]

I wouldn't be surprised to see a 'Ive moved to the nurburgring!' Video in the future... If he could ever part ways with his soul mates Rory and Taylor. Alex is fluent in German so it's a no brainer really. He seems to spend more time there than in England anyway 😂

[@GothamClive]

All three moving there for a few months in summer to drive some crazy shitboxes on the ring would be fantastic. Buy cars, pimp them, thrash them on the ring and sell them to buy something better.

[@Tomazack]

Move to the Dutch-German border and do a coffeeshop rating/nurburgring combo.

[@GothamClive]

@@Tomazack If it's done in that order then it's gonna be the slowest round around the Nürburgring ever.

[@rubeneeltink8607]

Only issue is that TUV doesn't allow (almost) anything in terms of modifications to your car

[@mcnbns]

@@rubeneeltink8607 Yeah, I've never seen a modified car at the Nordschleife...

[@CreamAle]

Alex has the humor, josh has the looks, Taylor has the sexy sass, Rory has.. a camera.. Y'all are one black cab away from having a 3rd channel.

[@Quattro_Joe]

Love when Bruno and Rich are on the channel.

[@thomaswilson2930]

Great to see Phil on the Chanel again. Keep the vids and podcast coming team! Well done!

[@jrbuch]

Enjoyed seeing Phil again. It's a cool little build you've done here on this car. Lot of time and love spent on it. I like that it's one you've kept.. and just improved.

[@qers]

I was there the day Phil blew up on the Ring. Didn't see you until after you had the bad news it would need to stay there, so didn't feel like it was the right time to bother you for a photo and a chat. I'm glad Phil is finally ready for another go at it.

[@RollinRoadsUK]

Love this video guys! Great to see Phil again and the soundtrack was superb! Awesome! Also, great to see Bruno and Rich again, those guys know their stuff!

[@LeosCustomresto]

Love the videos just started my own channel very inspiring seeing Phil in full force have started doing a conversion on an MX5

[@steve45]

Fantastic! You've built up such a genuinely amazing bunch of friends of the channel, so much character!!!

[@danstewart8218]

So nice to see a tuner that has a clue, (rather than a flash) actually looking at intake pressure and length, (ie pulse wave etc) and where a restriction will be. Classy...;D

[@CreamAle]

Man, after going back and watching the previous group because it came up on the recommended vids.. Boooy, Alex was legitimately the life and soul of that channel. So glad he's on his own now.

[@MalcolmPowder]

I like both channels a lot.

[@jabberwockytdi8901]

You need to try and get the LH and RH branches equal length , run a Cat in each branch and run the two pipes separate as far back down the car as you can, merge just before the silencer. Or put in a decent X-pipe just after the cats and run twin pipes all the way to the tips. That merge at the gear box with unequal lengths from the manifolds is robbing a lot of mid-range.

[@battlefieldP4Fbeta]

I love this!!! ❤❤❤ Thank you Alex, Rory. John & the entirity of all the Crew & lads making all of this possible for us to enjoy at our demand! Absolute legends! ^.^

[@davidzeager262]

Between Rory and Taylor and now Josh, you really are bringing the eye candy to this channel, aren't you, Alex?

[@ewanstewart8011]

Truly awesome channel and video guys, the camaraderie of all involved is incredible roll on next week 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mjrams]

Great follow up to the Nurburgring series. Keep ‘em coming…

[@Olivermx_enduro]

Love to see phill come out the last time I seen this car it was with car throttle great to see you thriving on you own and your mates

[@christophersheard4141]

I love my mk1 mx5, I got it 7 years ago because of you! I'll never sell mine

[@bradleydavis3964]

Im so glad you left ct i had no idea that it wasnt your channel before i really enjoy your content im a huge car nerd myself have loved them since i can remember my first word was probably car haha keep up the great work alex we will support you always!

[@John.Winchester]

Phil is what brought me originally to Car throttle as i bought mine about the same time that he bought Phil, but sadly mine was too rusted on the inside but ive always liked the phil videos and its good to see hes putting time and effort again into him as i feared it became ' a show car' for a while and a garage queen, nice to see it actually being driven

[@willvanhouten8998]

It's so good to see another Phil video after so long, hello again old friend

[@Txxs-kf8gc]

Love hearing Bruno speak about his craft. I'm pretty sure most of the gains with the intake were from taking the air filters off though... thats why it wasn't so much of a gain once they were refitted and it was packaged into the engine bay properly

[@SteveBMX01]

this is my favorite car channel at the moment. keep it up guys!

[@unbroken5011]

Amazing content Alex and the team. Can't wait to see the video whatever it is, when it pops up. Hope you guys are good. Much love

[@HenzPowell]

Phil is the reason I had an MX5 for 10 years. Also the reason I had more power, and the reason I interviewed for CT.... I didn't get it, but was nice to meet Alex. Hi BTW....

[@marcoferreira3832]

2:06 Wasn't expecting that dog edit roast 🤣

[@jeanlucboucher4113]

Awesome video, look forward to part 2

[@R03333]

Quite impressed about the potential of the V6 with some more breathing mods. Nice to see Bruno has the knowledge about air intake length & how it affects the torque etc, manufacturers intake systems often look like long bendy messes to the untrained eye but it's usually set up for optimum torque across the range

[@jamessizemore7103]

Yessss! Phil!!!!!! Alex I found you when you decided to do this V6 swap. My dads shop was doing them in the states for a while. I went back and watched all of project mx5 as I waited for Phil to get his v6 and then it happened and phil disappeared. So happy to see him back out.

[@37Robski]

😊

[@outlawedlandscapes]

This was excellent boys, knocking them out the park as always!

[@finleyrowe5271]

Loving the content recently Alex 👌

[@Jacked153]

Definitely get that centre section of the exhaust done Alex. That engine should be easily making 300NM something is restricting it for sure and if Bruno reckons it's the exahust I'd get that sorted first.

[@hdips7081]

Yessss MX5 content!

[@bennettswerve7]

ALEX! Omg! You NEED to get frame rails on Phil!!! They made my Miata feel 10 years newer and so much more stiff!!! Highly recommend!! 16:08

[@jayvarads]

Nice series Alex 👍

[@matthewclarkson2550]

Easily best channel on YT, ❤ it

[@M1K3Y80Y]

Love the return of Phil! ❤

[@wezdowell]

U guys are getting awesome, that was a wicked polished episode, I recon u should make television series soon too, and sell them for gazillions XX

[@TECHN0FARMER]

When the cat “might just fall off” 😅

[@alxgu198]

Don’t know how I missed this video! 😱 Glad it came up at the side 😅👍

[@wideshadyy]

SO HAPPY TO SEE PHIL BACK ON THE CHANNEL!!!

[@Shot_Kawla]

Alex dropping the "Mo powa babeh". Love it!

[@jnrdirtyduck3499]

So glad to see more Pill, started playing the new forza, Racing with MX5 atm. only one Skin to put on it, Big phill

[@tomnorris1734]

It's nice to see Phil back, I'm not used to seeing completed project cars on this channel! Anyway, I have a request. I want to see something totally inappropriate, something like a skoda octavia scout, turned into a rally car. You could get darkside involved again and show us what a car that really isn't meant to ever be a rally car, or even a serious offroaded doing serious rallying. That and I want to see you drive on a rally course, I mean, you're a racing driver..... How hard can it be?

[@handymattadventures]

Taylor doing a piece to camera. Nice.

[@reganmahoney8264]

Love the reference from James at Donut…. More Power Baby!

[@pedromatos5455]

Great music choice!

[@davomyarse]

If Rich has still got his crazy off-roaders you should do a garage tour a bit like when Taylor was introduced to the channel. He did my roll cage a few years ago and I remember him showing me his (I think) highest lifted Range Rover in the UK. In any case he’s a top bloke and did an amazing job on my e36.

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

Fucking hell Phil's breakdown was 6years ago?! Insane, so great seeing him back!

[@chrishemming9976]

Epic vid as always... curious to see that R8 and GSXR in action ❤

[@lw_evo1760]

we need more than one video a week man

[@DavidZLevett]

Wow so nostalgic seeing ‘project MX-5’ in the title ❤

[@billylip680]

Nice, drum and bass

[@Sluncovo]

This very car is why I have my own mx-5. I really like to see it again 🙂

[@tomdwyer5695]

Long day… yes new video ❤

[@GandyGamingHD]

Thursday evening has been saved!

[@NY20N]

Just watched your podcast with that slightly rude ginger kid who cut you off. Id like to say thank you for the insight into your life your a true success story and we love you.

[@TzuchiKR]

This may be an expensive idea, but I think Phil would look great with a carbon bonnet, which additionally would reduce quite a significant amount of weight on the front end.

[@octoo9789]

Bet Rich absoloutely loves you lol! Amazing video as always!

[@haydengreensmith6894]

Not sure on have the air intakes/filters sucking the hot air from the radiator. May increase power on the dyno but on track with the bonnet closed the air intake temps will be very high and decrease power and torque.

[@bagofsunshine3916]

Wooo!, MOAH POWAH BABEH!

[@Tiaan90]

ITB's Alex, ITB's! This would also be a great opportunity to put you in Phil up against Gab of OneLapHeroes in like a stock engine MX-5, and/or Kostas in his LFX NA MX-5 😁

[@MoistSprouts2010]

Rich always looks so zoned out when Alex talks like he's tired of his stupid ideas. Best thing to come to youtube this channel

[@theadventuresofred19]

Approved the exhaust. TT Performance.

[@RajR96]

It's the one we've been waiting for

[@chefinavan1]

If the engine in Phil is the same v6 jag engine that was also a Ford mondeo exhaust engine .... then there are exhaust headers/extractors/manifolds that were/are from toyo sports & a y pipe that make a decent amount of power !

[@User92827-d]

Love phil content! Can’t wait to see the power gains with the new centre section 👌🏻

[@BDSMotorsport]

Cannot wait to make it a hoot

[@abridgingpanda7372]

you were one the same Boat me and my dad travelled on with our big pete and a rare Sand yellow Cayenne to get to Poland.

[@jaysmartin]

More guest stars .. very nice 👍🏻 And I hope you let Rich do a workshop burnout!

[@toystorysa]

When doing the next exhaust upgrade, please upgrade the exhaust manifolds as well. You may find yourself looking for even more power later and find that as a restriction, then kick yourself 🙃

[@LittleShmuplet]

Clive is an absolute savage

[@AaronWatson396]

That part with the dog had me dying 😂 absolutely brilliant.

[@TheRealMrCods]

I love Bruno's honesty. 👍🤣

[@viktornilsen5336]

I've been watching your videos for years great stuff. i hope to see more mercedes benze in the future you should try mb w211 !

[@robkirkham8873]

A great example of the difference between a proper dyno tune by someone who knows what they're doing vs a flash tune.

[@jackfranklin-martyn195]

LOVE IT ALEX

[@A6RXN]

Those remap cuts are AMAZING!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@your-mom_was_here]

Today is very sad day becouse the Founder of Alphina has past away RIP legend you and you cars will not be forgoten.

[@thedarkknight1971]

Come on Alex!! After your ring trip, GET THAT centre exhaust section & air intake mod & lets REALLY SEE what good ole Phil CAN DO! 300+ BHP? 🤞👍😉 😎🇬🇧

[@DisgustedHeart]

Damn you with these cliff hanger endings! I will NEVER be satisfied enough with AutoAlex Cars content! It's too good!..... So, same time next week?

[@antonispapadakis3997]

great vid. thanks once again! i'm missing a lot of info. did you change the plugs? bruno said to increase the length of the air filter tube for the test, and then increased it more for the final fit. but then you tested it with the filter on, so maybe thats why it made less power. fuel used? did you change anything in the ecu map? remind me, its an N/A right? 5-30 isnt it a bit thin for the ring?? old oil condition? brakes? fluids? lastly, you havent showed us the back box configuration to make it flow better. thx!

[@x_kill568]

love these engines, still wanting to put one into an 80s 300zx. that is if i can find a good aj, i might just settle for the more common duratec

[@sambean9476]

love the 155 shirt

[@boneav83]

Bruno is a legend

[@shanebeasley8191]

is the 2 into 1 better? or would you be better off with dual exhaust all the way through with a x pipe in the mid?