1988 Mazda 323 GT Build-Up
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Rally Ninja
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Sweet car man! and an oregonian! woooot!
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- '03.5 Blazin' MSP (sold) ................. '14 Soul 6 GT
I had the Vogue Silver 88' 323 GT from 88 to 99. I would recommend this color for any GT's getting repainted, its a blueish silver shade. Was a fun car! I upped the wheels from the 185/60-14's to the Enkie 82's with 195/55-15 tires and added the rear door decals and full window tint. I gave it away at 155K miles. I never knew the original HP/Torque specs on the 1.6 Turbo engine. Any idea?
PS: The electronic struts were the BEST. I miss the Sport setting.
367 (mp3yellow
PS: The electronic struts were the BEST. I miss the Sport setting.
367 (mp3yellow
132hp
Not sure of the torque.
At the time in 1988 it was advertised to be 'quicker than a Porsche 944 at half the price'....
Anthony
So a few questions...
1. FE engine? and wtf is that you running a turbo carb system? I liek what you did though, with the plenum and everything...nice work there chaps.
2. What turbo your using? stock IHI or something else? PSI's boosting? How fast is your spool?
3. wheres the intake, cant see the HKS...unless you mean the air filter.
4. What about a FMIC, ever thought of it? If your not pushing many psi's I can see why you wont though...
Overall nice ride you got there. Fairly impressive, and Im glad to hear your a "engine first looks later" guy.
1. FE engine? and wtf is that you running a turbo carb system? I liek what you did though, with the plenum and everything...nice work there chaps.
2. What turbo your using? stock IHI or something else? PSI's boosting? How fast is your spool?
3. wheres the intake, cant see the HKS...unless you mean the air filter.
4. What about a FMIC, ever thought of it? If your not pushing many psi's I can see why you wont though...
Overall nice ride you got there. Fairly impressive, and Im glad to hear your a "engine first looks later" guy.
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The engine is a B6T and they are fuel injected. The turbo looks like the stock VJ14. Back in the day the HKS filter was considered an intake for the 323gt/gtx. Looks like he is running a MX6/626 intercooler there in the stock location. It is better than the stock IC.
Derrick
That was my second guess on engine series. Should have known from the dif. mani. And how could you figure out the turbo without a clear picture of it? Only thing you can barely see is the compressor housing and that dont tell you much. And lol @ filter being considered a CAI, but cool beans.
Obviously, you dont know Derrick very well. Hes one of the owners of CorkSport, a Mazda Performance shop, the one and only Best place on this earth for Mazda performance Parts, service, and help. 
He, Himself, has a Very well done GTX w/ the 1.8 BPT swap in it.
The car does have a ways to go. It is the stock IHI VJ14, only doing 9 psi on an unchipped ECU. All the work to be done is listed on the first page. But, it will have a new Imark bumper installed, and then will be shot with MP3 Blue. Front mount intercooler will be installed after the bumper, with the extra space, is installed. I do plan on putting a VJ11 in a little later, after most engine work is done, and after I can pay Derrick to chip my ECU. Then some Lancer OZ wheels, and I think Ile be good from there. Right now, I reach full boost around 3500 rpms? Off the top of my head, thats a guestimate, I cant remember.
And, I never said it was a Cold Air Intake, its just an HKS intake, which technically does away w/o the filterbox, and small intake pipe routing.
Ok, final shots from the teaser, Im very pleased.
He, Himself, has a Very well done GTX w/ the 1.8 BPT swap in it.The car does have a ways to go. It is the stock IHI VJ14, only doing 9 psi on an unchipped ECU. All the work to be done is listed on the first page. But, it will have a new Imark bumper installed, and then will be shot with MP3 Blue. Front mount intercooler will be installed after the bumper, with the extra space, is installed. I do plan on putting a VJ11 in a little later, after most engine work is done, and after I can pay Derrick to chip my ECU. Then some Lancer OZ wheels, and I think Ile be good from there. Right now, I reach full boost around 3500 rpms? Off the top of my head, thats a guestimate, I cant remember.
And, I never said it was a Cold Air Intake, its just an HKS intake, which technically does away w/o the filterbox, and small intake pipe routing.
Ok, final shots from the teaser, Im very pleased.
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Oh, dont get me wrong. I dont doubt his general knowledge, and I could tell he was related to Corksports by the name. Just that seemed a bit farfetched he descrbing the turbo with no clear pic of it. But its cool, I guess he has worked on your engine/with you before.
On a side note, do not go with a VJ11. In my personal experience, they suck, they go boom very fast, and they are not efficient enough once you start boosting some decent numbers. There are better turbos out there with more efficiency and with better reliability (IMO). And MSP blue will look secks on your car.
On a side note, do not go with a VJ11. In my personal experience, they suck, they go boom very fast, and they are not efficient enough once you start boosting some decent numbers. There are better turbos out there with more efficiency and with better reliability (IMO). And MSP blue will look secks on your car.
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It depends entirely on the engine the turbos to be used on. On a 1.6 B6T DOHC, it pushes nice numbers w/o blowing chunks all over the place. Larger engines, I can see that being a problem, But the VJ11 has been a very well proven swap on the B6T, So its next inline. Only a Little more Turbo lag, but has a much better Full Boost ratio to RPM's. Besides, Our cars weigh alot less then most cars out there on the track, so if you calculate Power to Weight Ratio, You get a mean SOB.
And yes, Derrick has seen my car, plus the other forum im a regular on, hes been up to date on the build.
And yes, Derrick has seen my car, plus the other forum im a regular on, hes been up to date on the build.
UPDATE:
HKS SSQV Installed and working.
Im abandoning the Imark bumper and the VJ11 swap.
Keeping the stock, ugly usdm bumper for a bit.
Thinking of a hybrid turbo now with either a vj14 or vj11 hotside and a vj16 or vj20 boost side.
Euro headlights are also installed with clear corners, but the corners are disgusting, so im picking up a set of JDM clears to match the euro's.
If you happen to buy a set of euro's off ebay which are now more and more, be for warned, they are NOT plug and play OEM replacements. These take h4 bulbs and a much different corner light socket.
On a sad not, some meth head bashed in my drivers glass and stole my stereo behind my work, which was in plane sight of a very well lit and buissy street. So now im out a new stereo, but the glass only cost me 28 bux at U-Pull-It.
Thats it for now.
HKS SSQV Installed and working.
Im abandoning the Imark bumper and the VJ11 swap.
Keeping the stock, ugly usdm bumper for a bit.
Thinking of a hybrid turbo now with either a vj14 or vj11 hotside and a vj16 or vj20 boost side.
Euro headlights are also installed with clear corners, but the corners are disgusting, so im picking up a set of JDM clears to match the euro's.
If you happen to buy a set of euro's off ebay which are now more and more, be for warned, they are NOT plug and play OEM replacements. These take h4 bulbs and a much different corner light socket.
On a sad not, some meth head bashed in my drivers glass and stole my stereo behind my work, which was in plane sight of a very well lit and buissy street. So now im out a new stereo, but the glass only cost me 28 bux at U-Pull-It.
Thats it for now.
Good progress man.....My 323GT is in the shop having the head rebuilt. I need new valves and guides....I hope to get her back by the end of next week.......
BTW, I have a quick question.....where did you source the adapter plate to install your intake filter? Did you get it fabricated locally or does this part exist somewhere?
Anthony
BTW, I have a quick question.....where did you source the adapter plate to install your intake filter? Did you get it fabricated locally or does this part exist somewhere?
Anthony
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- '03.5 Blazin' MSP (sold) ................. '14 Soul 6 GT
I used to have the 88 323 GT and I was curious what the LSD was like in the car. I have already broke my MSP LSD (60,000 mi)and I never damaged the 323 LSD (155,000 mi). I was at least as hard on that car as I am on this one. Any info would be appreciated!(shrug)
PS: I did blow out the 3rd gear synchros twice. I never broke anything on the engine itself. I went thru 46 tires in 155,000 miles before I gave it away.
367 (mp3yellow
PS: I did blow out the 3rd gear synchros twice. I never broke anything on the engine itself. I went thru 46 tires in 155,000 miles before I gave it away.
367 (mp3yellow
I may sound like a complete moron ((hand) wouldn't be the first time) but does the 323GT have a LSD? I'm running the original clutch at 235K so I'm not going to be burning any rubber anytime soon. My syncros are ok, except for the 1st gear...Have to be gentle with it.
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Wow, I went thru the original plus 1.5 clutches(155,000 mi). I'm not sure if it has a LSD or not. I can assume you are talkin' KM but thats still really good. I could never drive a car like that. LOL
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Yupper....that's 235,000 kilometers on the odometer.
I'm an old fart pushing 45 so I've toned down the aggressive driving somewhat compared to you younger guys on the forum.
