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I was looking for a car (with a 92 celica in mind) when I saw this one in the auto trader. Not being able to pass up a good deal, I took my new 93 mx-3 home. I must say, I LOVE this car, the way it looks, the way it drives, everything. (unfortunatly I had to learn standard to drive it and I'm still adjusting, so I can't fully enjoy it yet!) I don't know too much about these cars though, so I was wondering if there was anything I should know, look out for, or be sure to enjoy? Thanks!

What kind of engine does it have?<BR>Is it a RS or GS?<BR>Does it have stock exhaust? <BR>I have a 1.6L 4-cyl SOHC RS with a Magnaflow muffler. It's slow but can go. The 6-cyl <BR>MX-3 is fast.

actually...the V6 MX-3 is not fast. The V6 in the MX-3 is only a 1.8L Engine, it is very in-efficent. The 4cyl DOHC in the 94-95 MX-3 is 105hp, as the V6 is only 110. So you take the notes...<P>But then again, with the V6, it makes it alittle easier to put the KL-01 or the KL-ZE V6 in there, the KL-01 being 190HP and the KL-ZE being 210HP. They are both 2.5L engines, but the KL-01 is the A-Spec model and the KL-ZE is the J-Spec model.<p>[ August 15, 2002: Message edited by: white94mx3 ]

i thought the 1.8L V6 ran around 130 hp and the 2.5 KL running 170 hp with the J-Spec ZE around 200 hp? [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

my car is a v6, 1.8L, GS, stock exhuast. good? not good? I thought it was good? [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]<p>[ August 15, 2002: Message edited by: aqua93 ]

best bet is to start with the v6 faq. great info to get started.

Trust me, its a good car. I have a 92 GS (1.8L V6) myself and it was worth it. I'm going to slap on a bodykit, lowering, and some custom airbrushing and hopefully be entering some competitions by the spring. It isn't a car that people see too often and for a hatchback it keeps up with my friend's Mustang GT pretty well. Expect people to give you attittude because of its size and looks, but the V6 can take on a lot of cars.

congrats to you your going to love this car the big thing to keep your eye on is the magical dissapering oil trick just about all of us have it the oil in these cars dissapers it dosent burn it and it dont leak but goes down look at v6faq<BR>o ya this car is a honda eater keep her fed yum yum lol <P> :p :p :p

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ike92gs:<BR><STRONG>i thought the 1.8L V6 ran around 130 hp and the 2.5 KL running 170 hp with the J-Spec ZE around 200 hp? [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>you are correct

white94mx3 does not know what he is talking about. Don't listen to him!

My car goes like snaut and it has 338,000km on it.! I love this car so much, this is my second one since 1993 when I bought it new.

according to car-stats and some other sources, the car does 0-60 in around 8.5 sec or so, not that bad, but not a race car.<P>Unless its an old civic, or he/she cant drive I dont see it as handing its @ss to civics.

Ok, im sure this has been said many a time. But stock civics are not fast. Not at all. Unless you are talking an si (the dohc version). If I am not mistaken the ex or the canadian si(125-130 hp) go 0-60 in 9.1 seconds....maybe from carpoint.msn.com<P>But I guess thats a pretty common misconception considering the vast numbers of modded civics...

IF you think I'm lying oh well, my brother owns a 1993 Mazda MX-6 LS and it has the KL-01 engine and it's 190HP "Dyno'd" and I have raced a MX-3 GS with my 4 banger and I whooped his a--. So You need to check the specs out again...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by white94mx3:<BR><STRONG>IF you think I'm lying oh well, my brother owns a 1993 Mazda MX-6 LS and it has the KL-01 engine and it's 190HP "Dyno'd" and I have raced a MX-3 GS with my 4 banger and I whooped his a--. So You need to check the specs out again...</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>You're wrong. Period.<P>MX-6 LS's came with the KLDE motor, which had 164bhp stock. That's 135-140whp stock "Dyno'd".<P>MX-3 V6's had 128-132bhp with the K8 engine, depending on year and market. That's ~110whp stock "Dyno'd".<P>Yay! You might have beat an automatic K8 GS, which means absolutely nothing. I beat a FWD DSM with a 16G @ 18psi once, does that mean he had less than the 130bhp I had at the time?<P>BTW, what kind of turbo and intercooler do you have?