hi all, can any1 who has done or knows some 1 has done the gtx conversion tell what kind of cars they have raced with and weather they won or lost or even drew, eg subarus, evos, starlets ect, is the conversion 0 - 60 the same as the original gtx?, thanks

well the original was 4wd and a smaller car
so the 0-60 aint gonna be the same

am sure shaggy said he could have scoobys and civics

really, im impressed, i thought 4wd's were a little slower than rwd and fwd, well the cossies are like that, ive looked at the weights of the gtx and it 1250kg kerb weight the 1.8 ba is 1190 kg kerb weight, so should be same or bit quicker???, also the place i read about the gtx weight said that the 165 bhp bpt was 0-60 in 6.3 seconds can any1 correct me if im wrong, i cant find any of shaggys videos can some1 tell me where they are please thanks.

Removing grip from the equation, the BA should be faster as it's slightly lighter and doesn't have as big a drivetrain loss to worry about. Taking grip into account, and the lack of an LSD gearbox, the GTX would have you off the line everytime.

Build an LSD box, and it would even things up a bit.

Ive done civic typr Rs... even did wai in his JDM integ type R BMW 3.0 turbo D's.... Golfs GTIs.. 205 GTIs .. easy... std scoobie 2000 turbos are also ticked off... WRX and STI.. no... I got nailed by a starlet turbo tho... those are the cars to buy.. they FLY!!Ive even chased BMW M3s at top end

top speed 15*

0-60 in mine is roughly 5.5-6 secs

fook me, nice 1 is that just with the standard gtx conversion or with some expensive mods, i dont know if any1 has heard of hams hall by coleshill in the west midlands they av street racing evry sat and sun and last week there was 1 of the intega type r's, it was fast as fook not much could keep with it, it would be good to be racin with them kind of cars, whats wiv the starlets they only 1.3 turbo where the fook does all that power come from?

[quote="tmac2610"]fook me, nice 1 is that just with the standard gtx conversion or with some expensive mods, i dont know if any1 has heard of hams hall by coleshill in the west midlands they av street racing evry sat and sun and last week there was 1 of the intega type r's, it was fast as fook not much could keep with it, it would be good to be racin with them kind of cars, whats wiv the starlets they only 1.3 turbo where the fook does all that power come from?[/quote]

lightweight.. well under a ton!

easiest and cheapest tuning around: weightreduction! Rip out everything and get some carbon stuff on your car. Fenders, bumpers, hood, doors. Take out the rear seat and the doorpanels, the roofing and the mat. Rip out the dash and replace it tith tiny meters and some carbon to finish it off and you will too have a car that doesn't weight a ton!
But all the carbon parts are expensive.

There one thing though, you can take out all of it, but the balance will
be messed up aswell.

Ive put my car on the weighbridge at work, and with all fours its

(weighbridge is for trucks and goes in 20Kg steps, and I put the car
with the part inbetween the doors on the edge of weighbridge)

1180KG with all 4 wheels

but

660 with only front wheels
420 with only rear wheels


So its 100kg heavy in the middle


All not completly accurate, but I mean if you strip all the shite out of the back while the front is still heavy it would be a proper slut if your going thrue corners too fast.

[quote="tmac2610"]fook me, nice 1 is that just with the standard gtx conversion or with some expensive mods, i dont know if any1 has heard of hams hall by coleshill in the west midlands they av street racing evry sat and sun and last week there was 1 of the intega type r's, it was fast as fook not much could keep with it, it would be good to be racin with them kind of cars, whats wiv the starlets they only 1.3 turbo where the fook does all that power come from?[/quote]

No, thats with a full SS 2.5 zorst, DECAT, RX7 fuel pump ( walbro 255L) D1 F.P.R and a boost controller, turning the boost up2 10psi ( std is 7psi)

The reason it beats civics n tegs is the fact those things dont start to go till 5.5k or so..by then I was full on boost and pulling away There wasnt much in it tho to be fair. Wais teg is pretty much the same kinda range

[quote="RHRH"]There one thing though, you can take out all of it, but the balance will
be messed up aswell.

Ive put my car on the weighbridge at work, and with all fours its

(weighbridge is for trucks and goes in 20Kg steps, and I put the car
with the part inbetween the doors on the edge of weighbridge)

1180KG with all 4 wheels

but

660 with only front wheels
420 with only rear wheels


So its 100kg heavy in the middle


All not completly accurate, but I mean if you strip all the shite out of the back while the front is still heavy it would be a proper slut if your going thrue corners too fast.[/quote]

Indeed, you are right. But get lightweight body parts, and that is going another way too. If you find the rear to be slippery, then you should add weight to the rear, or lighten the front end.
If still not to desire, then you should add some balance weights to key place for maximum effect.
Suspension setting are also crucial for this end.

But getting in detail about this is way off topic.

I have a 323f BA with a GTX BPT inside with a garret T28 at 1.3bar,rx7 460cc injectors and at 1st 2nd and 3rd gear i have no grip from the power.I just play with new seat leon cupras ,faster than subaru sti ,beat easilly audi TT 225hp or saxo and pegeaut rally turboed.new honda civic 2L vtec are too slow,I was also faster than golf rs32 or gti

Got any pics/vids mate? Would love to see it, start a thread in your car section .

Are we talking straight line races or around some twisties?

I got pictures at my garage section in this site forum , new vehicles section.subaru straght race .cupra from 2nd gear.saxo turbo and pegeaut rally turbo all together from trafic lights.All the other on high way.Usually i just go behind them or next to them they see my car is tuned they start reving an then i kick their a##s

I got pictures at my garage section in this site forum , new vehicles section.subaru straght race .cupra from 2nd gear.saxo turbo and pegeaut rally turbo all together from trafic lights.All the other on high way.Usually i just go behind them or next to them they see my car is tuned they start reving an then i kick their a##s

billy u done the 1.5 conversion, nice1 any problems, how much did it cost in total

no problems just had to search a lot on the net so i could fine tune the engine.took me years off my life to fine tune it .here in greece it cost me alot 7000euro for engine and everything

roughly £6,000, bloody hell lol. But i reckon here it would cost half that.


What ECU is it running on? Many problems wiring it in?

The problem we have in Europe is that all the JDM stuff gets imported into the UK and not as much into Europe, because its all RHD...

So it gets expensive really quick, I would have had the same problem, luckily Ive found something REAALLY nice over here!

its too much and dont forget i did the transplant 5 years ago.but its worth it . its a very reliable engine. its been through alot of pressure because i have a heavy foot.i blowed up the the first 1.5L BA transmition(3rd gear)the first year.And before i started to learn the motor how it sould work safe(air/fuel) the car was working at 1.1bar with stock injectors (360cc) and a/f at full throttle 16.1 for 2 years and the pistons never melted.so you can understand why is this engine reliable

[quote="billyteme"]its too much and dont forget i did the transplant 5 years ago.but its worth it . its a very reliable engine. its been through alot of pressure because i have a heavy foot.i blowed up the the first 1.5L BA transmition(3rd gear)the first year.And before i started to learn the motor how it sould work safe(air/fuel) the car was working at 1.1bar with stock injectors (360cc) and a/f at full throttle 16.1 for 2 years and the pistons never melted.so you can understand why is this engine reliable[/quote]

You just put my mind at rest. You need a G series gearbox mate....from the early 1.8 BA Mazda. So how did you wire the engine in? Was it very difficult?Did you get someone to do it?

[quote="Kash"][quote="billyteme"]its too much and dont forget i did the transplant 5 years ago.but its worth it . its a very reliable engine. its been through alot of pressure because i have a heavy foot.i blowed up the the first 1.5L BA transmition(3rd gear)the first year.And before i started to learn the motor how it sould work safe(air/fuel) the car was working at 1.1bar with stock injectors (360cc) and a/f at full throttle 16.1 for 2 years and the pistons never melted.so you can understand why is this engine reliable[/quote]

You just put my mind at rest. You need a G series gearbox mate....from the early 1.8 BA Mazda. So how did you wire the engine in? Was it very diffuclt?Did you get someone to do it?[/quote]

2x Also interested in the wiring part!

yea need to knw about the wiring, did u need to get the mounts of the 1.8 or was there another option, where did you get the 1.5 wiring diagrams from?

does the older 1.8 g series box fit straight in the ba

the 1.8G is from a BA 1.8 fella early M reg models the GTX and BA 1.8 mounts are the same, you only need the G series gearbox mount

oh ic i thought it was from the bg, so r the 1.8 engine mounts much different to the 1.5 or is there sum weldin to do?

shaggy who wired ur gtx engine and ecu in?, iv got a bloke but he rekons £30 an hour, but god knws how long it wud take him, he is a proper auto electrician, but id rather take it to sum1 whos done it b4.

[quote="tmac2610"]oh ic i thought it was from the bg, so r the 1.8 engine mounts much different to the 1.5 or is there sum weldin to do?[/quote]


No welding required Dan (GOGO) confirmed the mounts are interchangeable. Does anyone know if Chi wired his BPD up? I would PM him but he doesn't come on alot anymore . I think he got a company in Bham to do it?

yeah - he paid someone to take it away, wire it and tune it - as it's on an LT10 (i think it is)

Shaggy paid an auto leccy to come out and wire his in

Cheers Matt, i think thats why his rev counter doesnt work? Just need to find an auto leccy to trust.....