What have you done to your P5 today?

[iLisa]

After driving more today and going outside to clean it, I'm done. I'm so disgusted with the squeaks, rattles, dings and scratches that I'm going back to stock. Look for a HUGE FS thread coming soon...
*subscribes to that* :)

[CTt3P5]

After driving more today and going outside to clean it, I'm done. I'm so disgusted with the squeaks, rattles, dings and scratches that I'm going back to stock. Look for a HUGE FS thread coming soon...

No, is it April Fool's? Your car looks Great....in my top five of faves here on the forums.

[Kansei]

What's the deal? This whole thread seems to be divided in half on the whole mod scene. Are there any mods worth doing to my p5?

Yall's is confusifying me!

Mods are worth it, they make me love my car more and more. Yeah, they may introduce noises and rattles or make the car a bit uncomfortable, but the same goes for any car in that regard.

Just have fun with your car and love it. Yeah, it would take a lot of money to make it into a 300-400 HP race monster, but the protege isn't the only car around that is like that.

[magnumP5]

Mods are worth it, they make me love my car more and more. Yeah, they may introduce noises and rattles or make the car a bit uncomfortable, but the same goes for any car in that regard.

Just have fun with your car and love it. Yeah, it would take a lot of money to make it into a 300-400 HP race monster, but the protege isn't the only car around that is like that.
^^^ Agreed 100%. All the little pains you get from modding this car are definitely worth it. I have AWR motor mounts all the way around and I removed the VTCS from my IM so my car shakes violently and has a rough idle - but you know what, I LOVE IT!!! I love the fact that I can feel my engine turning and that I can feel the bumps in the road - it makes me feel like I'm almost "one with my car." I drove my parent's '94 Camry around yesterday and hated it - it felt like a was driving a boat with all the leaning and bouncing. I don't think I will ever get sick of modding this car...

[Protege52003]

washed her yesetrday.....she has not been washed in a while. she is happy now!

[snowblazin]

Thanks for the kind words guys, but I'm just sick of it. I'm not kidding when I say everyday there's a new scratch, rattle or squeek. RI roads AND drivers are the worst, this is my daily and I'm sick of seeing this beauty ruined. Pictures don't always tell the true story. I'm putting it back to stock so I can just drive it. Drive it without fear of worrying about rock chips, potholes, other drivers, people not knowing how to park, something new coming loose and rattling, blowing my engine, etc, etc, etc... I just want to drive it and not care if something bad happens. I've already pulled a bunch off the car since the last post, FS thread going up in approximately 20-30 minutes. I need to shower and take this all in first.

[dave45090]

Wow......after all that hard work. You gotta do whats right for you bro. Good luck. Don't get too discouraged.

[niv]

NIV----How much did that fin antenna run. I've found them on eBay for $65, seems kinda high, but IDK?

sent ya pm.

[Kansei]

Thanks for the kind words guys, but I'm just sick of it. I'm not kidding when I say everyday there's a new scratch, rattle or squeek. RI roads AND drivers are the worst, this is my daily and I'm sick of seeing this beauty ruined. Pictures don't always tell the true story. I'm putting it back to stock so I can just drive it. Drive it without fear of worrying about rock chips, potholes, other drivers, people not knowing how to park, something new coming loose and rattling, blowing my engine, etc, etc, etc... I just want to drive it and not care if something bad happens. I've already pulled a bunch off the car since the last post, FS thread going up in approximately 20-30 minutes. I need to shower and take this all in first.

wow. I think that might be the shortest time someone has ever kept their car turboed. I'm glad I'm pretty satisfied staying NA, it seems that a lot of people lose interest or get frustrated with their P5s after they go turbo.

Just do whatever makes you happier with the car.. like go back to NA, get some 45 series tires so the RI roads don't kill you, maybe soften up the suspension a tiny bit, and I'm sure the car will be a much better daily driver.

[bazooka joe]

Thanks for the kind words guys, but I'm just sick of it. I'm not kidding when I say everyday there's a new scratch, rattle or squeek. RI roads AND drivers are the worst, this is my daily and I'm sick of seeing this beauty ruined. Pictures don't always tell the true story. I'm putting it back to stock so I can just drive it. Drive it without fear of worrying about rock chips, potholes, other drivers, people not knowing how to park, something new coming loose and rattling, blowing my engine, etc, etc, etc... I just want to drive it and not care if something bad happens. I've already pulled a bunch off the car since the last post, FS thread going up in approximately 20-30 minutes. I need to shower and take this all in first.

what the hell happend? something got you going...we just did that show a few weeks back, your car looked great and you just finished the msp install....i don't get it....??? we all got to deal with crappy roads and rattles and ass whole drivers....what's the deal???

[i12drivemyMP5]

Just get a crazy ass beater truck or jeep for bad roads, bad weather. Then you'll have something to go all carefree in & everyone else will have to do the worryin. Oh, yeah, tested the bike rack/factory rack combo with 2 bikes @ 115 or so...they sang but never budged.

[2003newlyack]

wow I can't believe thats not a joke, just after reading about how much work was put into it and placing in a competition I believe? Oh well do what's best in your interests I guess..

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

what have i done for my p5? ive looked into getting a miata ;)

[altspace]

Checked manual trans fluid. All is good. I had switched over to Mobil 1 a year ago. Wish we had a smoother linkage.

[altspace]

Oh yea...ordered these for the P5.

http://i1.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/41/76/b8_1.JPG

[Kansei]

what have i done for my p5? ive looked into getting a miata ;)

That's not very nice :) good luck on the miata though. Gave up on the plans to just take the M3 ? :D as much as I like Mazda.. it's an M3, why not?

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

That's not very nice :) good luck on the miata though. Gave up on the plans to just take the M3 ? :D as much as I like Mazda.. it's an M3, why not?

well plan fell apart sorta, idk i know he wont part with it and id rather have two cars ;)

[Kansei]

oh two cars! keeping ze P5 then? very good :D

[MyZmZm]

laid eyes on my baby for the first time in 6 days... though, i wasn't without a mid-blue p5 fix during that time - a friend and i took his car to the coast for the BC Mazda Madness meet and made a short vacation of it.

went over to the island and took the highway to Tofino, which is on the west coast of the island. 3 hours (one way) of twisty roads through some of the most beautiful scenery i think i've ever seen. recommended speed limit was 60kph, 20kph around some of the corners... hahahahaha let's just say we broke the speed limit many, many times. :D my friend has the tein coilovers on his car, set on the firmest setting. those corners were AMAZING!!!! def going back again. too bad it's so far away, or i'd go every week!

[bazooka joe]

worked on my new valve cover today, had to put the baffles back on, getting ready for my new nology wires/coil relocation kit, should be here this week! hey josh, what did you use to seal the gasket, or did you just reuse the old one?

[Protege52003]

getting ready for my new nology wires/coil relocation kit, should be here this week!

will be a nice touch for your sweet engine bay mark!

-R

[aMaff]

They gonna go in before ZZL?

[CorkSport]

MyZmZm
laid eyes on my baby for the first time in 6 days... though, i wasn't without a mid-blue p5 fix during that time - a friend and i took his car to the coast for the BC Mazda Madness meet and made a short vacation of it.
Nice talking with you about the cars this weekend. I'll have to see your P5 next time.

[bazooka joe]

They gonna go in before ZZL?

hope so!

[cable43]

Oh yea...ordered these for the P5.

http://i1.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/41/76/b8_1.JPG
details... from whom.. price.... (because I have LOADS of money to spend)(peep)

[altspace]

eBay baby! My gasket was fine so I reused it. There are 4 spots for the sealent which you will see next to the cam gears. The rest of the gasket just uses some oil.

[altspace]

Close up on cover.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_engine_polish2.jpg

[bazooka joe]

cool...thanks

[Brian MP5T]

it does fit in the garage!! :)

Only if it's touching the refriggerator...

[Kansei]

eBay baby! My gasket was fine so I reused it. There are 4 spots for the sealent which you will see next to the cam gears. The rest of the gasket just uses some oil.

oh crap when I was wiping down that surface the other day I think I may have removed some of that sealant. Anyone know what it is so I can apply some or if it's really that important?

oh and .. at 71k miles my timing belt looked mint still, even with a LOWES "assorted spring pack" spring acting as the tensioner spring. One of these days I'll have time to open her back up and fix that.

[Bala]

oh crap when I was wiping down that surface the other day I think I may have removed some of that sealant. Anyone know what it is so I can apply some or if it's really that important?
Permatex Grey - http://www.caswellplating.com/permatex/permgasketmakers.html

(3rd down from the top) Just four little dabs in the areas noted before when you put the cover back on (scrape the old dabs off)

You can get this stuff anywhere :)

[Salmon_Rob]

dont lie to the kid. his engine is fux0r3d. just throw the towel in now. youre screwed

[Brian MP5T]

Close up on cover.



Strip The Lettering..

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Brian%20MP5T/New%20Stuff%20For%20UL%20-%20%2827%29.jpg.jpg

[MyZmZm]

MyZmZm
Nice talking with you about the cars this weekend. I'll have to see your P5 next time.
Yeah, same here :) Hopefully we will go in my car next year though to be honest, it's nearly identical to his. Mid-blue, tinted tails, gunmetal rims, tinted windows, dropped, etc. When they're beside each other, I keep thinking the plates "DEJA" and "VU" should be on them. :D

Cable43 - you can get them from Ken for $70 iirc. At least, that's where I got mine :)

[altspace]

Strip The Lettering..

No thanks...Not when it's all done by hand.

[sickpro5]

what i did today!!!



http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123643522

[dave45090]

It looks good.

[susamafone]

heres what somebody did to my car!!!!

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123643535

[kudakev615]

^aww i can remember the day i got my vis hood threw insurance. looks like mine did couple of months back. keep up the moddin

[susamafone]

i plan on it. trying to figure out which gt spec piece i want to put on first

[kudakev615]

all of em!!!! thats what i plan on after i order the coil overs.

[susamafone]

hahah, i wish i had the money to get them all at once, but ill only be able to put it on piece by piece. i think im going to get the 4 point ladder bar. yum

[Breeegz]

yeah, I heard the ladder bar only weighs 4 pounds compared to 15 pounds of the stock variety

[snowblazin]

Had to let her sit in the parking lot at work until 1030pm. I had an allergic reaction to some medication I took and was carted away on an ambulance and spent the remainder of the day in the hospital, woohoo! I think it's her revenge for me stripping her recently, ha! (ughdance) I actually like the way she is now, who knows what the future will bring. Time will tell...

[Breeegz]

I had a tire go flat/low

at the begining of my 40 mile drive to work...

[altspace]

I had the ladder bar. You really can't tell a difference and since it's tucked way underneath you can't see it. Just note that you will need a grinder to cut down 2 little metal nubs on the subframe. They are part of drainage holes and will cut into the bar if not removed.

My bar:
http://www.altspace.com/photography/images/gtspec3.jpg

[2003newlyack]

I drove 150 miles with a nail in my tire, and made it home just in time to get it patched

[Kansei]

I drove 150 miles with a nail in my tire, and made it home just in time to get it patched

I went like 5k with a nail in my old set of tires haha

[Kansei]

Permatex Grey - http://www.caswellplating.com/permatex/permgasketmakers.html

(3rd down from the top) Just four little dabs in the areas noted before when you put the cover back on (scrape the old dabs off)

You can get this stuff anywhere :)

good to know. Yeah I was looking through that section of the service manual last night when I was getting at the rear motor mount (didn't end up needing replacement, I'll explain in another post because I'm a postwhore like that) and noticed that it mentioned adding silicone sealant in those locations.

[2003newlyack]

haven't took pictures in a while, heres whats new:
tint
eyelids
tinted taillights
battery terminal
grounding kit
removed roof racks

coming in the mail tomorrow hopefully:
red mp5 oil cap
red mpr battery tie down

and sometime in the near future when MAM is straightened out is my midpipe

[DeanSweet]

hooked up a Magellan RoadMate 360 and mapped my way to lunch today. all 1.3 miles of it. :) Car is lookin like command central with all the screens installed. Should be interesting when it's dark outside.

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

hooked up a Magellan RoadMate 360 and mapped my way to lunch today. all 1.3 miles of it. :) Car is lookin like command central with all the screens installed. Should be interesting when it's dark outside.

beam me up scotty!

[CTt3P5]

Drove to work and parked in my normal spot. Around 10:30 I had to make a run to another building on our campus and the $%*#?! landscapers came through with their weedeaters and now I have grass clippings stuck to my front end! Should have know something was coming since I washed it Saturday...(ughdance)

[altspace]

Decided to polish some more in the engine bay. Also relocated the AEM intake just for the heck of it. Can sure hear it more now that the filter is up higher. Sounds bad ass at WOT.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_engine_polish3.jpg

[Tengo]

Decided to polish some more in the engine bay. Also relocated the AEM intake just for the heck of it. Can sure hear it more now that the filter is up higher. Sounds bad ass at WOT.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_engine_polish3.jpg

thanx to me!!! lol jk just like my setup, u can surely here it hissing better and its real deep and throaty at WOT just like u said. nice work altspace.

[Kansei]

The CF Hood Saga (continued):

Last night I spent 8 hours with my hood (it's like I'm visiting it in the hospital, which is quite appropriate considering how gimped it was). Last night was the FOURTH time it was fully painted. When I got there around 8 work on sanding down the old primer had started. three coats of primer were applied, and then it was baked for a little and wetsanded. I've never seen such detailed wetsanding. He even had me go over it with my hand for a second opinion to see if I could find any rough spots that he had missed. The hood was so amazingly smooth it was just crazy. He had completely eliminated the slight ripple texture that the CF hood had. We went down into the mixing room and made up a quart of sunlight silver using the really precise PPG computer system for measurement and mixing. The painter adjusted the mix oh so slightly to get it to be as close as possible to the color of my car. I think he had to make it a tiny bit lighter. It's fun though, Sunlight silver is like 157 parts of some silver color, then 1.7 of a black and 1.5 of a white-ish. Add some thinner and bam sunlight silver :P

So he went at it, hit it with 2 coats of base, tacked and did all that fun stuff. I went up, saw the hood baking, and was absolutely amazed. It was finally perfect. I went down into the shop to take the hood off my car (I have some pics from this on my computer back at the house) and slap it in the hatch. I go back up to the paint booth as he is releasing the door, coming out shaking his head. :'(

He said "I just can't believe it. It was going so well and then the paint just came right up". I went in the booth, and sure enough it had. 95% of the hood was perfect. There was just the area right near the front edge of the hood on the ridge that starts near the driver's side headlight... the paint got all screwed up there. Not even screwed up like someone would see the imperfections if they got up really close to it (that was Monday's paint job, paint job #3 for me with the hood, #4 in it's lifetime)... we're talking like from 20 feet away someone would saw "oh wow what's wrong with that hood". :'(

We took the hood out of the paint booth and he went back to block sanding it again, though he vowed never to paint the hood again himself. It was 4am and he said he was going to just finish block sanding it and leave it for the top paint guy at his dad's body shop (where he works during the day and does freelance stuff at night) to do tomorrow. I'm picking the hood up today at 05:30PM when I get off from work, hopefully with it on my car and not battered and in the trunk :'(

Wish me luck.

Oh and I've decided. If the Mazda2 doesn't come to the states, this will be my next car. http://www.globalsuzuki.com/swift/index.html I think they are AWESOME looking, though not a Mazda. I love my P5 a lot (as you all know in this thread haha) but it's bigger than what I need and I'd love to downside to something Mazda2/Swift/mini size.

What do you guys think of the swift (specifically the 3-door sport variant)?

[Kansei]

http://www.randles-suzuki.co.uk/images/14107.jpg

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

Oh and I've decided. If the Mazda2 doesn't come to the states, this will be my next car. http://www.globalsuzuki.com/swift/index.html I think they are AWESOME looking, though not a Mazda. I love my P5 a lot (as you all know in this thread haha) but it's bigger than what I need and I'd love to downside to something Mazda2/Swift/mini size.

What do you guys think of the swift (specifically the 3-door sport variant)?

meh keep the p5 pick up a miata side car ;) its the latest craze! also im sorry to hear about the hood, for some reason i knew i shouldnt have got it even though it was a good price if that happened here the price total for all that would would have been like 2 new hoods!

[Demoniam]

how much did that intake run you Altspace?

Engine looks nice!

[iLisa]

sorry to hear about the hood issues Chris..

[Kansei]

meh keep the p5 pick up a miata side car ;) its the latest craze! also im sorry to hear about the hood, for some reason i knew i shouldnt have got it even though it was a good price if that happened here the price total for all that would would have been like 2 new hoods!

At least. He said in materials alone it is costing him about $150-200 each time he has to paint it. That's not including that he has easily spent over 24 man-hours working on it. It's been a remarkeable learning experience for both of us though. Words of wisdom: don't take a freakin grinder to a carbon fiber hood and grind right through the freakin gelcoat! just scuff it, primer, and paint over the shit! No offense to whoever painted it before but damn.. they must have done like 12 layers of paint, and it was a single stage paint too. sucks that they sanded down to bare CF since it is making it impossible to get shit to adhere and last through the baking process.

[Kansei]

sorry to hear about the hood issues Chris..

Sorry I wasn't around to talk yesterday :( as you can see I sorta had my hands full.

in two hours I'll be picking the hood up, let's hope it's painted!

[iLisa]

Sorry I wasn't around to talk yesterday :( as you can see I sorta had my hands full.

in two hours I'll be picking the hood up, let's hope it's painted!
dont worry about it.. i slept eventually..
GL with the hood tonight!

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

Sorry I wasn't around to talk yesterday :( as you can see I sorta had my hands full.

in two hours I'll be picking the hood up, let's hope it's painted!

what the hell lisa doesnt talk to me after hours :(

[Kansei]

what the hell lisa doesnt talk to me after hours :(

no love for j00 (peep)

I bet she does talk to you after hours, you're just too busy playing world of warcraft :P (first)

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

no love for j00 (peep)

I bet she does talk to you after hours, you're just too busy playing world of warcraft :P (first)

i play wow but its not full screen i always have aim running!

[Thieu]

Putting the finishing touches on my home-made camera mount for this weekend's autox. Used the how-to. I'll be sure to post my pictures, and I'll see what I can do to post videos of my runs.

Adjusted my TWM knob to be higher = more leverage = better/easier shift feel.

Made/installed my diy grounding kit (4-5 days ago). Just used leftover wire I had from my previous car's ground kit. Don't know if it's due to this (probably not), but my gas mileage has been awesome so far (1/2 tank = 200 miles of city driving).

[kudakev615]

i just won a ractive header for the wagon offa ebay for 49.85 shipped:) it was a .99 action, no reserve. won it for like 21 bux plus shipping. already ordered the o2 simulator. must be my lucky day.

[Demoniam]

2003newlyack

Nice job on the Niteshade tinting! Did you add a coat or 2 of clear on top of your tint. If not, think about doing it, they'll shine better and resist fading!

[Kansei]

i just won a ractive header for the wagon offa ebay for 49.85 shipped:) it was a .99 action, no reserve. won it for like 21 bux plus shipping. already ordered the o2 simulator. must be my lucky day.

Don't bother with the O2 simulator if you can deal with a CEL until you actually get a 2nd O2 mounted (like after your primary cat or something, with the MAM midpipe). But yeah if you aren't planning on adding the 2nd O2 sensor back into the mix I guess it makes sense..

[Kansei]

03:30AM and no one is on the forums .. lol

bump for hopefully fidning an answer to my number 4 motor mount damper woes. I don't have another manual tranny protege in my posession to check this out on: http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123643629

[altspace]

I am...haha. 3:39

[Kansei]

yeah but you work from home don't you? bastard :P

I gotta be up at 6 and now it's almost 4:40.

[bazooka joe]

yikes chris! what an oredeal! man!

[iLisa]

no love for j00 (peep)

I bet she does talk to you after hours, you're just too busy playing world of warcraft :P (first)
so what? do you think that means that I like you or something? (poke)

[dave45090]

I like you. Do you like me?

Check yes or no.

[iLisa]

I like you. Do you like me?

Check yes or no.
lol.. sorry.. i'll keep it on topic..

[Brian MP5T]

No thanks...Not when it's all done by hand.


Palm Sander + 80 Grit = Stripped Lettering

[Kansei]

Lisa just tipped me off to a vbulletin feature that I hadn't noticed at all before. She was showing me some stats about "the longest thread" and I dug them up for this thread:


Top 15 people who need to do more driving their P5s and less talking about it:
Total Posts: 4,327
User Name Posts Kansei (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=8113) 386 bazooka joe (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=2210) 322 aMaff (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=19568) 240 altspace (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=12063) 216 MyZmZm (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=5435) 195 Protege52003 (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=3073) 166 Breeegz (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=16507) 163 Liquid_Ag (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=5345) 142 RedHotP5 (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=22892) 128 Brian MP5T (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=4652) 113 rednecks_r_us (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=3372) 102 snowblazin (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=16575) 99 2003newlyack (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=23592) 89 Bala de Plata (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=17084) 77 NJP5Guy (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=11002) 76

ugh I'm nearly 10% of the posts in this thread haha.

[altspace]

Palm Sander + 80 Grit = Stripped Lettering

Hmmm...you must have gone through quite a few sheets of sandpaper.

[Salmon_Rob]

i go through quite a few sheets of YOUR MOM rofl

[CTt3P5]

Lisa just tipped me off to a vbulletin feature that I hadn't noticed at all before. She was showing me some stats about "the longest thread" and I dug them up for this thread:


Top 15 people who need to do more driving their P5s and less talking about it:
Total Posts: 4,327
User Name Posts Kansei (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=8113) 386 bazooka joe (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=2210) 322 aMaff (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=19568) 240 altspace (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=12063) 216 MyZmZm (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=5435) 195 Protege52003 (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=3073) 166 Breeegz (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=16507) 163 Liquid_Ag (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=5345) 142 RedHotP5 (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=22892) 128 Brian MP5T (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=4652) 113 rednecks_r_us (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=3372) 102 snowblazin (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=16575) 99 2003newlyack (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=23592) 89 Bala de Plata (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=17084) 77 NJP5Guy (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=11002) 76

ugh I'm nearly 10% of the posts in this thread haha.

Does it count if my wife is driving it today? haha Trust me I drive her every chance I get.

[2003newlyack]

I drive mine plenty as well, many trips and then I return right back here to talk about then.

[iLisa]

I drive mine plenty as well, many trips and then I return right back here to talk about then.
(hah) :D

[2003newlyack]

hah thanks!
Now I'm going to go be with my car alone, and give it a nice bath (peep)

[iLisa]

i've got big plans for mine this weekend.. (wink)

[bazooka joe]

i've got big plans for mine this weekend.. (wink)

pls tell!!!:)

[Kansei]

i've got big plans for mine this weekend.. (wink)

sneaky sneaky

I'll be doing more driving than my wallet (yay premium fuel, oh well it was my choice) would care to think about right now. Rochester - Albany - CT - Boston - Rochester.

Hopefully the new hood (yeah, still not on the car) doesn't get "broken in" with rock chips too quickly.

I gotta change my oil before I embark too. I'm at like 3600 miles on my redline full synth and it's already the blackest of blacks. Maybe I need more filtration than the Mazda 626 V6 filter affords.

Does anyone have any experience with the non-Mobil1 over the counter (not redline or amsoil, something I can buy in store today) full synthetic oils? I read some controversy over Castrol Syntec because I guess it is reformulated crude oil that just has some of it's molecular properties tweaked (their definition of synthetic isn't the same as Mobils).

oh and my reason for not going with Mobil1? Well I'm a member of exxposeexxon.com if that is any indication. I will not contribute to their record profits while they willingly ignore their environmental destruction.

[iLisa]

pls tell!!!:)
maybe on Monday if it is complete.. (peep)

[Kansei]

maybe on Monday if it is complete.. (peep)

don't make me come down there! I know where you live (kiss)

[CTt3P5]

^^^not even a hint?(poke)

[iLisa]

don't make me come down there! I know where you live (kiss)
you do not.. and i'm pretty sure you have much better plans for your weekend than me... (poke)

[Kansei]

oh crap was your return address like a P.O. Box or something?? that's just evil :P

ok time for lunch (i.e. drive around in my car because eating takes 5 minutes and a lunch break is 60 minutes :D).

[iLisa]

oh crap was your return address like a P.O. Box or something?? that's just evil :P

ok time for lunch (i.e. drive around in my car because eating takes 5 minutes and a lunch break is 60 minutes :D).
you dont have my addy... how would you get that? (peep)

[Brian MP5T]

Hmmm...you must have gone through quite a few sheets of sandpaper.

Not really, The 80 Grit is like gravel on Paper..

[Kansei]

^^ I can barely use it because of that.. maybe it was crap quality sandpaper but it basically self-destructed when I tried to use it. Get that stuff snagged on anything and bam it's toast.

[khaosman]

Last night I changed the oil and filter, messed with the front camber and installed camber bolts in the back. Now to get my alignment done this afternoon...

[Brian MP5T]

^^ I can barely use it because of that.. maybe it was crap quality sandpaper but it basically self-destructed when I tried to use it. Get that stuff snagged on anything and bam it's toast.

Get 80 Grit for Wetsanding.

It's a bette product.

[Kansei]

good idea.. the "paper" backing should be a lot more durable that way. I need to decide on an oil brand ASAP, I sorta kinda want to do my oil change today. I think I'll be taking it to Monro muffler to get it done, but I'll give them my oil and filter. I have the time to do it myself but the roommate who had supplied the jack and jackstands at my former apartment is the one we kicked out :P and I haven't bought new stuff yet.

[Salmon_Rob]

just blow it up

[altspace]

Installed MSP pedals. Just a little bling for the interior.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_msp_pedals.jpg

[Salmon_Rob]

how hard was the install

[aMaff]

It's harder to heel toe w/ the MPS pedals :( I wanted them til I drove an MPS

[CorkSport]

Put the car up in the air to see why I suddenly had more understeer. Broke both mounting tabs for the end links on the rear struts. (pissed)
One is broke completely off the other is half way off.
(bang)

[Salmon_Rob]

pwn3d by retarted suspension engineering

[altspace]

Install went easy...after a little white lithium to slide the brake and clutch pedal over.

[Kansei]

*doot doot doot*

[Kansei]

yawn.. nothing exciting today

http://lh5.google.com/clauretano/ROUHNxogABI/AAAAAAAAAEA/GYoFV9KDf2I/IMG_2333.jpg?imgmax=1024

ZOMG NEW HOOD IS ON!!!?!?!?!

More pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/clauretano/NewHood

[jadonP5]

that looks bangin' chris...good job

[CTt3P5]

Finally Chris...looks like your patience and work really paid off!! Looks really good!!!!

[Salmon_Rob]

awesome

[rednecks_r_us]

Thanks to melicha8, My headlights came today.

Now I need to bake them and repaint them black with blue mica.

[Tengo]

kansei that hood is SEX, it really fits the car along with the rims and the headlights, sexy as hell man, keep it up!

[iLisa]

yawn.. nothing exciting today

http://lh5.google.com/clauretano/ROUHNxogABI/AAAAAAAAAEA/GYoFV9KDf2I/IMG_2333.jpg?imgmax=1024

ZOMG NEW HOOD IS ON!!!?!?!?!

More pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/clauretano/NewHood

meh.. it is just ok.. lol.. i can see some of the carbor fiber thru the paint.. :p
j/k.. it looks very bad ass..

[Kansei]

Thanks to melicha8, My headlights came today.

Now I need to bake them and repaint them black with blue mica.

lol are you powering them off some sort of Pony??

:D (first)

[rednecks_r_us]

lol are you powering them off some sort of Pony??

:D (first)

I just hooked them up to the Optima Battery in my 66 Mustang. Also from Fed Ex an adapter from Clifford Performance came today. So now I get to put on a new Holley carb that is double the size of the current Holley on the Mustang.

[Yaggie1]

Hood looks awesome Chris ! (bowdown) (cool)

[bazooka joe]

nice hood chris!! looks bad...can't wait to see it sun!

[kudakev615]

it was slow at my work today so i took advantage of it. i did some much needed preventive maintance to the car. coolant flush, plugs, egr clean out and swapped over to mobile1 syn trans fluid. ohh yeah, rototated the tires and set the alignment. found out i have two bent wheels:( but i got the header, o2 sim, c/f eye lids, shifter and bushing, oe rear bumper mat, and some other stuff in the mail. yeah for new parts

[aMaff]

15 days til I get to see my baby again! :D

[MyZmZm]

Install went easy...after a little white lithium to slide the brake and clutch pedal over.
where exactly did you apply the grease? i've got mine 3/4 of the way on but just cannot get the top to go over.


btw chris, hood looks awesome!

[melicha8]

Hehehe, how you like the cutoff pattern on the wall?

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

so i now found A miata i should prob look at within my price range BUT its autotragic so i dont know what to do....

[toucci]

painted the headlights and badge (finally!)

[DE31]

Told You!

[Breeegz]

painted the headlights and badge (finally!)

Very nice!


so i now found A miata i should prob look at within my price range BUT its autotragic so i dont know what to do....

don't do it!!

[rednecks_r_us]

Hehehe, how you like the cutoff pattern on the wall?
I was just in shock at how bright they were.

[Kansei]

so i now found A miata i should prob look at within my price range BUT its autotragic so i dont know what to do....

that's a travesty. You could do a conversion, which would be a fun project, but then you might as well have just bought one with a manual.

[aMaff]

so i now found A miata i should prob look at within my price range BUT its autotragic so i dont know what to do....
Remember what I said about sucker punching you.....? (dark)

[DeanSweet]

got a temp valve cover for $40 shipped off of eBay with magnacore wires that I can't probably won't use... pulling original valve cover to get chrome plated.

http://i19.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/ca/73/69_1.JPG

[Tengo]

where the fuck do u guys go on ebay and find such great buys? i search and search and all i see is rice????

[DeanSweet]

I hide in the tall grass and eSnipe it? :)

[Tengo]

lol nice

[DeanSweet]

Yeah, I hated it back when people would do that to me, now I am one of them...

[2003newlyack]

got a temp valve cover for $40 shipped off of eBay with magnacore wires that I can't probably won't use... pulling original valve cover to get chrome plated.

are you selling those magnecor wires?

[altspace]

where exactly did you apply the grease? i've got mine 3/4 of the way on but just cannot get the top to go over.

Just a small amount smoothed inside the pedal groumet. Then starting from bottom, worked it up with fingers and then used a flat head screwdriver to ease to top lip over. I tried without the grease many times...it really makes a difference.

[bazooka joe]

painted the headlights and badge (finally!)

nice!!

[Kansei]

well today I looked around in the garage for the dynamic damper that is missing from my tranny side motor mount (#4 mount). Anyone bored and want to remove theirs and see if it makes the car drive like crap? I really want to get this sorted out somehow before I do a ton of driving this weekend.

I'm still looking for suggestions for over the counter synthetic motor oil brands.

I basically have to choose between Castrol, Valvoline, and Quaker State. How do they stack up vs. mobil1? I didn't order enough Redline synthetic oil so I'm all out and I need to change before I embark :)

[i12drivemyMP5]

well today I looked around in the garage for the dynamic damper that is missing from my tranny side motor mount (#4 mount). Anyone bored and want to remove theirs and see if it makes the car drive like crap? I really want to get this sorted out somehow before I do a ton of driving this weekend.

I'm still looking for suggestions for over the counter synthetic motor oil brands.

I basically have to choose between Castrol, Valvoline, and Quaker State. How do they stack up vs. mobil1? I didn't order enough Redline synthetic oil so I'm all out and I need to change before I embark :)I have been using eurospec 0-30 castrol syntech. It seems to hold up better than the mobil 1 did. It looks the same from change to change where the mobil 1 changed colors & clarity. Viscosity also stayed pretty much the same. All my changes are mostly in the 5k range using a purolator micronic 626 filter or maybe a k&n on occasion. I live in a hot climate (TX) so not sure if that had anything to do with it. Just my 2 cents.

[Kansei]

My Mobil1 is the blackest of blacks, even after just 2k on mobil1 extended performance. The Redline oil I'll still have to see. I know it didn't look too black up under my valve cover but I dunno.

0w30 though? are the numbers different for euro spec or something? The only thing that I don't like that I've read about Syntec is that when it first came out (don't know if it's still true) it was based mostly off of real oil that was just modified to have slightly better molecular properties. I want to limit the amount of dino oil that my car uses (sucks that I'm stuck running gasoline through her all the time :P) wherever I can.

[altspace]

Looks good Chris. Love the theme.

[i12drivemyMP5]

My Mobil1 is the blackest of blacks, even after just 2k on mobil1 extended performance. The Redline oil I'll still have to see. I know it didn't look too black up under my valve cover but I dunno.

0w30 though? are the numbers different for euro spec or something? The only thing that I don't like that I've read about Syntec is that when it first came out (don't know if it's still true) it was based mostly off of real oil that was just modified to have slightly better molecular properties. I want to limit the amount of dino oil that my car uses (sucks that I'm stuck running gasoline through her all the time :P) wherever I can. Car seems to love it. Not sure about the numbers being different just for euro spec. It says on the bottle it comes from Germany & is spotty to even find. Seems like it would black up more if was still enhanced dino. On a stay on topic note, changed out the SRI prop since it broke from wiggling & me bending it to mount how I needed it too. This time mounted it to something that moves with the engine & not in static position on body where the forces on the engine movement from torque wood work on it again. Used hole in the tab coming off the tranny mount that also has a wire loom mounted on the end of it.

[kudakev615]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/kudakev615/12.jpg
havent seen anybody with a third place valve cover (thats bronze;)) but it needs a couple more coats. ill take installed pics when the header installed and the engine bay is cleaned up, think its gonna look sick

[Tengo]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/kudakev615/12.jpg
havent seen anybody with a third place valve cover (thats bronze;)) but it needs a couple more coats. ill take installed pics when the header installed and the engine bay is cleaned up, think its gonna look sick
yeah yur right, but joes comes in pretty close his is gold

[altspace]

Three things you should have done before paint.
1. Remove bolt and spark plug guide near oil cap.
2. Remove center rubber gromet,
3. Remove all bolt hole guides and paint seperatly.

[kudakev615]

i have all new valve cover gasket set to install. this is a spare i just picked up. thanks for the heads up tho

[Boston5761]

what paint did you use??

[kudakev615]

its high temp/durable paint for rims. you can get it at auto zone or other parts store.

[Thieu]

new battery.

143 cold cranking amps does not compute.

[MyZmZm]

Just a small amount smoothed inside the pedal groumet. Then starting from bottom, worked it up with fingers and then used a flat head screwdriver to ease to top lip over. I tried without the grease many times...it really makes a difference.
thank you - i will most definitely give that a try. i know we fought with it for a couple hours with no success. i was just scared greasing it would make it too slippery to properly hold on to and manipulate.

[ronin12]

Clay barred and coat of cleaner wax. Rotated the wheels the other day. Will be putting on the wax coat tomorrow plus finishing the rest of the details, taking pics to post then going to zoom-zoom on sunday ;)

[Hy8us]

What have you done to you're P5 today??

Painted valve cover blue, put on bluebatmobile turn signal blackouts in, and waited for my mazdaspeed filter to get here. oh an painted my strut bar blue too match.

pics soon

[Demoniam]

Today, I destroyed my MP5's windshield! Driving to work and a huge "thing" flew up from under a Benz and pow, right in my inspection sticker!!

Pics to come!

[MyZmZm]

this close *holds thumb and index finger a hair apart* to giving my P5 a sister :D

[Hy8us]

What have you done to you're P5 today??

Painted valve cover blue, put on bluebatmobile turn signal blackouts in, and waited for my mazdaspeed filter to get here. oh an painted my strut bar blue too match.

pics soon
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f352/hy8us/P8180237.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f352/hy8us/P8180234.jpg

my blue mazdaspeed air filter should compliment the bay nicly too when ever the hell it shows up.(pissed)

[Breeegz]

this close *holds thumb and index finger a hair apart* to giving my P5 a sister :D

expecting a miata, or a baby?

[Salmon_Rob]

better than either

[aMaff]

STi? Evo?

[Salmon_Rob]

even better

[MyZmZm]

haha rob's most definitely right :) it would be a new addition, but most definitely not a baby - and not a new car either, but still in the mazda family

[CTt3P5]

haha rob's most definitely right :) it would be a new addition, but most definitely not a baby - and not a new car either, but still in the mazda family

??? Another P5 ???

[CTt3P5]

Today, I destroyed my MP5's windshield! Driving to work and a huge "thing" flew up from under a Benz and pow, right in my inspection sticker!!

Pics to come!

Dude that sux....hope your insurance co works fast and painless with you

[Demoniam]

Tribute? B300?

[CTt3P5]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f352/hy8us/P8180237.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f352/hy8us/P8180234.jpg

my blue mazdaspeed air filter should compliment the bay nicly too when ever the hell it shows up.(pissed)

Nice the blue is definitely different. Bluebatmobile overlays are looking good too, I got the same ones on my black alteezas. Contemplating on buying the reverse lights now.

[CTt3P5]

Had my DS rear patched, this was the culprit

[DE31]

yay! just got my auxmod in, thanks to flypinoy7! i love it.

[Kansei]

even better

So another Protege5? Sweet. I've been racking my brain for the last 10 minutes, but I can't think of any other car better than the likes of an STi or Evo :D

[MyZmZm]

So another Protege5? Sweet. I've been racking my brain for the last 10 minutes, but I can't think of any other car better than the likes of an STi or Evo :D
here you go chris - and everyone else

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123643837

[altspace]

Not my P5, but CrazeeD and I worked on his P5. Painted calipers black. Painted eyelids and front emblum white.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/dan_p5.jpg

http://www.altspace.com/p5/dan1_p5.jpg

[altspace]

...and just as I was standing at my garage door, a bird flies by about 20 feet in the air and drops a rock onto my hood. I see it out of the corner of my eye and heard the loud "ting". F'n Bird! Small ding and chip to fix now. Damn Birds!

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_ding.jpg

[jadonP5]

does the emblem just pry off from the front, or do you take the grille off to detach it?

[aMaff]

dude that sux!!! I'll punch birds in the face.

[Kansei]

birds dropping rocks? omg I haven't heard of that one before. If that happens to my car I'll kill someone.

[ronin12]

Had slowpro over, he installed his grill, and I finished waxing my car and added a new decal for extra power(first)

[Breeegz]

does the emblem just pry off from the front, or do you take the grille off to detach it?

it's 3M taped to the front... careful prying will remove it.

[cable43]

some fukin how... through the night.... she did this to herself:


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/Robot43/crack-1.jpg

[kudakev615]

i dont think you should leave her alone with sharp objects

[Hy8us]

Not my P5, but CrazeeD and I worked on his P5. Painted calipers black. Painted eyelids and front emblum white.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/dan_p5.jpg

http://www.altspace.com/p5/dan1_p5.jpg
You guys going to paint the orange markers??

[Kansei]

^^ they look good painted body color.. of course I'm a bit biased *motions toward sig pic*

Anyone have any ideas for a temporary hood vent rain guard? It's raining like crazy right now and I just have a towel over it (the engine is cold so no worries about burning up my header or anything) which is probably soaked by now. I stuck aluminum foil in there (because it should be able to tolerate the heat) but of course it looked absolutely ridiculous.. definitely not something I can do while going to Mazda Zoom Zoom Live tomorrow. My current plan is to stuff a black trash bag in the vent (from the underside) and then back it with a couple layers of aluminum foil. The foil will act to reflect heat and also hold the trash bag in place.

This probably isn't the best place to ask but.. the rain guard isn't something a Mitsu dealership would keep in stock right?

[Bala]

Bolted up my BBK (MSP rotors and calipers), adjusted the parking brake and took a long hard look at how in the hell I could possibly fit three baby seats in it.:D
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/P5BBK/P5BBK%20Front.jpg
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/P5BBK/P5BBK%20Rear.jpg

[bonesmp5]

made it to 60k miles today :)

[viral_override]

ah .... spring fresh

[dave45090]

dude that sux!!! I'll punch birds in the face.

OMG...how could no one say anything about this? Funny funny shit. I swear to God I will say this once a week or until the Jack wears off.

[aMaff]

OMG...how could no one say anything about this? Funny funny shit. I swear to God I will say this once a week or until the Jack wears off.
YES! Finally! Some one got it!(evil)

About time (crazy)

[dave45090]

Hooray for the after hours club!

Vince Young < Jay Cutler.........Fucking Titans!

Somebody say back on topic! I'm sorry, jeez stop yelling at me.

[aMaff]

uhhh...14 days until I see 'ol blue again! :D

[Breeegz]

^ole blue jay? he better watch his face.

[Kansei]

*yawn* it's not even 05:30 am but I should be on the road already to get to zoom zoom live :P

[Rednecks_wife]

we picked up our foglight, lower grille and MSP front bumper. Soon rednecks_r_us will have the black & blue Prote back on the road.

[minne5]

I recently hardwired a phone charger and power outlet that will recieve power all the time. Yesterday I did the ole wash, claybar, wash, wash with vinegar, wash, wax, wash routine O.o So very smooth now..

[gottacatchup]

Just finished driving from Houston, Tx to Dayton, Oh. 1200 miles in two days with the P5 running smooth the whole way. Now it just needs a wash to get the bugs off.

[MyZmZm]

ah .... spring fresh
car's looking good Jeff! Are we going to see you at MITM?

[iLisa]

I recently hardwired a phone charger and power outlet that will recieve power all the time. Yesterday I did the ole wash, claybar, wash, wash with vinegar, wash, wax, wash routine O.o So very smooth now..
wash with vinegar?

[jadonP5]

yeah, just vinegar, no salt & vinegar :P

[kudakev615]

^never heard of this snake oil concaction

[rednecks_r_us]

wash with vinegar?

It reduces hard water spots. I have washed many of my cars with vinegar mixed into the bucket.

[Reitrof]

Cleaned out the KN Filter and swapped out the PCV

[nealric]

Ran her off the road.

Was in cheyenne canyon approaching a hairpin. Ive done the turn many times. Usually I just redline second gear and brake hard once I hit redline. This time, for some reason, I hit the 5k in 2nd and shifted to 3rd. It was too much. Right after I put my foot down on the accelerator after the shift I knew I had made a mistake. I ended up hitting the brakes about 10ft later and 5mph faster than I usually do on that turn. Locked up the brakes and skidded off the road and into a gravel patch. A better driver could have pulled it off, but I couldnt. I stopped just in time to avoid slamming into the hilside. I would have been stuck in the gravel pit, but my buddy in the car being the burly guy that he is was able to push us out. Nice 100 foot long skidmarks were left :D

No real impact, but my bumper now has some war wounds- Just some scraches.

[iLisa]

yeah, just vinegar, no salt & vinegar :P
so it would be bad if I used a bag of chips to wipe down my p5? (crazy)

[iLisa]

It reduces hard water spots. I have washed many of my cars with vinegar mixed into the bucket.
ahh.. i will have to give that a shot.. (drive)

[kudakev615]

^off to test the theory now.

[NJP5Guy]

Cleaned out the KN Filter and swapped out the PCV

i did that yesterday minus the pcv. i also switched my typhoon into the short ram just to see if there was any difference. so far i can't really tell.

today i took her to the local sjr auto-x. she performed well. i was matched very well against a supposed to be much quicker se-r spec v in my class( i think i might have beaten him...have to wait for final times to be posted). if only this car had some balls it'd be a smoker on the course. what a great day though for racing.

[minne5]

Yeah like it was said the vinegar helps with hard water spots.. My p5 has some serious spots too, i've been using scratch-x off and on and now vinegar with no real success. Both help, but neither make it all go away. :( I might have to break down and just buy a random orbital buffer and some polish.. : /

[bonesmp5]

left it in the garage alllll day today :)

[Salmon_Rob]

i dreefted it

[khaosman]

autocrossed it and drove a lot of highway miles. it was a blast... video later. here is a video from last event though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ_eBonaL5w

[NJP5Guy]

don't you just hate it when your wipers mysteriously go on and it isn't even raining. lol

[Kansei]

My CAI *may* have sucked up some water.. either that or during the extreme downpours when I was on the Mass Pike going back to Rochester from Boston (Zoom Zoom Live) got something wet through my hood vent that wasn't happy about getting wet :P


car bogged down, CEL started flashing, car made fun rumbly sound like a boxer engine but I'm sure it wasn't a good thing to be driving with. I went to the nearest rest stop to figure things out.

Either I sucked up water, something got wet through the vent, or the full service gas station I went to screwed up and put 87 in even though I said to put 93 in. I'm thinking it isn't the latter because I heard the MP3 ECU copes just fine with 87, it just retards the timing back to basically the P5 ECU specs. I put a bottle of octane boost in just in case.. ran the car in the parking lot, was still sputtering, gurgling, backfiring, etc. The I put some "dry gas" (basically just isopropyl from what I can tell) into the tank and kept running it, revving occassionally to see if it got any better. Eventually it got to the point where it almost completely sounded normal, though with the CEL one, and I continued driving. I stopped atj the next rest stop and let the car sit for a while off. That did the trick, no more CEL and it was normal for the rest of the trip.

This has happened with my car before a few times, but always in the winter. I'm beginning to think my CAI is managing to suck water up :'(

[Salmon_Rob]

get an aem bypass valve

[iLisa]

I found a picture on my cell yesterday.. my car when it hit 33,333 taken Sept 05... yesterday I hit 44,444..
only 11,111 miles in 1 year. :D

[Salmon_Rob]

awwe

[altspace]

don't you just hate it when your wipers mysteriously go on and it isn't even raining. lol

Um...yea. Then the whole car shuts down and turns into Christine!

On topic...drove to Zoom Zoom Live. NEPOC representing with it's own tent right out front and my car in full view. Woot!

http://www.altspace.com/p5/zzl1.jpg

[Hy8us]

your car looks sooo sleepy

[socommatthews]

My CAI *may* have sucked up some water.. either that or during the extreme downpours when I was on the Mass Pike going back to Rochester from Boston (Zoom Zoom Live) got something wet through my hood vent that wasn't happy about getting wet :P


car bogged down, CEL started flashing, car made fun rumbly sound like a boxer engine but I'm sure it wasn't a good thing to be driving with. I went to the nearest rest stop to figure things out.

Either I sucked up water, something got wet through the vent, or the full service gas station I went to screwed up and put 87 in even though I said to put 93 in. I'm thinking it isn't the latter because I heard the MP3 ECU copes just fine with 87, it just retards the timing back to basically the P5 ECU specs. I put a bottle of octane boost in just in case.. ran the car in the parking lot, was still sputtering, gurgling, backfiring, etc. The I put some "dry gas" (basically just isopropyl from what I can tell) into the tank and kept running it, revving occassionally to see if it got any better. Eventually it got to the point where it almost completely sounded normal, though with the CEL one, and I continued driving. I stopped atj the next rest stop and let the car sit for a while off. That did the trick, no more CEL and it was normal for the rest of the trip.

This has happened with my car before a few times, but always in the winter. I'm beginning to think my CAI is managing to suck water up :'(
thats why i got rid of mine and got the HKS intake.i like it alot better anyways it runs alot smoother than the injen.

[bazooka joe]

I found a picture on my cell yesterday.. my car when it hit 33,333 taken Sept 05... yesterday I hit 44,444..
only 11,111 miles in 1 year. :D

(cryhard) i'm doing about 20K a yr.....:(

[iLisa]

(cryhard) i'm doing about 20K a yr.....:( i'm doing like 200 miles over the weekends to make up for the lack of driving I do during the week... it is too expensive to park in DC.. so I take the metro to work everyday.. saves lots of headaches sitting in traffic..

[Salmon_Rob]

the metro is ftw

[bazooka joe]

your car looks sooo sleepy

haha....i got that comment when i had those lids on my car!

[altspace]

It's ragging mad!

[Salmon_Rob]

ragging mad? that time of month?

[altspace]

No, it's pissed off at birds!

[Kansei]

thats why i got rid of mine and got the HKS intake.i like it alot better anyways it runs alot smoother than the injen.

I think I have all the parts to make mine into a short ram intake but I don't want the heat soak :'(

I wish there was a premade heat shield offered for our cars (I just looked around quickly and didn't find one).

[Kansei]

No, it's pissed off at birds!

I didn't even get a chance to check the damage. damn that sucks.

I need like a portable garage tent to put over my car at all times :)

[Thieu]

Also autocrossed yesterday. Ran very close to a mini cooper in HS.

Course was amazingly long at 1:30. The Z06's were hitting upwards of 75mph and everyone was getting air on a couple of bumps.

Managed to be a 1.5 seconds faster than my friend in a RSX-S who was running in GS.

P5 doesn't plow nearly as much as I thought it would. But still... time for a few "upgrades"...

I'll post pictures from the event soon.

[NJP5Guy]

Um...yea. Then the whole car shuts down and turns into Christine!

On topic...drove to Zoom Zoom Live. NEPOC representing with it's own tent right out front and my car in full view. Woot!

http://www.altspace.com/p5/zzl1.jpg

in case you were wondering i was poking fun at one of kaosmans videos of his auto-x

[NJP5Guy]

Also autocrossed yesterday. Ran very close to a mini cooper in HS.

Course was amazingly long at 1:30. The Z06's were hitting upwards of 75mph and everyone was getting air on a couple of bumps.

Managed to be a 1.5 seconds faster than my friend in a RSX-S who was running in GS.

P5 doesn't plow nearly as much as I thought it would. But still... time for a few "upgrades"...

I'll post pictures from the event soon.


thats cool. i'm still waiting for our times to be posted so i can see who i beat. are you running in HS or was the mini?

[Thieu]

thats cool. i'm still waiting for our times to be posted so i can see who i beat. are you running in HS or was the mini?


Both the Mini and I were running HS.

Getting my tech inspection, I found out that a ground kit puts you in STS. Guy was cool and said it didn't really matter, but just thought I should know.

[cable43]

I found a picture on my cell yesterday.. my car when it hit 33,333 taken Sept 05... yesterday I hit 44,444..
only 11,111 miles in 1 year. :D

it's also 44,444 in 4 years!

[altspace]

Installed Greddy coolant breather.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_coolant1.jpg

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_coolant2.jpg

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_coolant3.jpg

[iLisa]

it's also 44,444 in 4 years! (boom08) (drive)

[Thieu]

Installed Greddy coolant breather.

Did you change your mind on the position of your intake?

[Crazee D]

I found a picture on my cell yesterday.. my car when it hit 33,333 taken Sept 05... yesterday I hit 44,444..
only 11,111 miles in 1 year. :D

OK, that is TOO weird! I ALSO hit the same mark yesterday and took a pic too!

OMG that is FREAKY !!?!?!? (crazy)

[iLisa]

OK, that is TOO weird! I ALSO hit the same mark yesterday and took a pic too!

OMG that is FREAKY !!?!?!? (crazy) (help) :D

[Crazee D]

No lie: on the trip to ZZL ...

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Crazee%20D/082106%20010a.jpg

[iLisa]

here comes mine.. :)

[altspace]

I hear the sounds of Twilight Zone in the background.

[iLisa]

or it could be a strange pick-up line... :p

[khaosman]

in case you were wondering i was poking fun at one of kaosmans videos of his auto-x

I don't think I've managed to hit my horn yet... that's my next trick :D (drive)

[Kansei]

or it could be a strange pick-up line... :p :P

hey Josh where'd you pick up that coolant overflow bottle? It's so freakin tiny I love it. I'm still rocking the stock bottle hahaha.

[altspace]

Crazee D hooked me up. He was going to install it in his ride. I pried it away from him (j/k...thanks alot bro).

[NJP5Guy]

Both the Mini and I were running HS.

Getting my tech inspection, I found out that a ground kit puts you in STS. Guy was cool and said it didn't really matter, but just thought I should know.
i'm in STS because of my intake. but now i've got all kninds of mods so it helps to keep me somewhat competative in my class, though i lack the get-up-and-go of other cars in my class.

I don't see how the cooper-s could be paired with the p5 in HS. huge power difference.

[Thieu]

i'm in STS because of my intake. but now i've got all kninds of mods so it helps to keep me somewhat competative in my class, though i lack the get-up-and-go of other cars in my class.

I don't see how the cooper-s could be paired with the p5 in HS. huge power difference.

This was just a regular Cooper... not an S. There was an S running in GS with DOT slicks... got fastest pax of the day. Awesome driver.

I really want to stay in HS so I can be somewhat competitive. It's the only reason I haven't gotten an intake. I'm going to get a K&N panel filter and (SCCA legally) mod my intake box to get the most out of it. I'll also try to do everything I legally can in HS, as far as other mods go.

Do you know if we're allowed to do suspension mods that came stock on the MP3? The suspension would be stock mazda... therefore "stock"... but I'm guessing that since in theory, those parts weren't offered on the P5, it would make them "illegal" for stock class.

[NJP5Guy]

I don't think I've managed to hit my horn yet... that's my next trick :D (drive)

oh come on everyones doing it. peer pressure, peer pressure!!

[NJP5Guy]

This was just a regular Cooper... not an S. There was an S running in GS with DOT slicks... got fastest pax of the day. Awesome driver.

I really want to stay in HS so I can be somewhat competitive. It's the only reason I haven't gotten an intake. I'm going to get a K&N panel filter and (SCCA legally) mod my intake box to get the most out of it. I'll also try to do everything I legally can in HS, as far as other mods go.

Do you know if we're allowed to do suspension mods that came stock on the MP3? The suspension would be stock mazda... therefore "stock"... but I'm guessing that since in theory, those parts weren't offered on the P5, it would make them "illegal" for stock class.

ok that makes more sense with the plain jane cooper. as far as i know you can't do suspension in HS. you can however change tires as long as they stay stock size. look for some sticky rubber. also check scca.org for official rules as to the mods you can do. I knind of wish i had tried to stay in HS but i wanted to do these mods anyway. All i have to do is finnish the exhaust and then i will have a chance of matching the faster(more powerful)cars.

[Thieu]

Just went over the SCCA rules, which actually say a ground kit is legal as long as it benefits the sound system and nothing else.

Now I know that a grounding kit maybe smooths out your idle and nothing more... but at least it's legal for Stock class.

Looks like I could run Tokico's and still be stock... hmm...

[Yaggie1]

She turned 70,000 miles old today. (shocked)

[Demoniam]

Had to drive mine an hour away to the dealership, since they screwed up the VIN and we had to redo the paperwork. While I was there, I had them tighten up the door handle.

so nothing too fun!

[MyZmZm]

this was actually the other day...

installed my custom rad shroud - many thanks to Yeloprofan

comments always welcomed :)

[Brian MP5T]

^^ Nice!

[bpoche]

got my m3 wheels and my711 tires on today
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m219/bpoche/IMG_0546Small.jpg
what a difference from this
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m219/bpoche/IMG_0497.jpg