Vehicle Owner

Member ID: colonelsmx3

Location: Allentown, PA

Vehicle Info

1993 Mazda MX-3

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP150
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • Nitto Tires 
  • Fittipaldi Wheels 

Ratings

    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.

Login to rate

 

Last updated: 8 hours ago

Hits: 21,196

Chris’s Mazda MX-3
“hotness”

  • Currently 3.6 /5 Stars.
47 guestbook comments

 

Page One
--Newest pics on PAGE 1 / Random pics are found on the last pages! Version 2 of my mx-3 will hopefully be done this year ('08).--cancel that...sometime in 09

 

UPDATE:

Old motor is now out! FINALLY

colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3   colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3


colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Old blown F. sturts and GC's taken apart             F-series cv axles etc...new trans and motor

colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3   colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Crazy wheel gap!

colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

 

Taking the rear struts/GC's out:

colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3     colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3      colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

almost done cleaning the engine bay:

colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Whiteline rear swaybar and mx-3 GS rear tie bar

1.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3      colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Driver and passenger rear superpro bushings

2.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3      colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Removal, prep/sandblasted, and POR-15 coated

3.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3      colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

4.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3      colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

completed rear: suspension, brakes, undercoating

5.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3      colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

ebay clear turn signals vs. oem e-spec turn signals

6.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

April 2/4/5 weekend update:

Front control arms sand blasted and POR-15; SuperPro poly bushings installed

7.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3        colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

top piece of the 2-part driver side trans mount bracket ___Pass side alternator/motor mount bracket.

8.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3        colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Front spindles, new wheel bearings,_______Left:electric speedo sensor vs modified mx-3 cable one

9.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3        colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

PIMP flyin miata parts haha...cam gears and fuel rail

10.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 _ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

miata CAS and trans mounted              AEM wideband A/F, Greddy boost (egt also) inline fuel filter

11.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3    colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Optima hold down, ARC cool fins, DEI header wrap_CV axles, manual rack, CS downpipe

12.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3    colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

HKS filter, taylor plug wires, motor.trans mount___Before engine paint

13.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3    colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

2 before engine paint

14.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3    colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

before engine paint_________after clearcoat (white dust is from spraycan clear coat, it wipes right off

15.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3    colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

after clearcoat_____paint before clear

16.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3    colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Done

17.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

7april09---POR-15'ed the front crossmember

18.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

POR-15 crossmember_________________________Motor with Alt. and bracket on w/downpipe

19.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Jackshaft on___________________Corksport stainless VJ-20 downpipe / titanium heat wrapped

20.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

BPT manifold, VJ-20, CS downpipe________CS downpipe

21.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

EASTER WEEKEND UPDATE:

Front ZX-2 SR struts with GC coilover sleeves.  NEW strut top mounts.

22.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Final engine bay shots before motor goes in

23.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

F. shocks, spindles, wytbishop sway bar endlinks etc...MOTOR & trans in

24.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Smoked altezza's (temporary) _____B&M STS, SRD bushings etc.. Anti-drop bracket

25.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

motor in up high shot_____________________________Supra style wing OFF

26.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Full underbody undercoating done________________Motor in underside

27.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3 ____ colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

Motor in, frontal / turbo shot

28.colonelsmx3's 1993 Mazda MX-3

 

29.

 

30.

 

 

 

 

Guestbook

Displaying entries 1-5 of 47

Mx-3MaN  

Posted by: Mx-3MaN

10/03/2009 08:19PM

ok i have a ? would it be possible for me to take a 1.6l dohc out of a mazda mx6 and put it in my mx-3 and my tranny off of my 1.6l sohc bolt up and then just use the electronics that go with the other motor

Martinsk  

Posted by: Martinsk

07/21/2009 03:38PM

Good work man.I see its totaly new car.

xslickwarrantx  

Posted by: xslickwarrantx

05/07/2009 12:12AM

all i can say is wow haha i hope mine looks like that some day 5 stars man

Biggee72  

Posted by: Biggee72

05/06/2009 08:54AM

Does carlisle have an import show? I go out there for the all ford shows every year..

Radio-Man  

Posted by: Radio-Man

05/06/2009 08:37AM

Nice ride! You're doing it right!!

Show Older Comments

Post a comment

Bookmark this Ride

Vehicle Owner

Member ID: colonelsmx3

Location: Allentown, PA