Here is your June 2006 Ride Of The Month winner BuGS.
BuGS with his super sexy, super clean, super fast MX3 definitely deserved to be noticed with the work that he has gone through and the power he's putting down.
I'd like to be the first to congratuate you on your win!
1992 Mazda MX-3
-Mod List-
Engine/Drivetrain
Mazda BP-05 Engine
Mazda BP26 Exhaust Manifold
VJ20/VF12 Hybrid turbo
2.25/2.5 IC piping
28X6X3" Core IC
460CC RX7 Injectors
TurboXS RFL BOV
Spec Stage III Clutch
BP10 ECU
Apexi SAFC II
Greddy Profec B EBC
Greddy Boost Guage
Autometer Phantom EGT and A/F Guages
Magnecor 8.5mm Wires
MSD SCI Ingition w/ Blaster SS coil & rev limit
2.5" Exhaust w/ Metal Cat
SRD Shifter extention rod Bushing
SRD Bronzoil shifter bushings
Filled Engine Mounts
Corksport SS Clutch Line
Suspension
Corksport Front & Rear Strut Tower Bars
KYB GR-2 Struts
H&R Springs
MX-3 GS Lower rear tie bar
SRD Front Control arm bushings
Chamber Adjustment Bolts
Enkei RP-02j 15X7" rims
Yokohama AVS ES100 225/50/15 tires
Interior
Fuel Cut switch
Fog light switch
3 pod A-piller Guage Pod
Audio
Pioneer Premier p-930 Headunit
Kicker 1200.1 Amp
Kicker S12L7 sub in HUGE box
Kicker K-series 6.5" Components (in front)
Kicker K-series 6.5" Coaxles (in back)
Exterior
Corksport Mazdaspeed replica Front
Corksport Mazdaspeed replica Side flares
Replica Optional Mazda MX-3 RS Spoiler
20% Tint all around
Custom Charcol Silver Paint
Rear Mud Guards
Purple Fog Lights
Custom Altezza+stock lense RX7 Style tail lights
Brakes
Front: Brembo X-drilled & slotted rotors
JDMalicous Ceramic pads
SS Brake Lines
Back: Stock Drums
Future Plans:
Rear Disc Conversion (waiting on one SS line)
A new Clutch
Going back down to a VF10/VJ20 setup so BPT323 can go VF12
Possibly making it back to an N/A BP when I leave in October for my Little Brother...
Background:
This car was my brother's before mine. I started working around 13 to start to save up to get a 3000GT VR4. At 16 I started driving a 1990 Eclipse GS. Around 16 1/2 I went to go buy a 3000GT SL for $4500 but decided it wasn't my thing (wasn't what I hoped for), so I neded decided to pick up a Eclipse GSX, I went to go pick one up for $2000, but the guy flaked on me and wouldn't sell it, so I came home dissapointed.
Well the MX-3 was then parked in the backyard, hatchless, with a keyed Mustang Green paintjob and had a driver's side window broken out. My brother asked if I wanted to buy it for $800 (He had gone through 3 hatches, a hood, front bumper, 2 driver's side doors, and 3 paint jobs because of some wanna be gang thinking they were cool decided to pikc on some whiteguy). So I said yes, went and found a hatch, driver's side window, and got an OK paintjob (I was still in HS so figured hey, it is gonna get messed up anyways, which it has). Then came the game of speed, it handled awesome with stock suspension and the 17X7 gold rims w/ Falken rubber I had to start with, so I thought I would give it some speed. In the next year I saved up, and read a lot on MX-3.com and CP.com, also a lot on RX7club.com. After around 8 months I started ordering parts when I found a deal. I ended up with a SAFC II, BP w/ Tranny, ECU and Harness, VF10/VJ20 Hybrid, a nice IC, guages and a MBC, for around $1800. I installed the BP in Febuary-March of 2005, and ran the car for 3 months until I had all my IC couplers and parts to turbo.
In June I got the exhaust installed, IC piping done, and was on the road with what I thought would be around 200whp, man was I wrong.
In September I got the suspension I needed, and brakes, then went and dyno'd, with the setup how it was I was running 145whp. I was depressed, until while talking to the dyno guy realized I had the wrong heatrange NGK Spark plugs. So we called napa and they didn't have the right ones, but a set that might work, so we got them, and the next 2 passes I had went from 145 to 210 and 212 whp. I was happy again, cause that was at 12 PSI running very rich.
In Febuary of 2006 I found myself with a BP losing compression on 1 cyl, so I decided to get myself another low milage one and have fun with the one that was dieing. Went and picked another BP up and blew up the old one with a 29+psi boost spike, blew a rod through the block. By march I had my new one in boosting with a VF12/VJ20 hybrid, which pulls. Went to dyno and at 8PSI I was pushing 210whp, but I couldn't boost above that cause my clutch would slip, I had got oil on it when I blew up the first engine and so I need a New clutch.
And that is where I am at today....
BuGS with his super sexy, super clean, super fast MX3 definitely deserved to be noticed with the work that he has gone through and the power he's putting down.
I'd like to be the first to congratuate you on your win!
1992 Mazda MX-3
-Mod List-
Engine/Drivetrain
Mazda BP-05 Engine
Mazda BP26 Exhaust Manifold
VJ20/VF12 Hybrid turbo
2.25/2.5 IC piping
28X6X3" Core IC
460CC RX7 Injectors
TurboXS RFL BOV
Spec Stage III Clutch
BP10 ECU
Apexi SAFC II
Greddy Profec B EBC
Greddy Boost Guage
Autometer Phantom EGT and A/F Guages
Magnecor 8.5mm Wires
MSD SCI Ingition w/ Blaster SS coil & rev limit
2.5" Exhaust w/ Metal Cat
SRD Shifter extention rod Bushing
SRD Bronzoil shifter bushings
Filled Engine Mounts
Corksport SS Clutch Line
Suspension
Corksport Front & Rear Strut Tower Bars
KYB GR-2 Struts
H&R Springs
MX-3 GS Lower rear tie bar
SRD Front Control arm bushings
Chamber Adjustment Bolts
Enkei RP-02j 15X7" rims
Yokohama AVS ES100 225/50/15 tires
Interior
Fuel Cut switch
Fog light switch
3 pod A-piller Guage Pod
Audio
Pioneer Premier p-930 Headunit
Kicker 1200.1 Amp
Kicker S12L7 sub in HUGE box
Kicker K-series 6.5" Components (in front)
Kicker K-series 6.5" Coaxles (in back)
Exterior
Corksport Mazdaspeed replica Front
Corksport Mazdaspeed replica Side flares
Replica Optional Mazda MX-3 RS Spoiler
20% Tint all around
Custom Charcol Silver Paint
Rear Mud Guards
Purple Fog Lights
Custom Altezza+stock lense RX7 Style tail lights
Brakes
Front: Brembo X-drilled & slotted rotors
JDMalicous Ceramic pads
SS Brake Lines
Back: Stock Drums
Future Plans:
Rear Disc Conversion (waiting on one SS line)
A new Clutch
Going back down to a VF10/VJ20 setup so BPT323 can go VF12
Possibly making it back to an N/A BP when I leave in October for my Little Brother...
Background:
This car was my brother's before mine. I started working around 13 to start to save up to get a 3000GT VR4. At 16 I started driving a 1990 Eclipse GS. Around 16 1/2 I went to go buy a 3000GT SL for $4500 but decided it wasn't my thing (wasn't what I hoped for), so I neded decided to pick up a Eclipse GSX, I went to go pick one up for $2000, but the guy flaked on me and wouldn't sell it, so I came home dissapointed.
Well the MX-3 was then parked in the backyard, hatchless, with a keyed Mustang Green paintjob and had a driver's side window broken out. My brother asked if I wanted to buy it for $800 (He had gone through 3 hatches, a hood, front bumper, 2 driver's side doors, and 3 paint jobs because of some wanna be gang thinking they were cool decided to pikc on some whiteguy). So I said yes, went and found a hatch, driver's side window, and got an OK paintjob (I was still in HS so figured hey, it is gonna get messed up anyways, which it has). Then came the game of speed, it handled awesome with stock suspension and the 17X7 gold rims w/ Falken rubber I had to start with, so I thought I would give it some speed. In the next year I saved up, and read a lot on MX-3.com and CP.com, also a lot on RX7club.com. After around 8 months I started ordering parts when I found a deal. I ended up with a SAFC II, BP w/ Tranny, ECU and Harness, VF10/VJ20 Hybrid, a nice IC, guages and a MBC, for around $1800. I installed the BP in Febuary-March of 2005, and ran the car for 3 months until I had all my IC couplers and parts to turbo.
In June I got the exhaust installed, IC piping done, and was on the road with what I thought would be around 200whp, man was I wrong.
In September I got the suspension I needed, and brakes, then went and dyno'd, with the setup how it was I was running 145whp. I was depressed, until while talking to the dyno guy realized I had the wrong heatrange NGK Spark plugs. So we called napa and they didn't have the right ones, but a set that might work, so we got them, and the next 2 passes I had went from 145 to 210 and 212 whp. I was happy again, cause that was at 12 PSI running very rich.
In Febuary of 2006 I found myself with a BP losing compression on 1 cyl, so I decided to get myself another low milage one and have fun with the one that was dieing. Went and picked another BP up and blew up the old one with a 29+psi boost spike, blew a rod through the block. By march I had my new one in boosting with a VF12/VJ20 hybrid, which pulls. Went to dyno and at 8PSI I was pushing 210whp, but I couldn't boost above that cause my clutch would slip, I had got oil on it when I blew up the first engine and so I need a New clutch.
And that is where I am at today....
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