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Well my head gasket blew at 93,000 km. $2000 for repairs.
This car is a very fast car on the base 110hp 1.6 engine. The specs indicates that the 0-60 mph is in 9.8 seconds.. well that is not true. My car did it in 8.2 (5 speed), I timed it myself and this was before I supercharged it.
I looked for upgrades for a long time and there?s not much out there in the 1.6 MX3 market that could dish out serious horse-power, but I finally found a supercharger that fit on the 4 cylinder engine and because the RS is so light, the 0-60 was a dynamite 5.1 seconds at approx. 210-215 hp.
The first week with the supercharger I was afraid of opening the engine, but one night I came to a red traffic light and there he was in a "sooped" Honda Prelude, both our engines reved. When that light turned green I put the pedal to the metal and the engine went to 6500 rpm and slowly advanced, heh I burnt out my clutch.
I replaced it with a racing one, had to get new and bigger performance tires. Now the car is fast and because of the new tires, it never cornered like it does now, I mean the car had super handling, but if you get 215/50/R16 (must get new rims) the car sticks like it's on a rail.
Now my car is close to 170,000 km and it still runs great, but the one thing I hate about this low priced car is the little things that are coming loose or the knobs that are falling off etc...
You MX3 owners should really try the car on dirt roads, the car is so light that you glide your corners, it's a really good FF rally car.
Thanks for the info on your "supping" of your car.. I was thinking about getting a mazda my self and thanks to your review I will get one.. thank you.
I couldn't agree more. I will also get a Mazda.
What car was the supercharger originally intended for?
Where did you purchase the kit from?
What kind of modifications did the kit require to work on the mx3?
I like your ad here, it is informative, I have a 94 mx3 1.6 litre, I'm thinking about putting a turbo motor in it, but I want to look at all my options, the head will need a replacement, same with the clutch. do you know any good websites or anything that has all the needed parts? my email is jonny_boo15@hotmail.com. please send info if you have any.
Could you please tell me where you got your supercharger. I'm looking to put a turbo or supercharger in my MX3. Any help would be much appreciated. I have a 1.8L V6 MX3.
Thanks.
My email is :
sam_abdallah71@hotmail.com
What car was the supercharger originally intended for?
Where did you purchase the kit from?
What kind of modifications did the kit require to work on the mx3?
Oh yes!!! I have one and I couldn't agree more. I'm in love with mine as much as this guy.
One thing, where did you get the supercharger kit from?
Supercharger for a 1.6 L MX-3. Quite possibly the hardest thing to find in the world. If you are looking to seriously pound the groud with your MX-3, here's the trick, save up about 2 to 3 thousand dollars (you're gonna need it).
Install either a KLZ-E 2.5L engine into the 1.8L MX-3 of the KLF-0 into the 1.6L MX-3. That way they both hook up without too much tweaking, it will be an almost straight swap, just a little tight. 0Results? About 240HP from the KLZE (with intake and open pipes) About 200HP on the KLF-0.
Make sure to change your clutch while your at it, as these engines will eat your stock clutch, and from there, well its pretty easy to find a turbo for either of these engines... Hey the sky is the limit.
Actually that is completely wrong. On the v6 Engines, they go as such:
- KF-ZE: 2.0L V6. Variants range from 140hp to 170hp. This engine was not available in North America and must be obtained though engine importers.
- KL-DE: 2.5L V6. Found in North America in the 626/Millenia/Probe/Mx-6. Output is 165hp (160 in California)
- KL-ZE: 2.5L V6. The JDM high-output version of the North American version. Found in the 626/Millenia/Probe/Mx-3 in Japan. Output is 200hp
- KJ-ZEM: 2.3L Miller-Cycle supercharged. No one's attempted it in an mx-3, due to the fact that it sits too high with the supercharger, as well, there's something about the transmission (auto only), but there's too many complexities for only 210hp, as well, the engine is designed for efficiency, not performance.
If you have a V6 Mx-3, swapping in any of the above engines (With the exception of the KJ) is as easy as changing the stock engine, ideally you want the right computer (ECU) and air flow sensor (VAF) for whatever engine you choose to get max fuel efficiency and performance, as well as upgrade the clutch since the stock clutch can't handle the extra torque, but that's basically it. But if your starting out with a 4cyl Mx-3 (since you mention having the 1.6, I'm confident that's what it is), you'll need to basically replace everything in the engine bay, not worth while. As well, getting 240hp with just headers and an intake is far from the truth. I don't believe anyone had broken 200whp (but have gotten extremely close) on an all-motor setup. Typical all-motor setups typically dyno between 170whp and 180whp. Check out the forums on probetalk. com or mx6.com, specifically probetalk.com, they have some kick ass all-motor setups on there, but none pass 200hp that I'm aware of. There is a turbo kit just in the midst of being made for any v6 Mx-3, check out mx-3.com or pakfaifertuning. com for more information on that. However, previous to this kit which is just available as of a few weeks, all turbo's for the v6's in the mx-3 were all custom, no kit ever existed. There are kits for Probes/Mx-6, but they do no work in the Mx-3 because of the smaller engine bay.
Since you have a 4cyl Mx-3, what would be the best bet is a BP swap. the BP is a 1.8L 4cyl found is Proteges, Escorts and 323's. Since you have a DOHC 1.6, I believe you need to do some re-wiring in the harness, but I know of a few local Mx-3'ers that have it done. Although it's only 130hp, the strong point is that they are very turbo happy, and actually came with a turbo options, the GTX @ 180hp and the GTR @ 210hp. Although you can goto mazdaracing. com for a bolt-on turbocharger for the 1.6, it's currently for the SOHC 1.6 found in the 92-93 Mx-3s, but we just got word in 2006 they will be making a turbo kit for the DOHC 1.6's. So check with them for updates. Myself, I have never heard of a bolt-on supercharger for any i4 or v6 motor for the mx-3. There is a supercharger for the Miata's, but they don't work in the mx-3 since obviously the engine is mounted transversely in the Mx-3.
For more information on your Mx-3 and engine swaps, check out mx-3.com.
Nd4SpdSe.
Well thank you for that now I know I can super charge my Mazda I have a question for you can you fit on the 6 cylinder engine I would like to push more horses out of my car and I looked for a turbo and they don't make one and I'm to lazy to custom one so thank you I'm gonna super charge.
Yeah mazda mxe is one of the nice cars.. but I only got a stock engine.. i want to put some more hp on it..
Can you give me some names of the brand and parts that I should put into it?
You can email me @ mad_asasin28@hotmail.com
or bugoy_gwapito@yahoo.com.
Thank you so much!!!
OK Guys I'm a proud owner of a Mazda MX-3. Just found this site by coincidence. I know for a fact that there is turbocharger made in the US for the Mazda MX-3 4 cylinder 1.6 liter, and I have seen it installed. The company that makes it is in Texas and it costs about 2000 grand, everything included.
If you have the Website address it'd be great if you could post it. Thanks.
There is no bolt-on supercharger kit for the Mx-3, 4cyl or V6 alike. Anyone that had been done has been purely custom.
You can turbocharge the DOHC 1.6L (found in the 94+ Mx-3's) by using the turbo manifolds from the B6T, which is found in the Mazda 323 GTX. You can get those parts from CorkSport.com. For those with the SOHC 1.6L (92-93), you can get a turbo kit from racingmazda.com.
If you have a V6, stock 1.8 or swapped to the 2.5, there is a turbo kit in production. Check out pakfeifertuning.com for more details. As well, you can use the turbo kit for the 2.5l Probe/Mx-6, but it requires some modifications, as well, relocating the battery to the trunk. There may be supercharger kits for the Probe/Mx-6, but they are not likely to fit because of the smaller engine bay.
If you want any details on bolt-ons, supercharger and turbochargers, 4Cyl or V6, check out:
http://mx-3.com/phpbb2/index.php.
Nd4SpdSe.
Thank you very much Nd4SpdSe for the valuable information, especially since engine performance upgrades/swaps for the 1992-1993 1.6l mx-3 are extremely limited.
I love my '92 dearly and intend to keep it. Having said that, do you or any of the other mx-3ites know where I can find rear bumper guards for the 92? I saw them on a redone '93 on-line.
Db.