ok where should I start?.......well I bought an mx-3 around Jenuary of 07 for $600. the car was in pretty bad shape meaning: 1/4 panel damage, bad clutch, no front speakers, smoked oil when started ....., just realy ****y. The good news was that it didn't show that mutch rust anyways, a week ago I damaged the engine but not adding oil because i just wanted the engine to die lol so i started my project. I will be posting pics tomorrow. if you guys have any cool ideas of what I can do to my car while in the restoration, let me know
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Why would you kill your motor? =\
What motor does it have in it, is it a v6 or a 4 banger? You could go either way really. KL-ZE 200hp Stock V6, or BP-T about 180hp on stock boost 4 Banger.
Id worry about my suspension and braking before I worried about making huge numbers. Get some good struts/spring or coil overs, bushing kits, sway bars/strut bars. Upgrade to some nice Brembo blank brake rotors and grab some Hawk HPS brake pads. That should be adequate braking power. Next you can get an exhaust system so when you drop in your new motor you wont have to worry about getting all those fumes out. 2 1/2inch - 3 inch should work best. Hooker makes a great flowing muffler, and pretty cheap too. Urethane exhaust hangers are not that expensive, motor mounts as well. Then move on to find a KL or BPT and let the engine rebuild commence!
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Hey man, she's lookin good. You should drop a low mileage BP motor in there. You can use your 1.6 transmission, all you need is to swap your 1.6 flywheel and clutch (upgrade?) onto the BP and it'll bolt in. Shouldn't be to costly, and be a nice upgrade!
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I would go with a bp but unfortunetly I bought an ACT clutch kit & flywheel for the b6......I didn't know that you could put a bp but that's ok, I will be the first one to have one fast 1.6l lolI have shaved like 200lbs off the car, yet my interior still there......my goal is to have a balanced car. Not too fast, not too slow, and quick on the turns witch our cars are ment to be
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Subbin to watch the progress. Good luck
Jack just said you could swap the fly and clutch from the b6d onto the bp.1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
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Originally posted by jay.....they totally underestimated the number of gearheads such as myself that have families but refuse to grow the hell up and stop playing with cars, or that otherwise see the utility of having 4 doors. Obviously I ain't alone, as there are a helluva lotta sti and evo here. Bueler? Beuler? Mazda? Mazda?
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Yea, so you're doin good so far since you'll wanna upgrade your clutch if you're going BP with B6 stuff.
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91 626 LX - basically stock and pretty slow still
http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/sho...my-GD-626-LX-)
01 E53 3.0i - FOR SALE! pm if interested
91 USDM Protege LX - SOLD! turbo/manifold up for sale!
http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46606
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