worklog: 88 MX6 GT + 87 RX7 TII = 87 MX7 GTII?? (yes. i'm tackling this project)

Let's start from the beginning.

1988 Mazda MX-6 GT
Grey faded paint
Ugly Maroon Interior
2.2L SOHC Intercooled Turbo

decided i didn't like the maroon interior. time for a swap.

dash out

no pics of dash in but it looks like this


also did a front seat and drivers side door swap (the grey one needed a lock, handle, and window regulator. a door swap was easier.)
shot of the cars during the swap.

car was purchased with a transmission stuck in first. so it was time to get that taken care of.

took a few shots during a break.



motor suspended..er...resiting on a 2x4


shots of the tranny



turns out it needed a new clutch too.

okay. so in the time between the previous post and the next one (about 6 months) alot happened.

i lowered the car, bought a set of FC3C BBS rims and good tired. autoX'd a bunch. and made it to the local(ish) drag strip. ran a 14.8 @ 95mph. 11psi on stock turbo. 2.5 60' times each and every time.

[media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=V94f932gDAM[/media]

that was the last weekend the drag strip was open.

i then installed a tbird hybrid turbo and immediately felt the difference in power.

here's how the car looked after alot of that work, but before the EVO Intercooler, tbird, and new trunk lid.







then on december 6th, while bringing the car home to store it for the winter, i hit a patch of dry ice at about 8mph and rear ended the car in front of me. i had no bumper, so the intercooler, radiator, light supports were smashed and ruined. at that point i decided to put into motion everything needed for the motor swap.

seperated the tranny from the motor.



looks like i have some cleaning up to do :lol:











OMG TURBOSZZZZZZZ PSHSHSHHSHSFTTT


and a few shots of my custom a/c delete bracket.

That's not the turbo ford 4 cylinder is it?

define "ford"

its the mazda motor that was found in the 89 - 92 ford probe GT

they just put a ford badge on the valve cover.

it is not the 2.3 that is in the old thunderbird turbocoupe

A rather reliable engine IMHO.

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it really is. i've had 2 GT's and my last one went to 225k miles when the head gasket finally went out. only reason it went out was because the water pump failed and i kept driving it and it overheated.....every day for a week :lol:

I'm not knocking the motor. I was just curious. They produce any decent power?

define "decent"

everybody thinks numbers tell everything so its hard to say what people call decent.

my basically stock 89 GT put down 146hp and 202ft/lbs of torque. that was with a blown head gasket and 215k miles.

[media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ul7oI265bCw[/media]

fyi tahts how they come from the factory. at the wheels rated at 145hp and 190 ft/lbs torque.

While it's out, why not MegaSquirt it, go wasted spark, and throw the AFM out the window? You can use the RX-7 leading coil you already have and just find another RX-7 leading coil . . .

i have MS all ready to go.

the thing is. i'm going with the factory ECU and electronics for now becuase i dont want to tune it this year. i want to drive it.

i'll MS it over winter probably and have it tuned for spring.

i have 2 MS ecus in my possession so i think i'll be set

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1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
2.5" Thrush Glasspack, 2" BB, ProComp 3000 Shocks, Pacer Daytonas, 31x10.5x15 A/T's

oh. i've also got 2 sets of FC3C BBS rims and a set of 16x8 BBS rims to go on the car. one set autoX, one set street, one set strip

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1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
2.5" Thrush Glasspack, 2" BB, ProComp 3000 Shocks, Pacer Daytonas, 31x10.5x15 A/T's

Sweet!

I remembered that I have a giant box of RX-7 leading and trailing coils. So I have enough to start a war if you need any