You can never start a project like this without considering the basics - day to day maintenance. So the next few posts will be a bit mundane starting with this Saturday's to do list:

1.) Replace spark plugs with the best I can currently get my hands on.

2.) Remove valve cover and replace gaskets, fixing a leak I've been battling with recently. Will need to restore valve cover state at some point, the OEM gold finish is starting to wear badly.

3.) Replace wheel bearings around the entire car, front right is giving some issues and it's about time I do them all anyway.

4.) Check if there is anything I can do about the electrical wiring at this stage - original ecu was fitted by an auto-electrician that enjoyed taking short cuts.

Will take pics if I see anything interesting while working.

I've replaced front wheel bearings, they were so bad that the hubs themselves had some serious wear.

Finally in possession of the OEM cam side mounting

which gearbox mounting are you looking for the front or rear??if the front , do you have the correct crossmember, with the 4 hole mounting in it??then you need the mazda 200e mounting bracket .it will have 2 bolts on the front and 2 on the side of the case, unlike the 1.3 which has all 4 on the same front face of the box??

Valve cover off...


Unfortunately my intake side is FEAP


FE3N on exhaust side



New gasket, unfortunately this would later leak again. Stick to OEM as much as possible for this


Fitted while my other cover gets sandblasted and powder coated. Will have to do for now

on my fe3n i am using the old tank which was meant for a carb, the pump i had fitted used to make a hell of a noise, had the tank drilled and a bigger pipe fitted to the side, the pump is now much quieter, and that helped with the problem i had the car would run out of power at around 5000rpm, the pump was not sucking enough fuel, but with the bigger pipe is does now, also fitted bigger fuel lines, the mountings i got is a 3 peice sourced direct from agent and set me back about a R950.00.
dont know how to put pics on here to show wat it looks like.

Okay tried a new management system out. Was running Gotech (local brand). Switched to Dictator (also local brand)

First impressions:

1.) Dicktator unit is mounted in a nice safe cool hidden location that is easily accessible if you know where it is for tuning. Runs cooler than V5 Gotech MFI

2.) Much of the original wiring was retained, the two systems use the same sort of wiring configuration.

3.) Dyno graph shows some issues, wondering if VICS is indeed wired up correctly.

4.) Cold start is easier to live with than the old unit I had in the vehicle. Cranks on first start but what I noticed right off the bad is there was no more hunting for target rpm - a problem I couldn't resolve with the older unit.

5.) Pulls cleanly until limit which is set at 7000rpm

Thanks Gert!

I finally got a moment to install some new side lights without repeaters on the Mazda this afternoon when I got back from work. No pics yet - sorry.

hey IJIN, if i can ask, why you want the FE5A cams, would it not be cheaper to modify your existing cams, and power output should be more, i got a quote frm an enginering place that charged about R700 per cam to have it modified, and those 2 front seats, how much you paid for them ?

HEY DUDE
I also have a set of cams that are reground at vanderlinde i used them for a month
so they are still new ....just cant remember what they are cut to and i know of a guy in PTA that cuts cams for some of the MAIN MANNE in the drag industry he charges R1200 or so for 2 cams

If  you want i can also bring you the ones that i got so you can have a look at the profile

HI
I had the cams in the stroker .....so they were cut for solid lifters BUT if you want the guy can cut them for hydraulic lifters but then the only problem is that they wont make much difference in the motor or in performance

Thats great new, with the original mountings, the car moves so much
smoother.
Im also in the process, with the mountings & crossmember,

Goodluck Boet, i think im also becoming a FE fundi now,
hehehhe