I think its a mix of his accent and the music..but it still sounded pretty clear to me and I'm from south Texas (^_^)I actually wish there was more driving in the car..that engine sounds absolutely sick and I could hear those parts perfectly well!
For the money these cars cost, when you throw a bit more money at them they’re such sick motors. Mega respect to him for not going down the path of getting a more common car to get those sorts of power numbers easily
I had a mk1 g plate mx5 it only had 50,000 on it was mint went to skuzzle last year to have some Meister r’s fitted and enquired about a turbo set up I didn’t want the usual td04 route I like you wanted 300hp+ with a Borg Warner efr turbo but to forge the motor was the bit that made me shy away around 7k all in all,hope you got it done cheaper and the car looks great 👍
This vid is inspiration for my '97 Nb. She's black with black interior, and wants to be just like this one when she grows up. She's about to get new coilovers and an MKTurbo.
I love to listen to people who are so passionate and dedicated to doing their car their way. The result is always better. Great car and great channel, as always.
Yes boys! Saw the thumbnail and thought yes its finally finished! Absolutely cracking work you've done there Tom, you must be proud! Got to be the best mx5 I've seen hands down. I think a set of low profile headlights would set the look off :) as you say though new project!?
@@jameshavenga4998 hi, I was very lucky, I found a completely (yes, completely!) Rust free 1.8! One elderly owner from new, garaged for the last 18 years, absolutely mint inside and out, 56,000 miles. Very pleased, drives excellent. Dark blue colour. Replaced stock wheels with some nice split rims, just bought a torsen 2 4.1 LSD. Next is lowering springs (I know, should be coilovers lol), and a hardtop. Then turbo parts, as is another turbo build (aiming for about 220bhp using td04), so nothing crazy, but enough power for me. But yes, very pleased thanks...
Super clean build, absolutely love all of the additions made...but why make it sound that way!? I've never understood taking a pleasant sounding exhaust and making it sound like a space shuttle disaster that sets off the alarms of all of the parked cars around it haha.
If you upgrade your pop up game then this is gonna be the second cleanest Miata I've seen in my entire life. There are really beautiful led jeep lamps out there that fit right in there
Hey Tom ! cool seeing a vid of your car after all the discussions about the build on facebook :) get the injectors in and get it retuned. 400+ whp like in my mx5 really is cool.
Honestly, builds like this just prove how incredible of a deal the Miata has been (although, prices do seem to be climbing unfortunately). If you have, say, 25k to spend on a cool japanese sports car, you could go with something like an s2000, which is a better platform, but your leftover budget wouldn't really allow you to do anything too crazy to it and you'd be left with more or less a relatively stock car. The miata on the other hand, you can pick up for say, 5k, and spend that remaining 20,000 on making something insanely fast, unique, and personal. Cars, in my opinion, are as much about self expression as they are about driving (note: "as much", if you're into that stance life, good for you, but that's not really for me- im a big driving enthusiast). Although something like the s2000 is a better platform, you have to ask yourself, for what they're exchanging hands for, is it really that much of a better car over the miata, or are there some diminishing returns with an almost 15k higher asking value? Granted, I'd be scared shitless to drive a car like this one. People don't understand the balls of steel you need to drive a fast Miata. Not only are they caskets with wheels, but the short wheelbase and borderline 50/50 weight distribution make for an extremely snappy car stock. Adding power into the equation, especially THAT much power just sounds terrifying.
Sounds insane... like if I had heard that id be looking for some Nissan or Honda the way it's revving!... My 91 BRG is turboed and puts down about 300 at the crank..it is nowhere near as insane as this one in both sound and throttle response! Mine has a larger turbo on a stock 1.6, so it has a lot of lag. If this were BRG with the same wheels in Bronze...I'd give up my left nut for it :D
Very tastefully modified MX5.Mine is turbo and running on old greddy management.Need a forged 1.6 and MS to up the powa!Nicholas got a channel or FB I can hook up with him?Those 245's btw?
Hi Tom, a little late to the party I know! But I just wondered about the NB2 head you mentioned. Did you change the cams or valves? Shim under bucket? Cheers
Hey man, I’m building a turbo na (in black) & I’m running the same wheels so I had to watch😂 mine are rubbing on the front & I’ve rolled the arches, how did you get such a big flare? Tia
Fkin beautiful ! Your BP sounds amazing ! What engine is that from ? A protege? Cause I want to build a BP but I don’t want it to sound ricey and raspy.
This is the best miata I’ve seen ever
scottbradford19 agreed!
scottbradford19 you haven't seen tommyfyeah's KMIATA
gingium's friend, Matt. 500+hp miata. :D
Or mine #smokeybishop92 on Insta
mx5*
Can barely hear him over the music, turn it down in future videos.
Noted thanks!
I think its a mix of his accent and the music..but it still sounded pretty clear to me and I'm from south Texas (^_^)I actually wish there was more driving in the car..that engine sounds absolutely sick and I could hear those parts perfectly well!
Sounds pretty clear to me. It's a perfect mix.
At least it’s not dub/chillstep!
BlueIcy99 yes. Great video, beautiful car. Im on a mobile so it might make it sound unbalanced. Thanks for noting this @thedownshiftchannel
For the money these cars cost, when you throw a bit more money at them they’re such sick motors. Mega respect to him for not going down the path of getting a more common car to get those sorts of power numbers easily
Tom Riley this one has quite a lot of money in it but it’s such a well put together package it competes with cars way more expensive
I had a mk1 g plate mx5 it only had 50,000 on it was mint went to skuzzle last year to have some Meister r’s fitted and enquired about a turbo set up I didn’t want the usual td04 route I like you wanted 300hp+ with a Borg Warner efr turbo but to forge the motor was the bit that made me shy away around 7k all in all,hope you got it done cheaper and the car looks great 👍
True putting a lot of power in these little engines puts a lot of strain on them
Most people have never driven a 200+HP one and decide they want 350hp out the gate. 275 is far too ballistic for most to use as a daily.
Cleanest miata ever! Dude sat next to the car making the miata look bigger aha.
Great to see one done right and not in the cheap
carscarscarscarscars it’s certainly done right
thedownshiftchannel yas u guys r bk love the videos 😍😍😍
Did you not see a dirty mamba sitting next to the engine....ewww
done on the cheap is done right
One of best looking MX5’s around, with huge performance to match, loved the video boys 👌🏼
Billy RS thanks Billy much appreciated
Agreed. By far my Favorite Miata build. Every aspect is superb.
This vid is inspiration for my '97 Nb. She's black with black interior, and wants to be just like this one when she grows up. She's about to get new coilovers and an MKTurbo.
Keep up the good work
I love to listen to people who are so passionate and dedicated to doing their car their way. The result is always better. Great car and great channel, as always.
James Hine thanks that is the main reason we do this!
That is beautiful. This is how classic cars should be treat.
Are the wheels and tyres 15x9 et0 with 225/50 all round? That fitment is spot on 😍
That is correct!
@@thedownshiftchannel what wheels?
Blake B I believe they are 7twenty Style 44 wheels :15 x 9 ET0
Yes boys! Saw the thumbnail and thought yes its finally finished! Absolutely cracking work you've done there Tom, you must be proud! Got to be the best mx5 I've seen hands down.
I think a set of low profile headlights would set the look off :) as you say though new project!?
Will Mulder nice to see you back dude! His next car is already waiting to be built
One of the cleanest builds I’ve seen in a while!
Please make like a 5 minute video just of it idling!!!! Best sounding idle i have ever heard in my entire life
Best mx5 I have ever seen. Great job.. I can tell your a true driver.. I'm looking to buy a mk1 right now, can't wait.
Seem to have Forgotten my name do it they are great! Thanks for watching
Bought one! A mk2 rust free!
@@jmpcrx how is it so far?
@@jameshavenga4998 hi, I was very lucky, I found a completely (yes, completely!) Rust free 1.8! One elderly owner from new, garaged for the last 18 years, absolutely mint inside and out, 56,000 miles. Very pleased, drives excellent. Dark blue colour. Replaced stock wheels with some nice split rims, just bought a torsen 2 4.1 LSD. Next is lowering springs (I know, should be coilovers lol), and a hardtop. Then turbo parts, as is another turbo build (aiming for about 220bhp using td04), so nothing crazy, but enough power for me. But yes, very pleased thanks...
5:45 Best part
...lol I was expecting a sick skid
He is geh.
Amazing build!!! This has me so stoked to finish my car. Awesome video.
Thanks good luck with your car
Im saving money for a Miata right now, WOW. Well done! Can't wait to start on mine!
Whoh! I am back! WITH A NB !!!! Let's go! Ur car is still sick, that wheel color is fire.
This video has been on my radar for ages but I've finally managed to go for a nice long shit and watched it. Great video, mint car
Thanks for checking it out! It’s now got more power and looks a bit different so we will do another soon
I love the loud grunge metal music in the background then the soft belted British accent
That is a gorgeous car, and I like his T-Shirt.
MUSTASCH1O thanks for watching! It is a cool T
the car looks even better now with that ADVAN livery!
he has some very cool pictures of it on his instagram.
Thanks if you didn’t see it’s in a recent video with the livery
What's his Instagram now as i searched him up but it says no accounts found
Fair play bud, nice work 👍🏼
You have the best mx5 I have ever seen. Sounds amazing too. Great job dude.
Be sure to sub we have an update coming once the clutch is changed. It now has 60 more HP and looks even better
Turbo mx5 is on my bucket list👌🏼
It’s a great platform for tuning
Super clean build, absolutely love all of the additions made...but why make it sound that way!? I've never understood taking a pleasant sounding exhaust and making it sound like a space shuttle disaster that sets off the alarms of all of the parked cars around it haha.
Those wheels are insane!
If you upgrade your pop up game then this is gonna be the second cleanest Miata I've seen in my entire life. There are really beautiful led jeep lamps out there that fit right in there
wow, super clean, and I love that he didn't put those stupid led ring lights in the pop-ups.
Finally! A properly done mx5!
Thanks for watching
I met this guy at Santa pod recently... very well sorted car! And it has more power now!!!
There is a video from that day someone mentioned you in the comments!
One of the cleanest miatas I've ever laid eyes on... nice job!
All black with the gunmetal gray wheels looks fucking sick m8. Good shit.
It’s sounds so raw for a turbo 4 cylinder
Hey Tom ! cool seeing a vid of your car after all the discussions about the build on facebook :) get the injectors in and get it retuned. 400+ whp like in my mx5 really is cool.
hfracing thanks for watching the video we will pass this on to Tom
The body looks so clean
I have an 02 I'm wanting to do something like this with. Sick build, clean car.
Thanks you should do it
Awesome build man you havent gone over board just right well done 👍
Honestly, builds like this just prove how incredible of a deal the Miata has been (although, prices do seem to be climbing unfortunately). If you have, say, 25k to spend on a cool japanese sports car, you could go with something like an s2000, which is a better platform, but your leftover budget wouldn't really allow you to do anything too crazy to it and you'd be left with more or less a relatively stock car.
The miata on the other hand, you can pick up for say, 5k, and spend that remaining 20,000 on making something insanely fast, unique, and personal. Cars, in my opinion, are as much about self expression as they are about driving (note: "as much", if you're into that stance life, good for you, but that's not really for me- im a big driving enthusiast).
Although something like the s2000 is a better platform, you have to ask yourself, for what they're exchanging hands for, is it really that much of a better car over the miata, or are there some diminishing returns with an almost 15k higher asking value?
Granted, I'd be scared shitless to drive a car like this one. People don't understand the balls of steel you need to drive a fast Miata. Not only are they caskets with wheels, but the short wheelbase and borderline 50/50 weight distribution make for an extremely snappy car stock. Adding power into the equation, especially THAT much power just sounds terrifying.
(although, prices do seem to be climbing unfortunately) more like about time
Fitment Goals 👌
Amazing car and what a nicely done video, I enjoyed this a lot 😀
Nice build and properly done!
ダックテールもワルっパネもめちゃかっこいい！！自分もこのスタイルにしたいです。
Tyre profile ftw
LynxAdvert THICC
@@thedownshiftchannel what wheels and tire size
@@txsharpshooting1691 245/40r15 on 15x9 or 15x10 if I had to guess.
Looks good would love to see Chris rudnick drift with this guy once my homie is back killing it
That would be hilarious to see
Hands down the best Miata I've seen
Such cool little cars, I love my NA
The most gorgeous mx5 holy shit 😍
FINALLY SOME QUALITY MUSIC
Immense🤩. Love headlights ⭐️⭐️
Marilyn Osborne very cool isn’t it!
How can I do those tail lights to an nb Miata? Is it a kit?
Good job on it! Looks and sounds nice!
What a sound...
Music? Best Miata I’ve ever seen
Actually in love with this mx5!
Check out the more recent video of it and be sure to subscribe for more upcoming
Dude what exhaust is that? It sounds amazing!
Tom built the exhaust himself it was fairly simple in design but sounded great
Sounds insane... like if I had heard that id be looking for some Nissan or Honda the way it's revving!... My 91 BRG is turboed and puts down about 300 at the crank..it is nowhere near as insane as this one in both sound and throttle response! Mine has a larger turbo on a stock 1.6, so it has a lot of lag. If this were BRG with the same wheels in Bronze...I'd give up my left nut for it :D
How exactly did he get his exhaust to sound like that?
Also is it a 1.6 or 1.8L?
1.8 and custom made exhaust
@@thedownshiftchannel thank you for the reply :)
Do you think he installed a pop tune for that awesoms backfire?
Hi, just wondering if you are running that much power through the 6 speed box? If so, is it still going?
Yes still going with 409hp
@@thedownshiftchannel adding to Seem to have forgotten my name's question. How much torque are you producing?
Stunning! And the sound..... 👍👍👍👍
Jabber 1974 check out the most recent video to see the updated power and look!
Badass build dude. What was the final build cost total for the engine upgrades.?
There will be an update video coming soon as it now has 409hp and a new clutch!
thedownshiftchannel cool, look forward to seeing the next update vid with that monster 409hp boost.
Very tastefully modified MX5.Mine is turbo and running on old greddy management.Need a forged 1.6 and MS to up the powa!Nicholas got a channel or FB I can hook up with him?Those 245's btw?
Ryan Thackwray thanks for watching. Look up Tom Lingard on Facebook
I think I that’s near enough a perfect MX5 😮👌
It now has 409hp! We will be making another video
Lovley car done proper! Love the wheels and tyres sick bro
Thanks for watching be sure to check out the other videos
Oooooh 350HP! I'm quivering in my C5 Corvette!
It ended up at 409 and gapped a 600hp GTR no problem and a 997 GT3 so good luck with that one...
@@thedownshiftchannel that could also be because the Miata weighs almost 2,000 less than a GTR
2000 lbs.*
Love the colour and the bodykit
Thanks for watching
Another top video 🙌🏽 the peanut butter kid sound topped it off 😂
That meme is a keeper!
thedownshiftchannel 😂😂 quality ahah
Perfect half V8 ❤
This is the stuff of dreams
Jesus thats beautiful
Thanks be sure to check out the other videos
what colour is that> Midnight purple? Car is sick love to own it !!!
No I believe it was a Ford colour but can’t remember off hand.
what ducktail is this ? I love it
Absolute weapon! How long did the build take?
About six months initially but it went through a few engines until the final built one which made 409hp
Love this car! Great video also 👍🤙🏼
TrackGlanzaV thanks for watching dude
Hi Tom, a little late to the party I know! But I just wondered about the NB2 head you mentioned.
Did you change the cams or valves? Shim under bucket?
Cheers
nice build man
love it
3:44 love this shot right here
Very clean good job 👏
Hey man, I’m building a turbo na (in black) & I’m running the same wheels so I had to watch😂 mine are rubbing on the front & I’ve rolled the arches, how did you get such a big flare? Tia
Nice. It is possible to roll and flare the arches put over but it’s a careful process so you don’t distort everything
we need more footage of this car!
Check out a more recent video with this car
fkin sickest mx5 ive seen. and dam that sound
Update coming very soon! It’s now even more crazy!
Im not keen on mx5's but id have this ane anyday, Top work as usual
great upload :)
Mark Lawson thanks Mark much appreciated
Love it thinking of my next build mx5 could be the one
They are a good base to start from
Best Miata I ever seen
Thanks be sure to check the other videos out
What is the exhaust that is on this car? Why does it sound so damn good?
Custom made by Tom
great car, how did you get a later number plate on an older car? just out of curiosity, ty.
Modfied rear panel and lights
Fkin beautiful ! Your BP sounds amazing ! What engine is that from ? A protege? Cause I want to build a BP but I don’t want it to sound ricey and raspy.
It’s a mixture of MX5 parts for the engine
thedownshiftchannel thats dope!, I swear how does he make it sound like that? Like a deep rumble ? It’s amazing !
Looks perfect 👌🏽
I appreciate the fuck out of the music used in this video
dream spec
What are those wheels? Love them
7twenty
Dude how did you make it sound like this ?! Also please what are tire and wheels specs ??! Nice build Man!
Miata is ALWAYS the answer
Should I buy a 1.6 or 1.8 block for the Miata NA? Later I want to turbocharge it
frickin seeing this makes me wanna send it
Do ittt
I’m sure I shall😊😊
Nice motor. How much did you spend on the mods if you don’t mind me asking?
look awesome
Be sure to check out the other videos
This car is sick
randomdude12 totally agree
Love the look of this Miata..👏👏
Thanks for watching
How did he get that exhaust note? 🔥 it's godly
Custom exhaust and high compression for a turbo car
@@thedownshiftchannel thank you for the reply :)
@@thedownshiftchannel by any chance, you know how much psi the boost was? I'm cunning 19 rn and I want to sound somewhat identical
Sick car! What paint colour name and code is this?
Late but what's the exact color of that I love it and might get mine painted the same color