My brother in Christ you were absolutely *wheeling*

"Full Send' is an accurate statement.

Feels good to get all those point by’s from V8 monsters! Nice laps, Zent! (And great POV 😉)

@ZentRose

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for your help with the camera set up!

Broooo, your (daily driven) nc is an absolute weapon! Took down 3 vettes,camaro,s2k,e90, mk5, an nb,600lt and then i stopped counting 😅. Geez!

Kudos to the other drivers for giving you the point by. Seen and heard of too many instances of people's egos getting the better of them.

Wow nice driving! Shame about the hub ending your day early. Was nice to see those high HP cars pointing you by. Ive seen lots of cars like that would let their egos take over...

Imagine your speed in the turns on a hot dry track! Lucky the hub didn’t completely break! WTG!

I was right there with ya man!! You won, We won.

That’s some commendable driving. I have an NC1 and it just feels like I’m in mine while watching yours..

Amazing ride with your NC. Delivering this performance with an open top made it even more spectacular.

Keep up the great work! I upgraded my NA to an NC miata last year and your videos were a huge inspiration to get the NC > s2000 and pocket the difference

...'kn ell what a great drive. Brilliant! Best I have seen in an MX5. Makes me think I'll need to do that swap.

to quote a famous nature show host: *smashing*

Wow that was some serious driving! You chased down some heavy hardware there. I feel like you might be a little overdue for a rollbar driving like that though.

@ZentRose

9 ай бұрын

I ordered a PRHT compatible one from some place overseas. Haven't received it and not sure I ever will lol

Great driving!

The way you stayed on the Vette, yow!

@Dyltheboy

Жыл бұрын

Loose em in the straights, pass them in the corners 😁

That was a good one man you can't be said that that

Great vid thanks for sharing 👍

This was very entertaining

That is the exact motor/transmission combination I am wanting to put into a Ford Faimont sedan (I am 6'9", so a Miata is out of the question). Hell of a job at wheeling that thing around.

Fantastic driving! Makes me want to get my NC1 to a track as soon as I can. Probably should go for the RX-8 hub upgrade first though, lol.

You are so talented

Nice driving, love seeing that you're revmatching on your downshifts too. You may already be doing this now as this video is a year old, but you should trust your blips more and time your clutch re-engagement a little earlier as you're not really getting the full benefit out of the blips now

@ZentRose

7 күн бұрын

this transmission was toast, I wouldn't use this as a reference

at least the whole wheel didnt jettison mid lap. you got lucky for sure!

As an nc owner watching this was surreal I could literally feel the shits your driving ability is very nice

@MrCaterhamr500

Ай бұрын

You could feel the ‘shits’ 😮

"It sorta melted" goddamn bro I wonder why :D

That some motivation for a swap.

full fucking send! Everyone here in FL tells me that I gotta replace the studs and hubs on my NC and this video is another reminder not to put that off.

Great car control when it got loose in Cotton Corners

nice drive

@ZentRose

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Nice saves around 10 min

Car looks lovely mate, is it paired up to a 5 or 6 speed box?

ABSOLUTE NUT!!!!

Great laps! You are blipping the throttle coming out of gear instead of going into gear though :D You can hear that usually the RPM have dropped and when you let the clutch out they jump back up.

@ZentRose

8 ай бұрын

Yes that’s the ecutek way

So I opened my 2rd nc with 2.5 engine for rods and high cp piston and putting long tube header into it. Hoping it can match stock new 86 on straight line. Also working on an adapter to mate 2.3 mustang intake manifold.

@TopVineVideos

Жыл бұрын

Thats my goal! That’s why I bought my NC. Hoping the 2.5 with cams will keep up with a ND2 and a GR86 If i open the engine. From what I’m seeing, a cammed 2.5 with a stock bottom end CAN beat a GR86 in a 0-60 sprint!

@shuaizhong5585

Жыл бұрын

@@TopVineVideos I have tried friends 2.5 with 264/264 cams. And it drives wonderful because meaty midrange torque and not falling fast on high rpm. But even with good launch 0-60 is around 7.8 unlike Zent’s nc in 5ish. Maybe our tune is too conservative.

@Oldpuck81

Жыл бұрын

@@shuaizhong5585 I get 0-60 7.25 sec in my tuned 2.0 NC1. You should be

@tylerhoover1770

Жыл бұрын

@@shuaizhong5585 wait… what does 0-60 in 7.8? You mean your friends cammed car? Ive seen non cammed 2.5’s break 6 seconds 0-60. Im a bit confised

@shuaizhong5585

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerhoover1770 Exactly, our cammed 2.5 is doing 7.8 right now. Even with decat header and all other parts. It just does not have that kind punch in high rpm like all other 2.5s.

Mildly Un- damp 😮

What is the screen you have on the dash? Is it attached to the suction cup on the windscreen? Thanks

@ZentRose

9 ай бұрын

It’s a garmin catalyst. Yes suction cup mount

Hey Zent is your mx5 anywhere near the performance and handling of your Lotus Elise? If so what did you do to make that possible? I love the Elise but at 6 5 195lbs don't know if I'd fit

@ZentRose

Жыл бұрын

similar lap time but driving a lotus on track gets expensive if you go off

@agegonzo39

Жыл бұрын

Dude 6'5, idk if youd be able to fit in the nc either?

Impressive 😮 you tracking oil pressures at all? Concerned about pressure drops typically seen on track. Cheers!

@ZentRose

6 ай бұрын

I’m not. A new engine is only $400 from the junk yard. I just check oil level and send it

Homie I don’t see a roll bar in that mirror, and the way you’re wheelin’ that thing I’m nervous for you. Way too fast a driver not to have some insurance against the unlikely event you get upside down. Does a solution exist that fits the PRHT?

dont you notice a diference ofthe body rigidity with the top down? nice driving !

@ZentRose

Жыл бұрын

Not really. I'm just out doing fun laps so not concerned about chasing tenths of a second

Should have been a check hub light instead of engine light.... Great laps too bad it was ended short :/

Absolute props and fantastic driving. Curious what size tire you're running? Fender rolling required? Assuming your on a 235 or potentially a 245. I'm about to send my '06 NC in for a 2.5 swap with Stage 2 cams, but I don't think I'll have the cojones to push my 8-year old Michelin 205's without blowing the back end of the car off!

@ZentRose

8 ай бұрын

245 but the faster NC guys are using 225 now apparently

Well that came out easy! Were you riding the tires on curbing much?

@ZentRose

Жыл бұрын

The hubs have a couple seasons of track use and they are known to fail. I should have swapped them out earlier since they are the original hubs. I ordered new oem rx8 hubs now to swap on

What kind of swap did you do? 2.5L Duratec? Any extras like cams, ITBs? I think you mentioned headers in the past?

@ZentRose

3 ай бұрын

2.5 with stage 1 cams.

Man that looked impressive. I'm sure it's nothing, but out of curiosity, what was the CEL?

@ZentRose

Ай бұрын

I didn't put an O2 sim in when I swapped in the recent engine. It seems like I get more engagement on instagram reels with the check engine light so I've just left it on.

Ridiculous send, bro!!!! I plan on doing that duratec swap to my NC1 also and worried about that common rear hub failure.. From your experience, would you suggest doing the rx8 hub replacement prior to tracking w/ the 2.5 swap? Or just send it until the oem fails post swap?

@ZentRose

Жыл бұрын

I'm just going to regular inspect the front hubs for play. The rears should be done preventatively. New OEM every 3 years is fine for someone like me who only goes to the track about 4-6 times a year

This is ohlins, sticky rubber as all the handling mods?

@ZentRose

Жыл бұрын

I have a 33mm Front sway and 19mm rear. Also have the Mazda motorsport camber joints to get the necessary negative camber

@danielpineda1916

6 ай бұрын

Hi, what brand is your 19mm rear? I know you mention the front is from Hotchkis. Thought your rear was oem. Didn’t see you mention 19mm upgrade on your video about the sway bar upgrade. Hope you post more NC material soon! Love it! Tks!

What kind off ford motor ?

@averyscottbrown

Жыл бұрын

2.5L Duratec i4

Sorry, I must have missed -- what Ford engine did you swap in? Thanks!

@ZentRose

Жыл бұрын

Ford Fusion 2.5 with cams

@jake1021

Жыл бұрын

@@ZentRose what do you figure you're making? I'm trying hard to get my hands on a 2.3 ecoboost for a crawler, but was told to give it up and go with the duratec instead.

@Chilicharger665

Жыл бұрын

@@jake1021 those are the same engine family. Ford used to own Mazda.

@serenahansen2394

9 ай бұрын

​@Chilicharger665 That's not quite true; Ford used to have a stake in Mazda as high as 33% (not a controlling share) which resulted in joint projects between the two companies. The Mazda L-series engine is a Mazda design that is used by Ford as their Duratec engine worldwide.

@cajunsushi

9 ай бұрын

I don’t see a roll cage, wouldn’t it be prudent to have one racing at these speeds?

Did the 2.5 w cams make a big difference on the straight sections of track? I see you getting point bys from cars that should be faster.

@ZentRose

Жыл бұрын

Yes pretty big difference in this little car.

@Dyltheboy

Жыл бұрын

The point bys by the faster cars are likely them letting off because he’s catching them in the corners, not the straights

whats the setup in your nc?

@ZentRose

11 ай бұрын

off the shelf ohlins and sticky tires

@mrmohr2

5 ай бұрын

What tires are you running?

Does anyone really need more car than this? Fast as all get out

Looks like you had AI set on 70%. They were a little slow.

I might have to go nc2 or 3 over an nd

@JETZcorp

10 ай бұрын

Definitely better value for money IMO. The ND is a great design, probably objectively superior, but for 2-3x the cost. I'm very happy with my NC2. The things I don't like about the NC, like floppy suspension, also apply to the ND.

the body can't handle it. It will be fine for now but the body won't live long like this

@ZentRose

5 ай бұрын

The body?

@accordv6er

4 ай бұрын

​@@ZentRoseright?! What is it gonna flex to death or something? Eat bearings? Maybe he meant the tire scrub on hard bumps.

America still buys cars for 0-60...🤗

Great driving!