BBR Turbo

Details

Limited Name

Engine Size

Torque

Maximum BHP

0 - 62

1.6 Turbo

154lbft

152 @ 6500 rpm

6.8 Secs

Colour Availability

Red / Black / White

Numbers Made

Approximately 850 Exact numbers are unknown.

Manufacture Date

November 1990 - September 1991

Cost When New

Currently Unknown, The Turbo installation by Brodie Brittain Racing cost an additional £2,700 on top of the standard car.

Limited Edition Gift / Souvenir

None apart from Power !

What's in the name ?

The name BBR stands for the name of the company that installed the turbo conversion "Brodie Britain Racing"

A BBR Turbo photo gallery can be seen below, click on any thumbnail to enlarge photo,

use the arrows left/right to view more thumbnails.

BBR gallery to follow.....

Below the original BBR Mazda sales brochure can be viewed.

Hover over thumbnail for description and click to view full size.

Safety And Driving Equipment Specification

X= Standard O= Optional

ABS Brakes		Electric windows
EBD		Climate Control
Torsen LSD	o	Air Conditioning
Drivers Air Bag		Leather Seats
Passenger Air Bag		Heated Seats
Side Air Bag		Wooden Steering Wheel
Seat Belt Pre-tensioner		Wooden Gear Shift
Traction Control		Wooden Handbrake
Central Locking		Heated Mirrors
Remote Locking		Heated Rear Screen
Alarm		Heated Front Screen
Electric Aerial		Electric Mirrors
Sports Suspension	o	Wood Trim
6 speed Gearbox		Aluminium Trim
Shock Tower Brace		Scuff Plates
Cockpit Brace		CD Player
Body Kit		Upgraded Speakers
Rear Spoiler	o	Alloy Wheels	o
Front Spoiler		Front Fog Lights
Boot Release		High Level Stop Light
Power Steering		Cassette Player	x

General BBR Turbo Specification Details

The BBR Turbo is based on a standard 1.6 car.

Details of the extra equipment fitted to make this limited Edition are listed below.

The BBR was mainly a performance MX-5 with all the work going into the engine and related parts, as opposed to adding unnecessary accessories such as air conditioning and electric mirrors, the people that purchased these cars were only interested in one thing, performance.

The turbo is not to be confused with a simple bolt on accessory but a well engineered conversion, so good in fact that Mazda endorsed it with their 3 year 60,000 mile warranty.

The Turbo conversion consist of 68 parts:-

A Garrett T25 Turbocharger with integral waste gate control & water cooling
Exhaust manifold cast in high temperature alloy with stainless steel heat shield
Air to Air Intercooler and associated pipe work cast to match finish of standard engine
Competition standard hoses throughout
Auxiliary engine management computer
Boost gauge fuel injection control with 3-dimensional mapping
Super and premium unleaded fuel grade switchover for optimum performance
Stainless steel exhaust down pipe
Modified sump
New induction system brace
Modified power steering , water and oil system pipe work
BBR Turbo identification badges

The BBR Turbo was indeed a very fast car compared with a standard MX-5 as the graph below clearly shows.

To make the most out of the extra power that the BBR offered a limited slip differential was also available as a customer option as was 15 x 6.5J 5 spoke Alloy wheels crafted by OZ of Italy, These were fitted with Dunlop D40 M2 VR-rated tyres. Many of the BBR turbo models were also fitted with a rear spoiler adding to the sporty lines of the car.

The BBR Turbo conversion had proven to be very reliable and it was decided by Mazda to be used again on the Le Mans limited edition.

A genuine BBR Turbo in good condition is becoming increasingly harder to find and are gradually creeping up in value.

A very special and rare car indeed