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    Am I Dreaming???

    Got this idea the other day, looks like someone beat me to it though. Gives me goosebumps. Absolutely awesome !!!

    http://www.performancecar.co.nz/arti...tx-familia-125

    I can see no better way to achive this type of performance with a GTX. No more tinkering on bad crank pulleys and sloppy turbo shafts, or trying to find that GSR tranny thats hiding accross the ocean.

    Is it just me??
    Think about it for $10,000ish you can buy a wrecked EVO, probably missing the intercooler because the owner smashed it in to a guardrail, but you cant use that honker anyway. You could probably retrofit the brakes w/ the use of 17's. Custom Shorter axles & Drive shaft. Most likely a lot of welding, brackets, and such. Shift linkage could be interesting.... It would be some work for sure, but this is the recipe that makes for one hell of an indestructible sleeper, that you can drive across country and back, and not worry about your damn distributor
    Did I mention that this setup could see 400hp and not bat an eye. Sure you already thought of that as well.

    #2
    Naw, you ain't dreaming. My street car knows I'm reading this, and knows what my plans have been ever since I decided against the GT4 swap. It knows.
    And it's scared.
    Maybe this knowledge will make it keep its current geabox intact for a while.
    '90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
    '90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
    http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/vbpi...?do=view&g=110
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2599486

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      #3
      <southern preacher> Look not upon this blasphemy! This Apostate Abomination! Verily, all that shall commit such vehicular fornication shall face a wrathful maker! </southern preacher>




      I want one
      That was some good Mead....
      2003 Protege5
      1990 Protege LX (sold)
      1990 Protege DX (sold)
      1992 626 (sold)

      Common abbreviations and jargon on Club Protege: http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34116

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        #4
        they've been doing that swap for like 5 years now.
        I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

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        Oh and by the way that shot in your banner with Vin Diesel's car getting shot, thats a civic not an altezza.

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          #5
          just buy a f**ken evo, when you buy a mazda you commit to the problems itl cause bite the bullet and harden the fk up
          Mazda Familia GT-R: 241HP ATW and 387NM @17psi

          i give my wife a quarter inch at a time for thoes ten seconds or less im free

          I try to see things from your point of view...but I just can't seem to get my head THAT far up my ass.

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            #6
            Originally posted by cojsl View Post
            <southern preacher> Look not upon this blasphemy! This Apostate Abomination! Verily, all that shall commit such vehicular fornication shall face a wrathful maker! </southern preacher>
            Yeah I know, 3 hail Marys...Right.
            My other hobby is vintage VW's and I have seen people throw Wankel engines in the back of a bug, pisses me off. It's a little different with the GTX+EVO Merger. Think of it as a Heart Transplant

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              #7
              this is old its been posted already

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                #8
                Originally posted by SlingShot View Post
                My other hobby is vintage VW's
                I have a buddy that's finishing a sweet bug resto- chopped 4", suicide doors with hidden hinges, built motor with a 911 fan, The shop is just putting it all together now. I can't wait to see it finished!
                2003 Protege5
                1990 Protege LX (sold)
                1990 Protege DX (sold)
                1992 626 (sold)

                Common abbreviations and jargon on Club Protege: http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34116

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                  #9
                  close this thread !!!!!!!!!!! this has already been posted. plus we all hate it, for the most part. sorry! but i get sensitive about that dam car. lol
                  GOD INVENTED TURBO LAG TO GIVE THE V8 A CHANCE!!!!!
                  AND
                  THE DEVIL INVENTED THE ''ANTILAG'' TO SHOW THEM NO MERSEY!!!!

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                    #10
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                    Mazda Familia GT-R: 241HP ATW and 387NM @17psi

                    i give my wife a quarter inch at a time for thoes ten seconds or less im free

                    I try to see things from your point of view...but I just can't seem to get my head THAT far up my ass.

                    Advertising your own forum on our website is not appreciated/allowed-Sincerely Administration Staff

                    sigpic

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                      #11
                      ^ :copy and save:

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                        #12
                        Yea I think I'd rather spend half that and drop a FE3-t in that bish and dust evos all day......without batting an eye
                        1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
                        1996 Honda CBR600-Wrecked. Damn Honda crippled me
                        2002 mazda MPV-family truckster SOLD
                        2010 VW routon

                        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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                          #13
                          the issue is the driveline, not the motor.

                          example.... i'm doing the toyota tranny swap on my escort. if the GTR motor ever blows up.... i'll probably just sell the adapter plate and drop a 3SGTE in there. they are cheap, durable, and .2l more displacement....
                          Escort GTR -- 11.87 @ 117.6 mph -- 320 HP / 325 Ft. Lbs. @ 23 PSI
                          ... The first FWD BG with a Toyota E153 transmission conversion in the USA!
                          Looking for BP x Toyota E153 adapter plates? PM me or contact me on Facebook: Riel Performance Parts

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                            #14
                            not as durable as that gtr motor though "sigh", why would it be easyer to custom make/adapt everything you have to put a turbo engine in a escort, why an escort?
                            Mazda Familia GT-R: 241HP ATW and 387NM @17psi

                            i give my wife a quarter inch at a time for thoes ten seconds or less im free

                            I try to see things from your point of view...but I just can't seem to get my head THAT far up my ass.

                            Advertising your own forum on our website is not appreciated/allowed-Sincerely Administration Staff

                            sigpic

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                              #15
                              escorts in the US are different from the UK... the escort GT here is a BP powered BG chassis car. the GTR motor bolts right in... stock mounts, stock tranny, etc etc.

                              a stock 3sgte with a larger turbo will laugh at 400whp. the GTR motor on the other hand starts to bend rods around there. have you SEEN a 3s rod? they are HUGE!
                              Escort GTR -- 11.87 @ 117.6 mph -- 320 HP / 325 Ft. Lbs. @ 23 PSI
                              ... The first FWD BG with a Toyota E153 transmission conversion in the USA!
                              Looking for BP x Toyota E153 adapter plates? PM me or contact me on Facebook: Riel Performance Parts

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