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Today, 07:48 PM
phantommaggot
Mazda Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1
323 gtx, Worth getting?
Hi,
I come from the AW11/4ag, S12/13, and VW world.
I,ve always liked the 323 gtx, I have an opportunity to buy a pretty clean example of a 1988
It has 146k miles on it.
I'm having a hard time finding information on the cars.
I know about the weird brakes (disk behind hub I believe)
I found the "buyers guide" that seems to be the most useful thing I found on google.
I'm gonna wanna run it in stock class auto-x for a while.
Also, I'm gonna wanna daily drive it / restore it (as clean as it is, probably bushings, maybe a brake upgrade - found some stuff that says vr4 brakes will work, Probably a clutch/flywheel ETC)
I need to know a few things..
ONE
Will the engine last a while if I decide I want to swap a different motor in as opposed to keeping the 1.6?
TWO
For some reason I cant seem to find out if the car has a blow off valve/recirc valve and intercooler. Does it have either?
THREE
Are the brakes so much of a PITA that I couldn't do them myself? (Changing Pads)
FOUR
Are parts (Clutch, flywheel, suspension, ETC) hard to come by?
Otherwise the car is EXTRA clean in the pics.
I'll be searching when I have time, but I need answers from knowledgeable people, and I'm on limited time.
Thanks for any positive posts.
-J
Today, 07:48 PM
phantommaggot
Mazda Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1
323 gtx, Worth getting?
Hi,
I come from the AW11/4ag, S12/13, and VW world.
I,ve always liked the 323 gtx, I have an opportunity to buy a pretty clean example of a 1988
It has 146k miles on it.
I'm having a hard time finding information on the cars.
I know about the weird brakes (disk behind hub I believe)
I found the "buyers guide" that seems to be the most useful thing I found on google.
I'm gonna wanna run it in stock class auto-x for a while.
Also, I'm gonna wanna daily drive it / restore it (as clean as it is, probably bushings, maybe a brake upgrade - found some stuff that says vr4 brakes will work, Probably a clutch/flywheel ETC)
I need to know a few things..
ONE
Will the engine last a while if I decide I want to swap a different motor in as opposed to keeping the 1.6?
TWO
For some reason I cant seem to find out if the car has a blow off valve/recirc valve and intercooler. Does it have either?
THREE
Are the brakes so much of a PITA that I couldn't do them myself? (Changing Pads)
FOUR
Are parts (Clutch, flywheel, suspension, ETC) hard to come by?
Otherwise the car is EXTRA clean in the pics.
I'll be searching when I have time, but I need answers from knowledgeable people, and I'm on limited time.
Thanks for any positive posts.
-J
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