.... well, im not an MX-3 owner, but a base bone 323 owner. My lil 323 is a cross between a 323, MX-3, and an MX-6(very shortly)
it was the lil white one at the MOM meet (i got her only just over 2 weeks prior to it)
i first started out with the SOHC 8V B6 in my lil beater... then i got to looking around.... body had no rust, no accidents, it was a well kept car, but i soon found out that the b6 had NO POWER (stupid 82hp), so, i went to the scrap yard after researching all the B series engines by mazda and getting schematics from Mountain Mazda in hamilton (TY DENISE.... she's such a cutie
) and so, after checking the deck's of the b6 16V and th3 8V making sure everything lined up correctly, i went down to the scrap... and just my luck, i see a black MX-3 (with the interrior gutted) smashed in the rear, but engine and tranny good. KM's on the car were pretty low too (148,000 in change)... so i ripped off the head, the intake manifold, and ecu ($180 because im friends of the owners) Wiring the b---- for the vics setup... sucked cock and balls.after about a week of working on her in the parking lot of the apartment complex she was finally up and running... with a nice lil increase in hp.
that's been working fine for the past few months, i've been working on my interrior and accessories since... too cold to do any engine work or body mod's.
so my interrior is an MX-3 interrior. Front seats from a 93 (the bucket style), rears from a 96, all reupholstered in black and white leatherette with the Mazda M in the headrest part of the front seats (black M on white leatherette insert), vyniled a pillars and moldings in rear, im now fiberglassing custom door panels because the stock one's are flat... when i say flat, i mean FLAT.
stereo system is sweet now, 2 MA Audio 15's (600W RMS 1200 Peak) powered by a 1600 watt Power Acoustik Gothic series amp.
and then my 4X220 170s Alpine 6.5" coaxes and separate tweeters (100w rms power rated) taped off each feed, powered by a 4X200W amp under the passenger seat also by Power Acoustik
lets just say the sound is CRISP AND CLEAN and is very loud at volume level 28 of 40.
Power windows, power locks, custom 4 guage pod a-pillar with Faze Guages (A/F ratio, Volt, Fuel Level - simply because the stock fuel level guage is never right on the 323/protege's, and Exhaust Gas Temp)
intake is a chopped Acura Integra intake, and a custom 2.75" stainless exhaust after the stock one fell off on the 401 in janruary (everything after the cat) with a Hi Flo Cat (5L graded), a 2' long 3" wide resonator to keep her somewhat quiet and giving her a low growl instead of the "oh look, its a Go Kart" sounding exhaust but minimizing restriction.. and in mind for the v6 swap (lost a lot of low end torque because of the wide exhaust diamater).
my future goal is to put in the modded KL03 2.7L stroker i put together which is sitting in my father's garage (since there's no place for it at my apartment and he has plenty of space in the garage) but money is Low, and the suspention needs work first, and minor parts such as the CV axle just recently, brakes, and other minor things.
other than the KL to go in, she's pretty much done to what i want.
no body mods, other than just rims (17" hyper black 5 spoke spyn rims with chrome rivets (3 between each spoke) and a polished lip)
she's my girl baby girl
both pics: November 23, 2004 with winter rims (15's off an asuna sunfire) and tires
