project MX3 Turbo.

[Teknomaz]

Yo cheers, I think the lip is actually off the front of a Civic, bought it so long ago now I cant remember the ad.

So onto the exhaust back box/muffler idea, I'm going to ask for some opinions on this
as it's such a big aesthetic part and there being many Americans on here to help out as it involves a Camaro cross flow muffler, I think if I can make this clean looking it will work, however I don't want it look all show and no go! So it will go on fully after the Turbo, only reason I'm thinking of this now is if I have to cut part of the bumper for the tailpipes best to do it before the paint.

This is the idea to mount the muffler horizontally across the back of the car behind the bumper with just the bottom 1/3 of the muffler showing and have the tailpipes run across the back/underneath the lip with exits on either side through/out the bumper?! TVR Sagaris style Or simplify it and go 90 degree bends as tailpipes either side?



All opinions welcome

p.s Oval box is to scale, Loo rolls are not.

[FunkyWagon]

thats killer.

[ryanjblajda]

nice.

[Teknomaz]

Thanks Yep will be matched, now looking at getting the whole car redone in OE red march/april 2013 time.

[ryanjblajda]

that lip looks really good. are you planning to paint match it?

[Teknomaz]

Happy days when I took it out the garage storage dump hanging pile it was all wrapped up in a mangled hoop cant beleive it has fitted that well... remember folks you've seen it here first!

[aLaFleur]

That lip looks killer on there!

[Teknomaz]

Had this poly. Civic rear lip in my Garage for a couple of years now and never really tried to fit it properly, but today as part
of the exhaust backbox upgrade I thought I would try again and it turned out Ok, needs a bit of tweaking as it looks a bit wonky bit of persuasion needed with the hairdryer sure will be ok.
but I'm well happy with it, needs some proper flush fixings but it now means I can try for a diffuser and maybe oval tailpipes each side bit like the miata.

[Teknomaz]

Yeah I have never followed the trend really my entire life! Thanks for the comments I'm loving this build right now. My buddy and I were talking about my front bumper the other saying how Mazda should of made it like I did in the first place (The rest of the range MX-5, RX-7) are the same but we think they had heat issues with the V6 under bonnet and had to address them with the upper air damn that I filled in.

I have seriously grown to love the styling now at first I was a bit like wtf though..

[C-Hutch]

I love when people tackle the off-the-wall cars and fab everything themselves. good work. They're such qwerky little cars with their super 90's styling, but I like what you're doing with it.

[Teknomaz]

All silicon bought now, just one alu pipe left to cut and swage.


Oil feed parts constructed into the finished hose yesterday.


To Do:
weld back on IC inlet/outlet
Drill turbo mount flange to accept larger studs on the adapter.
Have wastegate bracket laser cut and folded.
Make downpipe & decat pipe.

To buy:
Hose clips.
Lambda boss.
Dump valve.
Downpipe flange.
Injectors.
Clutch.

[Teknomaz]

alright just to keep this up to date!

Actuator bracket mock up to be laser cut in stainless.


Oil drain sorted..




Cold pipe welded and swaged with connections for atmos and recirc dump valve, Idle control valve and boost guage. compressor outlet welded and cleaned also.




Just ordered all the parts for the oil feed line, then Im going stop buying parts (I hope,lol)
and concentrate on saving up for a nice new red paint job and some pimp wheels.
The install the Turbo next year some time and she will be done! oh apart from some new seats...

[Teknomaz]

Cheers Broz yeah coming on nicely I feel. Turbo has been clocked.

piggyback tucked back away next to stock ECU


comms. lead routed upto back off glovebox.


assortment of water line banjos acquired.



compressor outlet elbow cut down ready for weld.


reducer bought for MAF air pipe.


currently working on oil return flange+45 degree outlet and a new wastegate actuator bracket with a 10psi actuator bought.

[244Brick]

im glad to see this coming along

[FunfGang]

This is starting to take shape man! Best of luck.