Polar's 1993 Mazda MX6 LS-Turbo - engine bay painted - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

polarexpress17 · 09-22-2009, 07:35 PM

Well with the probe recently blowing up. i swapped all my boost over to my MX6. I've gotta say that honestly i enjoy driving the 6 more now than the probe when it was boosted. which means it will probably stay this way

I've got a few ideas that i'd like to get started on but first i'd have to sell the turbo kit that is on the car to make them come to fruition.

If anyones interested let me know

And without further ado. the 1st decent pic of my mx6

BoostedG · 09-22-2009, 07:53 PM

Nice, dont really care for the blue wheel tho.

DelayedZ · 09-23-2009, 12:01 AM

I like how the probe looked though, mx-6 not so much

zidek · 09-23-2009, 12:20 AM

some cars can rock blue wheels better than others but i'm not the one to judge lolz. more pics of the car?

nissamax · 09-23-2009, 01:09 AM

more pics?

rshissler · 09-23-2009, 03:48 AM

Well im glad the car stayed together for the ride down there man. lol guess you didn't follow any DSMs haha. Needs to be painted black for the rims to look sexy tho. We def should go to the WCU show when you get back. Im wet sanding my car now and respraying it so it doesn't look as bad. Hows the gauge workin to?

polarexpress17 · 09-23-2009, 10:40 PM

yea ill be honest the blue does NOT fit the color at all. however they look 100x better than the rims that were on (eclipse spider wheels.) so yeah lol.

if i'm back i'll head down there with you shissler. man my ****s running EXTREMELY lean under boost like mid 14s thats probably why my probe popped.

rshissler · 09-23-2009, 11:14 PM

hhhmmmm yeeeaaaa i would say soo lol told you that night at sunoco that you needed a wideband.

polarexpress17 · 10-19-2009, 07:28 PM

Well i didnt have a successful trip back from florida. the car overheated sitting in traffic on the baltimore beltway, i stopped and put water in it and continued on my journey, then the front drivers wheel fell off. The one lug nut i found had no threads left in it. i think i put them on too tight LOL.

anyways i hauled the car home with a trailer and started to look for a motor. apparently the water pump seal was leaking pretty bad and was pouring water out of the engine. it overheated hot enough to melt the plug wires fast to the plugs/heads. So i needed a motor.

fortunately one of my friends needed work done on his probe, so i did the work in exhange for a motor. Once it was done i got to work on my beast

Its going to follow the same color scheme as my probe. (Black/blue/silver) Once the old engine is out the engine bay will be sprayed black. As of right now the wire tuck is pretty much done, the last few plugs (reverse switch, neutral safety switch) will get done when the new stuff is in.

polarexpress17 · 10-21-2009, 08:24 AM

no cares?

Some updates, the owner of the garage is painting the side of his car since he replaced the panels that were damaged in an accident. so i was kind of limited on stuff i could do.

i was hoping to have the engine/trans out last night but it will probably get done tonight instead.

still painting stuff

SheaButter · 10-21-2009, 08:43 AM

I had the mx6 with the v6 in it and it to over heated and yes those sh***y plug wires melted in side the sleeves also. I hated when that happened took me forever to get all the melted plastic out of the sleeves. Best of luck to ya with the new build. I loved that car

CHAOS · 10-21-2009, 08:47 AM

mx6 > probe.

Vtecepidemic · 10-21-2009, 11:25 AM

holy **** man... fcuk all that wiring... lol.

good luck with it though. i like the mx6. but where is that first pics taken? looks like florida with all them palm trees.

Corey · 10-21-2009, 12:06 PM

i love mx6s, it was my first car and i absolutely loved it even though i only had it for a week. do you still have that turbo kit?

justinlansdale · 10-21-2009, 12:25 PM

were you broken down on 202 a few weeks ago? i swear i saw this car on the side of the road..

95naSTA · 10-21-2009, 02:16 PM

Should look sweet with the tuck. Is that metal cast paint?

polarexpress17 · 10-21-2009, 02:17 PM

it broke down on rte 15 just south of the PA/MD border. Yes i still have the turbo kit an yes it will be getting re-installed

Brett. i spent the week in florida a little while ago and i would love to go back ASAP :D. as far as the paint, yes it is metalcast

CHAOS · 10-21-2009, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justinlansdale

were you broken down on 202 a few weeks ago? i swear i saw this car on the side of the road..

you probably saw a 4cyl dark green mx6. they are super common.

Nick Merrone · 10-21-2009, 02:30 PM

you best paint that bay or ima slap you.

polarexpress17 · 10-21-2009, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Merrone

you best paint that bay or ima slap you.

it would be uber-retarted to not paint the engine bay :P

I wanted to do the wire tuck before i painted the engine bay.

09-22-2009, 07:35 PM	#1
polarexpress17 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Member #10803 My Ride: 1993 Probe GT, 2.7l KL with PTE T66 iTrader: (1)	Polar's 1993 Mazda MX6 LS-Turbo - engine bay painted Well with the probe recently blowing up. i swapped all my boost over to my MX6. I've gotta say that honestly i enjoy driving the 6 more now than the probe when it was boosted. which means it will probably stay this way I've got a few ideas that i'd like to get started on but first i'd have to sell the turbo kit that is on the car to make them come to fruition. If anyones interested let me know And without further ado. the 1st decent pic of my mx6 __________________ '93 PGT - Ross 10:1 pistons, B18 H beam rods, Quaife LSD, Custom I/M, Precision T-66, NOS wet nitrous 55 shot, meth injection, J&S Safeguard, Nissan 370cc injectors, AEM wideband, MS1 V2.2(for now,) Nitto NT555Rs, 3" exhaust, D2 coilovers, 18" Rays Engineering 57 optimise, No, my username is NOT from that stupid movie. Last edited by polarexpress17; 05-04-2010 at 09:56 PM.

09-23-2009, 12:01 AM	#3
DelayedZ Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wenonah, NJ Member #2999 My Ride: 2016 Scion FR-S (Halo White) iTrader: (0)	I like how the probe looked though, mx-6 not so much __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. ; 2003 SS 350Z Track (Sold)

09-23-2009, 12:20 AM	#4
zidek Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Member #8816 My Ride: s13 and cd accord iTrader: (1)	some cars can rock blue wheels better than others but i'm not the one to judge lolz. more pics of the car? __________________ *//] To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* [\\** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. "you like!" To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-23-2009, 01:09 AM	#5
nissamax Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Member #9190 My Ride: Magic Carpet iTrader: (0)	more pics? __________________ MY BUGEYE To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-23-2009, 10:40 PM	#7
polarexpress17 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Member #10803 My Ride: 1993 Probe GT, 2.7l KL with PTE T66 iTrader: (1)	yea ill be honest the blue does NOT fit the color at all. however they look 100x better than the rims that were on (eclipse spider wheels.) so yeah lol. if i'm back i'll head down there with you shissler. man my **s running EXTREMELY lean under boost like mid 14s thats probably why my probe popped. __________________ '93 PGT** - Ross 10:1 pistons, B18 H beam rods, Quaife LSD, Custom I/M, Precision T-66, NOS wet nitrous 55 shot, meth injection, J&S Safeguard, Nissan 370cc injectors, AEM wideband, MS1 V2.2(for now,) Nitto NT555Rs, 3" exhaust, D2 coilovers, 18" Rays Engineering 57 optimise, No, my username is NOT from that stupid movie.

09-23-2009, 03:48 AM	#6
rshissler Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dornsife, PA Member #10970 My Ride: 2009 Scion TC iTrader: (2)	Well im glad the car stayed together for the ride down there man. lol guess you didn't follow any DSMs haha. Needs to be painted black for the rims to look sexy tho. We def should go to the WCU show when you get back. Im wet sanding my car now and respraying it so it doesn't look as bad. Hows the gauge workin to?

09-23-2009, 11:14 PM	#8
rshissler Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dornsife, PA Member #10970 My Ride: 2009 Scion TC iTrader: (2)	hhhmmmm yeeeaaaa i would say soo lol told you that night at sunoco that you needed a wideband.

10-19-2009, 07:28 PM	#9
polarexpress17 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Member #10803 My Ride: 1993 Probe GT, 2.7l KL with PTE T66 iTrader: (1)	Well i didnt have a successful trip back from florida. the car overheated sitting in traffic on the baltimore beltway, i stopped and put water in it and continued on my journey, then the front drivers wheel fell off. The one lug nut i found had no threads left in it. i think i put them on too tight LOL. anyways i hauled the car home with a trailer and started to look for a motor. apparently the water pump seal was leaking pretty bad and was pouring water out of the engine. it overheated hot enough to melt the plug wires fast to the plugs/heads. So i needed a motor. fortunately one of my friends needed work done on his probe, so i did the work in exhange for a motor. Once it was done i got to work on my beast Its going to follow the same color scheme as my probe. (Black/blue/silver) Once the old engine is out the engine bay will be sprayed black. As of right now the wire tuck is pretty much done, the last few plugs (reverse switch, neutral safety switch) will get done when the new stuff is in. __________________ '93 PGT - Ross 10:1 pistons, B18 H beam rods, Quaife LSD, Custom I/M, Precision T-66, NOS wet nitrous 55 shot, meth injection, J&S Safeguard, Nissan 370cc injectors, AEM wideband, MS1 V2.2(for now,) Nitto NT555Rs, 3" exhaust, D2 coilovers, 18" Rays Engineering 57 optimise, No, my username is NOT from that stupid movie.

10-21-2009, 08:24 AM	#10
polarexpress17 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Member #10803 My Ride: 1993 Probe GT, 2.7l KL with PTE T66 iTrader: (1)	no cares? Some updates, the owner of the garage is painting the side of his car since he replaced the panels that were damaged in an accident. so i was kind of limited on stuff i could do. i was hoping to have the engine/trans out last night but it will probably get done tonight instead. still painting stuff __________________ '93 PGT - Ross 10:1 pistons, B18 H beam rods, Quaife LSD, Custom I/M, Precision T-66, NOS wet nitrous 55 shot, meth injection, J&S Safeguard, Nissan 370cc injectors, AEM wideband, MS1 V2.2(for now,) Nitto NT555Rs, 3" exhaust, D2 coilovers, 18" Rays Engineering 57 optimise, No, my username is NOT from that stupid movie.

10-21-2009, 08:43 AM	#11
SheaButter Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2009 Member #11890 My Ride: 2008 scuby wrx iTrader: (0)	I had the mx6 with the v6 in it and it to over heated and yes those sh***y plug wires melted in side the sleeves also. I hated when that happened took me forever to get all the melted plastic out of the sleeves. Best of luck to ya with the new build. I loved that car

10-21-2009, 08:47 AM	#12
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	mx6 > probe.

10-21-2009, 11:25 AM	#13
Vtecepidemic Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Shaw AFB, SC Member #7619 My Ride: 91 Honda Prelude Si 4WS----- 97 Honda Prelude SH ATTS iTrader: (1)	holy ** man... fcuk all that wiring... lol. good luck with it though. i like the mx6. but where is that first pics taken? looks like florida with all them palm trees. __________________ '91 Prelude Si 4ws. / '97 Prelude SH** the '91 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. the '97 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-21-2009, 12:06 PM	#14
Corey Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lansdale Member #10943 My Ride: 98 GS iTrader: (0)	i love mx6s, it was my first car and i absolutely loved it even though i only had it for a week. do you still have that turbo kit?

10-21-2009, 12:25 PM	#15
justinlansdale Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Montgomeryville, PA Member #4286 My Ride: old BMW & obnoxious bike(s) iTrader: (5)	were you broken down on 202 a few weeks ago? i swear i saw this car on the side of the road.. __________________ // To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-21-2009, 02:16 PM	#16
95naSTA Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Fishington, Philly Member #6568 My Ride: 95 Bonnie, 98 i30, 07 Ducati Monster S2R 800 iTrader: (0)	Should look sweet with the tuck. Is that metal cast paint?

10-21-2009, 02:17 PM	#17
polarexpress17 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Member #10803 My Ride: 1993 Probe GT, 2.7l KL with PTE T66 iTrader: (1)	it broke down on rte 15 just south of the PA/MD border. Yes i still have the turbo kit an yes it will be getting re-installed Brett. i spent the week in florida a little while ago and i would love to go back ASAP :D. as far as the paint, yes it is metalcast __________________ '93 PGT - Ross 10:1 pistons, B18 H beam rods, Quaife LSD, Custom I/M, Precision T-66, NOS wet nitrous 55 shot, meth injection, J&S Safeguard, Nissan 370cc injectors, AEM wideband, MS1 V2.2(for now,) Nitto NT555Rs, 3" exhaust, D2 coilovers, 18" Rays Engineering 57 optimise, No, my username is NOT from that stupid movie.

10-21-2009, 02:30 PM	#19
Nick Merrone Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: philly Member #10807 My Ride: c18det hatch iTrader: (1)	you best paint that bay or ima slap you.

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