ECU remap on 1.8 V6?
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i have also been reading up on this
https://www.emotion-tuning.co.uk/Default.aspx
obviously 10% is not going to happen but its a fairly cheap mod that can be removed for mot purposes etc. its local to me so i can call in. just wondered if anyone has had any kind of experience with this type of kit before. Thanks
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i have also been reading up on this
https://www.emotion-tuning.co.uk/Default.aspx
obviously 10% is not going to happen but its a fairly cheap mod that can be removed for mot purposes etc. its local to me so i can call in. just wondered if anyone has had any kind of experience with this type of kit before. ThanksMazda is not listed….............
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The clutch you chose is not rated high enough really for a KLZE engine swap. Why buy a clutch if you will need to replace it if you do an engine swap???
Buy one now that you can still use after you swap the engine. (You keep the same gearbox clutch and flywheel when you swap the engine you see)
My clutch is rated at 250 bhp and over 200ft lbs of torque.
Also unless your clutch is on its way out, the stock clutch is pretty good and can take plenty of abuse. A new clutch won't make your car any faster.
About the emotion thing, as I said earlier some cars when they come out of the factory are down tuned in favour of fuel economy instead of power. This leaves a little bit of room for you to use something like this to 'unleash' this extra 10% but the MX-3 is not one of them! It comes out of the factory pretty well tuned for performance as it is.
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i know but they are only up the road from me so i will pop up and see if they can do it. if they can i will post to let you know
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How old are you?
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sorry they had a stage 3 clutch rated up to 297bhp i believe. its a shame about that eMotion thing. and i am 24, why the age question?
P.S 0 years no claims bonus, driving for 5 years, £450 a year fully comp insurance.
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Just roughly guaging your experience level so I know how detailed to explain things.
There are lots of things you can do to these cars to make them go faster but none of them are cheap.
Engine swaps, KLZE (200bhp), KLDE (168 bhp)
Then you can Turbo charge, supercharge or go for ITB's
Then Flyweel and ultralight alloys (reduces rotational mass and unsprung weight)
Then Exhaust and manifolds (no real gains on standard engine, but helps if you have an engine swap)
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Get some pics up in the My Projects section as soon as you get it so we can see what you've got.
Also what year is the car your buying?
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thanks mr admin man. so basictly other than a cold air infeed induction kit the car will have to stay pretty much standard until i can afford an engine. i have only ever owned 1 other jap car and that was a carisma 1.6 (yuck i know) so dont have much experience with them. fords i am fine with. and yeah i will defo put some pics up as soon as i pick it up. practically counting the hours lol. first off its going to get waxed and polished then i will take some pics for you guys. its insured as an SE. i will also polish the engine bay up. any good stuff out there or will ordinary metal cleaner do the job?
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and its a n reg so 95/96
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What year is it? There are SE models from the 1993 White model when they first introduced the SE all the way up to the end of production in 1998.
Have you got the 1993 white one? I like those alot.
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no sorry its a 95/96 model. wish it was a 93 one as will be worth a fortune in the near future. i love limited edition cars lol :D
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That will 99% make your car an OBD2 car.
OBD = On Board Diagnostics
OBD2 cars do not have the correct wiring loom for you to be able to easily swap the engine. You need a 1994 or earlier car really to do an engine swap.
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To be honest the MX-3 has never been a flagship car for Mazda so I don't ever see even the Limited 93 Special ever being worth alot.
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ah i guess it will stay a 1.8 forever then haha. its ok i guess, still the quickest car i have owned. so is there any specific polish for the engine bay? just curious as i would like to make it look good
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personally i much prefer the mx3 to the mx5 (flagship car). i think the design is better, better looking and a better engine. i used to work in a garage and we had several "eunos roadsters" come in. all of them were way too low, we couldnt get half of them on the ramps. i would prefer a 3 over a 5 anyday. dont see too many of them so makes it alot more exclusive
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Check this out for ideas for your engine bay.
http://www.uk-mx3.com//forum/viewtopic.php?t=2001&highlight=
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some nice stuff there. would love to keep it as clean as marco. he obviously loves his 3. is there anywhere that sells covers for the bay? i will polish up the rockercover but want the rest to look clean as well.
thanks for being so patient mr admin man lol.
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I setup this site to help people I love the MX-3 :lol:
For a clean look you can't beat washing it with Jizer Degreasant then steam cleaning, then high temp alloy engine paint then a coat of clear engine laquer.
But only done that without the engine in the car?
Then polish the rocker cover
paint the fuel rails and rocker covers
Jizer and a stiff paint brush will cut through any grease, but you need to wash it off with water so might be difficult while in the bay. But if your careful.
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well you have been very helpful to me. i am a complete noob when it comes to jap cars and V6's so i will no doubt be asking more questions in the near future