So now I bought a new car for a daily. My 323 is retired from daily status. I got an 05 explorer so I can pull my civic to the track and drive to work. I went to the local carshow last night with 3 other 4 door gt's. I wish that I had got some pics but I didnt. My friend's 323 let him down last night and now has blow by. So now I am pulling his motor apart sometime soon. Anyone have some pistons?
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Well, Oil leaks are likely, 90 hp if that, Any rust, Brake condition, and anything else out of the ordinary. Its not a GTX, so theres no real list of things or problems to look for.
Yesterday I replaced my cam seals. First time doing Cam Seals. I hate Cam Seals.
Took about 2.5 hours to do, and once I got everything back together, the car wouldnt start. Spent a half an hour trying to figure it out, bt nothing. Note to Self. Always check Order of Spark plug cables. Had them in perfectly backwords. Never done that before. I feel like a moron. Is it too late to pick up drinking?Mazda
1988 Black 323 GT
DOHC 16 VALVE TURBO
2013 Velocity Red Mica Mazdaspeed3
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It's ok Kyle... I hooked mine up with the right starting cylinder but then forgot which way the distributor rotated and went backwards.
1988 White GTX - #1 parts
1988 Black GTX - #2 reliably broken touge monstar (294,000 miles no rebuilds) - dead
1988 Blue GTX - #3 in progress (view here)
1988 Blue GTX - #4 BPT swapped weekend warrior.
1988 White GTX - #5 Rally car
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Originally posted by FamiliaGT View PostWell, Oil leaks are likely, 90 hp if that, Any rust, Brake condition, and anything else out of the ordinary. Its not a GTX, so theres no real list of things or problems to look for.
Yesterday I replaced my cam seals. First time doing Cam Seals. I hate Cam Seals.
Took about 2.5 hours to do, and once I got everything back together, the car wouldnt start. Spent a half an hour trying to figure it out, bt nothing. Note to Self. Always check Order of Spark plug cables. Had them in perfectly backwords. Never done that before. I feel like a moron. Is it too late to pick up drinking?
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Originally posted by noshatch View PostDamn it takes me like 10 mins to do the cam seals. You dont even need to take the valve cover off for it either. I would rather do those seals than the crank seal but thats easy to do too
Anyways, and speaking of front main seal.... I just spent all day replacing the front main and re placing the oil pan gasket. Had a major oil blowout on my trip north to seattle. Eitherway, turns out that wasnt my problem. Sounds like the oil pump, which is what will now lead to a possible full rebuild. First one for this motor at just over 200k.Its been due for one for a while. My compression is 100 across the board, so she's a little tired. Wouldnt hurt, but im having to get a loan to do it. I dont have a spare 1500 sitting around, plus I want a warrenty. I dont think i trust myself enough to rebuild my only way of trasnportation. I have no problem rebuilding my project 323's motor since its been parked for years and when it does drive, it wont be my primary. Eitherway, Im rather stressed out about this, but I only hope this all clears up. Just had to happen while i was put to part time at work, and im looking for a full time job as we speak.Last edited by FamiliaGT; 07-15-2009, 01:23 AM.Mazda
1988 Black 323 GT
DOHC 16 VALVE TURBO
2013 Velocity Red Mica Mazdaspeed3
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Cleaned and flow-tested injectors came back today. You probably can't see a ton of difference in these photos, but they turned out really, really nice.
Work done by www.cruzinperformance.com for $16/injector.
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Joel1988 323 GTX - Heavily modified
DJT Motorsports (Oak Park, MI) - like no other
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Oh wow.. those are nicely cleaned up. Hah, are all 3 of those spare gear boxes good?
1988 White GTX - #1 parts
1988 Black GTX - #2 reliably broken touge monstar (294,000 miles no rebuilds) - dead
1988 Blue GTX - #3 in progress (view here)
1988 Blue GTX - #4 BPT swapped weekend warrior.
1988 White GTX - #5 Rally car
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Originally posted by 808 View PostOh wow.. those are nicely cleaned up. Hah, are all 3 of those spare gear boxes good?
Actually, I probably need to modify that a little. One is definitely good. The other needs a 2nd-gear synchro. The 3rd is in parts with a blown center diff and a bad secondary shaft. It's pretty much junk, but the case is looks brand new.
So "3 gearboxes" is a stretch. Eventually, I'll have the 2 non-running boxes made into one good one.
Regards,
Joel1988 323 GTX - Heavily modified
DJT Motorsports (Oak Park, MI) - like no other
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Ha!!!! I win! I have 2 good boxes and 3 bad ones!
1988 White GTX - #1 parts
1988 Black GTX - #2 reliably broken touge monstar (294,000 miles no rebuilds) - dead
1988 Blue GTX - #3 in progress (view here)
1988 Blue GTX - #4 BPT swapped weekend warrior.
1988 White GTX - #5 Rally car
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Originally posted by FamiliaGT View Post$16 an injector? Thats great! I know where Im sending my injectors for my rebuild. Better then 100+ at the local place here.
I'm actually rustling up a set of 195500-1650's (325cc 12.6 ohm injectors) to try in the car. As soon as I've got them, he's getting those to spruce up.
In case you're wondering, here's what you get for $16...
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Joel1988 323 GTX - Heavily modified
DJT Motorsports (Oak Park, MI) - like no other
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