Well, the time has come.
Purchased in 2006 for GRM Challenge.
Shipped to Turkey for 2 years, used as my daily driver.
190k on the odo, less than that on a 25k fresh motor.
Was red, now it's Mazdaspeed Protege spicy(ish) orange with black highlights. A stack of modifications make this car a good performer on a track or auto-x event. But was primarily my dd in Turkey, so I tried to keep it in one piece to the best of my ability. Here in the states, it was garaged and the P5 did most of the driving (as it was garaged for 2 years while I was gone). I then got the MX6 and that was garaged because it was a non-running project car. The miata gets driven to and from work 2-3 times a week (2 miles). For an almost 20 year old car, this car is no classic, nor is it a slouch..it will get up and go with the best of them @ around 10psi. I love this car and wish it didn't have to go. The car was featured in a Turkish tuning magazine...but the time comes when a married man must get rid of some of his toys...
ENGINE///PERFORMANCE MODS:
Custom Painted (Fire Engine Red) Bignose Motor (Rebuilt by KCBHIW Design Solutions)
Greddy Stage II Turbo Kit (10 pounds of boost)
Greddy Fuel Pressure Regulator
Mazda RX-7 Fuel Pump
NISMO 240SX Front Mount Intercooler
Custom-made Intercooler Pipes
TurboXS BOV
Polished TurboXS BOV Flange Pipe
Protege 2.0l fan
HKS Mushroom Air Intake Filter
Turkish-Design Custom Oil - Turbo Lines
Exedy Clutch
Magnecor 8.5 MM Spark Plug Wires
NGK Extended Reach Spark Plugs
440cc Fuel Injectors
Flyin' Miata Competiton Mounts
TSudo cat-back exhaust
Differential swapped out last summer (stock)
SUSPENSION///BRAKE MODS:
Dropzone Coilovers
Kirk Racing Products 4-Point Roll Bar
Kumho Victoracer Rubber (Track rubber will include)
Upgraded Stock 1.6L To 1.8L Brakes
88Rotors Slotted & Cross Drilled Front Rotors
PBR XBG Performance Pads Front
88Rotors Slotted & Cross Drilled Rear Rotors
PBR XBG Performance Pads Rear
Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Viscous Limited Slip Differential
Air Conditioning Uninstalled
Power Steering Uninstalled
MISC. ITEMS MODS:
MazdaSpeed Steering Wheel (Knockoff)
Relocated Horn
PROSPORT Boost Gauge
PROSPORT Air/Fuel Ratio Gauge
PROSPORT Voltometer Gauge
PROSPORT EGT Gauge
HKS Turbo Timer
2005 MazdaSpeed Convertible Top
VS Billet Camera Mount (will include)
2 Racing seats (unknown brand got from a friend in Japan...JDM yo!!)
MazdaSpeed Race Harnesses
Decepticon Shift Knob
Carbon Fiber Shift Boot
Carbon Fiber E-brake Handle
Mazda 'Zoom-Zoom' Dashboard Decal
ICE MODS:
JVC MP3/WMA/USB Headunit
Pioneer 6.5" Component Door Speakers
8" Kicker Sub
MSP 250W Kenwood Amp
MSP Subwoofer & Amp Rack in custom trunk enclosure
EXTERIOR MODS:
HIDs
Burnt Orange/Spicy MSP Paint
Shaved Antenna
Windshield Squirters Delete
JDM Rear Finish Panel
JDM Emblems Installed & Painted Black
Porsche Cayenne 'Turbo' Badge Installed & Painted Black
Ratsback Carbon Fiber Headlight Covers
J-Spec Eunos Roadster mirrors
Mazdaspeed rear lip
Garage Vary front lip replica (custom made)
There's probably more good stuff that I'm probably forgetting...
The Good - It's a turbo'd miata
The Bad - Leaks a little oil (which is checked daily and changed religiously).
Asking price is $5,000 firm...Title in hand.
I want to give this car a nice home and hopefully to a Mazda fan like myself.
If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.
Pics:
Here are some historical pics:
During rebuild session @ KCBHIW's:
During repainting in Turkey:
Magazine feature:
96 klze widebody, to much to list....boost in the works
