Hey guys, havent been on in a while, but I no longer have the Protege5...

I sold the P5 for $6000 without the rims, not even trying to sell it, I then bought probably the CLEANEST Mazda MX6 Ive ever seen...


Interior:



1st I added lowering springs and a 2.5" Exhaust, with a Magnaflow muffler

Then I put on the 17's I had on the P5




Then I ditched the 17s for the 18s off of a Mazda RX8







Pictures really do it no justice... but the car was so clean that I was traded::
a 2000 Audi A4 2.8Quattro. EVEN TRADE

sold that and got a talon just to have some AWD fun, then sold the talon and ended up where? hmmm

BACK IN AN ESCORT GT









Current Mods on this EGT:
Wheels Tires Suspension::
16x7 Rota MSR's
195/50/16 Kumho Ecsta 711s
Tokico HP Blue struts
Neuspeed Springs
Suspension Techniques front and rear sway bars
Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided Brake hoses
JDM 323 GTX Front strut bar

Performance:
Mazda BP 1.8 DOHC
K&N Cone
Pacesetter Headers
Pacesetter Exhaust
Jacobs Omni Pak Ignition


Ill be slowly accumulating the parts for another turbo build, but I plan on making @ least 320-340whp.... stock rods are good for around 350 so I'll try to stay close but not on the edge.

Let me know what u think guys

 

Quite the adventure, to come right back around to the beginning!

 

320hp in an escort? damn man zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz sleeper.

 

awesome!!! welcome back!!! make sure u post the progress pics...

 

I've always loved the MX6 ..

 

Ah, memories. I traded in an MX6 for my first TL back in 1999. The car was excellent mechanically, but man, those doors were thin and it made it feel cheap. Had I known about Dynomat, I would've layered it up for a nice solid feel.

 

i used to like them when i was younger, then i drove a girls from highschool and felt like i was in a small cage.. i couldnt see out of the damn thing.. blindspots everywhere!

i lost interest after that. never see them on the road either.

 

well i did 200whp in my last one and now i want more lol
https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/noob-intro-731539/

I will definitely be keeping you guys posted on this build, im gonna drop the front end some more 2moro with some Ground control coilovers.

 

Nice, glad to see you made your way back to an Escort GT! I loved checking out your other thread of the former one you owned since it was such a sleeper. Definitely keep us updated on the turbo build.

 

So I noticed a CT license plate.

 

real nice haha. I like the pop open windows on the escort. Good for when people fart

 

My uncle had an MX6 for the longest time... I actually really liked riding in the car with him, good ride, a little sporty, and lasted him a long time.

 

I remember that thread I was just too lazy to search for it. Get a ZZZZZZZ license plate, it will be a sleeper

 

Back from the dead! I got all the setup back from the green car, lol So its boosted again! 200whp for now, I already want more! its been boosted for 2 months now Black intercooler, I did the exhaust REALLL Stock looking (welded on a pipe that I cut on an angle.. looks like an OEM tip, pple dont even realize its 2.5"

heres some pix:

 

Boosted again! Love it! What do you have planned to add to the 200whp?

 

Theres a guy on a mazda forum making adapter plates from stock turbo mani to T3 flange. Im thinkin somethin along the lines of a GT2871R , probably run about 15-18psi, RX7 550cc injectors, and 3" Turbo back, Gonna be tuning with megasquirt.

Stock internals have seen up to 340whp for long periods of time/beating before the rods let go. Thats the 1st thing lol.

So i'll keep it around 300-320

 

heres a video my napa parts guy took the other night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3vi_h8EpTo

 

Damn, nice sleeper. I've always wanted to built something that NOBODY would expect to be crazy fast. Good stuff man.