Josh's 94' GS - Updated 08/11/13

[MrMazda92]

It's gonna look goooood! ;D

[Josh]

well this next month I will splurge for the paint and paint the front, USDM sides, the MS rear spoiler, and repaint my rear mudflaps its going to look great!

[MrMazda92]

Don't forget to post pics!

[Whisper]

Hey man, good to see you're working on it and haven't completely riced it out yet.

Gonna keep an eye on this, looking forward more updates.

[Josh]

Hey man, good to see you're working on it and haven't completely riced it out yet.

Gonna keep an eye on this, looking forward more updates.

Thanks, and no rice... Only clean and subtle. I would not do her wrong like that. No fart can no baller chrome wheels only OE Mazda parts minus that of the reproduction front But I will keep the rest just in-case I want to change it back.

[kulluminati777]

YES! MORE MORE MORE PICS when u install all the MS body pieces i cant wait to see the MS kit installed on your whip...

[Josh]

Been a little wile since I updated so here it goes...

Some rattle can Ford Probe paint (as duplicolor no longer sells castle white).




Wiper Arms......




Whoops... looks like I forgot to snap completed pics of the blades... Well here is the plastic grommet for the rear wiper. I applied 3 coats of Plasti dip. the other rubber pieces I soaked scrubbed up and then soaked in conditioner and tire shine.




Since I decided to buy new MazdaSpeed Miata door handles why not try out the vents -_-



Keep in mind that only the right side vent is a direct swap. I dremeled the vent to make it fit I have two more to go so I will take progress pics on it.

side Projects




mmmmm 2.5" of mild steel goodness


I did just replace the 2 3/4" CIA with a proper full 3" but it is nothing fancy, yet... I will be done with the KLG4 IM soon and then I am going to do a proper 3" from the TB to the VAF and 4" from the VAF to filter with ram air... should be nice.

Thats it for now......

Oh wait, I got a KL36 ECU for the ZE... It can be viewed here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIqFSygB8cY

[Josh]

ok, more updated photos

Just the lip..





I have not finished attaching the weather stripping to the garnish lip but I will.

and the MS spoiler...




With the Mud guards...



Kind of get the idea with the rear wiper



The new toy








haha NOT, I wish, was in the parking garage so I had to snap a pic. Red is so pompous... but its still pretty hot.


Next to come is the full length usdm sides and the MS replica front.... I was worried about the paint but the color match is pretty close maybe I should just roll with it rather then spend a $h!t load on some Castle white.

[kulluminati777]

that garnish looks sweet with the MS wing

[AaronTietje]

I thought long and hard about running just that garnish on my car, but in the end I cut it up to modify the spoiler you sold me. Looking good.

[RobMinhas]

Looking great Josh! I love the car! Looking so clean!

BTW, this may seem like a dumb question, but how do you get the passenger side vent out? I've been having trouble with it and I didn't want to force anything.

[Josh]

So the vent should rotate or the ring should rotate to one side or the other. I found that out when I just pried the hell out of mine to pull it out. luckily I did not break it. but it has taken a very precise hand with the dremell to cut out the holes just perfectly to get them to fit in. But I am happy with the end result

[Josh]

Dyno Run at CorkSport. new numbers in - up almost 10whp from previous time. 168.8WHP not bad not bad at all.

Only upgrades to motor are KL36 ECU, JE50 VAF, 3" intake from 2.5" and new mid pipe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQM69Eol ... r_embedded

Next step KLG4 intake mani and another Dyno run probably in September.

[kulluminati777]

dumb question but hp is alot different then whp?

so if something was rated 500 hp from factory the whp maybe less like 450?

[Josh]

Yep, you have your Crank Horse Power (which is factory rating) and Wheel Horse Power usually on a dyno like this one. Generally there is about a 20% loss from the crank through the drive train to the wheels. So that is why factory may rate a KLZE at 198 but they only dyno at like 150-160 at the wheels.