What have you done to your P5 today?

[iLisa]

got it snowy :(
snowy is good.. I <3 snow. :D

[amsgator]

well i am gonna call the tinting place tomorrow and try to get an appt. :-D i photoshopped the tint and this is what it should look like, or something like it

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/sockerdood/Car%20Pics/20tint-1.jpg

i called and have an appt for sat. should i get 20 or 30? i want it all the same but 20 on front isnt legal here....but i want it dark so i might do it anyway. what do yall think?

[bazooka joe]

well, got her real dirty this morning...my car is covered with northeast crap..snow, ice, salt and sand...just lovely!(headshake

NC/KY here i come....someday

[Kansei]

i called and have an appt for sat. should i get 20 or 30? i want it all the same but 20 on front isnt legal here....but i want it dark so i might do it anyway. what do yall think?

20 looks really nice... if that's barely darker than legal, I say go for it :P I went with 30% on the sides and 20% on the hatch window and moonroof.. 30% is just a little darker than legal in CT, but it is slight so I haven't had any trouble.. I've been tinted for nearly 3 years

[Foolish]

I watched my wife drive the car away in the rain yesterday after she dropped me off. Damn, that's a badass looking little car! The drop and tint make a huge difference in how the car looks!

[amsgator]

20 looks really nice... if that's barely darker than legal, I say go for it :P I went with 30% on the sides and 20% on the hatch window and moonroof.. 30% is just a little darker than legal in CT, but it is slight so I haven't had any trouble.. I've been tinted for nearly 3 years

the legal limit is 28. go figure. idk why such a weird number. so i was thinkin about goin 20. :-\

[rednecks_r_us]

I did something like that coming down a mountain in flagstaff but I some how managed to hold on and did a sweet drift around two turns, then the brake fade set in bad and I had to granny it down the rest of the way. rednecks-r-us was watching it in his rear view (damn that mofo is fast) It was so scary and fun at the same time made me want to look in to a rwd conversion to do some real drifting. :D

But I think I'll just get a 240


I remember that. It looked cool to see a P5 drifting a corner in my mirror.

[altspace]

well, got her real dirty this morning...my car is covered with northeast crap..snow, ice, salt and sand...just lovely!(headshake

NC/KY here i come....someday

Indeed. Damn...my car is so clean and I too have to go drive later in this crap.

Side note: Test drove another RX-8. Was very nice except for the miles and the 2nd owner only had it for 2 months (10K miles) and must have abused it because the rear tires are bald and were new when he/she bought it. Other issues so I walked away. So sad.

[Demoniam]

Have not sat in her in a few days...driving the car that has gas in it, aka wifey's Accord.
With my birfday money, I'm thinking of ordering an automatic shift knob that has overdrive built in.. Found it on eBay.

Linkey...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Automatic-shift-knob-with-overdrive-Lexus-GS300-Shift-K_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33703QQihZ002QQitemZ1 20086872045QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

What you think?? yes, no, maybe so?

[.paul]

i called and have an appt for sat. should i get 20 or 30? i want it all the same but 20 on front isnt legal here....but i want it dark so i might do it anyway. what do yall think?
Are you kidding me? I've seen more cars in FL with black out/mirrored windows than anywhere, ever. I really don't think the cops care about that stuff down there. For the record, this is when used to live in Cocoa Beach and Tallahassee.

Here is my car, it's 20% all the way around. I got it done in West Palm Beach last summer.
Excuse the cell phone pic
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Pauls_Images/Cam1008.jpg

Higher Quality
http://lh6.google.com/image/paul.martha/RdNa9iegvWI/AAAAAAAAANg/5eI_IwiTwpY/P1010245.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh3.google.com/image/paul.martha/RdNbDyegvXI/AAAAAAAAANo/zNThzFrGlAQ/P1010244.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh3.google.com/image/paul.martha/RdNbKyegvYI/AAAAAAAAANw/zLCdEjHE9MY/P1010247.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh4.google.com/image/paul.martha/RdNbRCegvZI/AAAAAAAAAN4/KaarwmVjD7E/P1010264.JPG?imgmax=512

[amsgator]

Are you kidding me? I've seen more cars in FL with black out/mirrored windows than anywhere, ever. I really don't think the cops care about that stuff down there. For the record, this is when I was living in Cocoa Beach and Tallahassee.

Here is my car, it's 20% all the way around. I got it done in West Palm Beach last summer.
Excuse the cell phone pic
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Pauls_Images/Cam1008.jpg

Higher Quality
http://lh6.google.com/image/paul.martha/RdNa9iegvWI/AAAAAAAAANg/5eI_IwiTwpY/P1010245.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh3.google.com/image/paul.martha/RdNbDyegvXI/AAAAAAAAANo/zNThzFrGlAQ/P1010244.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh3.google.com/image/paul.martha/RdNbKyegvYI/AAAAAAAAANw/zLCdEjHE9MY/P1010247.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh4.google.com/image/paul.martha/RdNbRCegvZI/AAAAAAAAAN4/KaarwmVjD7E/P1010264.JPG?imgmax=512

yea there are people here w/ 5% and all. how hard was it to see at night?

[Foolish]

I honestly thought there was no limit in FL. Nearly every FL car I've ever seen has windows so black you'd think they were painted!

[.paul]

yea there are people here w/ 5% and all. how hard was it to see at night?
5% tint sucks ass, you can't see shit.

20% is more than enough in my opinion, anything darker and it becomes unsafe at night. I'll be honest, sometimes I have trouble looking out my windows at night in a place that is not well lit. Compared to my sister's car, she's got 30% all the way around.

[amsgator]

lol. yea i know. its cuz it is SOOO FREAKIN sunny.

limit is 28 front, 15 rear and back. go figure on the 28. no clue why such an off number

[Kansei]

lol. yea i know. its cuz it is SOOO FREAKIN sunny.

limit is 28 front, 15 rear and back. go figure on the 28. no clue why such an off number

Because a 30% film plus the tint of the glass from the factory is probably just about 28%

[Kansei]

today I plowed my driveway with the p5 :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5dJe28VuGM (I think they video is in processing right now so you might not be able to see it.

[BadKarma]

I'd considered tint when I first got my car, but there's a small problem with it here. It's illegal to tint forward of the B-pillar. Having the sides contrasting like that doesn't look too great imho, so I've just kept it untinted all around.

Edit: Haha! Couple tries, but you made it through... Woo! :D

[Kansei]

yeah I had to build speed while the front tires were on the concrete in the garage :P

oh and here's a pic so people understand why I risked frostbite to wash my car last weekend

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/390462388_155fb52aa9.jpg

[BadKarma]

Now I don't feel so bad about mine... :)

[CTt3P5]

Got the snow off of her and started her up....then a drive around the block.

**edit**Nice vid Chris....guess I wont need to buy a snow blower after all...lol

[amsgator]

Because a 30% film plus the tint of the glass from the factory is probably just about 28%

true. but they wont notice 2%. hopefully they wont notice 8% difference :-D

[amsgator]

today I plowed my driveway with the p5 :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5dJe28VuGM (I think they video is in processing right now so you might not be able to see it.

that is awesome! i'm glad I live in Florida!!! :-D

[Demoniam]

okay....never mind...

[Kansei]

pics from today:

http://flickr.com/photos/clauretano/

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/390562961_fde8861d9e.jpg (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/390562961_fde8861d9e.jpg?v=0)

[aMaff]

today I plowed my driveway with the p5 :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5dJe28VuGM (I think they video is in processing right now so you might not be able to see it.
that's hilarious dude

[bazooka joe]

today I plowed my driveway with the p5 :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5dJe28VuGM (I think they video is in processing right now so you might not be able to see it.

hah...me too! with that lip i have...it's a good thing the snow wasn't frozen!!(headshake

[Kansei]

hah...me too! with that lip i have...it's a good thing the snow wasn't frozen!!(headshake

yeah luckily this is all big flake powdery snow (lake effect stuff), the ice is all underneath the snow.. there's a couple inches of solid ice on the driveway, we've been trying to chip away at it all week and only got halfway done.

I have another vid but didn't get it off the cam yet.

[aMaff]

y'all never think to invest in...oh...I don't know...a blow torch? lol

[MyZmZm]

haha, awesome vid and pics chris! i've forgotten, what are you dropped on again? your winter wheels are 16's, right?

[MyZmZm]

hah...me too! with that lip i have...it's a good thing the snow wasn't frozen!!(headshake
so where's your vid/pics mark? we must have proof of these things you know :p

[Kansei]

haha, awesome vid and pics chris! i've forgotten, what are you dropped on again? your winter wheels are 16's, right?

yup, the stock p5 wheels in the winter. I'm on goldline springs, don't get them.. they are atrocious. They are progressive all around, so over small bumps, my Tokico HPs are overdampening, but at the limit, it's the opposite.

[MyZmZm]

that's what i thought, the stockers. how low do the goldlines drop you?

[Kansei]

low.. I think they are supposed to be 1.75 inches all around, but they lowered the rear more than 2 inches.. I don't think they actually make different springs for the rear of the P5.

I'm leaving these forums. Info where I can be contacted in the future:
AIM: KanseiZM
e-mail: clauretano {} gmail (you can un-obfuscate that yourself) .com

and of course I'll still be on www.wagonator.com :)

[Reitrof]

Took me 7 hours to drive from Boston to Bangor. decided to stay at a hotel for the night before I head back in the morning. Some pretty bad roads.

[khaosman]

If this doesn't put a smile on your face, you can (gtfo)
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123660925

I likey

[bazooka joe]

so where's your vid/pics mark? we must have proof of these things you know :p

i have no video....i'm hoping to get a camera soon...spring!:cool:
i must say, i drove through some real crap yesterday, slush, ice, 8" of snow...not an issue...those $100 falkens work real nice!!(dunno)

[bazooka joe]

Took me 7 hours to drive from Boston to Bangor. decided to stay at a hotel for the night before I head back in the morning. Some pretty bad roads.

good choice!!

[altspace]

The inevitable issue of speaking via the internet, there simply is no way to see expression or demeanor of a conversation. Resulting into harsh words exchanged back and forth, and others contributing tidbits of information that only they and the party they are speaking to are aware of. Peace...Love...and Happiness to all.

Back on topic....the huge Nor'easter layed down a hefty .25 inch of snow yesterday on Cape Cod. I believe that brings us to a grand total of 1 inch of snow for the season, non of which in my area has lasted for more than 1 day as it all just melts away. (wimper)

[reynoldsrobbie]

todays forecast calls for a clear 77F! I couldnt live anywhere else.

[bazooka joe]

todays forecast calls for a clear 77F! I couldnt live anywhere else.

cali is way over rated! we won't see that until sometime in may...3 months from now!(sad2)

[evilmonkeyMSP]

Ok, I understand how you all feel about the ugly thread from yesterday. Some things get taken too far sometimes. But lets not clog up this thread w/ forum drama...

We now return to our regularly scheduled program....

[aMaff]

Drove her to work like gang bustaz!!!

[iLisa]

yesterday, I scraped the inch of ice off of him, moved him so the guy could plow the parking lot.. and let him run about 20 min to warm him up.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I filled up the tires (dunno)

[-pixy-]

i left the P5 home. stuck in the driveway FTL.

[boostdprotegelx]

i left the P5 home. stuck in the driveway FTL.
how'd you get to work?? my tuarus gets through anything..somehow..my protege..haven't tested..OH OH ..but i did get insurance and tags..so i can start driving it again!!

[bazooka joe]

well, as reported earlier...i changed my oil sat. and realized today i bought the wrong visocity oil...again!!(notcool) 10-30...i hate when i do that!

[boostdprotegelx]

well, as reported earlier...i changed my oil sat. and realized today i bought the wrong visocity oil...again!!(notcool) 10-30...i hate when i do that!
opposed to?

[aMaff]

Senility? 0.o

:p

[bazooka joe]

Senility? 0.o

:p

(lol) (enguard)

i normally use 5-30

[boostdprotegelx]

(lol) (enguard)

i normally use 5-30
oh. isn't 10..thicker?

[rednecks_r_us]

I am loving my new light weight flywheel and ACT clutch. :D

[dave45090]

I am loving my new light weight flywheel and ACT clutch. :D

What's the difference? Does it take a little getting used to?

[MyZmZm]

What's the difference? Does it take a little getting used to?
ditto to that, it's pretty much what i'll be getting in about a month's time

[Tiger Brand]

I made her slide sideways alot.

[altspace]

Cleaned her up and gave a quick spray waxing. Glimmering again. Just need a quick interior detailing. So comfortable driving as stock again...except for the springs.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_winter1.jpg

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_winter2.jpg

[rednecks_r_us]

What's the difference? Does it take a little getting used to?



ditto to that, it's pretty much what i'll be getting in about a month's time


When I first put it in I felt like I was learning to drive stick all over again. for the 1st 500 miles I felt like I was driving miss daisey. Now that its broke in holy cow I love it. The car revs quicker with the new flywheel and the ACT puts the car in the next gear quickly. This combination really makes my short shifter come alive. I'm lovin it (no relation expressed or implied to McDonalds)


The Fidanza Mazda aluminum flywheel is made of 6061T-6 aluminum weighting in at only 7 1/2 pounds. This material is fantastic for strength, heat dissipation and of course reduction in weight. The friction surface used is an incredibly strong 1050 steel. The plates are milled to meet high specifications. A Fidanza flywheel can mate with any type of clutch material, including organic, kevlar, ceramic, metallic and sintered iron. The friction surface is attached with military grade aerospace fasteners. The ring gears used are also made from 1050 steel and are heat treated for durability. The gears are heated then pressed on and secured with grade 8 button screws

[Skoozul]

how is it on the up hill? I've heard a light flywheel works wonders on flats and downgrades but tends to slow you down going up.

[rednecks_r_us]

I haven't noticed any degrade in climbing up the 6% grade everynight coming home from work on I-17

[gone_fishin]

how is it on the up hill? I've heard a light flywheel works wonders on flats and downgrades but tends to slow you down going up.

There's only a slight difference and it's because there is less rotating mass and hense less rotating intertial momentum to keep the flywheel rotating without input from the engine. Because of this, you have to keep on the throttle moreso than you would with the heavier, stock flywheel.

[Yaggie1]

These can't be pics from today can they Josh ??


Cleaned her up and gave a quick spray waxing. Glimmering again. Just need a quick interior detailing. So comfortable driving as stock again...except for the springs.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_winter1.jpg

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_winter2.jpg

[MyZmZm]

When I first put it in I felt like I was learning to drive stick all over again. for the 1st 500 miles I felt like I was driving miss daisey. Now that its broke in holy cow I love it. The car revs quicker with the new flywheel and the ACT puts the car in the next gear quickly. This combination really makes my short shifter come alive. I'm lovin it (no relation expressed or implied to McDonalds)
great, thanks for the feedback bill! (first) i'm not getting a true lightweight flywheel; i'm getting the stock one lightened by (hopefully) about 5lbs which i think will be just about perfect for the benefits/disadvantages of the lighter flywheels.

[MyZmZm]

btw, what's the proper break-in for a new clutch anyway?

[altspace]

These can't be pics from today can they Josh ??

Yes indeed. Just snapped them earlier and it is damn freezing out.

[boostdprotegelx]

btw, what's the proper break-in for a new clutch anyway?
normal driving, for like 300miles i believe.

[StealthWyvern]

normal driving, for like 300miles i believe.

I've heard 500 but then again i've never had a new clutch either.

[rednecks_r_us]

I've got about 450 on the new clutch and couldn't stand driving like my Mother any longer. Zoom zoom is on.



vroom vroom vroom and a zoom zoom zoom

[Yaggie1]

Damn, you have no snow at all ? Holy Crap.


Yes indeed. Just snapped them earlier and it is damn freezing out.

[Reitrof]

good choice!!

Yup was glad I did, very tired. Avg speed was about 40mph. Lots of cars off the road, whiteouts, car handled it all well. Only bad point was I hit a curb in Bangor driving around and ruined a tire. Noticed a nice bubble when I got home. Another winter tire ruined.

Drive back today was fine, no issues, made it to Boston in just under 4 hours. Heavy crosswinds. Had to hack off tons of ice and snow this morning before we left.

On to Sutton QC, tomorrow for skiing.

[amsgator]

made wallpaper for my desktop today :-D

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/sockerdood/Car%20Pics/CarCollage.jpg

[altspace]

You are a driving maniac Bruce.

[i'm broke]

When I bought my P5 it had an Injen CAI on it. I took a peek at the air filter on it when I changed the oil a week ago, and OMFG! Well, I finally was able to get a new filter, after just trying to clean the old one was no good. Can't really see in the pic but there is caked on dirt in more than a few places. P.S. first time attaching pics from my camera, sorry if its are too big.

[Salmon_Rob]

the intake diameter is like 2.5 isnt it? i need a new filter to. i took my injen off last night and k&n filtercharger stuff isnt gonna cut it

[magnumP5]

^^^ LOL, everytime I see a filter like that it makes me want to cry. In all seriousness and all I am in need of a new filter after I squich mine between my old coolant tank and the headlight. Those AEM dryflows any good?

[mazdaspeed777]

made wallpaper for my desktop today :-D

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/sockerdood/Car%20Pics/CarCollage.jpg


Was your car a gift to you?? I see that pic of your car with a big ribbon on it. LUCKY!!!!!!! I am still paying off mine.

[BadKarma]

Was your car a gift to you?? I see that pic of your car with a big ribbon on it. LUCKY!!!!!!! I am still paying off mine.

Me too... Can't wait til my payments are done.

[amsgator]

Was your car a gift to you?? I see that pic of your car with a big ribbon on it. LUCKY!!!!!!! I am still paying off mine.

lol. yea my dad got it for me for graduation and getting into the University of Florida (which is really hard for those of you who dont live here and dont know how competitive it is) :-D

[rednecks_r_us]

Me too... Can't wait til my payments are done.

11 payments to go for me.

got my front aligned today. All back into spec and I still haven't got one of those "camber kits" y'all speak of. I've been lowered since 2003 on stock struts and stayed in alignment until my crash last fall.

[iLisa]

I paid mine off already... 0% financing for 48 months FTW. :)

[rednecks_r_us]

I paid mine off already... 0% financing for 48 months FTW. :)


0% financing for 60 months

[Foolish]

Paid off last summer.

Moving from DC to GA, FTW!! :D

[meinp5]

0% financing for 60 months

Oh yea...-2% for 72 months....jk.

[iLisa]

0% financing for 60 months
yeah yeah.. but i'm done now.. :p

[rednecks_r_us]

yeah yeah.. but i'm done now.. :p
(2thumbs) (bow)

[shane02pro5]

I just got my title in the mail $495 payments gone. Like an $8000/year raise WooHoo!!

[Kansei]

What's a car payment??

[MP5Drifter]

So after 2 hours of trying to loosen two exhaust bolts , I went to a local shop and was planning to pay them to do it. But when they told me its going to cost between 200 and 300 dollars!!!! I was like no freaking way!! so i went to auto zone bought a bigger wrench and some WD40 stuff. An hour later Voila!! bolts came off and add 2 more hours and my new part was in. By the way it was a MAZDASPEED Muffler for 120$ including shipping :) I just got back from test driving it and it sounds sweet!!! No ricer sound that is :)

[Tengo]

So after 2 hours of trying to loosen two exhaust bolts , I went to a local shop and was planning to pay them to do it. But when they told me its going to cost between 200 and 300 dollars!!!! I was like no freaking way!! so i went to auto zone bought a bigger wrench and some WD40 stuff. An hour later Voila!! bolts came off and add 2 more hours and my new part was in. By the way it was a MAZDASPEED Muffler for 120$ including shipping :) I just got back from test driving it and it sounds sweet!!! No ricer sound that is :)
alright, now buy a gun and shoot those guys at the exhaust shop in the face for charging that much just to take some bolts off!

[Yaggie1]

No shit. Or at least go kick em in the nuts(nuts)

[altspace]

Enjoy the drone. hehe.

[MP5Drifter]

Enjoy the drone. hehe.
I just crank the system up lol :) (headbang)

[Kansei]

I just crank the system up lol :) (headbang)

Wish just the Mazdaspeed muffler, the drone really isn't that bad. It definitely has a nice sound to it. I almost wish I didn't sell mine so I could put it on with my full 2.5" turboback and see how it sounds with the turbo.

[mazdaspeed777]

Yah, I don't know what people are talking about with the unbearable drone. I just installed a mazdaspeed axleback last weekend and I love it.

[Kansei]

Yah, I don't know what people are talking about with the unbearable drone. I just installed a mazdaspeed axleback last weekend and I love it.

It does get louder after it "warms up".. like after an hour or more on the highway it'll get quite a bit louder. It was totally tolerable for me before I got my header though.

[BadKarma]

I drove by a P5 with a Mazdaspeed muffler on it the other day. The passing was brief, but I heard no audible droning...

[Kansei]

The droning is when you let off the throttle.. it's noticeable more on the highway than anywhere else.

[rednecks_r_us]

3500 rpms at highway speeds with a header and a mazdaspeed axle back will creat some droning. Add a MAM highflow mid pipe to the mix and holy cow you have to yell to talk to anybody in your car.

[Sveivo]

I just have the axle-back and it's really not that bad. A lot of times I don't really notice it at all.

[amsgator]

i got my windows tinted today and there are lil bubbles scattered through out and they said they would go away after it sets? i hope...if not i am goin back cuz it has the warranty, but did ya'lls do it too when yall got yours tinted? i got it done about 930 this morning, so does it take a lil time to completely adhere?

[BadKarma]

I have no first hand experience w/ tinting, but a coworker of mine got his Durango done. There were bubbles at first, but they disappeared and it ended up looking great...

[amsgator]

yea i think it does that until it dries :-\

i hope they go away. if not i'll b goin back. i'll give it a day or two and see how it does

[shaggyhair]

yea i think it does that until it dries :-\

i hope they go away. if not i'll b goin back. i'll give it a day or two and see how it does

i got my car tinted on monday. i still have some small bubbles. it takes a little bit of time for the tint to "settle". my last car, an 02 ES, it took about 2.5 weeks to completely go away. i'd give it more than a few days if i were you because they'll probably just send you away and say it needs more time to settle.

just my opinion. :)

[amsgator]

lol. yea i am gonna wait til monday and if i dont see any improvement then i am gonna go back.

the back window has a lot. when i look through my mirror its blurry/distorted. u cant see them from the outside, but you can from the inside.

[amsgator]

i'm just worried it wont go away :-\

[Kansei]

That does sound like a lot of bubbles but yeah give it a week or so before you go back. The stuff needs to dry, park her out in the hot sun (you know, the same sun that fades your yellow paint) and see if that helps. It took a few days with my car. did you go with the 20% or 30?

[amsgator]

i got 30 and 15. :-\

i was gonna get 20 all around but he said cops on campus wud hassle me and i'd pay out the butt in tickets.

i have to park in the sun...a giant @$$ parking lot. it suxxxx.

[altspace]

She's gone in a few days.....but the good news is here.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123661161

[CTt3P5]

Congrats once again....hate to see such a clean P5 leave. I do know that the new owners are going to get one helluva nice car!

[bazooka joe]

Congrats once again....hate to see such a clean P5 leave. I do know that the new owners are going to get one helluva nice car!

(cryhard)

[Yaggie1]

Got some JDM tailights coming from Canecreekfreak. (cool)

[altspace]

I hope someone local purchases my car and loves it as much as I. Would be easy to spot, that's for sure.

[aMaff]

GACC Dyno day! DynaJet dyno. My race car puts down less than my street car lol. Either way, they're both slow as hell. 4th gear pulls took like 15 minutes ;). I'm actually very pleased, comparing my car to other NA proteges there. 110.8 hp and 116.1 lb/ft to the ground. I only had better numbers by about 2 hp and lb/ft than the others, but the BIGGEST (and looking at the dyno sheets, it's huge) difference came in the power delivery. The 2.0L pros running stock ECUs had graphs that looked like they were drawn by someone having a seizure. HUGE bumps, all the way through the power band. With the MP3 ECU, the curve was almost totally smooth. If you've ever seen a dyno of a stock Pro, you'll know what I mean.

The Miata was a different story. Poor girl only made 90.8 hp and 85.7 lb ft. And that was without the air box lol. Oh well. Can only get better from here! It actually picked up 4.5 HP and 4.3 lb/ft from running with the airbox / filter. It was meant to be a baseline dyno full stock. The only thing that detracted from that was my wheels / tires. I would have gained a couple by using the stock 14s, but I wanted to see what the stock motor would do with the car in race trim.

EDIT:
For those who may not know everything, here's what my motor's got:
E-Bay intake with K&N cone filter
Ractive long runner header
Stock mid-pipe / cat
Racing Beat Cat-Back from MSP cut to fit
MP3 ECU

[Yaggie1]

Niteshaded my clear side turnsignal lenses. Anybody know off the top of their head how the amber ones come off ? I am going to Niteshade those too but haven't tried to take em off yet..........

[reynoldsrobbie]

Niteshaded my clear side turnsignal lenses. Anybody know off the top of their head how the amber ones come off ? I am going to Niteshade those too but haven't tried to take em off yet..........
got to get to them from inside(underneath) the bumper. Has a metal spring type clip that you need to push in as you try to pry it off of the car.

[Salmon_Rob]

GACC Dyno day! DynaJet dyno. My race car puts down less than my street car lol. Either way, they're both slow as hell. 4th gear pulls took like 15 minutes ;). I'm actually very pleased, comparing my car to other NA proteges there. 110.8 hp and 116.1 lb/ft to the ground. I only had better numbers by about 2 hp and lb/ft than the others, but the BIGGEST (and looking at the dyno sheets, it's huge) difference came in the power delivery. The 2.0L pros running stock ECUs had graphs that looked like they were drawn by someone having a seizure. HUGE bumps, all the way through the power band. With the MP3 ECU, the curve was almost totally smooth. If you've ever seen a dyno of a stock Pro, you'll know what I mean.

The Miata was a different story. Poor girl only made 90.8 hp and 85.7 lb ft. And that was without the air box lol. Oh well. Can only get better from here! It actually picked up 4.5 HP and 4.3 lb/ft from running with the airbox / filter. It was meant to be a baseline dyno full stock. The only thing that detracted from that was my wheels / tires. I would have gained a couple by using the stock 14s, but I wanted to see what the stock motor would do with the car in race trim.

EDIT:
For those who may not know everything, here's what my motor's got:
E-Bay intake with K&N cone filter
Ractive long runner header
Stock mid-pipe / cat
Racing Beat Cat-Back from MSP cut to fit
MP3 ECU1st gen puts out more than that stock :(

[Yaggie1]

Cool, thanks Robbie. Probly get at them this weekend.


got to get to them from inside(underneath) the bumper. Has a metal spring type clip that you need to push in as you try to pry it off of the car.

[BadKarma]

Great, cleaned off the car today, and noticed the kind Canadian winters have left me with a gift. Rust above the left-rear wheel well, bubbling. Some chipping underneath where it curls under.

I'm sure the problem must have been pre-existing, but just not prominent enough to be noticable. :( No visible rust anywhere else at least.

Any suggestions?

[rednecks_r_us]

GACC Dyno day! DynaJet dyno. My race car puts down less than my street car lol. Either way, they're both slow as hell. 4th gear pulls took like 15 minutes ;). I'm actually very pleased, comparing my car to other NA proteges there. 110.8 hp and 116.1 lb/ft to the ground. I only had better numbers by about 2 hp and lb/ft than the others, but the BIGGEST (and looking at the dyno sheets, it's huge) difference came in the power delivery. The 2.0L pros running stock ECUs had graphs that looked like they were drawn by someone having a seizure. HUGE bumps, all the way through the power band. With the MP3 ECU, the curve was almost totally smooth. If you've ever seen a dyno of a stock Pro, you'll know what I mean.

The Miata was a different story. Poor girl only made 90.8 hp and 85.7 lb ft. And that was without the air box lol. Oh well. Can only get better from here! It actually picked up 4.5 HP and 4.3 lb/ft from running with the airbox / filter. It was meant to be a baseline dyno full stock. The only thing that detracted from that was my wheels / tires. I would have gained a couple by using the stock 14s, but I wanted to see what the stock motor would do with the car in race trim.

EDIT:
For those who may not know everything, here's what my motor's got:
E-Bay intake with K&N cone filter
Ractive long runner header
Stock mid-pipe / cat
Racing Beat Cat-Back from MSP cut to fit
MP3 ECU


ROFL, Drawn by someone having a seizure is an understatement. I have seen stock Protege dynos and am also impressed with my MP3 ECU dyno.

I was at 116.8 before the new flywheel. I'll see what it is next month. AZMC has reserved a dyno for a club day in 2 weeks.

We have a mini carshow next weekend then the following weekend is a dyno day. Then it off to NOPI on March 17th..

[aMaff]

N/A on stock ECU, catless 'turbo' back exhaust, stock header (he is going turbo this month, and already has the exhaust on lol), lightweight flywheel.
http://thecarspace.com/photos/5/a/2/5a24e27680fe.jpg

N/A on MP3 ECU, Ractive header, stock midpipe, RB cat-back, e-bay intake:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/amaff/The%20Pro5/IMG_3045Medium.jpg

When I say it smooths the power delivery, I mean it SMOOTHS the power delivery.

[Prodigy]

note: that was the filterless run...
But my first two were also very choppy and picasso-like.

(and the exhaust is on b/c I didnt feel like spending $10 on bolts to put the stock one back on. stripped ftw!)
congrats on the highest n/a protege pull.

I wish I still had my AWR header around.

[altspace]

Great, cleaned off the car today, and noticed the kind Canadian winters have left me with a gift. Rust above the left-rear wheel well, bubbling. Some chipping underneath where it curls under.

I'm sure the problem must have been pre-existing, but just not prominent enough to be noticable. :( No visible rust anywhere else at least.

Any suggestions?

That's the usual spot for rust to begin due to the amount of road salt and debris that is constantly contaminating that area. However. most likely what you can not see is the amount of rust that is building up under the paint. If you plan to keep the car for a very long time and want it perfect I suggest getting an estimate from a pro auto paint shop. But before you due that, check Mazda and your warranty.

Whatever you choose, don't delay or it will spread. Good luck.

[Kansei]

When I say it smooths the power delivery, I mean it SMOOTHS the power delivery.

holy freakin crap! I mean I knew it felt like it smoothed out the power delivery, but wow that really shows it! I really wonder why the stock P5 ecu is so flakey about power delivery?

[Kansei]

I got a CEL last night.. :'( I should probably go disconnect the battery to see if it comes back or not. The car still drives fine though, everything seems normal.

[boostdprotegelx]

I got a CEL last night.. :'( I should probably go disconnect the battery to see if it comes back or not. The car still drives fine though, everything seems normal.
me too.

[Reitrof]

You are a driving maniac Bruce.

Yup, back from Sutton last night. another 5 hours each way. Car ran like a champ, Had a great time on the back roads once I crossed the border, had fun driving rally style, getting the rear to slide out in the snow. Was a BLAST.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Just bought and put on some MSP wheels on the P5 this weekend. Trying to take pics when I get out of work and posting.

[Yaggie1]

Thinking I am going to put the Racing Beat back on in the Spring.........Probably the header as well. Can't stand the look of the stock exhaust tip......

[BadKarma]

That's the usual spot for rust to begin due to the amount of road salt and debris that is constantly contaminating that area. However. most likely what you can not see is the amount of rust that is building up under the paint. If you plan to keep the car for a very long time and want it perfect I suggest getting an estimate from a pro auto paint shop. But before you due that, check Mazda and your warranty.

Whatever you choose, don't delay or it will spread. Good luck.

Awesome, thanks Josh! Will try to take care of it this week... (thumb)

[khaosman]

Oh man those dyno comparisons are lawlz.

[altspace]

Awesome, thanks Josh! Will try to take care of it this week... (thumb)

Most welcome.

Bruce you mad man! You going for the 200K mile mark? Must have been a blast.

[mazdaspeed777]

I painted my headliner, cleaned my air filter, detailed my interior, and washed and waxed the exterior. Here is a link to some picks of the headliner I painted. It turned out really amazing. Check it out:

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123652764&page=2

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

I painted my headliner, cleaned my air filter, detailed my interior, and washed and waxed the exterior. Here is a link to some picks of the headliner I painted. It turned out really amazing. Check it out:

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123652764&page=2


That looks pretty nice but I'd be kind of scared of breaking something when taking the headliner off. Then it would be this (bang) all day long.

[mazdaspeed777]

It would be pretty hard to brake something. I wouldn't be worried. Its a pretty easy mod. You won't get anything done if your afraid of braking something, just go for it.

[Kansei]

Wow um.. so I started up the car to drive to class, and there was no CEL. I backed out of the garage, then hopped out of the car to close the garage door (no power door opener ftl) and when I got back in the car the CEL was on. Is it autozone that will pull the codes? I've never had to do this before because whenever I got a CEL in the past, I knew why (multiple cylinder misfire after my plug wires got wet, the CEL when I had no second oxygen sensor for about a year, etc).

[boostdprotegelx]

Wow um.. so I started up the car to drive to class, and there was no CEL. I backed out of the garage, then hopped out of the car to close the garage door (no power door opener ftl) and when I got back in the car the CEL was on. Is it autozone that will pull the codes? I've never had to do this before because whenever I got a CEL in the past, I knew why (multiple cylinder misfire after my plug wires got wet, the CEL when I had no second oxygen sensor for about a year, etc).
ok, um, autozone, yes, and advance auto.i gotta make a run by advanced myself to figure out what's up w/ the whole cel in my car.:(

then i get an alignment, new wheels, and other things.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

:D I have my own reader that my wife got me for my birfday....I was so HAPPY!

[boostdprotegelx]

:D I have my own reader that my wife got me for my birfday....I was so HAPPY!
nice man.

[Reitrof]

Bruce you mad man! You going for the 200K mile mark? Must have been a blast.

Might be. Have to spend money on the house this year so no new Miata this year. Maybe next.

I'm kind of curious now. Seeing how long she will go. Still running on the same battery, no issues starting the cold.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Here is a pic of the P5 with the MSP wheels on it.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/altimatuner/Picture001-1.jpg


But bro do not take it to AutoZone to get that CEL erased. Take it to Advance Auto, they are better.

[Tengo]

Here is a pic of the P5 with the MSP wheels on it.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/altimatuner/Picture001-1.jpg
nice, but too bad you have a protege axleback on that thing, that or the exhaust shop did a really bad job on the muffler placement on that bad boy

[mazdaspeed777]

Here is a pic of the P5 with the MSP wheels on it.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/altimatuner/Picture001-1.jpg

Lucky! where did you get them?? So you need to shortin up that exhaust tip, that really sticks out there. Is that a Mazdaspeed Protege racing beat axleback??

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Well I got the wheels from Pyr0TeK, mod for NC, great guy man. But No its actually a GReddy SP2 catback exhaust. I just need to know how to tuck that mothertrucker. I don't want to cut it but that is how it mounted.

[Tengo]

Well I got the wheels from Pyr0TeK, mod for NC, great guy man. But No its actually a GReddy SP2 catback exhaust. I just need to know how to tuck that mothertrucker. I don't want to cut it but that is how it mounted.
then you must of gotten it for a protege and not a Pro5. you have to take it to a shop so they can cut some piping and weld it back so its shorter

[aMaff]

Cut some pipe. I'm not sure of its dimensions, but there's gotta be a way to hack 4" or so off.

[Lucas<3Imports]

Here is a pic of the P5 with the MSP wheels on it.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/altimatuner/Picture001-1.jpg


But bro do not take it to AutoZone to get that CEL erased. Take it to Advance Auto, they are better.

LOVE the rims dude

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Yeah I just called my buddy at the shop, he said he can do it no charge, just need to take it. But he has to make new brackets to hang the exhaust.

[amsgator]

put exhaust on today but there was a dent in the muffler so i am in the process of trying to get a new one sent.

anyone know how much it would cost to dynamat the trunk?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/sockerdood/Car%20Pics/Dent2.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/sockerdood/Car%20Pics/Dent1.jpg

[Kansei]

:D I have my own reader that my wife got me for my birfday....I was so HAPPY!

nice. yeah if I was a CEL regular maybe I'd invest in a code reader :D

You say go to Advance Auto? I didn't know if they pulled codes for free but definitely have heard that Autozone does.. Advance Auto is a lot closer anyway :)

When I was pulling into my driveway tonight I heard *RRRRRIP* and look behind me and oh look.. there's my driver's side front fender liner.. WTF!!!

it ripped off most of the clips and tore through the holes for the ones it didn't, so I doubt it can be pieced back on. I'm way leery about driving to work with it in it's current state, but my car is mucky and dripping and crap and it's freezing outside so I'd really rather not work on my car right now >_<

[reynoldsrobbie]

Yeah I just called my buddy at the shop, he said he can do it no charge, just need to take it. But he has to make new brackets to hang the exhaust.
Just extend the rear bumper! (thumb)

[Kansei]

argh this fender liner crap doesn't look like something I can fix temporarily with zipties bah! I told myself that I would put a freeze on my car spending until my savings account was back into the thousands.. >_< damn part time employment and in college full time budget

[Tengo]

Just extend the rear bumper! (thumb)
lmao

[Yaggie1]

82,000 miles as I pulled into the parking lot at work this morning..........

[altspace]

anyone know how much it would cost to dynamat the trunk?

Yea, don't buy Dynomat as it's overpriced. You can buy the same quality deadening material elsewhere.

Here's what I did with mine. http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89390&highlight=Project+quiet

[boostdprotegelx]

Yea, don't buy Dynomat as it's overpriced. You can buy the same quality deadening material elsewhere.

Here's what I did with mine. http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89390&highlight=Project+quiet
yes, dynamat FTL


i'm getting spray in sound dampener.-i'm doing it.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Extend the bumper? LMAO! Yeah.....riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

[amsgator]

Yea, don't buy Dynomat as it's overpriced. You can buy the same quality deadening material elsewhere.

Here's what I did with mine. http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89390&highlight=Project+quiet

yea i was lookin at some stuff on ebay but its still pretty expensive. i just wanna do my trunk i think because of the exhaust. i love the sound, but sometimes its too loud for my passengers :-(

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

What exhaust is that? And trust me....the sound will still get to you.

[amsgator]

its the RB. it isnt loud and droany, i love how it sounds, but sometimes if my g/f or mom rides with me...it get on their nerves sometimes. when not accelerating its barely noticable, but while accelerating sometimes it bothers them. idk. if it was up to me i'd leave it...but gotta keep momma happy

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Because the GReddy SP2 that I have is only deep and loud until around 4500 rpm, after that or at normal throttle it sounds stock. I love it. But post some picks with it on when you get the new one.

[amsgator]

i already have the RB on. idk if that was to me or not. lol. sorry. other than that stupid dent its good. i am trying to get a new one tough b/c for that kind of money, i want one thats not dented, even though it doesnt affect it at all...but it just bothers me that i spent that much to get a dented muffler

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Yeah I'd rather dent it myself, lol.

[amsgator]

yea. i'm not too happy :-(

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Yeah well the first time I went up my steep driveway, I scraped the hell out of my exhaust.....I felt like someone had crashed my car; I was not a happy camper. But sh*t happens.

[02pro5wagon]

stupid headlight went out. anyone have input on the silverstars? thats what im thinkin bout getting

[rednecks_r_us]

stupid headlight went out. anyone have input on the silverstars? thats what im thinkin bout getting


In my lifted Dodge 4x4 I have had a set in there for several years. They have held up nicely through the years of hunting & off roading.

BUT..... In the Prote I could never get them to last longer than 6 months.

I have HIDs now in the prote.

[amsgator]

Yeah well the first time I went up my steep driveway, I scraped the hell out of my exhaust.....I felt like someone had crashed my car; I was not a happy camper. But sh*t happens.

i just wanna be able to sell it after i am done w/ my car and not have to be like, o yea here is a dent in it...

[amsgator]

stupid headlight went out. anyone have input on the silverstars? thats what im thinkin bout getting


DONT get the sylvania silverstars. get the osram silverstars. they arent marketed in the US tho so u gotta get em online like at powerbulbs.com or something.

osram makes sylvania, yes, but the bulbs are completely different quality.

[BadKarma]

In my lifted Dodge 4x4 I have had a set in there for several years. They have held up nicely through the years of hunting & off roading.

BUT..... In the Prote I could never get them to last longer than 6 months.

I have HIDs now in the prote.

I've heard that repeatedly, never last longer than 6 months. Not worth it then? Any other alternative to HID's that would be practical?

Edit: I think amsgator just answered my question... :)

[amsgator]

I've heard that repeatedly, never last longer than 6 months. Not worth it then? Any other alternative to HID's that would be practical?

Edit: I think amsgator just answered my question... :)

hey, yea i've read so many things about osram and sylvania and the sylvania's just are not very good quality. right now i am running MTEC cosmos blues and their yellow fogs. havent had a problem. :-D they are the ones in my avatar. here is a better pic, my camera didnt focus properly so its pixelated, but its good enough to see the lights

http://a449.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_c79bdc2dddaf3593c21bd2093b2fd660.jpg

hope this helps!

EDIT:
http://cgi.ebay.com/MTEC-H7-XENON-HID-COSMOS-BLUE-COLOR-HEADLIGHT-BULBS_W0QQitemZ250084368081QQihZ015QQcategoryZ3371 0QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/H3-MTEC-Golden-Style-Ion-Yellow-Racing-Headlight-Bulbs_W0QQitemZ160085709437QQihZ006QQcategoryZ3647 6QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i had to ask him to send the 50W yellows because he only lists the 100W but if you message him he can hook you up. i think it was $3 more tho cuz he doesnt stock as many

[BadKarma]

That's great! Thanks! Was looking to make headlights my last mod, and this will be perfect... :D

*When I say "last mod", I sincerely mean it. Really!

[amsgator]

just make sure u tell him u want the 50W draw lights if you get the fogs

the 100W draw could burn wires and all that, but i'm sure you already know that. just wanna make sure. it should be the 2x for both sets.

the 4x draw too much current so just let him know you want the 2x set which is 50W draw and you will be set. message him before you buy the yellow ones though so he knows

[amsgator]

this is the actual guy I ordered from

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AUTHENTIC-JDM-MTEC-H11-XENON-HID-COSMOS-BLUE-BULBS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ36476QQihZ009QQit emZ190082930062QQrdZ1

his name is mtecpower. buy through him. he has been there the longest selling them and idk if the others have the 50W yellow or not

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Dude just go with http://www.eurodezigns.com/, they work great and brighter and cheaper than silverstars.

[amsgator]

Dude just go with http://www.eurodezigns.com/, they work great and brighter and cheaper than silverstars.

i read some bad stuff about them

u have to use their "lifetime warranty" ALL THE TIME

[amsgator]

dont get eruodesignz, nothin but problems

http://www.epinions.com/msg/show_~threads/cat_id_~3/id_~5738/forum_id_~124

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

I've had them for like....7 months I'd say and they have been running strong on my car.....but their going out for an HID kit soon :D

[amsgator]

yea. idk i am just partial to the MTECs since thats what i have, and i have read so many bad things about the eurodesignz i just didnt bother getting them. i was considering them until i read the reviews and found MTECs on ebay and they have done me well so far! :)

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

How much did you get them for?

[altspace]

HIDS!

http://altspace.com/rx8/rx_mess.jpg

On topic: Car did not move an inch today.

[altspace]

DONT get the sylvania silverstars.

It's a gamble. Mine have lasted over a year in the P5.

[bazooka joe]

It's a gamble. Mine have lasted over a year in the P5.

i had them for well over a yr, no problem

[MyZmZm]

Here is a pic of the P5 with the MSP wheels on it.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/altimatuner/Picture001-1.jpg

looks like the 03 msp racing harts? looks really good! they do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... :p you just need to tint your taillights and sidemarkers and you're set!

oh yeah, and a set of c-spec headlights with the black housing to add the finishing touch :D (see sig)

[aMaff]

i had them for well over a yr, no problem
BAZOOKA BEAR FTW! lmao

[amsgator]

How much did you get them for?

same price that the links were. i dont remember exactly

mtecpower is still sellin them on ebay.

[CTt3P5]

Meh, had my silverstar lo-beams in about 6 months and the drivers side went. Could have been my fault...may have inadvertently touched them when I painted the lights. Ah well, won a second set on ebay for half the price of retail and now I have a spare bulb. :)

[Kansei]

So my fender liner held up well. Also, my check engine light turned off today, and the car was running GREAT (there were *gasp* actually dry roads today, for the first time since I turboed my car back during winter holiday break.

So yes, the fender liner is no longer a problem. Also, this major scuff I got on my front bumper from some idiot who can't figure out how to park at RIT when I parked for 5 minutes to go run inside and pick up a prescription.. it is also no longer a problem. It's gone.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/397181697_8ae24e8271.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/397181640_166e4c7a10.jpg

[aMaff]

WTF happened dude?

[Reitrof]

Man that sucks!!

[amsgator]

so do you no longer have it or what?!?!?! you have to get it back if you dont!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! your car was sweet!!!!

[Foolish]

It's gone.

Dude! 10,000th post!!!

....and that sucks. For localized damage, it's pretty severe. I don't know that I've ever seen that little area of a car receive that much damage!

Impressive.

Oh, WTF happened? Drive too close to Gone Fishin'? (boom04)

I'm kidding, geeeeeze!! ;)

[JoshP5]

That should buff right out.



Seriously, though, you have my sympathies.
That sucks completely.

[Kansei]

I was going straight. Went through a light that had been long green.. then BAM honda accord popped out from behind a snow bank on the right and I hit the brakes, swerved, pumped, etc (no abs, very wet roads) and clipped his rear bumper. It spun his car around, just popped off his bumper cover (still totally intact, barely a scratch). Since I had hit the brakes and he was just taking off from a stop sign going left, the impact was very slow speed. No airbags, no injuries.

Called my insurance company, in 1-2 business days they will appraise my car, but until then I can't get ANY car rental reimbursement. Plus, I'm 20, so I think renting a car will cost hundreds of dollars a day, and my policy covers something like 50 dollars a day?

I'm going to call enterprise or whatever rental car company is around here to see what is goin on.

I have pics of my car going up on the flatbed and all, but yeah I have two final exams tomorrow afternoon and have to go in to work in the AM for some emergency server restoration so I have more pressing matters than posting on here for once o_O

preliminary list of what I saw broken:
-Hood
-Fender
-Front bumper (and sidemarker light.. though well I won't get another P5 bumper so that isn't an issue)
-Front fog light
-HID (at least the bulb possibly ignitor)
-CDM headlight
-Bumper core support
-The Styrofoam over the core support
-Fender liner
-Driver side engine under cover
-Possibly one of my intercooler pipes.
-front grille
-more misc bent pieces?

The car seems to still be totally in alignment, under the hood looks great from what I could see, etc.

[khaosman]

Man that sucks ass :( I hope everything works out as good as possible. Maybe you can get an Autoexe grille or something out of the deal, think on the bright side :)

[MyZmZm]

(cryhard) so sorry about your car

i'm sure you don't need to be told this chris, but we're all here for you, hopefully things get fixed very quickly and she comes back better than before...

(group)

[dave45090]

Chris you have had one hell of a month. Wow man. My condolences.

In the words of Tupac - Keep ya head up.

[Kansei]

Man that sucks ass :( I hope everything works out as good as possible. Maybe you can get an Autoexe grille or something out of the deal, think on the bright side :)

No. I like the stock grille, a lot. I won't change that. The only thing I would change is CDM headlights instead of black painted usdm headlights, no more sidemarker (msp bumper cover) and no rockblocker covers.

all this is if when I heard that my car isn't totalled.

[Bala]

:( Chris - so sorry bro. Been here. Time for that MSP bumper cover you've been dreaming about.

Andrea - you should really send e-insulin with all that stuff you sent over ;)

[MyZmZm]

No. I like the stock grille, a lot. I won't change that. The only thing I would change is CDM headlights instead of black painted usdm headlights, no more sidemarker (msp bumper cover) and no rockblocker covers.

all this is if when I heard that my car isn't totalled.
chris, if you need help getting a set of the c-spec headlights, let me know :)


Andrea - you should really send e-insulin with all that stuff you sent over ;)
?? sorry Patrick, i'm lost! (not too unusual these days, lol)

[BadKarma]

No. I like the stock grille, a lot. I won't change that. The only thing I would change is CDM headlights instead of black painted usdm headlights, no more sidemarker (msp bumper cover) and no rockblocker covers.

all this is if when I heard that my car isn't totalled.

Ahh! Dude, I'm so sorry to hear about your car. :(

[Salmon_Rob]

that sucks :( at least you're not at fault. and the insurance company should give you a car. ive had one for every incicdent ive had since ive been 19

[reynoldsrobbie]

Sorry to see that Chris! I had my car wrecked just like that, mine was a little worse though. I had both my air bags deploy, bent all 4 struts, messed up core support, broken cross member, lower control arms, all 4 wheels busted, broken head light, windsheild, fender, and hood.

It can be fixed even better now!

[Yaggie1]

That sux Chris. She'll be good as new in no time.

Managed to run mine thru the car wash last night. Thank god for warmer temps.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Hey reynoldsrobbie, how much was it for your taillights to get blacked out?

[CTt3P5]

NOOOOOO....Glad to know you are ok Chris but that sux about your car. GL with getting her back up and running....better than before of course!!

[boostdprotegelx]

chris, FWIW, i rented a car when i was 18 for an accident. a 50.00 insurance coverage is GREAT. it usually only costs about 25.00 per day. i think you'll be alright.

good luck with everything and, i doubt that you'll be totalled... but, if so, ....buy another one!!wewt.


fucking hondas.

[Kansei]

that sucks :( at least you're not at fault. and the insurance company should give you a car. ive had one for every incicdent ive had since ive been 19

yeah but who is paying for all this? My insurance policy covers 50 dollars of rental per day, and according to my claims adjuster the Enterprise charge for underage driver is just 18 dollars a day if it is billed through an insurance company.. vs over 60 dollars a day if you just go there yourself. Either way, my insurance company is checking out the car today, so maybe I can get a rental car tomorrow? The idiot who hit me has Geico, and they were very terse and cold with me on the phone, saying that they won't talk about liability until they know how much damage is done to my car, and they won't send someone out to see my car for FIVE business days (bare minimum under NYS law).

I don't care about any of this right now though, all I care about is getting to my finals this afternoon and hopefully to work too.

[Kansei]

chris, FWIW, i rented a car when i was 18 for an accident. a 50.00 insurance coverage is GREAT. it usually only costs about 25.00 per day. i think you'll be alright.

good luck with everything and, i doubt that you'll be totalled... but, if so, ....buy another one!!wewt.


fucking hondas.

Over 500 dollars to rent a chevy aveo from now until friday, with no insurance through the rental company because my car insurance covers me on rentals.

[boostdprotegelx]

Over 500 dollars to rent a chevy aveo from now until friday, with no insurance through the rental company because my car insurance covers me on rentals.
check somewhere else. that's too expensive. WAY too expensive...

[imjustagirl]

lowered it, hate it, going to raise it back up... lol

[boostdprotegelx]

lowered it, hate it, going to raise it back up... lol
nice quote in the sig. dane cook ftw.

lowered is nice. why don't you like it?

[amsgator]

alright got a proposition and need some help.

i am going to the sebring palooza and i have my RB cat back exhaust but it arrived with a dent in the muffler.... should i just keep it or file a claim w/ ups and have them send me a new one? if i file a claim it will be a few weeks before i am reimbursed and then another week to get the new cat back, which means I will not have it at Sebring when I go. I am contemplating whether or not I should bite the bullet and just keep it, or whether I should wait and not have it at Sebring and have a new one sent. :( any ideas/suggestions?

It is the part of the muffler that faces up, not at the ground.

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[imjustagirl]

nice quote in the sig. dane cook ftw.

lowered is nice. why don't you like it?


lol... dane cook ftw!!


I dunno why I dont like it... I think it has to do with the MSP front end I have on my car.. plus it doesnt look low enough.. I got the Tanabe Dress Form.. :(

[boostdprotegelx]

alright got a proposition and need some help.

i am going to the sebring palooza and i have my RB cat back exhaust but it arrived with a dent in the muffler.... should i just keep it or file a claim w/ ups and have them send me a new one? if i file a claim it will be a few weeks before i am reimbursed and then another week to get the new cat back, which means I will not have it at Sebring when I go. I am contemplating whether or not I should bite the bullet and just keep it, or whether I should wait and not have it at Sebring and have a new one sent. :( any ideas/suggestions?
prolly not gonna help you much at sebring for the axle back. just file a claim and deal with it.

[amsgator]

prolly not gonna help you much at sebring for the axle back. just file a claim and deal with it.


its not for racing or anything, i am going to be in the mazda corral under the tent... :(

[amsgator]

i posted pics back on my first post about it. so look at them and lmk what u think :-\

[boostdprotegelx]

its not for racing or anything, i am going to be in the mazda corral under the tent... :(
well i saw the pictures. if you have a problem with the dent. send it back. if it doesn't show under the car, and it's not producing a leak, don't worry about it.

[amsgator]

it will be 4-6 weeks before i get the new one b/c ups would have to file the claim and wait til RB got the claim check etc etc etc. so i am stuck in a pickle.

[amsgator]

yea there isnt a hole or anything that i can see and it faces up under the car itself. only thing is, is when i go to sell it when i am ready to get rid of the car, prospective buyers will probably be detered....

[boostdprotegelx]

yea there isnt a hole or anything that i can see and it faces up under the car itself. only thing is, is when i go to sell it when i am ready to get rid of the car, prospective buyers will probably be detered....
well that's a choice you'll have to make.

i wouldn't worry about it. but if you want pristine, send it back.

[BadKarma]

I'd say file a claim, get a new one. Your car looks great as it is, I'm sure the catback isn't the "be all end-all" of it at Sebring. :)

[CTt3P5]

alright got a proposition and need some help.

i am going to the sebring palooza and i have my RB cat back exhaust but it arrived with a dent in the muffler.... should i just keep it or file a claim w/ ups and have them send me a new one? if i file a claim it will be a few weeks before i am reimbursed and then another week to get the new cat back, which means I will not have it at Sebring when I go. I am contemplating whether or not I should bite the bullet and just keep it, or whether I should wait and not have it at Sebring and have a new one sent. :( any ideas/suggestions?

It is the part of the muffler that faces up, not at the ground.

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I say for the money you spent...file the claim and wait for the pristine one to arrive.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

looks like the 03 msp racing harts? looks really good! they do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... :p you just need to tint your taillights and sidemarkers and you're set!

oh yeah, and a set of c-spec headlights with the black housing to add the finishing touch :D (see sig)


Lol, man I just noticed that right now, hahahahaha(dunno) (stooges)

[MyZmZm]

Lol, man I just noticed that right now, hahahahaha(dunno) (stooges)
(rlaugh) np... and it's not 'man', jeez! lol why does everyone always assume i'm a guy :confused: every single time it never fails, haha

check the name in the sig dear :)

you were asking about tinting your tails... you can do it yourself very easily, just use the vht niteshades - works like a charm

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

I didn't call you a dude....it's a form of expression. But now that you mention it....pics will only prove your a woman (boobs) lol

[boostdprotegelx]

I didn't call you a dude....it's a form of expression. But now that you mention it....pics will only prove your a woman (boobs) lol
oh man...(first)

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Ty, ty.(breakn) (nana) (alright) (drinks)

[MyZmZm]

hahahahahaha, yeah i know - hope you know i was joking too :)

as for pics, not too sure about that, lol you'll just have to take my word for it :D

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Hmm......I don't know......I think I might have to keep bugging you forever.....or....I call for a road trip to whereverthat little flag states. :D

[Bala]

Take my word for it - She's a hottie :P

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

but dude.....I dont want to take words.....I want to take pictures.....wait....that didnt sound right....but in a way it did, lol.

[Bala]

but dude.....I dont want to take words.....I want to take pictures.....wait....that didnt sound right....but in a way it did, lol.

hahaha!

[MyZmZm]

Hmm......I don't know......I think I might have to keep bugging you forever.....or....I call for a road trip to whereverthat little flag states. :D
it would be a little bit of a drive... i'm in alberta, canada - well over 4k miles from you. but hey, road trips are great!


Take my word for it - She's a hottie :P
hahahahaha thanks Patrick (wink)


but dude.....I dont want to take words.....I want to take pictures.....wait....that didnt sound right....but in a way it did, lol.
not sure how my other half would like that... (lol)

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Well.....Andrea shut me down....no pics.....not even of her like picking her nose....DANG! No love for the wetback! LMAO. But its ok....I will always live with the memory of getting shot down by a hottie with a P5 and a first gen MX6......DAAAAAAAAYYYYYUUUUUMMMM, lol. (alright)

[MyZmZm]

hahaha, you are too funny... here's a teaser for you... some pics of 'me' (naughty)

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Aw monkey butt. Nice tats by the way. What does the Egyptian hyroglyphs say?

[MyZmZm]

my very own stalker, how loved i feel :)

not very good, but a pic of me at my sister's wedding a few months ago... it's all you're getting... proof enough for you? :p

[MyZmZm]

top to bottom...

life, health, strength, endurance, truth, resurrection/rebirth

[dave45090]

B.O.T.
Paid it off. It felt good writing that $7200 check. No more car payment FTW.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Nice! My wife won't let me get a tattoo....it makes me sad.....


B.O.T.
Paid it off. It felt good writing that $7200 check. No more car payment FTW.

GOOD DEAL DUDE! You want to pay mine off? It will feel even better when you write my check too, lol(poke)

[dave45090]

Wish I could bro.

If I could buy the world a coke and keep it company......

[MyZmZm]

B.O.T.
Paid it off. It felt good writing that $7200 check. No more car payment FTW.
lucky you... little ways to go yet with mine.

purchased a new exhaust tip for my magnaflow; didn't mind the one it came with, but this one will fit the lines of the car so much better. i'll be picking up my lightened stock flywheel, amsoil, and filter tomorrow in prep for her going under the knife in less than a month... i can hardly wait to drive her again (drive)

just waiting on the timing belt, jspec intake cam, mp3 ecu and custom sub box yet...

[Skoozul]

I used to own my car but then I took out a loan against it to pay off my credit card.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

I used to own my car but then I took out a loan against it to pay off my credit card.


Ouch that had to suck.....

[Skoozul]

nah better interest rate and my credit score shot through the roof. :D




Just bought a house with zero down ;)

[reynoldsrobbie]

Hey reynoldsrobbie, how much was it for your taillights to get blacked out?
my buddy paints cars and shot them with his sprayer for FREE! FTW!

[reynoldsrobbie]

Look at what the UPS driver just dropped off!

[Kansei]

mmm turbo

this pontiac G5 is sorely lacking one. It feels so pathetically slow, even compared to a stock p5. plus the engine sounds like crap, it has a plastic steering wheel, numb suspension.. I could go on and on.

I can't wait to talk about my P5 again :(

[aMaff]

what's the ETA on getting it back?

[Kansei]

what's the ETA on getting it back?

my insurance company said to find a body shop and get it fixed asap.. but I need to get ahold of the other jerk's crap insurance company to see what they say... since they said they won't get a claims adjuster to look at my car for over a week.

Sucks when you have a nice insurance company because whenever you have to deal with someone else's it's so shitty

[CTt3P5]

Great to hear that your insurance co. is working with you. On the bright side at least you don't have the shitty co. on your side. :)