Battery had to be replaced. Valve gasket replaced.
Hi all.
This is my first car and I find that I'm dusting a lot of Honda's and other imports with it.
The small 1.8L is very responsive, and I've recently added a cold air intake which gives more of a torque boost around 4500 rpm. Also, I've noticed when I use 94+ octance, that boost is felt sooner at about 3500 rpm (approx)
I love the handling of this car! The GS comes with sport suspension, rear stabilzer bar and a stiff front suspension that makes handling corners at 70 km/h possible! It feels very nimble, and agile, still without losing control.
The braking is decent, although I haven't actually done a hard braking session.
The interior (Front) is confortable for people up to 6'2 but the back is very small. I suggest removing the backseat to make room for speakers!
The trunk space is massive, but makes sqeaky noises because of all the plastic lining. So I've removed all that... nobody sees those things anyway.
This car is 12 years old, but runs like a 5 year old car.
As for parts, I am coming to realize that EBAY. COM has many parts for the mx3. From Timing belts, water pumps, alternators, brake pads, rotors, lights, etc. I've purchased a new performance muffler at a very cheap price; HID headlight bulbs; car stereo all from EBAY.
Other great sites include:
www.corksport.com
www.srdperformance.com.
My future goals is to swap the J-spec 2.5L motor into the MX-3. There is a shop in Toronto Ontario that does it for $3000, but they also change the front suspension and front rotors to the bigger stiffer ones of the MX6!
Other goals include:
Balanced engine
Ported intake manifold
Lightened flywheel; stronger clutch
Lightened crankshaft pulley
A/C removed
Transmission cooler
Oil bypass reservoir
Aluminum radiator.
Where do I find a cold air intake for the v6 dohc model. every cold air intake I see says it is for the 4 cylinder sohc. I think this is bull%$@#. every intake on ebay says this I was wondering what cold air intake you have for you mx3.
For an intake you should custom fabricate one. Or use an intake off a ford probe gt. Because the probe gt and the mx3 have the same engine. (24 valve DOHC V6)
Who ever wanted to know where to find a cold air intake. I found that the best one made is by weapon R. You can go to weaponR. com to find the intake. You'll get better hps and torque gain if you use this intake.
Hey if you need help with the swap email me at nathan5385@aol.com and also if you take the ac off you can put a supercharger in its place the engine swap is not that hard it is the same size and shape.
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