My 1993 Protege GT

[Gen1GT]

Macklum showed his, I may as well show mine. It's a 1993 GT, of which were only made in Canada. 1500 in 1990(my winter beater is a 1990 GT), 1500 in 1991, the was discontinued in 1992. They brought the GT back for 1993 to celebrate Mazda's 25th year in Canada, making just 500 units of the Anniversary Edition GT. GT's were fully loaded, with AC as the only option. They had the J-Spec 323 GTX/GTR interior, glass moonroof, and rear spoiler, all equiptment only available in Canada. The only issue I have with the car, is that it weighed 2550lbs when I got it. It now weighs 2350, thank to my trimming. In race form, I get it down another 100lbs by installing rear shelled out doors with plexiglass windows, and removing more interior items.

Mods are in my sig. Future plans are: custom modified Martelius header, new 2.5" muffler, stand-alone, IRTB's, then fully built high compression engine. I'm hoping to run 13's, all-motor. I should be in the 14's this year, after the header, sticky Hoosiers and some drivetrain tricks.

[greendragon]

why did you put the battery on the rear right side of the car . Most people put it on the left

[CasopoliS]

cool.

[Gen1GT]

why did you put the battery on the rear right side of the car . Most people put it on the left

To balance out my fat, 300 pound ass on the front, driver-side..

[BRIAN MP5T]

To balance out my fat, 300 pound ass on the front, driver-side..


That is exactly where mine is..

[greendragon]

That makes sense ,

[thekid]

Looks good Josh, looking forward to seeing what you can do with that thing this year!

[2Shiny]

http://www.flyinprotege.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=73&d=1138501813

ooooooooh shiny!
What size are your wheels?

[MetalSPEED]

nice job =)

when are you planning the motor build? i'd love to see a low 14sec all motor protege hehe

[Gen1GT]

Wheels are 17's. Custom header is going in this year, but that may be it for mods for the year, as I'm saving up for a stand-alone and IRTB's for next spring. Spare longblock will be built and installed the following spring.

[MetalSPEED]

cool =)

any idea about the cost of a custom IRTB setup? or there's a kit or part of kit already made that you can use?

[Gen1GT]

There are advantages to sharing an engine with the Miata...

http://www.racetep.com/twm2000.html

[MetalSPEED]

any chance we can get that to fit on an FS head ? hehe

[BRIAN MP5T]

Probably a Bolt-on. I think the head is identical.

[Gen1GT]

Actually the heads are different. But TWM can build customs.

[MetalSPEED]

is TWM the same copmany that makes short shifters? i don't think so but if it is, they're about an hour away from where i live, that'd be cool

[Gen1GT]

I'm not sure if it's the same company or not...