hi everyone this is a update of my TX5 TURBO t the beach the car was just cleaned and some nice pics were taken today interior is mostly stock got prices so that will be getting done early next year watch out for that
and i didnt get engine pic cause theres not much to see i will be getting the intercooler new piping and a new pod filter done over the next 2 months so enjoy what i have done so far and please reply with ideas and to let me know what you think

Last edited by beach_tx5_turbo on Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.

looks real clean... what you doing to the interior...? all i could recommend is maybe lowering it 2-3 cms... i like the air vents, make it look fresh...

cheers cam

the interior is getting a full retrim in tan leather the guy said leather cause it will be for show and to drive everyday and vinyl isnt strong to do that the paint will be brandy red wine or electric blue im not quiet sure yet the interior is $5000 and paint not sure

looks nice mate ...should have shooed away the sea gulls in some of the pics

phong =P~

thats the funny thing where the pic was taken its 40km along the road but i go faster in the mornings just o get the rush of being pushed into the seat my engine roaring scares the birds

looks good mate.. dont see many of them around

yeah theres many aus models but rarely find these import models around

i was on my way to work on friday ind i saw the red version of mine it looked nice but was standerd exept for a muffler you can fit your foot into its hard living at the beach and trying to keep this carclean with the salt air i store it in the garage at night with a big blanket over in it seems to do the job

im not sure about lowering it for starts i was told that my suspension cause of the type it is will cost $1000 is there a easier way to do it also the towbar i might keep for safty

Wouldnt it just b the same as the aussie tx5? Cause the only imported bits would b the moter n box?

lowering her... apart from that... she looks very clean!.. nice pics...

One of the quickest and most comfortable cars you can quite easily pick up for less than 10k is the Ford TX5 Turbo/Mazda 626 Turbo (or the two-door Mazda MX-6 Turbo derivative). For all the time you're sitting in traffic or toddling along at the speed limit (and, let's face it, we can't be on full boost all the time!) the TX5/626/MX-6 keeps you comfortable with its supportive seats, tasteful trim, electric glass and all the usuals. As far as we can determine, most came equipped with a power glass sunroof as well - all very pleasant stuff.



And performance? Well, the 12-valve, SOHC, 2.2-litre turbo engine is set up as a bit of a stump puller - it comes on boost quite early and winds out to a relatively mild 108kW at just 4300 rpm. Note that output falls to just 100kW when running on normal ULP. Standard 0 - 100 km/h is in the low 8s in manual form when running PULP. Perhaps due to the early and rapid increase in boost - and therefore torque - the TX5/626 can wheelspin and torque steer, but it shouldn't overly surprise anyone that is currently driving a FWD day-to-day.
If you want a comfortable, quick daily driver the 2.2 TX5/626/MX-6 is hard to pass with prices starting at just $5000. Not many owners have bothered to up the power output, but there's no reason you can't get good gains from the usual turbocar mods - just make sure you put on a grippy set of tyres otherwise you'll get nowhere fast!


all tx5s like mine are made in japan the sister isthe 626 and mx6 2 door
they also made a AWD version

dude the seats ar the same as the sxr6 and im sure they could keep up 2 ya? And u can get 4 under 5k haha

i rekon the seats are ok but im changing them soon the car to me is pretty powerfull from stock sure some cars might beat it but i dont care if i loose as long as i have fun it still counts as a win

sadly this car is for sale now its back to its origional condition
look for it in the for sale section im asking $2700 o.n.o

it will be missed

car is still very power packed and can be modified to over 200kw
a great car for family or to play with any help to sell it will be good i will still get a ford