This 2016 Mazda Atenza (Mazda6) was built by a company called “OMAS” in China. The sedan originally came with a 2.0 L SKYACTIV-G inline-four before the owner swapped it for a 2.5 L SKYACTIV-G inline-four and eventually added a supercharger. Then they sent the car to OMAS to be converted to RWD. There the company replaced the powertrain with a 4.3 L 3UZ V8 and automatic transmission from a Lexus LS430. As one might expect, the car needed a lot of work to fit the larger engine, transmission, and RWD drivetrain. The firewall and transmission tunnel needed to be cut and the rear end and subframe was sourced from a 2008 Toyota Crown. The car also required a new cooling system, exhaust, and fuel tank. The project took five months to complete at a cost of 100,000+ CNY or about $14,898 USD.
Source: new.QQ.com (Chinese) and Sihan Zhou via ESD reader
Now this, is the sleeper I like!
Except you can hear it’s a V8 already. XD
Stuff like this is why I love this site. Knowing there are horsepower junkies absolutely everywhere makes me happy.
Thank you. I appreciate the support.
do all the electrical systems work?
abs/esp/traction control?
Next, swap the gearbox to a manual for pure driving perfection 😛
Love this project though, want to do something similar to my Mazda 6 in Australia. Hell, I’d give this guy holiday accomodation to come here and help 😉 haha!