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I very nearly bought an MNR kit but ended up with a Westfield as I just couldn’t quite get away with the MNR “look”. 

Also the amount of parts and accessories available off the shelf to suit Westfields from a wide variety of suppliers (I’m talking carbon bits etc) seemed better with the MNR being a bit “niche”.

However, having toured their factory (big barn in the country!) I was impressed with the quality of the chassis and their attitude. Nice cars. 

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Ive built a mnr looked well made handled like a pig probably good on track not on a b road it was a r1 very exiting with paddle change but bad handling .

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23 minutes ago, wizzer said:

Ive built a mnr looked well made handled like a pig probably good on track not on a b road it was a r1 very exiting with paddle change but bad handle.

Did you have the suspension set up professionally? 

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18 minutes ago, CosKev said:

Did you have the suspension set up professionally? 

You could say it was setup professional mnr did it .i spoke to matt at procomp he said he'd worked on them before and he could make it better but to get it right it needed turning from inboard to outboard setup on the front ,you look at the suspension and the chassis and think wow, you look at a Westfield and think how can that work bits of brackets welded on but its a million times better than a mnr . So i just got shut shame apart from that i really liked it . 

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And let’s not show favouritism, Westfield’s suspension isn’t without its issues. It can be made very, very good, and even a proper geo set up gives excellent handling. But with a clean sheet, it could be improved upon, even keeping the same rough, basic layout.

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On 06/03/2018 at 17:10, CosKev said:

Got a link to the MK?

Factory built in 2010 is not necessarily a good thing with a MK,the old owners have built and sold some Indys on Dutton V5's:ph34r:

Avoiding the IVA test and then selling on to poor people that haven't got knowledge of kit cars.

Kev, 

See below. After £13k for this one... 

 

Mk Indy R Hayabusa kit car 2010 factory built, 197bhp LSD, 6 speed sequential shift, 450kg 0-60 sub 3’s, inboard pro tech coilovers,AB performance billet sump with oil pick up swing arm (no oil starvation), custom D&F balanced prop shaft,poly bushed,15” team dynamics pro 1-2’s, Toyo 888’s semi race tyres, wilwood 4 pots with cross drilled & vented all round, bike clocks with speedo healer, savage switches, power commander, sabelt harnessing, rear covered grp black & green seats with seat pads, fully carpeted, carbon fiber dash & aero screen, carbon front arches & nose cone air intake (ford panther black)F1 mirrors,sparco peddles, pop off sparco steering wheel,full FIA approved roll cage, long acre rear view mirror, rear diffuser, LED lights, New Barnet uprated race clutch, full samco hoses, alley catch tank.

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5 hours ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said:

I very nearly bought an MNR kit but ended up with a Westfield as I just couldn’t quite get away with the MNR “look”. 

Also the amount of parts and accessories available off the shelf to suit Westfields from a wide variety of suppliers (I’m talking carbon bits etc) seemed better with the MNR being a bit “niche”.

However, having toured their factory (big barn in the country!) I was impressed with the quality of the chassis and their attitude. Nice cars. 

I have to say I'm loving the front ends of the MNR... just a different look and it looks great to me personally. 

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@A1243R nice that MK,it's the Indy R too with the newer tubular chassis and inboard front shocks.

Have you got the registration number? 

If not get it and check it on the DVLA vehicle check service to see what it's registered as before you view.

Price wise I would say that's top money for a MK,if it's really well put together and is registered correctly :)

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21 minutes ago, CosKev said:

@A1243R nice that MK,it's the Indy R too with the newer tubular chassis and inboard front shocks.

Have you got the registration number? 

If not get it and check it on the DVLA vehicle check service to see what it's registered as before you view.

Price wise I would say that's top money for a MK,if it's really well put together and is registered correctly :)

Will do, as you say it's top money really isn't it... can tell that looking at others and in all honesty the MNR is the one for me I think... just a shame it's in scotland and not a busa engine :laugh: 

 

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You really need to see cars in the flesh so you can sit in and get a feel for them .

At last years Stoneleigh show there was a nice white MNR at Their stand in the Hall ,looked that good I was tempted to have a seat in it ,I could get in but with the seat right back it was extremely cramped and my legs were wedged against the steering wheel .Theres quite a difference in driver space between what appear to be similar cars.

Make sure you get a feel for the type of car you want to buy 

 

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30 minutes ago, A1243R said:

Will do, as you say it's top money really isn't it... can tell that looking at others and in all honesty the MNR is the one for me I think... just a shame it's in scotland and not a busa engine :laugh: 

 

Don't get too hung up on getting a Busa powered car,they are quite old now and expensive engines!

They have issues with oil starvation,so need a modified pick up set up/sump or Accusump at the least ,or to be properly safe they need a dry sump system.

Where as a R1 powered car will have less power,but won't be massively slower over all.

R1 engines just need a baffle plate in the sump,and run a slight over fill of oil and you will be safe.

Blow up a Busa engine and it will be circa twice as much to replace as a R1 engine :)

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Hi All,

I never actually got to a meet unfortunate due to life throwing its curve balls in. 

Still been keeping an eye out on cars... nearly bought an MNR s2000 but wasn't happy with it. 

This has come up for sale and I'm very interested in it... let me know your thoughts please! 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westfield-Megablade-Turbo-BEC-Non-Q-plate-Pro-built-Carbon-fibre-LSD-track/123122137234?hash=item1caaa6b892:g:N4YAAOSw3pZa8ZS1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uN7oapgTc8

 

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Looks very nice :)

Massive spec and will certainly go very well!:sun:

Be very surprised if someone off here does not know the car. 

 

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I can’t say I know BECs well, but all the usual signs of a good build with plenty of attention to detail look to be there in the photos.

 

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