1996 Mazda 323 Astina Hardtop Turbo

Updated: 27/10/11

Engine & Drivetrain:
Engine:
BP26 DOHC turbo engine
- bored/honed/blueprinted block, now 1904cc in capacity
- 30thou oversized JE forged pistons
- ported/polished head
- lightened crankshaft (by 4.2kg)
- shotpeened/resized conrods
- reprofiled camshafts
- HKS adjustable cam gears
- matchported NA inlet manifold
Current Setup:
- Standard IHI RH6 GTX Turbo
- Standard manifold
- Wolf 3D v4.54 ECU
- 156kw at the wheels (dyno proven)
Old Setup: (removed due to defect/engineering...damned Victoria)
- T03/T04 hybrid highflowed ball bearing Garrett turbocharger
- Custom manifold (HPC Coated)
- Wolf 3D v4.54 ECU
- 194kw at the wheels (dyno proven)

3" turbo-back mandrel bent exhaust (HPC Coated)
with 3" hi-flow cat + Lukey 3" (just legal) muffler
RevHard front-mount intercooler
Polished stainless steel intercooler piping
Custom boxed pod filter with CAI system
Custom billet aluminium blow-off valve
HKS oil filler cap
FSE rising-rate fuel pressure regulator
Walbro 700hp intank fuel pump
Mazdaspeed 1.3 bar radiator cap
Custom 40mm Aluminium radiator with twin slimline fans
Mazdaspeed Spark Plug Leads

Drivetrain:
- BA11P1 G Series gearbox
-- MFactory helical LSD
-- PAR straight-cut 3rd gear
-- 626 5th 5 gear
-- New synchros and bearings
- BA11P1 Driveshafts + CV joints
- TX3 4WD Flywheel
- Jim Berry custom 5 Puck 235mm Carbonics Clutch Plate
- Jim Berry custom 4WD pressure plate (2100lbs clamp)
- Custom braided steel clutch line
-- Mazdaspeed drivers (60 durometer) mount
-- Mazdaspeed rear (60 durometer) mount
-- Custom rear (80 durometer) engine mount
-- Custom front (80 durometer) engine mount
- Nyloil shifter linkage & stabilizer rod bushes
Old Drivetrain:
- BA11P2 F Series gearbox
- BA11P2 Driveshafts + CV joints
- 4 plate sprung centre brass button clutch
- Lightened BA11P2 flywheel


Exterior:
Custom projector headlights & housings
Custom LED taillights
Customised 'DTM' door mirrors
Customised AusDM front bar
Shaved badges
Shaved aerial
Deleted mudflaps
Shaved windscreen washer nozzles - new ones moved to scuttle panel
Tinted Windows
Clear side indicators
'WRECHT' numberplates
ASC 750 Sunroof (ex-dealer fitted Mazda sunroof
Previous:
Customised 2002 WRX wing


Interior:
Custom Dashboard incorporating molded gauge holder and custom shift light
Mazdaspeed carbon-look instrument cluster surround
Custom instrument cluster faces with red backlight
Polished aluminium instrument cluster rings
Custom instrumentation (heater etc) lighting in red
Custom integration of Wolf 3D hand controller with red screen into dash
Mazdaspeed B-spec leather steering wheel
Mazdaspeed Sport seats in White/Grey Synthetic Leather
Autometer boost gauge
RAZO 340g gearknob
Lantis Type R leather shifter boot
Rupe-spec quick-shift gear lever
Mazdaspeed shift boot spacer
Leather Mazda handbrake cover
Sparco aluminium race pedals
Polished Lantis aluminium door sills
Chrome interior door handles
Mazdaspeed dash badge
JDM coin holder
Twin circular LED high-mount stoplights
FD3S RX-7 Interior Mirror
Mazdaspeed CF-look Mirror Cover
Retrimmed A/B/C Pillars
Retrimmed headlining
Mazda 626 Interior Light and Sunroof switches


In-Car Entertainment:
JVC AVX2 DVD 5.1 channel Headunit
JVC 12-stack CD Changer
Alpine DDC-R13H DDDrive 5.25 splits - front
Pioneer TS-D690R 6x9 2way coaxials - rear
12" Pioneer TS-W306DVC in custom molded box
Custom one piece boot carpet
PPI.6600 six channel amp with QBass controller - Front/Centre/Rear speakers
Alpine MRP-M450 monoblock amp - Sub
Custom tweeter covers


Rolling Stock:
Mazdaspeed MS-02 in 17x8 +38 5x114.3
with 215/40/17 Falken RT-615 semi slicks
Previous:
Auscar 15" alloy wheels
17x7 OZ Racing 'Polaris' rims
Mazda MX5 NA 14x5.5 rims
Mazda Astina V6 Alloys
Mazdaspeed MS-01F 16x7 rims


Brakes & Suspension:
5 stud hub and caliper conversion
Front: 274mm RDA slotted discs with Lucas V6 pads
Rear: 276mm RDA slotted dics with Lucas MX5 pads
APP braided brake lines
Aragosta Type-W Coilovers:
- Aragosta adjustable dampers and height-adjustable bodies
- Rana springs
- Cusco pillowball adjustable-camber tophats
Whiteline 20mm rear swaybar
Mazdaspeed front strut brace
V6 rear trailing arms
Nolathane rear trailing arm bushes
Superpro polyurethane LCA offset caster bushes
Previous:
JIC height/damper adjustable coilovers with Cusco pillowball adjustable camber plates - rebuilt by TSR
Ground Control coilover sleeves with Eibach springs
Koni Yellow adjustable dampers


Projects on the go: Updated 02/03/08
Completion of projector headlights - need paint
Completion of custom tail lights - need paint
Customisation of Jap-spec front bar and WRX STI V1 lip - needs finessing
Shaving of the aerial - halfway done
Shaving of the rear numberplate panel - almost done
Customisation of rear bumper - almost done
Installation of Mazdaspeed sideskirts - need paint as they're Classic Red!
Customisation of spare bonnet - almost done
Installing my Cusco underchassis brace
Getting my Mazdaspeed exhaust tip welded on
Shaving my spare cam cover
Fabricating a custom cam gear cover
Customising the new rear wing
Installing an Exhaust Control Valve - started


Soonish Plans:
Full respray - to Nissan S14 Shiraz
Front brake upgrade
Garrett GT28RS turbocharger on my custom manifold
Pulling apart the engine to:
- Put the PAR conrods in
- Put the MSBP in
Pulling the gearbox out again to put in my new lightweight (4.8kg) PAR flywheel
Installing a WolfEMS boost controller
Making the car more impractical to enter