Turbo MX3 mods - List yours

natural born honda killer · May 5th, 2005, 5:30 am

i blew my gtx motor so everything was already set up and as i was preparing to get the motor rebuilt with wiseco pistons a friend told me about a friend that needed moneyand said he had a gtr. well i had him send some pics and was still skeptical about it as you can imagine and then when it got here everything matched up. bpc8 on the head and ihi vj23 turbo. def a gtr and i popped open the top and the cams had a nice tan color to it. so i knew it had been maintained well. then i drained the oil and hoped for the best and again was happy to not see a single piece of metal or metal flakes. good sign. put it in and dynoed at 202whp and then put the fmic and gained close to 20whp as i had the eclipse smic. it worked but barely. it got me by. oh and the cost of the motor was 1300 plus 300 shipping from maine. so 1600 total out the door and i had a gtr.

i was very lucky as id never wait to find a gtr. it just kind of fell in my lap. lol.

BuGS · Post by **BuGS** » May 7th, 2005, 1:32 pm

Setup:
93 BP w/ Rebuilt Head
Pro LX Tranny
GTX Exhaust manifold
VJ20/VF10 Hybrid Turbo
2.5" DP
2.5" Straight Back
370cc RC injectors
SAFC II
(2) HKS Adjustable Cam Gears
6X3X30 FMIC w/ Custom piping
Turbo XS BOV
Autometer Phantom A/F and EGT
Greddy Boost/Vac Guage
Gaugepods.com 3 pillar

**CURRENTLY NOT RUNNING: Wating for 2 couplers for IC setup

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rebel2k4 · Post by **rebel2k4** » May 7th, 2005, 2:29 pm

-93 PGT KL03 engine swap, 140k miles on engine
-MX3 flywheel
-ACT 1700 lb Heavy Duty Pressure Plate with SPEC stage 2 segmented kevlar sprung clutch disk
-2.5" mandrel turbo pipes
-2.5" test pipe
-2.5" crush bent exhaust, no resonator, to 2.5" thrush turbo chamber muffler, no tip
-Stock Grand National T3/t04B S trim pushing 8 psi
-subaru IHI wastegate actuator
-ebay MBC
-stock saab bosch bypass valve vented to atmosphere
-Water injection--homebuilt kit using washer tank and pump, home depot fogger nozzle, turned on at 5 psi
-HKS butterfly style air filter
-relocated battery to hatch
-93 PGT 5 speed tranny, welded differential pin for strength
-poly filled tranny mounts
-walbro 190 fuel pump
-3 cold start injectors, one turned on at 1 psi, other 2 at 5 psi
-8:1 vortec FMU
-boost and a/f gauge in pod
-Innovate LM-1 wideband 02 sensor
-tied open VRIS

*To be installed*(already have sitting)

-Michelin Pilot CS 205/50/15 race slicks (for track duty)
-Megasquirt'n'spark & dell laptop
-Modded fuel rails with modded SR20DE injectors to flow 550cc
-De-vrised, knife edged intake manifold

268.95 whp @ 8 psi according to a dyno I did last summer

osargeant · Post by **osargeant** » May 7th, 2005, 2:37 pm

This post is looking pretty impressive so far, where are the other guys like Franko, Cjthor, Ma-ZE etc, let's get some more cars listed. It seems the number of turbo MX3s is getting larger each day.

Are any of your guys running above 15psi besides Ma-Ze?

rebel2k4 · Post by **rebel2k4** » May 7th, 2005, 3:00 pm

I wish. I dont have enough fuel to get past 8 right now. I do have a standalone and big a-- injectors about to go in though. 15 psi on a stock engine. Shooting for 325+ WHP.

natural born honda killer · May 7th, 2005, 3:12 pm

well i am at 13 but the only reason we didnt go to 17-18 psi is cause my ebc is jacked up. i think a wire got fried when a wire melted in the dash that im know fixing or i am when i get back but were gonna try to fix it and then im hoping to be at 270-280 whp. stupid wire it wouldnt let me go above 13 psi. when i get home ill def fix it and then replace the clutch and def get a nice dyno for you and hopefully i can then upload it so you all can see it.

man yall are making me miss my baby even more lol. but ill be home this wed from iraq for 2 weeks r & r so im gonna drive the hell out of it.

later

facko · Post by **facko** » May 7th, 2005, 3:17 pm

94 RS
VJ-11 out of a MX-6
GTX manifold
12:1 FMU
BP Injectors
2.5 exhaust from DP back w/ cheap 3A Racing muffler (doesnt sound to bad tho

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TurboXS BOV-S
Eclipse SMIC
Autometer A/F Gauge
Faze Boost Gauge
Blitz FATT (Full Auto Turbo Timer)
SPEC Stage 2 Clutch Kit

runs between 7-10 PSI

definately not as cool and fancy as most everyon else but hey...gotta start somewhere

osargeant · Post by **osargeant** » May 27th, 2005, 7:55 am

Bump

I updated my mods list.

osargeant · Post by **osargeant** » May 27th, 2005, 10:44 pm

TTT

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » May 28th, 2005, 9:30 am

well I think most people that are turboed has posted ...

Flashpoint2 · Post by **Flashpoint2** » May 28th, 2005, 10:11 am

Now, here's the real question.. how much did these setups cost you guys? BabyblueMX3, i'm pretty sure i remember seeing somewhere that your setup is still less than $10g CDN, (which is awesome, considering the work!) but I'm more interested to know how much the "junkyard" setups cost. I plan on boosting the DOHC 4cyl, but I'm sure I'm not going to buy a *new* turbo if I don't have to.

nos92mx3 · Post by **nos92mx3** » May 28th, 2005, 11:03 am

hmm with everything i bought (apexi safc2 plx m300 2 b6ts 2 turbos and all the fluids and what not ) I think it came to around 5k (give or take 800$)

osargeant · Post by **osargeant** » May 29th, 2005, 10:48 am

In terms of money spent on the turbo setup, I would say I probably have spent around $4000US including labour costs.

Please note this includes the ACT clutch, gauges, MSD ignition, exhaust work etc since I consider these required for a proper working turbo setup.

facko · Post by **facko** » May 29th, 2005, 12:01 pm

i think on all my stuff (aside from the clutch, and turbo timer) i only spent like $600-700 US

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » May 29th, 2005, 4:13 pm

engine+turbo stuff
around 9.5k cad$ all work done by myself except machining