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Posted: May 9th, 2007, 6:35 pm
by mx3407
Everything looks hott bro! I can't wait to mine is in. The motor is going to the machine shop on monday since she's been sitting outside under a tent. I had a question or 2, sorry if I'm buggin but I just want to make sure on things.. Will the plugs on the mx3 wiring harness work on the BPT ECU? or is the BPT wiring harness a must have? Also I see in the other threads they use the protege's tranny instead of the Mx3's. Is it bad to use the mx3 tranny? Thank's for your help man!
Posted: May 9th, 2007, 10:33 pm
by mazdax3speed
i assume you have a 94+ DOHC?
if so to my knowledge, you cannot (all relatively speaking anything is possible) use a DOHC harness for the ?BPT ecu, i used a BPT harness, came with my motor, but i think you can get a SOHC harness or possibly a protege harness and it will be easier, even so there are a few wires under the dash that need to be changed (9 or so?), ill look for my charts and post um before you get to that point
the tranny thing i thought was only for SOHC motors, but im not positive, i recomend a Gseries tranny (protege escort kia) they are suposed to be much stronger, and all tho i didnt drive mine around to long (2months) until my turbo blew, i have an unsprug 6puck clutch and gave it hell, and it held up just fine....but i realize thats more money and thats not always an option, but i dont know if you have a DOHC
Posted: May 10th, 2007, 9:56 pm
by Cy
it'll just burn off....
these are the colors it will change thru as the EGT goes up...
Temps are in C
Posted: May 11th, 2007, 3:52 pm
by mx3407
Yea man I got a 1994 DOHC.. Right now I'm looking for a wiring harness or atleast the plugs for that computer. It's hard finding the BPT Wiring harness around here and at this rate Im affraid I would have to get a stand alone... So you think the protoge's wiring harness will work? When you said SOHC, did you mean from the mx3?
Posted: May 11th, 2007, 4:06 pm
by mazdax3speed
yeah by SOHC i ment the mx3, i dunno about the protege harnesses, i assume it should, but will be missing certain things since its the nonturbo harness, (knocksensor and others) but i would think you could make it work
Cy, im not sure what that graphs is of or what exactly your talking about changing colors?...i feel like i missed somthing
Posted: May 14th, 2007, 2:41 pm
by cstott282
lookin good man <3 that bumper, and that paint isnt to bad either lol
Posted: May 20th, 2007, 6:50 pm
by mazdax3speed
Posted: May 20th, 2007, 7:14 pm
by mr1in6billion
make sure the 'disable bbcode' box isn't checked
Posted: May 20th, 2007, 11:18 pm
by Cy
SRy....my post was in response to
mazdax3speed wrote:thanks, i tried that 'auto copy' feature on photobucket, i guess thats why they didnt work
btw turbo is clocked now (snap rings blow!) and like i said waste gate was welded and mounted, so manifold looks much better now, i can use mothers mag polish on the manifold right??
If you polish the header it will take the color out because it's only a surface reaction between the air and the metal...
If some idiot put a fingerprint on your header before it was originally run...then you Can buff it out and let it Re-temper...
Posted: May 21st, 2007, 3:08 pm
by mazdax3speed
ah i see (response to both of the post above) yeah theres tons of finger prints on it, but ill use somthing to get um all off with before the manifolds ever put to use
and thanks, that box is checked for some reason
i aint dead yet!
Posted: August 21st, 2007, 3:49 pm
by mazdax3speed
i know its been a while, baisically the old setup in all the pictures has been scrapped for the mostpart because the turbo now has more shaftplay then a toothpick in a coffie mug. the new stuff added to what was there is as follows
:
Garrett gt28r
Apexi avc-r
RC 550cc injectors
walbro 255 FP
and stainless coolant and oil lies
i now have all the peices i need to put it together, so once i get some time on the weekends where i can come back from school ill be finishin it up shortly
Goal: 250whp
i know i work slow but what can i say, im a....semi busy man
Posted: August 21st, 2007, 6:20 pm
by Mooneggs
I like that color on the mx-3! Are those Acura Integra wheels painted black?
Posted: August 22nd, 2007, 11:48 pm
by mazdax3speed
close enough....actually Honda Delsol wheels....14's suck.....the offset is hideous and the tires are bike size skinny
Posted: October 7th, 2007, 6:21 pm
by mazdax3speed
Posted: October 8th, 2007, 11:32 am
by mazdax3speed
aside from the wheels i also got a new front mount, 3.25 in thick and a inch and a half shorter so it wont stick down so far, its still XSpower ebay crap, but its much nicer quality than my old one. if i can only find a GS lip it would look fine. im currently looking for a new manifold, i want to go rams horn style, i dunno maybe ill buy and flip a miata.
