MAZTUNE's 1985 BD 323/ Ford Laser GT Sedan Build

[MAZTUNE]

suspension upgrades for a laser...lard first time i hear about that......and padna that time 14.8...daz damn good....

i trying to scan the time slip but its too faint now. will try again, yea one thing about my bro is he dont make joke with suspension and braking lol i am more a cooling man. my part coming up next LOL

[7143]

to me brakes and suspension VERY IMPORTANT......try and scan the slip...or take a pic......lol...and doh stick with rest of the story.....lol...

[MAZTUNE]

So its now 2007, the dreaded year for drag racers, wallers close down, no where to race, so we just driving our cars to get a doubles in d morn.

so in October 2007, word spread about a Couva track called camden. So back to the strip but after a few runs running in 15sec, the car constantly got slower.

Remember i told you all that we was losing compression in the engine, we decided to switch the head and block from one of the spares we had. Now DON'T DO THIS AT HOME!!! It is recommended to refresh the engine with new parts, rings seals etc. but the thing is we was suspecting the head had problems as we was seeing milk (oil and water mix) racing does take a toll on your engine....

so with this ok condition head and block ran a best time of 14.6 ( will try to get this time slip up as well) now here is the thing when u driving a fairly slow car, you learn to drive better, better reaction time, faster shifting etc. All because youknow you dont have loads of power, so you have to work on your driving skill, i always say DRIVER is 1sec on the strip!



BUT later on that year, started going slower and slower. We realised that our faithful barrel type Supra intercooler got a hole from rubbing on a braket. Now we thought it was the pump failing so we changed to a Walbro pump replacing the Shiva pump.



Well excuse to upgrade so we got a fairly cheap X02 tube and fin intercooler from BCR Ltd. in Princestown for around $1600.00 Now tube and fin is not the best, bar and plate is but bar and plate is also heavier and the air stays longer in it. Tube and fin is more for smaller turbos, short burst of boost. A bar and plate is more for high volumes of boost, good for Rx-7s Plus tube and fin cheaper too.





but cooling woes were not over so we replaced the stock laser radiator and replaced it with a DFU (dfu is an old dude who makes radiators topps)
The DFU is a 3 core brass but because its wider we had to replace the stock fan with a thinner one so we installed a Flexalite flat fan throwing out more CFM of air than the stock. it was a tight fit but it worked.


The all round temp dropped and even when running the car hard it kept the temperature in check. Nice!

[7143]

MAZTUNE,so this wah you was talkin bout the cooling....lol....fridge looking good too.....

[MAZTUNE]

Now we was racing in Camden for most of the year, running in the 15sec category and enjoying ourselves. We bought one of those TurboSmart mechanical Boost controllers and stepped up to 12psi. Now the 88'-89' B677 ECU could accomodate for timing up to this limit but anything after, you need an aftermarket ECU or some sort of full Engine management.



here is some pics of us racing in Camden:







I think thats it for now i will add in future stuff as we do it .Thanks for tuning in.

[7143]

ok....lol...wen ah see it back to the top ah get happ y..ah say more story......lol....

[xtech]

very nice........to bad i was not so keen on spending so much dollars on a B6T

so far i see we have the same suspension and brake upgrades booster too. Went digging in a heap of front rotors looking for that 18V stuff got lucky and found the last pair

[7143]

sweet....nicely hidden big fmic.....and a boost controller.....with 12lbs..... MAZTUNE,cool pics as well....

[7143]

this car still existing btw and is it still yours??

[xtech]

Car still there looks excactly the same. Do a write up on the 4WD conversion on the white hatch eh.

[MAZTUNE]

yes the car is ours and will always be ours. We like sleepers.. dats d concept we go for. . Its driving everyday to get ah doubles. We have a lot of mods to add in but looking for 460cc injectors first. will keep allyuh informed. yea the hatch coming next

[7143]

MAZTUNE, good good that it still in the family...it would be a shame if it w as sold and them the new owner ran all your hard work into the ground....

[xtech]

hey i now checking my ole post for the caliper numbers I using a 22V / 14 not the 18V

Front Brake Options:

9.3" Ventilated Discs w/"13 18V" Calipers
--1990-1994 Mazda 323
--1990-1994 Mazda Protege SE/DX
--1991-1996 Ford Escort Base/Pony/LX
--1991-1996 Mercury Tracer Base

10.1" Ventilated Discs w/"22 14V" Calipers
--1990-1994 Mazda Protege 4WD/LX
--1991-1996 Ford Escort GT/LX-E
--1991-1996 Mercury Tracer LTS
--1992-1996 Mazda MX-3 (all)


Where is the rest of this story man

[7143]

wait wait he say he using it to get doubles??wtf

[xtech]

yeah and the 4WD hatchback Laser is the grocery getter

[7143]

xtech,is 4wd u just say??hatchback laser??

[7143]

MAZTUNE,finish this story fast..i want to hear about the 4wd hatchback laser....

[demented]

I remember there was a thread somewhere about this forum when that 4wd hatchback was being built....I had my hatchback laser at that time. That build can't be compared to the sedan's......I feel the Sedan is the beast.

[MAZTUNE]

hey i now checking my ole post for the caliper numbers I using a 22V / 14 not the 18V

Front Brake Options:

9.3" Ventilated Discs w/"13 18V" Calipers
--1990-1994 Mazda 323
--1990-1994 Mazda Protege SE/DX
--1991-1996 Ford Escort Base/Pony/LX
--1991-1996 Mercury Tracer Base

10.1" Ventilated Discs w/"22 14V" Calipers
--1990-1994 Mazda Protege 4WD/LX
--1991-1996 Ford Escort GT/LX-E
--1991-1996 Mercury Tracer LTS
--1992-1996 Mazda MX-3 (all)


Where is the rest of this story man

hmm well locally we got 18V on the BF 86-89 323s and 22V on the 90-98 323s BG and BH

well i kinda up to date on it as of now anything else will be future

[MAZTUNE]

well this story is kinda up to date dats everything up to 2009 will add in little things here and there as i rem. so i will start the hatch in a bit

the hatch is better for take off, handling but the sedan is the killer it will smoke the hatch as soon as 3rd gear hit

[7143]

MAZTUNE,both lasers b6t??

[7143]

xtech,sweet..so you all converted a 2wd to 4ws or was it original 4wd??

[MAZTUNE]

hmm dont worry the 4wd story has already started tune in same bat time, same bat channel dont worry all questions will be answered.

[gallantpan]

Waye saah, yuh really bring back some memories with old pics

[demented]

xtech,sweet..so you all converted a 2wd to 4ws or was it original 4wd??

I believe it was a massive rebuild from a foreign 2 door laser shell.

just an update on the 4WD laser turbo project :

We took this :

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and this :

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equals this :
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ta da!

http://forums.trinituner.com/forums/vie ... 6d#1935097

[xtech]

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the 323 GTX floor and rear section was put under the laser and fit like a sandwich. same dimensions( i love how ford and mazda work together!) I will recommend noone to attempt this unless they have a full laser and 323 GTX!

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here is the rear diff under the laser. kool huh?

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this is how d floor fit in the laser, the 323 GTX seats and floor carpet is going to be used with the laser dash.

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last thing to go up was d driveshaft. surprisingly it went up flush no mods needed!
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B6T engine mated to a close ratio 4WD gearbox.

Its now off to the bodyshop! hope to finish by jan. that would make it exactly 1 year since we start[/quote]
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[MAZTUNE]

oh good i was looking for those thanks!

[7143]

MAZTUNE,lard that's a build..... .....

[M_2NR]

MAZTUNE, i cant believe i was in your yard that day and didnt even ask yuh to pop the hood on those cars i have to take a pass a day again boy!

[MAZTUNE]

oh i forgot the latest upgrade which was a Phantom Grip LSD. Our gearboxes uses the same as the SR20, the 906 GOLD. Basically the Phantom Grip is two metal plates with springs in them that press against the crown gears in the diff of the gearbox.



well according to the instructions, the Phantom Grip needs to be properly worn in on the crown gears, so it was recommended to put on some miles on it, at average speed so that week we drove up the highway everynite. well so far it did not fail yet. this mod gave us the grip to drop us down to the 14.6 dropping .3 of a sec with a better 60ft time.