What have you done to your P5 today??

[2003newlyack]

haha wow what a change, looks good!

[iLisa]

Andrea...
I like it :)

[Crazy D]

Got the MP3 Axelback in this weekend


http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k314/mdvr613/IMG_0773.jpg

[Brian MP5T]

Awesome

[kudakev615]

just installed my shorty antenna in rain after working on other ppls are for 12 hours. also got my c/f eye lids in the mail. thats a lunch time install tomorrow. also got the o2 simulator for the header that being delivered tomorrow. and the short shifter and bushing should be on my door step when i get home too...

[Crazy D]

just installed my shorty antenna in rain after working on other ppls are for 12 hours. also got my c/f eye lids in the mail. thats a lunch time install tomorrow. also got the o2 simulator for the header that being delivered tomorrow. and the short shifter and bushing should be on my door step when i get home too...


"What can Brown do for you ? "....look forward to pic's

[kudakev615]

^hopefully find my apartment on the first try!! takes two days for them to find it everytime!

[2003newlyack]

when I got my intake I saw the ups guy drop it off down the street instead of my house. I had to walk down to 406 and it said right on the package 416 but I was happy I got!

[Kansei]

"What can Brown do for you ? "....look forward to pic's

hey Manny how do you like the muffler?

[MyZmZm]

Andrea...
I like it :)
Thanks! No functional purpose, but I like it :)

[Breeegz]

this was actually the other day...

installed my custom rad shroud - many thanks to Yeloprofan

comments always welcomed :)
I'm jealous... now I'm gonna get one that says Breeegz!

what's a "ran"?

[aMaff]

Just bought Dave B gague rings and tokico illuminas.

My baby will be happy with me when I get back. These will compliment the TWM shifter that's waiting for me, and the mazdaspeed springs I'm pickin up in a month (as soon as my seller gets new springs for his car).

[Yaggie1]

Nobody has done anything to their's yet today ??? Just to take it to the top, I drove mine to meet my carpool this morning.........bout 2.5 miles.

[bazooka joe]

got out of work early, put all the windows down, sun roof open and wound her up for about 40 miles..:) ....nice!!

[altspace]

Took her too the dump. How exciting that was. Also looked at my intake and throttle body spacers I need to install soon before the nice weather goes away.

[bazooka joe]

this was actually the other day...

installed my custom rad shroud - many thanks to Yeloprofan

comments always welcomed :)

that's freakin great andrea! love it!!

[kudakev615]

[QUOTE=Yaggie1]Nobody has done anything to their's yet today ???QUOTE]
well if you ask, i installed my cf eye lids
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/kudakev615/16.jpg
installed the stubby antenna lastnight
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/kudakev615/17.jpg
got my 49.88 SHIPPED brand new ractive header the mail today. o2 sim got here yesterday
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/kudakev615/14.jpg
and this is a pic of the patio offa my bed room. it gettin junky from all the stock parts and parts i just aquire while at work
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/kudakev615/15.jpg
so todays been a good day. i even took a half day offa work to install my header and sim. post finished pics later tonight

[ZoomZoom03]

this was actually the other day...

installed my custom rad shroud - many thanks to Yeloprofan

comments always welcomed :)

awesome product, looks good, thats a brushed finish right??

[socommatthews]

damn looking good as always Kudakev.ive been wanting to black out my headlights but im not really wanting to take my whole bumper off to do it.wnyway looks good bro.

[Crazy D]

hey Manny how do you like the muffler?


It's not to much...not to little, its about right. For my 7 minute drive to work and 7 back home... lol, not bad at all man

I was trying to figure out what to do to make the MazdaSpeed emblem on the axelback black ?!?!?!?

But so far I enjoy just turning her on...Zoom-Zoom (first) Thanks man

[Boston5761]

KU...where in nashville you located? I went to NADC, an will be up there the middle of sept. we should meet up...car looks sweet!

[Reitrof]

Went to the dealer today to see about the right rear fender that is rusting. Waiting to hear from the Mazda rep.

Also stopped at the sales side to get some info on the new Miata Roadster coming in.

[aMaff]

Bought Dave B rings :)

Thanks Zinx!

[Liquid_Ag]

bastard

[MyZmZm]

thanks for all the compliments on the shroud guys. i've wanted one for a couple years (after seeing them on bigwoofer's and 90210brandon's cars), and finally broke down. sean (yeloprofan) is an awesome guy, and definitely knows how to work metal.

yes, it is a brushed finish :)

[kudakev615]

KU...where in nashville you located? I went to NADC, an will be up there the middle of sept. we should meet up...car looks sweet!
yeah i went and graduated from there too back in sept 03. i live out in belle meade, its west of nashville. but yeah, shoot me a pm when the time gets closer. well work something out.
EDIT: just finshed installing the ractive header. damn was that a tight ass fit. i did the research on it but i didnt think id have to fight with it that much. andi had to use my die grinder to enlarge a hole for the bolts. other then that its okay. little to ricey for me. might put it up for sale and just wait for the boost.

[Yaggie1]

It's not so much what I did to my P5 today as it is what my P5 did today. I'll just post it like this:

P5 : 1 Possum : 0

[altspace]

Nice lookin' there Lisa. What's the wire loom on your valve cover?

[bazooka joe]

thanks for all the compliments on the shroud guys. i've wanted one for a couple years (after seeing them on bigwoofer's and 90210brandon's cars), and finally broke down. sean (yeloprofan) is an awesome guy, and definitely knows how to work metal.

yes, it is a brushed finish :)

you going to leave it on all winter....?

[bazooka joe]

Nice lookin' there Lisa. What's the wire loom on your valve cover?

that's andrea's car.....lisa is from VA....you can't mistake them either, they have very different accents!!!!

[Kansei]

Today I tried to take my p5 to work and she just wasn't having it.

She's doing the sputtering low idle coughing like running on 1-cyl thing again. She runs, I can rev her and she seems ok, but as soon as I put a load on the engine (like trying to pull out of the driveway) it sputters and stalls.

HELP! So far I've put 2 bottles of dry gas in the tank , examined my cold air intake filter (which is very wet), and disconnected my CAI after the MAF to try and see if it would run without the wet filter.

I wish I could get it out of the driveway to get to an autozone to have them pull the code for the CEL. It goes back and forth between steady and flashing.

I was supposed to be at work like.. now :'(

This is the first time my Protege5 has ever left me stranded, but it's totally my fault in one way or another.

I think I'm going to go back down to the garage and pull the spark plugs and make sure water didn't get under the boots on the spark plug wires.

:'(

[iLisa]

that's andrea's car.....lisa is from VA....you can't mistake them either, they have very different accents!!!!
me Lisa? I dont have an accent. :)

[Kansei]

me Lisa? I dont have an accent. :)

just a little bit :P But to Mark you probably have a huge accent and I probably do too.. because he's from Baahston :P

[iLisa]

just a little bit :P But to Mark you probably have a huge accent and I probably do too.. because he's from Baahston :P
And just how do you know I do??? lol..

[Hy8us]

maybe no accent but people up here talk really fast. lol

[aMaff]

just a little bit :P But to Mark you probably have a huge accent and I probably do too.. because he's from Baahston :P
yeah, he definately is...

[Kansei]

I just pulled my plugs and two of them were dripping with water. :P FUCKING SPARKCO WIRES ARGHARG ARGARGHARGHARGHARGH

I hope autozone has some NGK.. though I could continue to use the sparkcos and just not get them wet. :) the engine got hosed down last night.

One of my roommates is taking me to get plugs/wires right now. The electrode on the two bad spark plugs was red and they were smoking, but the other two plugs were ok to handle (barely warm).

[2003newlyack]

wow, least you figured out what the problem was

[bazooka joe]

me Lisa? I dont have an accent. :)
ya'll do too!!:)

[dave45090]

- off topic -

Anyone interested in a DGM CF shifter/cup holder trim? Check my WTT thread here.....http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123644124
Good deal for someone!

- back on topic -

[iLisa]

ya'll do too!!:)
this is in the mid-atlantic region.. hence, no accent. :D

[bazooka joe]

this is in the mid-atlantic region.. hence, no accent. :D

well you guys/gals certainly don't speak the "kings english" like we northerner's do!!!
"I was 17 and reading a driver's ed. book before I realized that the mirror that hung from the windshield in the car was the REAR VIEW mirror. After hearing my family call it the 'reahview' my whole life, I thought it was REview mirror - so that you could review what you just passed, naturally."

[iLisa]

just ask Chris.. he can vouch for my lack of accent. :D

[Kansei]

just ask Chris.. he can vouch for my lack of accent. :D

Like I said it's just really slight :)

Well I just made it to work. o_O (pissed)(pissed)(pissed)(pissed)(pissed)(pissed)(p issed)(pissed)

Spark plugs ... 11 dollars (NGK v-power that i'll probably have to replace again tomorrow)
Found a store that carries royal purple synthetic oil, bought a case... 97 dollars.
Holding a hair dryer over the holes where the spark plugs go to try and dry out any water in the combustion chambers of cylinders 1 and 3... priceless (almost).

No store had spark plug wires for me :'( Advance Auto Parts (Partsamerica.com) said that I might be able to order them online through them, because they are listed in the catalog but the computer won't let them place an order for them.

Pep Boys (ugh) listed some shit generic brand for the Protege that was $135 dollars. They didn't have it in stock and it said "EXCEPT PROTEGE5" (?????).

Went to Auto Parts International, and they didn't have it in stock but said they'd have them in within the hour when the truck came. .. another crap brand (and by crap I mean non NGK or non-OEM), so I told him I'd call back if I couldn't find a place that had them in stock. He said he'd order them anyway, which was really nice of him.

The stumbling and misfiring is just as bad. At first when I put the new plugs in it was better (I used excessive amounts of dielectric grease EVERYWHERE so that rain water won't get in) and I made it out of my driveway, but then it got back to being really shitty.

I had to keep it in 3rd gear on the highway at like 5k RPMs to prevent it from misfiring as it only misfires when I get on the throttle any more than a tiny bit. I stopped at a gas station to maybe try some more of that stuff that is supposed to move water from gas, but the station didn't have any so I left my car there and walked to the nearest place that I thought would (a Wegmans grocery store). All they had was STP "Fuel Treatment" that did mention it could remove water, and STP "Injector Cleaner". I bought two of the fuel treatment and one of the Injector cleaner and went to town on my car. Let her idle for like 15-20 minutes and it was still bad, so I just limped to work where I am now.

Sucks, I forgot my briefcase at the house >_<

I don't know where to go from here. I can order new spark plug wires from Mazda (was planning on it anyway, I don't like my Sparkco wires and they clash with my red valve cover now :P).. but maybe my coil packs are messed up? The two cylinders that aren't direct fire are the ones misfiring like crazy. Could the whole water thing have really screwed the spark plug cables?

Sucks that the place that ordered wires for me is so far from here or I'd go there during my lunch break.

omfg this sucks.

oh and is driving the car while it is misfiring and stuff totally terrible for the car? :'( I don't want to hurt her. I should have just rode my bike to work but it would take at least 90 minutes riding the Erie Canal trail to work :'(

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[altspace]

Dang Chris, that's rough.

Well, what I am not doing to my P5 is driving it the next few days. I'm off to Six Flags. Later P5ers.

[Kansei]

^^ trade for the next few days? :P

the more I research the more it looks like I just need plug wires. I'm going to give in and pay like 130 dollars for shit-brand wires so that my car is driveable if John Holtz Mazda can't help me :P

[bazooka joe]

^^ trade for the next few days? :P

the more I research the more it looks like I just need plug wires. I'm going to give in and pay like 130 dollars for shit-brand wires so that my car is driveable if John Holtz Mazda can't help me :P

it's to bad you weren't closer man!!! i'll have my stockers off this weekend and i would have given them to you!! good luck...

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

next step for p5 is sound system to make car go BOOOM any suggestions?

[iLisa]

next step for p5 is sound system to make car go BOOOM any suggestions?
that reminds me.. i'm hoping to get my sub installed this weekend..

[dave45090]

And shifter bezel? (naughty)

Sorry.....I just had too.

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

And shifter bezel? (naughty)

Sorry.....I just had too.

if you were closer id consider it but i dont wanna ride without one or weeks as you get mine and i get yours. lol

[iLisa]

And shifter bezel? (naughty)

Sorry.....I just had too. (hah) i'll let you know tonight.

[dave45090]

Ok thanks.

[dave45090]

if you were closer id consider it but i dont wanna ride without one or weeks as you get mine and i get yours. lol

I'm not going to ship it via hoarse and rider. USPS will only take two or three days at most. Youre right......it will be riding ghetto style though.

OK I'm done pimping my stuff in this thread. Sorry.

[Kansei]

it's to bad you weren't closer man!!! i'll have my stockers off this weekend and i would have given them to you!! good luck...

Yeah I have my stock wires off too :'(

[snowblazin]

Yeah I have my stock wires off too :'(
I've got stockers too if you wanna drive to RI...

[Kansei]

Update: SHE LIVES!!!

new spark plug wires FTW. When I was pulling the sparkcos off the center pin electrode thing for my #2 cylinder fell off the wire. .. stupid crap solder job sparkco ARGHA RGHARGHARGH

Now I have some random no name 5mm wires.. they fit in the little holders on the coil packs again lol!

Anyone think there's any chance the water was introduced into my oil? I picked up a case of Royal Purple since I finally found a place that sells it, but I need to take my oil drain pans to get properly recycled somewhere before I can change my oil again.

I should go for a drive now, my car deserves it :) I hope I didn't do any permanent damage with all the misfiring and such.

This weekend ... time for rear motor mount inserts, cleaning the air filter, and while I have things apart maybe I'll clean the EGR again.

[iLisa]

glad she is fixed. enjoy your drive.

[Bala]

Stocked up at Sam's club and rubbed the rear tires for the 1st time :(

[bazooka joe]

Update: SHE LIVES!!!

new spark plug wires FTW. When I was pulling the sparkcos off the center pin electrode thing for my #2 cylinder fell off the wire. .. stupid crap solder job sparkco ARGHA RGHARGHARGH

Now I have some random no name 5mm wires.. they fit in the little holders on the coil packs again lol!

Anyone think there's any chance the water was introduced into my oil? I picked up a case of Royal Purple since I finally found a place that sells it, but I need to take my oil drain pans to get properly recycled somewhere before I can change my oil again.

I should go for a drive now, my car deserves it :) I hope I didn't do any permanent damage with all the misfiring and such.

This weekend ... time for rear motor mount inserts, cleaning the air filter, and while I have things apart maybe I'll clean the EGR again.

yay!!!!! :) i don't think you caused any permanent damage...you would want to drive it like that for a few days though....

[Kansei]

With the new spark plugs I can't at all notice my worn rear motor mount :) They are just NGK V-powers, BK5R-11 or something like that.

the plugs I pulled out were a ZFR6-11 or somethin? maybe the heat was 6 on the new ones and 5 on the old, I dunno. Weird.

[socommatthews]

(headbang) glad you got it fixed and it wasnt anything "serious"(headbang)

[MyZmZm]

you going to leave it on all winter....?
not sure... what would you advise? it is untreated aluminum and the engine bay can get pretty cruddy in winter.

[CTt3P5]

Glad to hear you got her up and running Chris.

Looks Great Andrea....I would advise to take it off for the winter months so it doesn't get ruined.

For me today.....nothing but a commute to and from work.

[Liquid_Ag]

i rain it off the cliff. jk

[CorkSport]

I was nice enough to keep her, though I just spent all the money I had been saving for a new engine and other parts. (pissed)
I put my down payment on a black mica Speed3 GT edition (headbang) this afternoon and decided not to trade my baby off because I love my P5.
Now the P5 will have to share the garage.

[Liquid_Ag]

p5's are for suckas

[iLisa]

I was nice enough to keep her, though I just spent all the money I had been saving for a new engine and other parts. (pissed)
I put my down payment on a black mica Speed3 GT edition (headbang) this afternoon and decided not to trade my baby off because I love my P5.
Now the P5 will have to share the garage. (thumb)

[Liquid_Ag]

i washed her and dreefted her dry ;)

[CorkSport]

p5's are for suckas
Yes I agree, my girlfriend does that occasionaly in the P5. (blowjob) Lots o'room to rock the wagon.

[snowblazin]

Drove it by the Mitsu dealer on the way to and from work and stared at another black beauty. I think I'll be swinging by on Monday for a test drive and some number crunching... (peep)

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

Drove it by the Mitsu dealer on the way to and from work and stared at another black beauty. I think I'll be swinging by on Monday for a test drive and some number crunching... (peep)


evo huh nice choice when the rims come off? how much you want for them?

[MyZmZm]

*sigh* anyone want to buy a car on my behalf???

everything that needs to be confirmed/taken into consideration for customs, registration, etc, has been taken care of but due to the nature of the seller's job, he will not sell to a non-us citizen. this is my only obstacle to getting the car.

so yeah, any takers? :)

[Kansei]

won't sell to a non-us citizen? that's really weird, what's up there??

[MyZmZm]

won't sell to a non-us citizen? that's really weird, what's up there??
not sure entirely, but he's adamant about it. will only sell to a us resident, who has to then register the car in their name to totally remove any ties of him to the car. then i can buy it no problem... :(

do you have emissions laws?

[Breeegz]

<--Used the varible speed driving and random hard braking to keep some SUV's off my ass on the way to work.

[Kansei]

In NY? I don't know I'm not a permanent resident. I know they have some sort of state inspection.

Here's pics of my car activities this morning/afternoon:
http://picasaweb.google.com/clauretano/MyCar

Um here's the pic of the spark plugs I removed. Can you tell they only have 5k miles on them at the most? http://picasaweb.google.com/clauretano/MyCar/photo#4966630664845066258

The two that are really red are the ones that were dripping, soaking wet when I removed them from the car.

[Yaggie1]

Chris, glad to see things are all worked out. I also just have to mention it again. Your hood looks killer !! Just awesome man...........

[kudakev615]

Um here's the pic of the spark plugs I removed. Can you tell they only have 5k miles on them at the most? http://picasaweb.google.com/clauretano/MyCar/photo#4966630664845066258

The two that are really red are the ones that were dripping, soaking wet when I removed them from the car.
i would go and get the codes pulled from the ecu. the cel will only flash when the cats reach 5k degrees, risking MAJOR damage to your engine and cats. and im not liking what i see from the pic of the pugs. if you had a cylinder miss firing then i can under stand a fouled out plug, but all four are fouled out. you may have some other issues with the engine.

[Kansei]

^^ are the codes stored though? My cel is no longer on.

oh and.. why does everyone else tell me that the CEL flashes on misfire?

The CEL was steady when I was at light throttle or idling, and only flashed if I pushed the pedal a little too far and it kicked into a crazy misfiring mode.

I might take the car in to have some things checked on it soon though. I'm probably at 72k right now and I have the original brake/clutch and power steering fluids. I also wanted to just get a general checkup, like a compression check, some sort of inspection, etc. I was hoping I could wait until my new cams are in so that I could do the cams and timing belt then too but I dunno.

[iLisa]

*sigh* anyone want to buy a car on my behalf???

everything that needs to be confirmed/taken into consideration for customs, registration, etc, has been taken care of but due to the nature of the seller's job, he will not sell to a non-us citizen. this is my only obstacle to getting the car.

so yeah, any takers? :)
vicki?

[ronin12]

myzmzm-are you located near new england? I know you are in Canada, just can't remember how close you are. What kind of car are we talking about anyway?

[bazooka joe]

^^ are the codes stored though? My cel is no longer on.

oh and.. why does everyone else tell me that the CEL flashes on misfire?

The CEL was steady when I was at light throttle or idling, and only flashed if I pushed the pedal a little too far and it kicked into a crazy misfiring mode.

I might take the car in to have some things checked on it soon though. I'm probably at 72k right now and I have the original brake/clutch and power steering fluids. I also wanted to just get a general checkup, like a compression check, some sort of inspection, etc. I was hoping I could wait until my new cams are in so that I could do the cams and timing belt then too but I dunno.

chris, the cel are stored until they are cleared...

[CTt3P5]

Drove to work, parked and as I was walking away another gentleman pulled into the lot and stopped his car. Got out and ran over to me asking all kinds of questions. Saying he had seen it and was looking at getting one (driving an early 90's Sentra).

At first he referred to it as a '3' hatch....gasp. I proceeded to correct him and told him what years they were made and that the '3' replaced the Proto. He wanted to check the engine and seemed impressed. Was happy with the DOHC 2.0....for some reason he thought it might of had a rotary?!?

Finished up by telling him how great the car is and how much fun it is to drive.

All of this and not one mention of 'cute'!!! (alright)

[aMaff]

9 days til I come home and see 'er :D

[CTt3P5]

^^^ down to single digits....Your countdown reminds me of the way I used to countdown to Christmas morning! :)

[aMaff]

^^^ down to single digits....Your countdown reminds me of the way I used to countdown to Christmas morning! :)
that's how it feels too, cuz I've got a bunch of goodies waiting for her when I get back ;)

[Liquid_Ag]

he is going to do an IT swap, and turn it into this

[CTt3P5]

(rofl2) I don't think those are the mods he is referring to.

[aMaff]

he is going to do an IT swap, and turn it into this
rofflz nice. No, that's not QUITE what i"m doing

[Liquid_Ag]

rofflz nice. No, that's not QUITE what i"m doingbut you are putting the propulsion devices in ;)

[aMaff]

lol no

[kudakev615]

[QUOTE=Kansei]^^ are the codes stored though? My cel is no longer on.

oh and.. why does everyone else tell me that the CEL flashes on misfire?

The CEL was steady when I was at light throttle or idling, and only flashed if I pushed the pedal a little too far and it kicked into a crazy misfiring mode.
QUOTE]
most ppl think that it flashes on misfires bc that is what usually cases the cats to get that hot. liek stated before, the codes will be stored until it reaches a certain amount of drive cycles, depending upon the level of the code, or until its cleared with a scanner. so they should still be there in the ecu under stored codes. and there will be a freeze frame when the code was thrown. tellin you engine load, rpm, throttle position, ect. all that is useful info when diagnosing this stuff

[kudakev615]

and my shifter and bushings just got here. so it guess its back to work after this beer and install it;) orderin the red lug nuts and carbon fiber grill tomorrow. i cant wait for a used one. my front end looks so akward with that stock grill:(

[Reitrof]

9 days til I come home and see 'er :D

Sorry Andy. We at NEPOC had it towed. Mark needed some parts.

[Reitrof]

Took the car into Mazda today to get an estimate and take pics for the Mazda Rep. Hopefully find out from Mazda next week whether they will fix the rust and paint bubbling.

[aMaff]

Sorry Andy. We at NEPOC had it towed. Mark needed some parts.
what!? That SOB! I know he just wants the MT out of it. Other than that, I can't think of anything else that his would need that mine had

[bazooka joe]

what!? That SOB! I know he just wants the MT out of it. Other than that, I can't think of anything else that his would need that mine had

i like that laser blue color!!

[Kansei]

Took the car into Mazda today to get an estimate and take pics for the Mazda Rep. Hopefully find out from Mazda next week whether they will fix the rust and paint bubbling.

They will... well at least they should. Modern Motors in Thomaston, CT did with mine.

[aMaff]

I dunno man. The ECU probably is to blame :p

[NJP5Guy]

AMAFF- how do you fare in HS. Was also curious what you think the p5 needs to be more competetive. What cars usually give you a run for your money? If you are interested check out www.sjr-scca.org and you will see how I'm doing in the standings so far this year in STS.

[DeanSweet]

Gave my Protege5 the day off and drove the camaro again.
Last time I drove this beast I somehow toasted the Alternator, replaced easily enough.
Last night the car blew out the fan belt and overheated... new belt was $7 and a bit of coolant and good to go. Adjusted the timing and idle a bit to get it to settle down. Man, bringing back memories of why I drive a tiny new car instead of something so old?!? :)

[aMaff]

AMAFF- how do you fare in HS. Was also curious what you think the p5 needs to be more competetive. What cars usually give you a run for your money? If you are interested check out www.sjr-scca.org and you will see how I'm doing in the standings so far this year in STS.
well, I'm still very much a noob, and never ran R-comps, but I'll give this a shot.

Basically your main cometitor in HS is the Mini. To be more competitive in stock class, basically you're gonna need R-comps and you will DEFINATELY need a competition alignment. All a cat back will do is let you hear what the engine is doing (which is helpful), but won't get much performance wise from it. Good struts would help too.

If you're just starting out, I'd run the car on street tires for a while just to get a feel of how the car acts at the limit, and have decent room for error. Once you can be quick on the street tires, you won't (generally) overdrive the R's.

That's about all I could think of off the top of my head. If you have any other Q's, please feel free to ask.

[Liquid_Ag]

rcomps are sick

[Thieu]

I agree with aMaff.

I run in HS too. All you can really do in terms of improvements is tires and struts/shocks. Maybe a drop in K&N filter and catback.

I ran within a second of a an experienced Mini last sunday. I should be right there with him next few times as I get the feel for the P5. There was also a 2000 Protege LX running that was nowhere where the Mini and I's times.

[Yaggie1]

Watched the wife drive off in it for the weekend...............(sad1) (nervous)

[CTt3P5]

^^^You could always call the local authorities and report it stolen. Then you would have it for the weekend and the wifey still gets a little vaca. lol j/k

My wife drives it to work, but I don't know if I could allow all weekend. haha

[Crazy D]

lol...my wife's not allowed to drive it at all.... she has P.P.D

Parallel Parking Deficiency (first)

[Protege52003]

Turned 60K coming home from the cape!
Got a flat tire when i was driving down the sand/dirt road to the place we were staying. Nothing a little plug could not fix. Muct have got a shell or stick........

edit: went 295 miles on 10.3 gallons of 89 octane gas with AC on on the trip doen to the cape: 28.64 MPG 95% highway going 75-80 with a full load in car and kayaks on top. very happy with those results!

-R

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, she doesn't drive it too much. She always gives me shit saying " I know, I'm not allowed to drive your car"............... I just like to drive it. She likes her Envoy, I like my P5...........

I did let her take this weekend though, I am at home with my 3 kids and 2 of the neighbor kids.......... Can't quite pile all of them in the 5. I guess the Envoy is good for something aside from just sucking the shit out of gas...........

On a side note, I did buy a couple things for my P5 today.

[iLisa]

*cool pics*
-R
those pics are awesome!! :)

[aMaff]

Turned 60K coming home from the cape!
Got a flat tire when i was driving down the sand/dirt road to the place we were staying. Nothing a little plug could not fix. Muct have got a shell or stick........

edit: went 295 miles on 10.3 gallons of 89 octane gas with AC on on the trip doen to the cape: 28.64 MPG 95% highway going 75-80 with a full load in car and kayaks on top. very happy with those results!

-R
what gague rings are those?

[iLisa]

what gague rings are those?
probably daveB rings... looks like mine..

[altspace]

Turned 60K coming home from the cape!
Got a flat tire when i was driving down the sand/dirt road to the place we were staying. Nothing a little plug could not fix. Muct have got a shell or stick........

edit: went 295 miles on 10.3 gallons of 89 octane gas with AC on on the trip doen to the cape: 28.64 MPG 95% highway going 75-80 with a full load in car and kayaks on top. very happy with those results!

-R

You stay at Cragville Beach area? I swear I see your car there.

[NJP5Guy]

well, I'm still very much a noob, and never ran R-comps, but I'll give this a shot.

Basically your main cometitor in HS is the Mini. To be more competitive in stock class, basically you're gonna need R-comps and you will DEFINATELY need a competition alignment. All a cat back will do is let you hear what the engine is doing (which is helpful), but won't get much performance wise from it. Good struts would help too.

If you're just starting out, I'd run the car on street tires for a while just to get a feel of how the car acts at the limit, and have decent room for error. Once you can be quick on the street tires, you won't (generally) overdrive the R's.

That's about all I could think of off the top of my head. If you have any other Q's, please feel free to ask.

I know about the basic mods. i was just curious as to what you felt were the pluses and minuses of our car during auto-xing. In all honesty the base model mini is no match. as my car is now i fare very well against mini cooper s, spec-v sentras. even though i lack the power of these cars i have still beaten them on occassion. my last two events have been run on my goodyears. the 1st event with them was a test run( i drove like shit and overwhelmed the tires). now i'm used to them i know i can start matching up with the higher power cars. what is the region you are running in?

[Protege52003]

those pics are awesome!! :)

thanks.........

what gague rings are those?

daveB Brushed........


You stay at Cragville Beach area? I swear I see your car there.

cottages right before west dennis beach!

[Demoniam]

Started to peel off the dumbass sidestripes. God is that one annoying job. Gonna borrow the wife's hairdryer tomorrow, and see if that helps. Hopefully, if things go well, she'll get a wash, compound, and wax...

the car, not my wife!

[Liquid_Ag]

i made them take the gay ass pinstripes off before id buy the car

[gone_fishin]

If you guys are interested, you can check out the thread I made about my build that's currently happening.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123644091

[Hy8us]

new filter

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f352/hy8us/P8250242.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f352/hy8us/P8250245.jpg

[Liquid_Ag]

DREEEEEEEEEEEFT with my new driving shoes

[bpoche]

Installed my new Hidden Hitch
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m219/bpoche/P1010004Small-1.jpg

[iLisa]

last night I found this on my car...

[Protege52003]

^^^^

good find!!!!

[bazooka joe]

i found one on my deck yesterday, dead...they're like protected or something...aren't they?

[iLisa]

he was neat... when I was taking cell phone pics of him, he like turned his head and looked at me..

[Kansei]

i found one on my deck yesterday, dead...they're like protected or something...aren't they?

oh sh*t I kill those things like crazy :P

nah j/k I kiled one once though because it got into my bedroom somehow (shocked)

it was makin a TON of noise and annoying the hell out of me so splat it went :P

It's the CT state insect

[iLisa]

another pic of it..

[Demoniam]

Wow /\/\/\ Pretty
I find tons of them at work...

Finally finished removing the lame-o pinstriping on the p5. What a bitch that stuff was, even with a hair dryer, Goo Gone, Towels, and a razor. My fingers are numb from scrubbing!

[aMaff]

I have no striping on mine. I do plan on removing the side mouldings tho. I hate those things

[kitty_tinkers]

ok yeah so i got mad at my P5 lastnight. i am having headlight issues. got into a wreck almost 2 weeks back and the one where the wreck happened went out..yay...then lastnight my other one went out....go figure. i dont get it. any one know anything about it or have headlight issues as well?

[rednecks_r_us]

I have no striping on mine. I do plan on removing the side mouldings tho. I hate those things

Look for a rubber pinstripe remover. Its a hard rubber wheel that attaches to a drill. It makes getting the glue off a P5 so much easier.

You will like the look of your car with the mouldings removed.

[iLisa]

I upset him..
I was driving him and took it out of gear... and something is wrong with my neutral. It won't "wiggle" back and forth...
it goes into gear, I can change gears while driving, no problems with anything other than neutral. I can push it side to side, but if I push it to the left, it wants to stay there and not go back to the middle like it used to. I have the B&M ss and kartboy bushings.. I'm hoping it just needs re-lubed.. anyone have any suggestions?

[aMaff]

did you check to see that everything's good w/ the shift linkage / shifter / bushings?

[iLisa]

I'm hoping it just needs some grease down in there...

[rednecks_r_us]

I'm baking my new headlights today. Going to paint them black with blue mica to match my hood & roof.

[Brian MP5T]

Oral Sex!

[Bala]

I'm hoping it just needs some grease down in there...

Hey now! (boom01)

[khaosman]

Autocross videos from last Sunday...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbOR42iS-mo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhTjKer3pCQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIMtYziRsGA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRujOLMc8Nk

I had a blast, that location is great. Real fast. Eventually I'll do a more in-depth writeup of the day and post it in the racing section.

[aMaff]

cool vids. Wheel hop much? Or was that just the surface? I feel bad if there was any1 in Karts or Modifieds

[Kansei]

cool vids. Wheel hop much? Or was that just the surface? I feel bad if there was any1 in Karts or Modifieds

modifieds? I'm a modified :P

[aMaff]

F Mod
http://www.nedivsolo2.org/images/01photos/ArtTrierNewY.jpg

[Kansei]

well I'm not in that modified class :P

[aMaff]

exactly

[khaosman]

cool vids. Wheel hop much? Or was that just the surface? I feel bad if there was any1 in Karts or Modifieds

The launch? I was having trouble figuring out the best way to get it going on a non-asphalt surface. It was probably just the surface though. Some of the spots were really sandy and had weeds growing in the cracks. We need to go back and nuke 'em with round up. hehe... there were a few karts, lots of modifieds, and a beastily National winning CP car with over 700hp. When they drove through the pit area, rocks were flying everywhere.

[aMaff]

on the launch too, but it sounded like when you getting on the throttle on corner exit you were getting some hop. It could just be your suspension and those cracks, I don't know. Whatever it was, it sounded un-good. It did look like a fun course, with the exception of that high speed offset slalom...I hate those things lol

[altspace]

Headlights are going to look fantastic Redneck, nice job!

I painted various parts in my rear suspension setup. Got too late for pics though. Will post later.

[khaosman]

on the launch too, but it sounded like when you getting on the throttle on corner exit you were getting some hop. It could just be your suspension and those cracks, I don't know. Whatever it was, it sounded un-good. It did look like a fun course, with the exception of that high speed offset slalom...I hate those things lol

It is possible but overall it didn't feel like it while I was out there. I do know my suspension and other things (forgetting to take other keys off the chain) make a crap load of noise while out there... hehe. The slalom actually wasn't that bad. What was getting most people was that jog into the finish, you were going real fast and got incredibly tight. Plus there was some nice foilage there that added to the oversteer :D A ton of people spun out there. You can see the back push a tiny bit in one of my runs, but not much at all--it kept nice and tidy the whole day! Except on run two where I slaughtered that poor slalom cone... my buddy said I barely hit it but it sure sounds louder in the video.

[MyZmZm]

drove her to work today... damn, she's dirty. hopefully time for a bath in the next day or two :)

[Tengo]

last night pushed her to about 108 mph.

[Breeegz]

last night pushed her to about 108 mph.

I ususally have to hold back from 108mph.... I have a lead foot I am trying to quit.

[2003newlyack]

I have only gone 99mph and I really need to break that 100 mark

[khaosman]

Autocross videos from last Sunday...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbOR42iS-mo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhTjKer3pCQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIMtYziRsGA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRujOLMc8Nk

I had a blast, that location is great. Real fast. Eventually I'll do a more in-depth writeup of the day and post it in the racing section.

I wrote a little about the day here http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=123644494

Also, some GOOD NEWS! Finally, after a mere three month wait I received a new Axxis Ultimate brake pad. Now I can finish the rotor and pad install I started in spring! I am also going to paint the calipers black. Hopefully I'll do this Wednesday and Thursday. I've got another project I want to finish first, so it might not happen. These brake pads better be the best thing since sliced bread as well. Or at least not turn my wheels brown like the HP+ seeing as I'm too lazy to wash my car :(

[Tengo]

it was pretty cool going that fast.i only get a lead foot on the highways(glare)

[Liquid_Ag]

i topped out at 140. i need nos

[iLisa]

i topped out at 140. i need nos
with you p5? (shocked)

[Liquid_Ag]

with my green eclipse :(

[Liquid_Ag]

http://homepage.usask.ca/~skf147/1995%20Mitsubishi%20Eclipse.jpg

me topping it out

[Bala]

http://homepage.usask.ca/%7Eskf147/1995%20Mitsubishi%20Eclipse.jpg

me topping it out

Hey ... I didn't know you'de be in town this weekend.

[Tengo]

http://homepage.usask.ca/~skf147/1995%20Mitsubishi%20Eclipse.jpg

me topping it out
lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice!

[Liquid_Ag]

you see the wing? i flew in.

[Tengo]

you see the wing? i flew in.
lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Liquid_Ag]

its actually ingenious. the wing works in conjuction with the wheel gap to make it fly

[aMaff]

hahahaha nice rob, you tard :p

[MyZmZm]

its actually ingenious. the wing works in conjuction with the wheel gap to make it fly
(rlaugh) (rlaugh) (rlaugh)

[MyZmZm]

I ususally have to hold back from 108mph.... I have a lead foot I am trying to quit.
i think i've just pushed her over a hundred trying to keep up to a twin turbo rx7 (hahaha yeah right)... but before i attempt anything more, i need a radar detector :)

[Tengo]

dam i never realied the 1 foot wheel gap on the green f&F ELIPSE

[redpr5]

detailed the hell outta my p5 today, cleaned all the door jams, pulled the whole center console out and vaccumed everything and wiped it all down. armor-alled the shit outta the interior lol and cleaned all the glass outside (it was WAY too hot to do all the interior glass by the time i got to it

yay for shiny cars!!!

[kudakev615]

check engine came on after the o2 sim and the heater resistor installed!! i knew i just should have had a second o2 bung welded in and not gone this route. i should have listened to all post about this. so i guess its time to go to a shop and see what they charge. other then that its just really dirty.

[Yaggie1]

Still haven't seen mine since the wife left in it on Fri. morning. Now I am just waiting for her to get home in it so I can make my 2 hour drive down to Indiana tonite..... Nothing like leaving at 11pm with a 2 hr drive and having to be at work at 6am tomorrow.......

On the plus side, I exchanged my rental car tonite for a new one. They gave me a freakin Ford Freestar mini-van. Took that POS back this afternoon and got a brand new Camry SE. Not a bad ride for a rental.

[rednecks_r_us]

http://homepage.usask.ca/~skf147/1995%20Mitsubishi%20Eclipse.jpg

me topping it out


Funny thing is there an exact duplicate of that car in Arizona. I've seen it at a gas station in Phoenix.

[Liquid_Ag]

who would recreate that atrocity

[rednecks_r_us]

I heard it was a girls car but never confirmed it.

[bonesmp5]

sold it on Thursday :(

its been a sad week (drinks) cheers, im missing her all ready

[MyZmZm]

why would someone want a car like that???? that's so very sad - and so very wrong, on so many levels *shakes head*

[Liquid_Ag]

I heard it was a girls car but never confirmed it.gotcha. makes sense now

[aMaff]

It does? It's still dumb to me.

[aMaff]

sold it on Thursday :(

its been a sad week (drinks) cheers, im missing her all ready
nooooooooooo! What're you driving now?

[bonesmp5]

i dont want to say (peep)

im still numb that it actually sold.

[Tengo]

i dont want to say (peep)
its probally that green eclipse frum above lol jk man, but seriously?

[bonesmp5]

i now drive an 87 civic (shocked)

[Tengo]

well earlier today i noticed my left side rear tire was out of air pretty good. so on the way to the gurlfrends i stopped to put air, and as i put air in, i heard air come back out, not a good thing. put the spare on a looked at the tire. it has a small lil hole on the inner upper wall. this can be patched up or repaired right????

[aMaff]

on the sidewall? I dunno.

[bonesmp5]

if its on the side, i would have to say no -- i think they only repair holes if in the tread area ( . )( . )

[Kansei]

sold it on Thursday :(


(omg)(omg) :( :( :'( :'(

it's sooo sad to see them go.

I changed my oil today with some 10w30 Royal Purple synthetic and a V6 626 OEM filter.

I was not expecting the oil to be purple!!! (shocked)

.. oh and my old oil (redline full synth) was as black as night coming out after 3k miles or so. I think I might send some of the oil in to get tested to see if I should shorten my interval to like 2k miles with the way I drive her :)

[bonesmp5]

yes it is sad -- i really thought i would have her for alot longer, but life changes and somtimes you have to ajust in ways you dont like. she had 60k and i feel, one of the cleanest engine bays around, (besides Pirana )

[Tengo]

yuh its like on the sidwall but real close to the edge, thread part.

[aMaff]

take it to a tire shop. It should be ok, but I dunno how durable it'd be how much the sidewall flexes

[bonesmp5]

if you have time to post a pic -- it would better an idea.

Bam -- what was that, just go back to sleep honey (ughdance)

[Liquid_Ag]

i like her more than the first gen

[MyZmZm]

i like her more than the first gen (omg)(shocked):confused:(huh):eek:(boom07)(boom01) (wow)

i never thought i'd hear you say that

[Liquid_Ag]

say what

[bonesmp5]

(uhm)

[kitty_tinkers]

i being a woman, would never drive that car. *sigh* but then again i cant stand women drivers.....hummmm go figure

gotcha. makes sense now

[MyZmZm]

i being a woman, would never drive that car. *sigh* but then again i cant stand women drivers.....hummmm go figure
agree 100%

[kitty_tinkers]

well see the whole thing is...that most women have either been taught how to drive by their mother (humm women) and the ones that were taught by their fathers....well see their fathers are like ok this is my baby so im not going to teach her all my little tricks...im just going to teach her the basics....FUCK THAT! my father taught me how to drive and he taught me everything he knows....and then some things i just learned on my own by watching others...and then in turn taught my father somethings. see im a daddys girl....i wont deny that.....but im one of the guys as well.....know what i mean? fuck all that prissy shit.....i mean yeah ok im girly....but im one of the ones that doesnt mind getting dirty...like take lastnight for instance.....went out muddin and yeah we got stuck...only because we had to avoid a deer....*sigh* well who was the first to jump out of the truck and in the mud??? thats right....yours truely...we got unstuck and went down to the creek and got smashed.....i had to drive us out of there but hey, i can hold my liquor better then the guys....(really not trying to brag on that at all) but ok enough ranting......so yeah i got new tires on my P5 today. i got Cooper Zeon ZPT 205/50R-16 87H BSW.....anyone know anything about those??? good or bad.....

agree 100%

[rednecks_r_us]

well see the whole thing is...that most women have either been taught how to drive by their mother (humm women) and the ones that were taught by their fathers....well see their fathers are like ok this is my baby so im not going to teach her all my little tricks...im just going to teach her the basics....FUCK THAT! my father taught me how to drive and he taught me everything he knows....and then some things i just learned on my own by watching others...and then in turn taught my father somethings. see im a daddys girl....i wont deny that.....but im one of the guys as well.....know what i mean? fuck all that prissy shit.....i mean yeah ok im girly....but im one of the ones that doesnt mind getting dirty...like take lastnight for instance.....went out muddin and yeah we got stuck...only because we had to avoid a deer....*sigh* well who was the first to jump out of the truck and in the mud??? thats right....yours truely...we got unstuck and went down to the creek and got smashed.....i had to drive us out of there but hey, i can hold my liquor better then the guys....(really not trying to brag on that at all) but ok enough ranting......so yeah i got new tires on my P5 today. i got Cooper Zeon ZPT 205/50R-16 87H BSW.....anyone know anything about those??? good or bad.....

Hell yea Daddy's girl. I have a riding lawnmower that I'm teaching my 5 year old to drive. She has a power wheels quad with the plastic knobby tires. She was getting mad cause she didn't get enough traction. So I drilled a box of large screws into the back tires to give her studded tires. She's happy cause she can go rock crawling (pile of rocks on the side yard) and go mudding when it rains.

When I wash my car she takes care of the rims.

[kitty_tinkers]

thats awesome. when my nephew is here for visits he wants to help wash my car too.....lol its so cute. i will have to find pics....

Hell yea Daddy's girl. I have a riding lawnmower that I'm teaching my 5 year old to drive. She has a power wheels quad with the plastic knobby tires. She was getting mad cause she didn't get enough traction. So I drilled a box of large screws into the back tires to give her studded tires. She's happy cause she can go rock crawling (pile of rocks on the side yard) and go mudding when it rains.

When I wash my car she takes care of the rims.

[Kansei]

i like her more than the first gen

omgwhat?! (shocked)

You've finally come over to the good side. :)

it's soooo much greener here.

anyway.. Um my post is about what I forgot to do to my protege5.. yesterday. I went out with one of my roommates after I changed my oil to go get dinner around 9:40pm. Well we headed out and drove around the block, realized that neither of us were hungry, and came back. I didn't bother putting the car in the garage because we were probably going to end up going out once we did get hungry in a couple hours :P

Well that didn't happen. My car sat outside overnight; windows down, moonroof open, Alpine face plate installed, ipod jacked in, no club on the steering wheel. (shocked)

All is well though. I guess maybe this neighborhood is a lot safer than I thought, that or a thief looked down my driveway (car is behind the house but you can see it from the road) and saw a wagon and ran away screaming. :P

[altspace]

That's why I love where I live right now. Very quiet and safe. Hell, we leave the house open all the time unless we go away for a long time. I've accidently left the garage door open many nights as well. Guess it helps to have a police neighbor with a blue undercover Crown Vic.

[bazooka joe]

That's why I love where I live right now. Very quiet and safe. Hell, we leave the house open all the time unless we go away for a long time. I've accidently left the garage door open many nights as well. Guess it helps to have a police neighbor with a blue undercover Crown Vic.

your address again.....?
:)

[Kansei]

:P

Yeah my neighborhood itself is quite safe. There's neighborhood watch in effect big time. Everyone is really friendly and always outside talking with eachother. If there was any suspicious activity someone would notice it. I'm just a bit leery of the fact that our basement door was busted in and wouldn't latch anymore (had to replace the door frame), and the garage door still has a hole in it where someone kicked out the wood panel to unlock the door (the key hole has been screwed with big time on that door too).

I'm just waiting on my landlord to fix stuff. I wish the company I worked for had more consumer-oriented products so I could do a custom access control and fire/security system on the house, rather than going through our main competitor ADT :P

Yeah PM me the address too when you send a message to mark. We'll keep your extremely low mileage P5 "safe". :P

p.s. kinda random but I hit 72,500 today :D

[Kansei]

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123644589

Going for a drive during my lunch break was most excellent. I was reminded just how much I freakin love this car. The syling is to die for, the way it steers and sounds and handles is just droolworthy. I really need to get around to buying the new gauge cluster and all the little plastic clips and such that I've broken so that my car can be at 100%.

I think today when I get back from work I might polish my header so that I don't have to be embarassed to open my hood anymore :P

[iLisa]

Well that didn't happen. My car sat outside overnight; windows down, moonroof open, Alpine face plate installed, ipod jacked in, no club on the steering wheel. (shocked)

All is well though. I guess maybe this neighborhood is a lot safer than I thought, that or a thief looked down my driveway (car is behind the house but you can see it from the road) and saw a wagon and ran away screaming. :P


well.. it is sunlight silver... (poke)
who would want a silver wagon? :p

[iLisa]

I had to let a friend of mine borrow my car today... since the radiator is blown in their Jetta...

[Kansei]

I had to let a friend of mine borrow my car today... since the radiator is blown in their Jetta...

*crosses fingers* hopefully they are gentle :)

Is it.. a GIRL!? omg who would let a girl drive their protege.. -- oh wait crap :P

[iLisa]

*crosses fingers* hopefully they are gentle :)

Is it.. a GIRL!? omg who would let a girl drive their protege.. -- oh wait crap :P
i'm a girl and i drive it all the time.... (enguard)

[kitty_tinkers]

i am a girl. and i actually dont let my female friends drive my car. hell i dont even let my male friends drive her.....shit...i dont even let my family drive her. i am the only one that drives her.
*crosses fingers* hopefully they are gentle :)

Is it.. a GIRL!? omg who would let a girl drive their protege.. -- oh wait crap :P

[aMaff]

i am a girl. and i actually dont let my female friends drive my car. hell i dont even let my male friends drive her.....shit...i dont even let my family drive her. i am the only one that drives her.
amen sister!

[DeanSweet]

since I am on vacation and bored I removed, spent some time with the wind wheel and medium and fine pads and painted the valve cover with some VHT 'Racing Red'. Installed the plated exhaust shield too. Haven't had time to clean up the rest of compartment but that'll come prolly tomorrow so be gentle.

Lovely wife gave it the thumbs up.

[02pro5wagon]

well today i wash waxed my p5 aswell as painted the valve cover where it says dohc 16 valve mazda with a red to match the car and threw a zoom-zoom vinyl on the front lip and a mazda symbol vinyl on the curve of the driver side of the spoiler will post pics if anyone really wants to see the work

(p5red)

[Kansei]

amen sister!

but... you don't drive it :P

[Liquid_Ag]

im driving it to go get my first legal tequila

[khaosman]

im driving it to go get my first legal tequila

Drink some Patron for me!

[kitty_tinkers]

yummmmm Patron is very yummy......but never drink and drive. its bad.....


Drink some Patron for me!

[kudakev615]

got some carbon fiber goodies on the way for the car. now im gonna go and wash it. thats bout it

[aMaff]

4 DAYS!


I'm so ready to be home...

[altspace]

tick tock tick tock. Hehe.

Might have some big surprises for the P5 in the next few months.

[sickpro5]

drove her from kansas to Florida ( 20+ hrs )


btw...kudos to xenon-shop, lights worked flawlessly the whole way, clear vision even through heavy rain.

[hellbillypro5]

sold it... yea its a bummer but hey i got a ae-86 now and i think that i am going to buy a 1st gen

jason

[bazooka joe]

4 DAYS!


I'm so ready to be home...

(poke) what have you done to your p5 today.................................?






i feel your excitment man!!

[bazooka joe]

tick tock tick tock. Hehe.

Might have some big surprises for the P5 in the next few months.

cool...do share! see you friday?

[aMaff]

(poke) what have you done to your p5 today.................................?
I thought about 'er a lot! Does that count? I'm so sick of this damn impala...

[Kansei]

sold it... yea its a bummer but hey i got a ae-86 now and i think that i am going to buy a 1st gen

jason

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooo

[aMaff]

i think that i am going to buy a 1st gen
just make sure you get the LX :)

[altspace]

cool...do share! see you friday?

Yea, what time? Send me a PM.

[MyZmZm]

this was actually yesterday, but i rinsed her off (no time for a proper wash :( ), and then went out looking at some potential sisters for her

92 mx-3 was first on the list - and an absolute no-go. too many problems and wasn't in very good condition either despite the lower km.

94 626 was second... this is a definite possibility. original owner, less than 200K km, all maintenance records. car looked and drove like it was maybe 6 years old. only problem was the CEL came on halfway through my test-drive, so i definitely have to find out what that was about. plus, only the wife was home (husband/owner was in class last night) and she was a typical woman when it comes to cars - didn't know jack. so i'll find out more on the car tonight.

3rd on the list was a 94 mx-6 but damn dealer couldn't find either the car or the paperwork on it, so hopefully i find out more about it in the next day or two.

i still really want my neighbour's '87 323 LX, but i have a feeling he won't want to part with it this fall yet. i told him to name his price, so i'll keep my fingers crossed but i have my doubts :(

[Demoniam]

Got my new windshield today!

no more 17 inch cracks, except on my ass!

[iLisa]

i was driving him, and the stupid neutral is causing fits again... looks like a trip to the performance place in his future.. :(

[NJP5Guy]

bled the brakes today with the help of a co-worker. Not too much air in the lines but enough to give a little quish in the pedal feel. shes all set and ready for the next auto-x of the season in a couple of weeks.

[02pro5wagon]

today i contimplated taking the roof rack off i think i might like the way it looks... also spunout cause here in jersey its raining and practicing auto x in the rain while pulling the parking break for a bit of a slide didnt help so i spun a good 200 degrees

[DeanSweet]

got hit by a 1" diameter rock flying down the freeway. Apparently fell off Rumke truck ahead of me. Needless to say, it hit my front drivers pillar and made a dent and took some paint with it! :( it was loud as hell. Sounded like a gun went off in my car according to my kids... I just watched it bounce up and come in and flinched.

[khaosman]

Filled up with gas since it was cheap ($2.40/gallon). Slightly over 31mpg, pretty good w00t!

[kudakev615]

2.40 a gallon!!! i thought 2.85 as cheap. lucky man. and my mpg have been shot since the install of m y header:(

[khaosman]

2.40 a gallon!!! i thought 2.85 as cheap. lucky man. and my mpg have been shot since the install of m y header:(

It went down after I got it too (shocked) $2.39 at normal places so once CostCo catches up it should be cheaper.

Your MPG are probably shot because you are driving like a maniac now, enjoying the nice sounds :D

[Boston5761]

Dude, 2.60 'ish in hendersonville-gallatin area, or it was last week.

[Breeegz]

3.12 for premium.

[kudakev615]

Dude, 2.60 'ish in hendersonville-gallatin area, or it was last week.
thats why. it was in the hood. i live in boushe part of town. everything is more expensive

[Butlerg]

Cheapest I've seen on the island is @ $3.13. (headshake May I ask how exactly are you guys going about and measuring how many mpg you get? (rtfm)

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

i measure mine through the odo, clock how many miles i get per tank and divide it by 12 i beleive cause there are 12 gallons of gas in our tanks i beleive, rough estimate. and thats the mpg i could be wrong though.

[nealric]

I put a quarter size hole in my drivers seat with the vacuum cleaner.

It may be time for a racing seat if I can find something reasonably priced on non-rice.

[Breeegz]

holy shit... what kind of vacuum? must be able to suck a golf ball through 30 foot of garden hose

[Butlerg]

Oh, I see. I'll try that next time I fill up all the way. Oh yeah, and I replaced all 3 wiper blades today. Now driving in the rain is alot more fun with clear, streakless windshields. hah...Also gave it a quicky wash.

[Bala]

I put a quarter size hole in my drivers seat with the vacuum cleaner.

It may be time for a racing seat if I can find something reasonably priced on non-rice.

That sucks! (seriously ... that's some major suction)

[altspace]

Or major wear in the fabric. I've cleaned 100's of different cars (part of the biz in my youth) and never tore the seat fabric. Please do tell.

[CTt3P5]

Was actually Monday, but the P5 was used as school transportation.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h198/frostayone/FirstDayOfSchool-DropOff-2006.jpg

[Kansei]

omg :'( I paid 3.47 today. the gas light came on and I was on my way to work so I was like "crap" and took it up the butt at exxon since it was the only place I passed on the way to work.

[aMaff]

wtf was it platinum infused? For regular!?

[Liquid_Ag]

everything up north is mo spensive. i keep seeing ppl post about 2.39 and shit. its 2.93 here for regular and im ecstatic

[nealric]

I am not quite sure what happened.

It was an uprght vacuum. I put the upright part on the passenger seat and was using the hose attatchment in the passenger seat. I think the way it was placed the rotating brush thing on the bottom caught something on the seat and tore it.