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Old 05-24-2008, 11:33 PM   #1
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1993 Mazda MX6 LS
"The $300 MX6"

-------------------- The Mod List --------------------

Engine & Transmission
  • KLZE/DE Hybrid 2.5 V6 (ZE pistons, DE manifold); Aircare-only spec
  • KLZE/DE Hybrid 2.5 V6 (ZE pistons, Colt cam grind, ZE manifold); Supercharger-spec
  • Colt Cams custom supercharger grind
  • Corvette ZR1 Oil Filter
  • ATX --> MTX swap
  • Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch
  • Solid Engine & Transmission Mounts
  • Transmission Saver
  • B&M Short Throw Shifter
  • Custom UHMWP Shifter Bushings

Fuel, Spark & Tuning
  • MegaSquirt 'n Spark I v3.0
  • Walbro 255LPH Fuel Pump
  • Cosmo Racing Fuel Pressure Regulator
  • Millenia S Injectors
  • Innovate LC1 o2 Wideband
  • NGK one-step colder Plugs (Platinum+2)
  • Optima Yellow Top

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  • Ebay CAI
  • OBX Headers
  • Vibrant Hi-flo Shorty Cat
  • Flowmaster Cat-back

Suspension - On back order
  • Canuck Motorsports Springs - Custom spring rating
  • Front - Tokico Illumina shocks
  • Rear - Tokick Blue shocks

Brakes
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  • Front Mazdaspeed6 Blank Rotor
  • Hawk HPS Pads
  • Mazda Protege5 Rear Calipers
  • Braided Stainless Lines

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Old 05-24-2008, 11:56 PM   #2
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i expect the SC is going on while you've got the block out of the car ;D
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Old 05-25-2008, 12:24 AM   #3
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Good to see the MX6 is...revived

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Old 05-25-2008, 12:53 AM   #4
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hmm out in mission eh? thats out in my neck of the woods.. cant recall the neighborhood that those houses are in though. definately newer development probably up top of mission.

good job with klze pickup a friend of mine had a klze mx6 it was tits!
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Old 05-26-2008, 11:44 PM   #5
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After surfing the local automotive classifieds endlessly for the past two and a half weeks, I found myself a wicked deal. $300 for a red 1993 Mazda MX6 LS with a blown engine. It looks exactly like my old one, save for the fact that it's cloth instead of leather and is an automatic instead of stick. However, for freakin' $300 it was almost impossile to go wrong. The body is in fantastic shape and even comes with virtually brand new tires (the same ones I recently paid $1000 for on my old MX6.

Day one consisted of having the car towed from the Richmond Auto Mall all the way to a buddy's place out in Mission.



While that was going on, we swung by Nagasaki JDM Motors (yeah, yeah... I know) and picked up a replacement engine, a curved neck KLZE. Once the car found its way into Mission, we started everything off with us pulling the cams out of the original KLDE engine and shipping them off to Colt Cams to get 'em reworked.





Day two (today) I started the tear-down of the replacement KLZE and did some basic maintenance. Out goes the original waterpump, timing belt, ZE manifold and various gaskets.





Damn, it looks clean under that valve cover.


The automatic transmission that came with the replacement ZE was torn off ASAP.


Random photo of my GTI and a buddy's Probe while taking a break from engine work:


Hopefully I'll have this car on the road by the end of Sunday night, though I'm having doubts. I just had my alternater rebuilt and some how I managed to lose it. Uh oh...
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Old 05-27-2008, 12:25 AM   #6
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Do you have some kind of fixation with red probes? Please double check the electricals this time!!
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Old 05-27-2008, 01:16 AM   #7
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how much was the tow?
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Old 05-27-2008, 07:25 AM   #8
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Sweet.
I was waiting for version 2 point Oh! to come out, especially after the last, er, incident.

Always remember, the more the booze flows, the less work will get done. And be sure to double check torque specs. After a couple, guys forget which bolts are still loose.
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Old 05-27-2008, 11:31 PM   #9
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Okay, so the engine swap has been taking far longer than we expected. I guess that's what happens when your best laid intentions are swept aside as soon as friends start coming over and the beer, rye and vodka starts pouring freely. Ah well. The KLZE and transmission has been installed and the wiring harness was all connected. I'm only waiting on a replacement driver side transaxle before I can finish putting the car back together and taking 'er for a rip.

Out comes the blown KLDE engine


Whoops, knocked out the torque converter and spilled the remaining transmission fluid onto the garage floor... kitty litter to the rescue!


KLDE hangs freely


Hrm, is that enough room for an LS1?


Staging area... Ooo, pretty KLZE on the stand


Stupid power steering pump wouldn't go on properly... Jon got mad


Our go-juice for the day... multiple cans of Coca Cola and Rockstar



An SRT4 decided to stop by and say "Hi"


EDIT

She runs!!!

So happy. Finally managed to show it her new permanent bed.

Now I've got to pull some tranny error codes to find out why it's stuck in second gear...
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Old 05-27-2008, 11:32 PM   #10
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Zilch. Nadda. Zero.

I take full advantage of my BCAA platinum membership.
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Zilch. Nadda. Zero.

I take full advantage of my BCAA platinum membership.
lucky........
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Old 06-03-2008, 03:05 AM   #12
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good thing a good ol Mazda experiment (of fitting V6es into a small coupe) is being rescued!

No MT swap though?
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Old 06-03-2008, 06:56 AM   #13
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no, smart.
Every car guy should invest in a BCAA membership. You never know when you'll blow a tire, and can't fit a jack under your dropped ride.

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Old 06-05-2008, 12:35 AM   #14
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good thing a good ol Mazda experiment (of fitting V6es into a small coupe) is being rescued!

No MT swap though?
You'd better believe that a manual transmission is going in. I just kept the automatic in there for the time being because I needed some parts. However, I've got a line on a donor car that comes complete with a five speed that's just waiting for a trailer.

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no, smart.
Every car guy should invest in a BCAA membership. You never know when you'll blow a tire, and can't fit a jack under your dropped ride.

It's so true. My membership has saved my ass so many times that I'm sure they actually lose money on me. I managed to max out my free unlimited distance tows a couple years back.
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Old 06-05-2008, 12:48 AM   #15
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Got me some parts.

Rebuilt M45 Supercharger from a CLK230 w/custom overdrive pulley:


Mmmm, twin-screw/Lysholm:


Need a way to cool that air going into the intake, right?


Bloody t-bolt clamps are damn expensive. Need to find a cheaper vendor:


Finally got my A-Pillar gauge pod. Yes, I realize that there are three different styles of gauges in there. The boost indiglo Autometer will find it's way out of that pod soon enough and replaced with another digital Cobalt-series one:
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Every car guy should invest in a BCAA membership. You never know when you'll blow a tire, and can't fit a jack under your dropped ride.

lol

i got bcaa too but never really used it =(
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what brand of intercooler is that?
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Ebay.
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Old 06-22-2008, 01:30 AM   #19
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So remember how I was saying the transmission would only work in second gear? Well, it bugged me so much that I parked the MX6 and drove the GTI instead. While I did this, I searched the classifieds for a donor car for a five speed swap. A couple weeks went by before I came across a wicked deal. Not only did I find a car with the 5 speed stuff all intact (not to mention a freshly rebuilt transmission), it also came with a whole wackload of new OE and aftermarket performance parts.

As usual pictures are worth a thousand words so I'll let the following speak for themselves (with the aid of some occasional captioning).

Getting the donor car prepped for surgery


Brand new headers from the donor car... they have never seen a single particle of engine exhaust


Trunk full of random parts




Saving the cams out of this transplanted j-spec KLZE engine...


Another donor car present... a never used Centerforce Dual clutch


I'd say the car looks pretty well picked over...



Poor Probe... Awaiting the wrecker's tow truck
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holy shiet..... how much did you get that probe for?? it has so much goodies......never used before....as it seems...
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holy shiet..... how much did you get that probe for?? it has so much goodies......never used before....as it seems...
$700

We estimate all the new parts (or swapped in parts) it came with to total over $3000.

I should call this project "The Lowballer MX6." This is going to be the absolute cheapest project I've ever done before. Once the supercharger and FMIC goes in, I'll have spent less than $2000 on both parts and the car (technically two cars ). And for a car that should be pushing 300hp fully tuned, I think that's pretty damn good!
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also have a red mazda
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But you're only cool if it's a second gen MX6...



Update

She drives under her own power! Woot! Completed the five speed swap yesterday. I got the headers back from the exhaust shop today so they're going to find themselves back in the car tomorrow (hopefully). After that, all that's left to do is bleed the brakes and put her through Aircare. Then once I fail, I'm going to have to buy a new Cat and new o2 sensors.

Ah well. At least it's almost over.
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Old 06-26-2008, 09:56 PM   #24
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lol.. I never expected to see you with another mx6... haha.. Glad to see you got a cheap deal on that.. $300 from a dealer at richmond automall?
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