Joined: February 04 2010, 1:51 AM Posts: 74 Location: Ottawa
the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
so I decided I was finally going to do a worklog on the forum since i recently found out how to post pictures
the MOD list is as follows: - 17" KONIG BRITELITE Wheels (on 205-40R17 low profile tires) DONE - Black and Red Momo steering wheel DONE - Reverse glow guages DONE - B&M Short throw shifter DONE - GTR Spoiler (sanding & painting) DONE - HID Halo Projector Head-Lights (chrome) DONE - Clear bumper turning lights (instead of those orange ones) DONE - Custom K & N Cold Air Intake DONE - Tokico Struts With Eibach Pro-Kit Lowering Springs DONE - Carbon Fiber Hood (with hood pins) DONE - Powercoated RED Calipers With EBC Green Pads & Dimpled Rotors DONE - Sparco Black and Red Racing Seats DONE - Painted Dash and Door Inserts DONE - Momo Stainless Steel Door Sills DONE - Rear disc break conversion (from a MX-3 V6) DONE -"RUSSELL" stainless steel braded (flex line) break hoses DONE -"Cork Sport" Front and rear strut tower brace bar DONE - "XYZ" coilovers (fully adjustible pillow top) DONE - "ACT" stage 2 clutch (sending stock flywheel to get re-finished) DONE - Battery relocation to the trunk of the car with optima battery (redtop 6 pack battery) DONE - Momo aluminum pedals (clutch,break,gas) DONE - Nismo titanium shift knob (cylinder shape) DONE - glass headlights (from a european mx-3) DONE - Eurovision 8K (motorized) HID kit DONE - Mx-3 GS front lip spoiler DONE - Custom Stainless Steel Exhaust (2.25") with a Magnaflow high flow CAT and Muffler DONE
we will start with year 1 and what the car looked like stock
this was just a quick coppy and paste from my car domain page which has a lot more detail on most of the upgrades, so if your interested in seeing more just check out the link in my signature at the bottom
Joined: June 18 2007, 10:51 AM Posts: 6658 Location: Trenton ON.
Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
Great work Chris, love the dice. I've been looking for a real 'Boss' pair of blue dice but I can only find El cheapos. What muffler is that, looks like Magnaflow. Now all you need is a spring meet to attend and show off your car.
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March 29 2011, 7:58 PM
Mooneggs
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Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
lookin good with all the upgrades... I guess the XYZ coilovers are just another k-sport style? They look almost identical.
Joined: February 04 2010, 1:51 AM Posts: 74 Location: Ottawa
Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
the XYZ coilovers are european rally coilovers. they were originally manufactured for the all wheel drive mazda 323 but we all know why i snagged them. the original 323 owner in my city paid $1600 for them (shipped to his door, he gave me the recipt) and I gave him $500 for them cuz theres not many of us using them so he sat on them for a few days then said ok lol
so they are way to heavy duity for my setup but i got them on a steal of a deal. If your ever debating coilover think strongly! your smooth comfy car becomes as stiff as a go-kart at your local ammusement park. if i run over small cracks in the road (that are filled with black tar) it feels like im driving over speedbumps in the wal-mart parking lot @ 60km
next upgrades that I have allready paid for but am waiting on shipping is (1) black sparco 3 point harnis (seat belts) (2) Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tires!!! (215/45/17) if you dont know anything about these tires, do yourself a favour and goggle/youtube them. mega cool rubber
Joined: June 18 2007, 10:51 AM Posts: 6658 Location: Trenton ON.
Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
I had the same problem with a particular set of tires making my ride very, very stiff when combined with my spring/strut set up. You could smoothin out the ride when you select your tires but I see you already bought them. Again, nice work. Hope to see you at a meet this spring,,,some where.
_________________ 2004 Subaru WRX Silver, stage 2, minty interior. 2002 Subaru WRX Blue, SOLD (best E test numbers I've ever seen) 94 MX-6. 92 GS KLZE 5 Speed 96 GS 5 speed, KLZE, Sold 95 GS Minty Shape Sold 92 GS Sold 92 GS Parts Car scrapped. Feedback viewtopic.php?f=37&t=66348" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; 7477th member.
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March 30 2011, 1:51 PM
youdirtyfox
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Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
Nice work on your car buddy.
Wow someone else who has XYZ coilovers, thought I was the only one! I use my MX everyday ( Super Sport coilover kit & 195/50/15 Toyo tyre) and dont find them too stiff, over here the roads arnt great either.
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March 30 2011, 2:14 PM
Sisko182
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Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
Wow--that's a lot of mods.
I especially like how fresh the seats look. Nothing makes an interior look worse than crappy set of cracked/torn and ratty seats.
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Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
Beautiful car and the body is veryyy clean.. I am wondering all people's car here are so clean?
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March 30 2011, 3:51 PM
Daninski
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Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
I think Chris's GF is in charge of the cleaning.
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March 30 2011, 4:34 PM
the_twig_187
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Joined: February 04 2010, 1:51 AM Posts: 74 Location: Ottawa
Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
Thats not all she cleans lol (jk)
The reason your getting a lot less of a vibration in you setup Dan, compaired to mine is the 15" tire on yours and the 17" on mine. B/c your 15" tire has a large side wall ( about 4 inches) it disapates and softens the vibration of the road. Where as, my 17" low profile tires are very thin (about the height of a 2 dollar coin) i have very little rubber to help cushion my ride. Which is why my setup seems much more stiff then yours.
I havent made any desicions about car shows/meets this season but im always down for a road trip if the cards line up
Joined: February 04 2010, 1:51 AM Posts: 74 Location: Ottawa
Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
New update...put on my Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 Track Tires (215/45/17) they are super stickey and provide amazing handeling in corners, dont want to show off but I took the curve on the highway ramp at 140 KPH and the car just stuck to the road as if I was driving 40 KPH
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Re: the_twig_187's 1996 MX-3 RS (lots of upgrades)
the_twig_187 wrote:
The reason your getting a lot less of a vibration in you setup Dan, compaired to mine is the 15" tire on yours and the 17" on mine. B/c your 15" tire has a large side wall ( about 4 inches) it disapates and softens the vibration of the road. Where as, my 17" low profile tires are very thin (about the height of a 2 dollar coin) i have very little rubber to help cushion my ride. Which is why my setup seems much more stiff then yours.
Umm, I'm running 205/40/17 on the white car and I ran the same on the red 96 I had. Some tires are just more brutal than others.
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