PROJECT NEMESISBUILT, NOT BOUGHT.
Mazda MX-5 NBFL SVT · Eaton M45

THE SLEEPER
AWAKENS.

A ground-up restoration. A supercharged heart. An OEM+ philosophy. One very personal engineering project.

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1.8 VVTBP engine
Eaton M45Supercharger
~190 bhpTarget · not verified
6-speedManual gearbox
OEM+Sleeper philosophy
01 / The Story

Built, not bought.

Project Nemesis began with a Mazda MX-5 that needed much more than a polish. A full strip-down, extensive welding, mechanical refurbishment and a determination to do the job properly laid the foundations for everything that followed.

CHAPTER 01

The Sales Advert

Fourteen original listing photographs: the car before the restoration began.

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CHAPTER 02

The Transformation

Renewed bushes, ball joints, steering joints, brakes and an understated OEM+ approach.

CHAPTER 03

The Awakening

An Eaton M45, intercooler, Bosch injectors and ME442 management take the build in a new direction.

02 / Engineering

More than a bolt-on kit.

Custom packaging, intake noise control, vacuum routing, belt clearance, cooling changes and careful ECU calibration: the details are what make Nemesis different.

The goal is a car that looks largely factory, behaves properly on the road and saves its real intentions for the throttle.

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Project Nemesis, black MX-5 with registration plate obscured, in cinematic red dusk lighting
03 / Evolution

Measured progress. No invented numbers.

The current performance objective is approximately 190 bhp from the supercharged 1.8 VVT. Final output will be published when properly measured; until then it remains a target.

ENGINE

1.8 VVT

Factory BP-series foundation.

FORCED INDUCTION

Eaton M45

Intercooled, with custom intake development.

CONTROL

ME442

Standalone management, calibration in development.

04 / Q Division

The experiments continue.

Digital instrumentation, advanced security, future drivetrain ideas and other engineering possibilities. The workshop will remain private until secure access is ready.

Q Division status →