Shades - 1996 MX-3 RS

Shades · Post by **Shades** » March 8th, 2009, 11:43 pm

Thanks Ryan!

Yeah I've done all the bushings I can so far... later is to adapt the V6 cross member. I guess if I get this going fast enough I'll have to put a cage inside which will help stiffen things up.

I'm contemplating going with that gear type LSD group buy that some company is making over on CP... cause my MSP one seems to have blown it's gear. But I might later down the road adapt that Toyota box to it all.

For the present, I just wanna get it running and kinda baby it a little to get me through the summer... then I'm gonna let her be for a while, while I buy a house... then I'll be poor but have a place to store her. Later on will come a paint job and some plastic surgery, I still wanna get an RX8 type look on her.

Shades · Post by **Shades** » March 28th, 2009, 3:29 am

Oh wow... $1700 later and I have a 409 Stainless Steel exhaust system from the turbo back. Magnaflow straight through muffler, high flow cat, and turbo flex coupler.

I also changed from 10W30 to 10W40 and gained 5psi due to a thicker oil... interesting.

OH!... and have to take it back to the exhaust shop cause I get a resignating vibration at 3000-4000rpm.

... and they also had to put the down pipe where I was gonna run some intercooling piping... so now I have to drop the piping a few inches... hopefully I'll still have ground clearance.

I'll take some pictures this weekend.

Shades · Post by **Shades** » March 30th, 2009, 12:30 am

Well, here she is...

AND, my pusher fan...

More Pictures...

Shades · Post by **Shades** » April 8th, 2009, 1:42 am

Ummm... my engine bay is shrinking.

New front and rear EYES!

More Pictures...

seboroth · Post by **seboroth** » April 8th, 2009, 3:01 am

Looking very nice...

hotsiit · Post by **hotsiit** » April 8th, 2009, 8:41 am

...Looking good! Good luck with your project, I am hoping to have mine done soon, wish I had your turbo though....

Post by **Mooneggs** » April 8th, 2009, 7:07 pm

wow - BEEFY!

I like your mx-3 badge

Shades · Post by **Shades** » April 17th, 2009, 1:55 am

I call them Speed Holes...

More Pictures and a short clip...

Post by **Mooneggs** » April 17th, 2009, 11:11 am

wow that really... doesn't fit.... at all... you're not going to leave it that way permanently right??

acexl · Post by **acexl** » May 22nd, 2009, 12:32 am

ahahahaha speed holes that was good XD

man this is comin out ggreat =D what r u planning for the front bumper? revamp or replace?

Shades · Post by **Shades** » June 11th, 2009, 11:56 pm

Well I gave it my all, but it sucks... stupid old camera! I'll have to get my brother to bring his camera and take a flick for me.

Crappy Movie #1
Crappy Movie #2

You can barely even hear anything cause I think the speaker on my camera is fook'd!

PS. Yeah the bumper is gonna stay for a while... I will change it eventually.

Shades · Post by **Shades** » June 21st, 2009, 1:00 pm

More Pictures...

Hmmm... clearancing might be an issue, and corners.

solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » June 21st, 2009, 2:06 pm

Time to hit up Mission!

Shades · Post by **Shades** » June 21st, 2009, 6:35 pm

This Friday I am going... you coming?

solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » June 21st, 2009, 9:07 pm

How much it cost? I don't have a helmet, and I don't think my coolant system is up to what they want..

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