Mazda 323C BA Z5 '95 Noble Green – Gifts from Japan !

[Snowmonkey]

Hi !
Sorry I don't understand or write in Polish, just in english (or french if you want), or I use google translate
I live in south of France (Toulouse) and I have a 323c since March. The car is named 323 Sportiva here !

Engine
Alternator and accessories belts : August 2012
Direct air intake + remove the resonator : August 2012 (pictures below)
Air Filter : K&N Air Filter, September 2012
Front strut brace : I had tryed a 323F V6 strut brace, but it don't fit.
Rear strut brace : in 2013..
Routine maintenance : oil change, purge Coolant, and soon purge brake fluid to put an RBF600 brake fluid.

Footwork
Brake disc (front) : Brembo Max, January 2013
Brake pads (front) : EBC YellowStuff, January 2013
15" rims : Speedline Corse Marmora white, January 2013
Tires : Toyo T1R (front) and Federal 595 (rear, comes with the rims) in 195/50.
Springs : Eibach Pro Kit springs -30/-35mm, at home and waiting to put on the car

Exterior
Front Badge : It was removed or lost when I bought the car, I bought an used one
Rear Spoiler : Paint with PlastiDip, September 2012 (pictures below)
Anti fog hide : Cut for the air intake and paint with plastidip, August 2012 (pictures below)

Interior
Nothing has been done yet

I post some pics of my car :














And currently :

I paint the rear spoiler with plastidip


Remove the resonator to have a direct air induction


I cut the anti fog hide, for the direct air, and paint with plastidip.

[Snowmonkey]

Nobody care, or I post in the wrong section ?

[LukasJogaBonito]

Section is fine;) Nice car. I have the same, but 1.3 l engine;) Success in working with mods;)

[Bartg]

Cheers mate Nice Sportiva Good luck with mods and with finding that pipe, if those 2 shops cant help you we will think about something else. Oh and make sure to lower it on some -40mm springs, this is the best mod for 323C and makes the biggest difference in terms of looks

[Snowmonkey]

Thanks LukasJogaBonito
And thanks Bartg, I sent a mail as you say. I wait now for an answer

Yes for lowered, because she looks like little ATV but I think I'll wait to buy new shocks (coilover maybe). I'm not sure it's good for the original shocks to be lowered.
Before the end of the month I'll put a front strut brace from a ZXi V6 (for now, the brace wait in my car trunk !).

[Bartg]

Youll be fine with -40mm springs, Ive been driving like that for over 50000km now

[Snowmonkey]

And you have the same shock absorbers from the begining (stock ?)

[Bartg]

Kayaba Excel-G, which has nothing to do with sport shock absorber at all

[Snowmonkey]

(Copy and paste from Club323F) Some news ! Some news ! My project evolves, even if it's not in the way I thought, but it still advanced
Indeed, my OEM brake discs, and brake pads are deads...
Therefore :
Direct air intake + remove the resonator : Done in August
K&N Air Filter : Installed in September
Brake disc (front) : Brembo Max, ordered
Brake pads : EBC YellowStuff, ordered
Stainless steel braided hose (aviation type hose) : When I will know the lenght..
15" white rims & Toyo T1R: December .
Front strut brace : ZXi Strut brace don't fit on my C.. Missing holes for attaching the bar :/
I'll buy a new one in 2013. And when I paint the ZXi brace, I'll re-sell it.
Rear strut brace : 2013

As my friends said, I'll go to make a "waaataaaaataaatataaaataaaaaa" with my 323 soon

[Snowmonkey]

I receive my EBC YellowStuff Brake pads, but I have the confirmation I'll receive my news Brembo Max brake discs... in a month

[electro]

hi
nice car. sorry for my question but I'm asking out of curiosity how much you gave "E" for this car in france??
Je salue le froid polonais

[Snowmonkey]

hi
nice car. sorry for my question but I'm asking out of curiosity how much you gave "E" for this car in france??
Je salue le froid polonais

Hi Electro,
Thanks
What do you mean when you ask "how much you gave "E" for this car" ? You talk about the E+number on the parts for the european norms ?

[Bartg]

I think he wants to know how much € did you pay for the car

[Snowmonkey]

Aaah ! I understand better with your help, thank you Bartg

I paid 1050€, because the seller wanted to sell the car quickly. And here, the 323 BA (c or F) aren't very popular, especially as they aren't diesels engine. 80% of french owners are crazy... they buy diesel engine to go to work, and they think it is cheaper then it takes more than 10 years and more than 30 000km per year to amortize the cost of a diesel engine.

I hope to resell my C one day at this prize (or more ), but I'll have some doubt about that. Maybe, I gave it to my second little sister, who will have her driver license in 2013

[dziadowy]

Thanks for comment my C! Your mazda looks like in good cindition too and we have the same colour . Good idea with cut the anti fog hide. I'm going to buy a sports air filter so your idea seems to be useful.

[Snowmonkey]

When you remove the resonator, the engine sounds like a race car add a K&N filter in the airbox and you'll have a slight improvement in engine

[dziadowy]

Wow, without sports filter? Just remove the resonator? ) I'd like to try today I have another problem, plastics elements in my trunk are loose and when im driving all taps... I going go remove plastic
upholstering frome my trunk...

[Snowmonkey]

Wow, without sports filter? Just remove the resonator? ) I'd like to try today I have another problem, plastics elements in my trunk are loose and when im driving all taps... I going go remove plastic
upholstering frome my trunk...

It's better without the resonator, but it's really better when you install a sport filter. I've installed this filter : http://www.knfilters.com/search/product ... od=33-2134
You can see how to remove your resonator here : http://www.jtw.zaq.ne.jp/crowfield/NEO/ ... ltere.html
(this guy remove his wheel before but, I've remove the resonator without remove my wheel)
After this, your car goes BWAAAAAAAA, and I'm sure if we've install a new exhaust... the 323C becomes very noisy

For the noise from trunk, I've the same problem.. I hesitate to remove all the plastics parts in the rear of the car. A friend of mine, is an adept of "Light is right !" and he try to convince me to remove the plastic (and the rear seats) of the car, like his Civic EG6.
This month I'll buy him his old rims, Speedline Corse Marmora in white

[Snowmonkey]

News in January
Bad news : Still waiting for my brake discs since two month... I've call the store today, they don't receive my discs from brembo :?
Good news : I've buy white rims in 15" to a friend. I'll put picture here when they will be on the car.

[dziadowy]

Nice! Can't wait for photo with rims! I have any problems too, my exhaust system burst somwhere, mazda working like a truck And, on from four fuel lines is not sealed... It's time to a mechanic