Mike's 1991 V6 Mazda 223

I've seen this car before on some Mazda sites, and always wondered who owned it. Lucky for me, the owner e-mailed me and asked me to feature it. This is Mike Huitema's 1991 Mazda 323 with a KL 2.5 litre V6 engine from a 1994 Mazda MX-6 from Ontario, Canada. Sure it's not a Protege, but who cares. The 323 is pretty much the same thing, besides being a 2 door hatchback. If you have any questions/comments on Mike's car, e-mail him. Here are a bunch of pics of it:

It's amazing that they could fit that thing in there.

Here are some more pics:

Engine bay at an angle
Engine bay at opposite angle
How his OEM 323 engine looked before the transplant
The KL V6 Motor before the transplant
With that engine and those mods done to it, this 323 can run a 14.3 second 1/4 mile with racing slicks. It can run a 13.22 second with slicks and a 120 shot of NOS. The engine is 170 hp stock. I beleive the old 323 engine is a 1.6 SOHC with 82 hp. In the future, Mike plans to give it a new paint job (with Volvo mangerine orange color), and He wants to get the GTR package, once he can afford it. So far, he's spent $4200 on the car with mods, and $2000 on the stereo. (Canadian dollars)


Here is the list of Modifications:

-2.5 litre KL V6 from a 94' MX-6
-Precidia Suspension
-B+G springs
-2.5" mandrell exhaust
-Precidia interior
-Front and Rear Strut Bars
-K+N Filter
-Auto Meter Gauge cluster
-Acura Wheels
-4 Wheel disc brakes
-Ceremic/copper racing clutch

Stereo:

-2 JL W0 10" subs
-Sony 1002 amp
-2 Macrom Amps
-Electronic Crossover
-Panasonic Deck w/changer
-Macrom Comp frontt speaker kit
-Sony Rearr speakers
-Panasonic 6x9's



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