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RIP little RS.
SuperK's '93 Mazda MX-3 ZE
- Bane -
My first love has perished. While it would be charming to say that this is my second love, I cannot.
I have named her Bane because she is the bane of my existence. I purchased her in September of 2007 from previous member "Gro Harlem" and she has made sure every drive, every stop, is... miserable.
Day 1 - 09/30/2007
Virgin Bane
Purchase Price: $2,800.00
183k Miles
http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... 55&start=0
Modification List:
Engine/Drivetrain:
-Straight-neck KLZE with curved-neck KLZE intake manifold. Curved-neck KL68 60mm throttle body.
-Custom 3" cold air intake redirected to drivers fenderwell
-HEI Modification with MSD blaster 2 ignition coil & 8.5mm ignition wire
-Accel 8.5mm red ignition wires w/NGK V-power plugs.
-Custom 4-gauge grounding wire kit installed in daisy-chain orientation.
-SSAutochrome Chrome headers (the hotshot knockoff style NOT the paceshitter).
-Carsound 2.5" free flow cat, 2.5" free-flow resonator & 2.5" exhaust tubing directed to a JUN Titanium 2.5" muffler (has a silencer in it, very quiet with it installed).
-Customized transmission with ford ZX2 brass synchronizers & gears, including a taller 5th gear. Mazdaspeed Protege (Tochigi Fuji Sangyo) 2-way limited slip is also customized into the transmission
-Exedy clutch
-Mazdaspeed Protege shifter w/shiftknob for shorter throws.
-Driveshaftshop.com driveshafts. Rated at 200 ft/lb of torque according to them when I bought them.
-urethane-filled Mazdaspeed motor mounts.
Brakes:
-Front & Rear brembo Blank rotors
-Front Hawk HPS brake pads & rear Axxis brake pads, stops pretty good w/these.
-Stainless steel brake lines, techna-fit brand.
-ATE Blue DOT4 high performance brake fluid.
-Millenia master cylinder retro-fitted
-Brand new remanufactured front & rear calipers, painted with high-temp silver paint.
Suspension:
-Custom Front & rear control arm bushings
-Ford ZX2 Tokico struts w/thrust bearings, strut mounts, dust boots, perch's
-H&R Sport Springs
-Factory 15" wheels
Exterior:
-Custom Noble Green Metallic paint with clearcoat. Dupont Nason brand paint.
-Mazdaspeed Front bumper (erebuni type, fiberglass)
-Front clear turn signals w/amber bulbs.
-E-spec drivers & passenger outside mirrors (20% more convex = you can see more)
-Rear SUPRA STYLE tail-lights (black) with sylvania silver star "blue-look" bulbs for turn signals (still shines amber when active). Reverse lights are some kind of hyper-white bulbs, i think APC brand, they look blue from the rear. I have the stock taillights still if you want these instead.
-Painted 15" factory wheels (gunmetal) with polished lip, for appearance.
-Shaved antenna, a Fuba-style antenna sourced from a Mitsubishi Lancer has been installed in place of the rear washer nozzle.
Interior
-NEW SE Leather front seats
-Rear bench seat sourced from a 60k mileage SE.
-Door panels & rear panels are also sourced from the same 60k mielage SE and are in great shape
-Automatic seatbelts removed in favor of 94-96 style manual belts. Safer, less weight & functional. About a 30lb weight savings from the conversion.
-Indiglo gauge cluster with aluminum bezel
-Indiglo HVAC panel with MX-3 icon for the recirc control, fully functional
-Custom black fabric-covered headliner
-Black dyed A & B pillars
-Sony Xplod 50x4w CD-player head unit. The radio doesn't work, but plays CD's fine.
-Infinity 5000CS 6.5" Component speakers in the rear w/tweeters custom mounted in the B-pillar trim.