se7en - 1992 mx-3 GST - pics inside now -

[se7en]

heh, I like how that sounds, GST, for turbo GS.

well, this is my worklog.

first off, I bought my car for $100 with a sic automatic.

It had 1st gear fine, and 4th. that's it.

I drove it anyways for a few months.

first, the disty went.

so I did the HEI mod.(works awesome)

then I did the external coil mod too.(works awesome also)

after a bit of driving, I got sick of the automatic junk tranny.

I then drove three hours to pull a manual tranny from a probe GT.

I also got all the crossmembers and mounts and linkage from the probe.

(turns out, it doesn't fit the mx-3) grr.

oh well, I made everything work with some mods.

took me about 11-12 hours to do the swap, and took about a weekend.

I really recommend this swap to any auto mx-3's.

about the same time I followed the faq about the CAI home depot thing.

worked okay. seems to be faster too. :)

I also had to get the tranny upper mount to finish off the tranny swap, so 3 hours drive again :(

okay, now I am done with the swap!!!!(I should have pulled the motor out with the tranny, cuz the car only had 100 KMS on it)
(the car was t-boned real bad.)

I am running the probe gt flywheel, and it feels like it helps with torque output because it is a bit heavier.(someone please clarify this?)



*****Turbo time!********

So I was on eBay. I found the turbo pipes for 150$ plus shipping, so I went for it. little did I know that I still had lots to buy!

with some research and help from fellow mx-3ers I bought a AEM UEGO wideband kit, greddy boost gauge, .63 a/r t3/t04 hybrid turbo, vortech 12:1 FMU, and millenia s injectors(still waiting on these though), turbo oil line kit, and soon to get the MSnS also.

I think that I am leaving something out, but I can't remember right now.

Ebay stuff takes forever to get to canada!!! grr.

I am still waiting on the Hot pipes from ebay so I can finish off this project, and I am so excited!

Darn it! I can not explain how annoyed I am at waiting 3 weeks for something to clear customs.

next up, I will get some 17's, and drop this thing a couple inches.

mods to come?

I don't know... maybe carbon fiber hood? body kit? weight loss?

we'll see. but one thing for sure, I really like this car and I will keep it for a long time.

thanks for listening to my ramblings, and I will try to get some pics soon.

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[se7en]

Ok, here is some pics finally. no making fun of my dirty engine bay, and ugly wires everywhere ;)it was a long couple of nights working on the car, and I had to get it running to get to work on monday

Here is a pic of my car in the snow. fun stuff.



I installed this setup in two afternoons and evenings to get this up and running. not too bad I guess
top camera angle of the turbo setup :



side angle of turbo setup:



and a glorious picture of the headers:




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[sk8erdude802]

Nice work. Total cost?

Steve-O

[se7en]

when all is said and done; about 1500$ (Canadian$) for the turbo setup.

not too bad I guess

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[se7en]

oh yeah, for the record, the internal wastegate won't work with our cars. it brings the downpipe too close the disty(not like it isn't close already).

so I had to get an external one today. grr those are expensive.

the car is runing great now @ 7.2psi (0,5bar) really pulls hard when I can get traction

I love this car.....

what to do now though? I am out of project ideas.

body kit and lighten up car I guess.

I will post more proper engine pics when I get it all cleaned up and painted and wire-loomed and all that jazz..

chiao for now.

jonn

[umcamara]

It's looking good.

I'd say it's time for the ZX-2 Tokicos, lowering springs, and some 15 or 16 inch aftermarket wheels.
I just installed the Tokicos and H & R springs, highly recommended.

Nice work.

[se7en]

thanks man! I am really enjoying this car. It is the first import that I have done this much work too, usually I am a chevy muscle car guy.

I love the way these cars handle, and you say they get even better with the zx2's and h&r's ?

That would be sweet.

I will have to try that I guess!!!

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[fowljesse]

I was hoping you'd put up a worklog. Good job.
I come from buidling Chevy's, also, and love the handling of MX-3s! I have a stock GS, and a ZE with H&R springs, new Energy Suspension bushings all around, and strut tower braces. It makes a big difference! I highly recommend all of it!
Keep up the good work

[se7en]

Well here is some updated pics of my car.

engine bay, not finished cleaning it up yet.


closer look at the turbo setup. Some stuff moved around a bit.


and a couple of outside pics. Don't mind all the winter dirt. I will give it a cleaning when it warms up above -30C




oh, and I thought I would put a pic of my wife and I


don't we just look all happy..

[Mooneggs]

nice progress dude! keep up the good work!

I would love to turbo one of my cars... not enough money and I don't have a garage right now...

[se7en]

Okay, I installed my projectors today. It turned out not too bad I think.

Tell my what you think



I still need to clean up the car after my grubby hands were all over it though.

cheers

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[MX3-Life]

Snazy

[X3RCKT]

Very cool. I always wanted to do this to my MX. Was it as much moding as you thought it would be? I have heard some complain how much it takes and then the next person how easy it was. Looking good!

[se7en]

It wasn't too bad. Only took a couple of hours.

[acexl]

wow nicely done with the projectors, would it be too muc to ask for how they look at night the angel eyes im kinda debating whether i should get the single or the double halo projector also a closer/bigger shot of the projector at day?

sorry to sound demanding not my intention LaL but i would really apreciate it