What have you done to your P5 today?

[whitemp5seattle]

It's been hanging around $3.26 for 87 for a few weeks around here...

[L8R]

Yes, stop BITCHING! HAHA... $3.30 for 87...

[XxaltezzaxX]

$2.78 around me.

[THE Phen]

In my case...if you don't have crap around you...you have cheap gas. This place sucks...but I love the job that I'm at.

[rednecks_r_us]

You bastards with your cheap gas. Az is still over $3 for the cheap stuff.

[magnumP5]

Just cleaned a massive explosion of bird shit off my hood/windshield. Damn seagull was the size of a 747 and it had to shit on me when I was going 70+ mph!

[THE Phen]

You bastards with your cheap gas. Az is still over $3 for the cheap stuff.


Just to exaggerate my bastardness...i just saw $2.73 on my way home...

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Just cleaned a massive explosion of bird shit off my hood/windshield. Damn seagull was the size of a 747 and it had to shit on me when I was going 70+ mpg!


Lol, dude at least you didn't have a damn bird crash into you(well not in my car thank gosh, into my friends Civic, lol).

[magnumP5]

Lol, dude at least you didn't have a damn bird crash into you(well not in my car thank gosh, into my friends Civic, lol).
LOL, no true, but I've seen it happen. Left my friend with a broken window and a very big mess...

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

LOL, no true, but I've seen it happen. Left my friend with a broken window and a very big mess...


Lol, dude I feel sorry for the bird.....but he had it coming to him. We saw him cross once and I guess he decided to cross again right when we were coming by....BAM! Crumbled his brand new "JDM" grill, hahahaha. Damn Honda's.

[rednecks_r_us]

Just cleaned a massive explosion of bird shit off my hood/windshield. Damn seagull was the size of a 747 and it had to shit on me when I was going 70+ mph!


ROFL I almost shot milk out of my nose laughing at this.

(Note to self don't take big sips of milk before reading posts on mazdas247)

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

ROFL I almost shot milk out of my nose laughing at this.

(Note to self don't take big sips of milk before reading posts on mazdas247)


Chocolate milk works ti best when coming out of the nose, lol.

[khaosman]

bumper is back on for the first time in 3 months!

[magnumP5]

Sandwich plate came in - yay! Now I can finally repair my oil system and try a new approach with the oil pressure gauge.

[Reitrof]

Balanced and rotated wheels

[LittleSkinsk]

She's still stock hight but no more door moldings
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z96/littleskinsk/1011.jpg

[rednecks_r_us]

She's still stock hight but no more door moldings



Smooth (yippy)

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

I've been thinking about taking those off too....but we have a lot of retards in my works parking lot that like to just open their doors real wide.....so I knind need them, lol. Looks nice though, since I would have an idea as to what mine would look like.

[bucksatan]

If you think that hitting a seagull is bad, I hit an owl with my work truck a month or two back. It sounded like a watermellon getting smashed. At least there was no damage to the truck, although I can't say the same for the poor owl.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Hoot....hoot.....HOOOOLY CRAP! Lol.

[amsgator]

got tranny fluid changed. i put all 3 qts in but it didnt overflow the tip. didnt yall say to fill til it almost overflows/does overflow?

[shane02pro5]

It will barely take a few more drops of a 4th quart=not worth it. First time I did my clutch with Royal Purple at $17/quart X 4=Almost 1 left over.

[shane02pro5]

I assume you are on level ground.

[amsgator]

it wasnt level. maybe that's why it didn't overflow. my driveway is slanted quite a bit. :) so it's all good. i didnt even think about that. thanks! so it's good to go. it seems easier to get it into gear now. yea i used royal purple too. the specs for it says like 2.9qt i think it is. the gear oil is purple...surprise since its usually a red color, but royal purple= purple...guess it makes sense :)

[Reitrof]

Oil change. Ordered Redline MT-90, time to change the tranny fluid.

[whitemp5seattle]

how often do you guys change your transmission fluid? seems like a lot of people have been doing it lately...maybe I should jump on board. sometimes my stick doesnt rest right in the middle when it's in neutral...it gets kinda stiff and sticks in the left or right position even though it's in neutral... (?)

[magnumP5]

I've had 5 qts of Redline 10w30 and 3 qts of MT90 sitting in my garage for lilke 3 weeks now. I really need to get on this...

[amsgator]

you only have to do it like every 30k IIRC but manual transmissions can last even longer, sometimes twice as long since the auto trans never gets all the fluid out b/c of the torque convereter etc. we have no filter correct?

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Not that I know of. Damn ams! How's the car running? Oh. Bought Turtle Wax Ice....anyone know if it works any good? Gonna test it out this weekend.

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Hmm....so I was wrong, lol.

[amsgator]

Hmm....so I was wrong, lol.


wrong about what? it's goin good. shifting easier it appears, maybe its my imagination but it really seems to go into gear easier since i changed the fluid this morning. it was a dark brown so it def needed to be changed, almost looked like oil

[rednecks_r_us]

I took my P5 to go look at new trucks today.















No I'm not getting rid of the Prote. Its almost paid off. When it is, I'll be selling my lifted 4X4 V8 Dakota regular cab and getting a 4-door 4X4 truck.

[amsgator]

toyota tacoma!!! make sure u get the one w/ the hood scoop though :)

[rednecks_r_us]

toyota tacoma!!! make sure u get the one w/ the hood scoop though :)


I need a new truck badly. I just spent close to $500 tonight on my Dakota at Summit Racing for a new radiator, dual electric fans, water wetter, and all new u-joints for both driveshafts. U-joints are shot and truck keeps overheating. Radiator is on its last legs after 240K miles on a 318-V8.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/429000-429999/429442_18_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/429000-429999/429442_32_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/429000-429999/429442_31_full.jpg

[Hy8us]

installed gauge bezels, looks aight...

[aMaff]

Speaking of gauge stuff...a friend of mine asked me to install MAM rings on her MSP. Yesterday, the 1 on the left ring fell off. My daveB rings, installed the same day? Still on. hmmmmm ;)

[bucksatan]

I used the turtle wax ice last year, it looked good at the start but the shine didn't seem to last beyond the first wash. On the bright side it is really easy to use, and there is no white crap along the edges of moldings etc.

On a related note, has anyone tried the turtle wax ice clay bar product? I've thought about buying some and trying it out.

[Hy8us]

Speaking of gauge stuff...a friend of mine asked me to install MAM rings on her MSP. Yesterday, the 1 on the left ring fell off. My daveB rings, installed the same day? Still on. hmmmmm ;)
the ones I bought came with glue dots... so I hope they stay on

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

They don't. DaveB all the way.

[shane02pro5]

Mine haven't budged with the glue dots for like 4 months since I got them.

[aMaff]

lol @ glue dots. For the record, I installed them late last fall

[THE Phen]

They don't. DaveB all the way.


DaveB's add 60whp. Hell, look at his car. I watched it pass 944 turbos at Mid-Ohio.

[magnumP5]

Accident (sad1) ... Thread and pics will be posted at a later time...

[magnumP5]

All this P5 ownage is really making me want to put the car cover on and park it in the garage...
This is so unbe-fucking-lievably ironic it makes me want to cry...

[THE Phen]

dude...how bad? I hope its fixable.

Mine has been pwnd by rust. I have to replace the exhaust mani, midpipe, two calipers are phukt and partially seized, drivers side wheel bearing is shot all to hell...

[magnumP5]

dude...how bad? I hope its fixable.

Mine has been pwnd by rust. I have to replace the exhaust mani, midpipe, two calipers are phukt and partially seized, drivers side wheel bearing is shot all to hell...
Hood, upper rad support, passenger headlight, grille, Apex air diverter plate and front bumper cover are gone. The grille is literally in about 10 pieces, the rad is pushed back about 4 in. but looks mostly undamaged (the brackets are fucked though), the passenger headlight is shattered, the hood is pushed in and up and the bumper cover is scratched and cracked in more places I can mention. All the turbo/IC stuff looks to be ok - my slim A/C fan is still connected to the radiator and stiff spins just fine. The only thing I'm worried about is the main fan which is currently squished between the rad and some IC pipe. Other possible things damaged are the bumper support (likely), the driver's headlight and the front subframe/motor mount area.

Fortunately most of the damage is cosmetic because I actually went under the car in front of me (yeah, my fault) so it missed my IC (from what I can tell) and all the turbo stuff. Nothing was leaking or melted so none of the hoses reptured and my rad is still intact. I have pics on my phone but it is charging because it died from all the picture-taking and phone calling I was doing. I will have a thread up when I get everything straight.

[iLisa]

Accident (sad1) ... Thread and pics will be posted at a later time... (sad2)

[magnumP5]

(sad2)
Thread and pics: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123673945

[whitemp5seattle]

are you f-ing kidding?! that sucks! p5 curse strikes again!!! ARRRGGGGGHHHHH (dark)

[amsgator]

quick question. inside the little felt case that the tire iron is in, there is a long bolt, maybe 5 in or so. does anyone else have one of these in theirs? if so what is it for? the car jack? it looks like it could be another bolt for the front mount, but i doubt it. just curious, i have a floor jack b/c i hate the jack that cars come w/

[aMaff]

I've got 1 too. It's the P5 easter egg, congratulations! (second)

[amsgator]

lol. yea idk what it's for. do we have a trans filter? i thought we didn't but this thread makes it sound like we do....

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46946&highlight=changed+trans+fluid

[amsgator]

well i found out what the bolt is for...talked to some peeps on protegeclub and its to bolt down the regular wheel inside the wheel well, the bolt holding the spare is too short so when you use the spare the longer bolt bolts down the regular wheel :)

[THE Phen]

well i found out what the bolt is for...talked to some peeps on protegeclub and its to bolt down the regular wheel inside the wheel well, the bolt holding the spare is too short so when you use the spare the longer bolt bolts down the regular wheel :)


Soo....that means I can run a full sized spare, right?

[gottacatchup]

Just got my SLS front mount put in. For some reason they sent me the wrong bolts, right diameter, wrong thread pitch. So after a quick run to lowes and my brother's air tools the install went smoothly and I am very impressed with the effect on driving. It happened to be raining so I took full advantage of being able to break my tires loose at will on my "test" drive. Vibrations are minimal and wheel hop all but a memory.

[L8R]

Anyone want to order a lip???

Join NOW

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123672501

[FrolessWonder]

I used the turtle wax ice last year, it looked good at the start but the shine didn't seem to last beyond the first wash. On the bright side it is really easy to use, and there is no white crap along the edges of moldings etc.

On a related note, has anyone tried the turtle wax ice clay bar product? I've thought about buying some and trying it out.

I tried it, it didn't work so well. Your best bet is to go with the real thing.

[amsgator]

Just got my SLS front mount put in. For some reason they sent me the wrong bolts, right diameter, wrong thread pitch. So after a quick run to lowes and my brother's air tools the install went smoothly and I am very impressed with the effect on driving. It happened to be raining so I took full advantage of being able to break my tires loose at will on my "test" drive. Vibrations are minimal and wheel hop all but a memory.

yea they seem to have sent almost everyone the wrong bolts. they sent me the wrong ones along with a lot of other people. not sure whats going on there

[amsgator]

Soo....that means I can run a full sized spare, right?

sounds that way but i dont know if the carpet would lay all the way down w/ a full size. i dont have a wheel to have a full size one on anyway :(

[khaosman]

Tuned the car some more yesterday... it still runs super rich but now I can boost all the way to redline. It feels pretty damn quick, you get to 100mph real easy. Fourth gear pulls awesome at highway speeds too. It is boosting about 6-7psi right now, I want to turn it up :D

[CTt3P5]

Not that I know of. Damn ams! How's the car running? Oh. Bought Turtle Wax Ice....anyone know if it works any good? Gonna test it out this weekend.

So easy to use and initial shine is nice....but doesn't last. :( I have noticed that after a couple of washings or rain storms the water doesn't bead up at all. On the plus it only takes about 30 minutes to wax the entire car....you just have to do it more often.

[amsgator]

Not that I know of. Damn ams! How's the car running? Oh. Bought Turtle Wax Ice....anyone know if it works any good? Gonna test it out this weekend.

wat was the damn for?

[Sveivo]

lol. yea idk what it's for. do we have a trans filter? i thought we didn't but this thread makes it sound like we do....

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46946&highlight=changed+trans+fluid
I think there is some confusion in that thread. Some people are talking about the ATX and some mean the MTX.

I have never heard of a filter in our MTX.

[rednecks_r_us]

I think there is some confusion in that thread. Some people are talking about the ATX and some mean the MTX.

I have never heard of a filter in our MTX.

I''ve had my M-transmission in and out of my car several times. There isn't a filter for it.

[gimpo2]

werd, i just replaced my busted 5sp out for another there is no filter.... and guess what the auto doesn't have one either

[Foolish]

Friday evening, I installed a B&M short shifter. What? I already have a B&M installed, you say? You're right, I installed one in my friend Lee's P5. His first mod. He called me Saturday as he was out running around back roads with it, and he's loving it! Now, he says he's thinking it could use a little better suspension, and some more power down-low! ;)

I may have converted another one. :D

[whitemp5seattle]

does he have kartboy shifter bushings yet? That plus the B&M ss are one of the best mods I've done to my p5 for making it more fun to drive

[Foolish]

No, no KB bushings. Do these just replace the bushings in the bottom of the shifter itself? I don't have them, and have still been really happy with the tight, precise action of the B&M. I tried Katya4me's shifter at one point, she had the bushings, and either the B&M or the KB shifter (I don't remember which) and I found it a little too stiff.

I'll mention them to Lee, but he's so happy with his B&M over the long, sloppy stocker right now, I don't expect he'll be looking to tighten it up anytime soon!

[rednecks_r_us]

I have a kart boy that I got it directly from Kartboy at Protegefest in 2004. I receintly sat in a stock P5. Holy shit I forgot how tall and sloppy the stock shifter is.

[JoshP5]

Drove it for the first time since going to Korea--26 days in a Mazda-free environment.

[Hy8us]

no mazdas in korea?

[Hy8us]

ordered 2 sets or red-outs from bluebatmobile

[altspace]

Wow....Turtle Wax has really stepped up it's marketing. I see everyone is falling for it too.

[DeanSweet]

I installed the massive 138db horn my kids bougt me for fathers day. Guess they got tired of me saying thier scooters had more manly sounding horns?! :)

[khaosman]

Autocrossed the hell out of it, it was a blast. The boost felt awesome! Also I think I got more like 20mpg today versus my earlier recorded 14mpg :D

[aMaff]

Autocrossed the hell out of it, it was a blast. The boost felt awesome! Also I think I got more like 20mpg today versus my earlier recorded 14mpg :D
I'm with you dude! According to unofficial results, I won STS2 by .005. FIVE ONE THOUSANDTHS! damn... He could have probably taken a dump turned the tables lol

[amsgator]

No, no KB bushings. Do these just replace the bushings in the bottom of the shifter itself? I don't have them, and have still been really happy with the tight, precise action of the B&M. I tried Katya4me's shifter at one point, she had the bushings, and either the B&M or the KB shifter (I don't remember which) and I found it a little too stiff.

I'll mention them to Lee, but he's so happy with his B&M over the long, sloppy stocker right now, I don't expect he'll be looking to tighten it up anytime soon!

they replace the bushings up front, not on the shifter itself. if you need pics i'll take mine. i have the twm ones, the only dif is they are blue instead of yellow like the KB

[StealthWyvern]

I installed the massive 138db horn my kids bougt me for fathers day. Guess they got tired of me saying thier scooters had more manly sounding horns?! :)

lol thats great

[amsgator]

I installed the massive 138db horn my kids bougt me for fathers day. Guess they got tired of me saying thier scooters had more manly sounding horns?! :)

where'd they get it. i want one. how hard was it to install?

[Sveivo]

where'd they get it. i want one. how hard was it to install?
+1 and x2

Interested as well.

[JoshP5]

no mazdas in korea?
Hyundai, Daewoo, and Kia rule the road; Japanese cars are very rare over there--I only saw two Accords.

There's a healthy aftermarket scene--I saw quite a few modded Tiburons (called the Tuscani). :)

[whitemp5seattle]

I, on the other hand, drove my p5 600 miles roundtrip to Montreal, the city of Mazdas. I swear there is at least 2 mazdas on every block there. Everywhere you look there's proteges, p5s, 3s, 6s (lots of fastback models there too). Even saw a few msp's!

I filled up gas on the way there and over an entire tank of gas I got 32 mpg!!! woot woot

[DeanSweet]

they got the horn at a local semitruck stop/repair center. Installation was a breeze. Kind of followed ActionJackson's 'How to': http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118391&highlight=horn+replacement

I made a before and after video. Anybody suggest where to host the files and I will post the links.

[aMaff]

youtube, photobucket.

[Breeegz]

google video

also, depending on your version of Windows (assuming you run windows) you can use MovieMk.exe to edit said videos into one video so the effect of your horn can be felt to a greater extent.

I found that it's pretty intuitive, although it's feature lite.

[Yaggie1]

Finally got to drive her for the first time in a week. She got some rest in the garage while the wifey and I took the kiddies to Disney World last week.......Now I need a vacation...... She's gunna sit for another week and a half while I head to Dallas on Thurs...........kinda sux. I still have to get the front end fixed after the woodchuck from a month or so ago..........

[mazda_pro5_2nr]

Damn.....a woodchuck?........Or Chuck Norris? Lol. Glad to hear you took her out for a spin.

I'm gonna clay her up today and then NXT Tech Wax her tonight after work. (naughty)

[amsgator]

well...i am in the process of hacking my wheel locks off since the key cracked in half. two down two to go. i gotta go buy two more sockets though. they are like 2.69 a piece. and pep boys wanted 20 dollars A WHEEL to take them off. wtf? ghetto rig time

the last one is being a huge PITA. i even super-glued the socket to it after beating it on, and it still wont break lose. :(

[FrolessWonder]

I lost my key and went straight to mazda, They charged 20 bucks total to get them off, it was pretty lame.

[amsgator]

well i got 3 off but the last one is a pain in the butt. i dont know why. i wonder what they would charge for one

[Reitrof]

Drove almost a thousand miles this weekend, up to Ontario and back. Cruised 75 and got 33 mpg round trip. Odo crossed over 144k.

[DaleNixon]

Originally Posted by amsgator
well i found out what the bolt is for...talked to some peeps on protegeclub and its to bolt down the regular wheel inside the wheel well, the bolt holding the spare is too short so when you use the spare the longer bolt bolts down the regular wheel
Soo....that means I can run a full sized spare, right?

[bazooka joe]

Drove almost a thousand miles this weekend, up to Ontario and back. Cruised 75 and got 33 mpg round trip. Odo crossed over 144k.

that's with thw AC on...wow...bruce, you should keep the car just to see how many miles you can put on her!

[magnumP5]

Went to the bodyshop yesterday. Total damage: $2350... But I'm getting some nice things out of this...

[whitemp5seattle]

I'm gonna wash all the nasty bugs off my car from my trip up to Montreal and back this weekend

what does everybody here use to get bugs off the front bumper? I bought some Turtle Wax bug and tar remover...gonna try that out today. usually I just scrub 'em off with the lambswool mitt...

[Salmon_Rob]

ive actually found that an ordinary household sponge, two sided, works very well with the buggies

[magnumP5]

I've always used bug-remover and those little sponges with the mesh covering. You just have to scrub lightly so you don't mess up the clearcoat.

[whitemp5seattle]

washed my car and did this

[magnumP5]

washed my car and did this
Nice. I need to get me some of those... I already have the doorsills...

[whitemp5seattle]

are there oem mazdaspeed doorsills?

[magnumP5]

are there oem mazdaspeed doorsills?
Yep, fresh from a totalled MSP (cabpatch)

[whitemp5seattle]

oooooo I didn't know there were oem doorsills...that's cool...my doorsills say protege5 right now. So when you open the door you see protege5 on the doorsills and mazdaspeed on the floormats :p

sure would be great if I ACTUALLY had turbo lol

[amsgator]

I'm gonna wash all the nasty bugs off my car from my trip up to Montreal and back this weekend

what does everybody here use to get bugs off the front bumper? I bought some Turtle Wax bug and tar remover...gonna try that out today. usually I just scrub 'em off with the lambswool mitt...


i just use car wash when i wash my car and a little elbow grease with a microfiber towel.

[amsgator]

wrote this how to after hacking my wheel locks off. The last wheel was a pain! yes i know i could have called McGard but didn't have the time to wait for a new key. Driving without being able to get a wheel off if I get a flat isn't a good idea to me. If it's not moved yet will a mod please move it to the how-to.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123674341

[redpr5]

IM GETTIN MY PROTEGE BACK!!!! :D
my insurance company decided to fix my car...plus they said its worth a hell of a lot more then what KBB said it was worth
over $10K
not sure when ill get it back but it wont be soon enough

[amsgator]

IM GETTIN MY PROTEGE BACK!!!! :D
my insurance company decided to fix my car...plus they said its worth a hell of a lot more then what KBB said it was worth
over $10K
not sure when ill get it back but it wont be soon enough

that's weird because KBB usually overprices.

[mazdaspeed777]

Well this isn't stuff I have done today pursay but here it goes. I installed my NRG carbon fiber hood dampers, installed weaponR torque damper, and blacked out my tails. here is a pick of the tails:

BEFORE:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/mazdaspeed777/cb1eebca8d26.jpg
AFTER:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/mazdaspeed777/85a98caa13bb.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/mazdaspeed777/fa8ee8848a9d.jpg

[CTt3P5]

Took a drive up to Camelbeach waterpark in the Poconos today with my daughter for day of Fun and Sun sponsored by her dance studio.

[redpr5]

that's weird because KBB usually overprices.
not this time. the highest KBB said my car was worth was ~$8K
but its w/e. im just glad im gettin my car back so i can stop drivin my dads pile of shit that barely runs

[josh_silvernale]

Tonight I gave her a good wash andwax. Also rain-x the windows. I finished off my evening by doing the foglight bypass. God she looks sexy

[bazooka joe]

ya, hard to believe an 02 is worth over 10k???

[bazooka joe]

Took a drive up to Camelbeach waterpark in the Poconos today with my daughter for day of Fun and Sun sponsored by her dance studio.

cool! i remember those days! enjoy them because they go by real quick! :)

[altspace]

P5 hot sex.

[gottacatchup]

ya, hard to believe an 02 is worth over 10k???

Almost makes me want to sell mine, knowing my low miles 03 could probably sell for $12-13k. Think about that after 4 years of ownership its only depreciated by $3000 thats pretty incredible.

[Woody54]

Tonight I gave her a good wash andwax. Also rain-x the windows. I finished off my evening by doing the foglight bypass. God she looks sexy

does rain-x actually do anything or is it just a gimmick? i've never actually seen anyone use it before.

[whitemp5seattle]

I <3 rain-x. I don't use it as often as I used to, but when I lived in Seattle I used every time I washed my car. Makes the rain slide right off your windshield. On the freeway you don't even have to use your windshield wipers. (I still do, but you can leave it on the lowest setting even in a heavy rain)

[amsgator]

does rain-x actually do anything or is it just a gimmick? i've never actually seen anyone use it before.

i dont have rain-x...i got something better :) i forget the name, it's in my car and its raining so i will get it later. it's a spray that you spray on the windshield (and other windows) and you simply wipe off. it's like waxing ur windshield. best thing ever

[amsgator]

been browsing clutches. stuck btwn exedy oem replacement or spec stage 1. how much does a clutch install run typically? price range?

[khaosman]

I washed it today for the first time in... months. Well, I did a cheater wash since it might rain the next day or two.

[magnumP5]

Got a free grille last night so I saved some money for the repairs (thanks haze20) - extra money is going towards touching up some other parts of the car as well as some slight custom work...

[mazdaspeed777]

been browsing clutches. stuck btwn exedy oem replacement or spec stage 1. how much does a clutch install run typically? price range?

I have herd a lot of good things about the ACT clutchs. If your going to be putting in a purformance clutch it would be a really smart idea to save up for a light weight flywheel like Fidanza. A Fidanza flywheel would work better with the performance clutch than the stock flywheel would. Plus later on down the road you wouldn't have to go through the whole grulling process again if you wanted to put a lightweight flywheel in. As far as installing it I would do it yourself. Its a lot of work but it would save you a lot of money. I would say it would be at least $200-300 in labor for a mechanic to do it, if not more. That money could buy you alot more upgrades for the P5.

[amsgator]

I have herd a lot of good things about the ACT clutchs. If your going to be putting in a purformance clutch it would be a really smart idea to save up for a light weight flywheel like Fidanza. A Fidanza flywheel would work better with the performance clutch than the stock flywheel would. Plus later on down the road you wouldn't have to go through the whole grulling process again if you wanted to put a lightweight flywheel in. As far as installing it I would do it yourself. Its a lot of work but it would save you a lot of money. I would say it would be at least $200-300 in labor for a mechanic to do it, if not more. That money could buy you alot more upgrades for the P5.

and how exactly would i do this installation? lol. i'm in college and dont exactly have anything to drop the tranny with etc.

[amsgator]

i want mine to be this fast :)

http://videos.streetfire.net/category/Mazda/0/51f8caeb-27a7-4ee1-b213-994500a1e6da.htm

[mazdaspeed777]

You can rent engine housts(cherry picker), and I am sure you at least have a jack right? The rest is just finding time to do it? If you have a garage just park it in there and work on it when you can. Then just ride a bike, or carpool with a friend to school unless your a long distance from your school or work then you have a bit more of a problem. If you took it to a mechanic you would have to deal with the same waiting problem, it just might take them a little less time.

[amsgator]

You can rent engine housts(cherry picker), and I am sure you at least have a jack right? The rest is just finding time to do it? If you have a garage just park it in there and work on it when you can. Then just ride a bike, or carpool with a friend to school unless your a long distance from your school or work then you have a bit more of a problem. If you took it to a mechanic you would have to deal with the same waiting problem, it just might take them a little less time.

i dont have a garage. i live on campus :( i dont really have much of a choice...i dont think it's a good idea to do it in a parking lot. do they come w/ instructions or nething?

[maestro]

Drove the P5 for the first time in a week. Went to get brake pads & rotors for a friends PT cruiser.
I realized I'm at about 64k on the stock brake pads and 2 fluid changes (the next fluid flush is past due).

[Salmon_Rob]

magnum, i had a spare grille to, shoulda asked :p

[bucksatan]

Not my P5, but one of the dodge work trucks. I was driving to town today, and about 5km from camp I noticed that the temp gauge was way higher than it should be. It never gets above 95 C, but it was closer to 120C. Cranked the heat to cool her, no heat coming out. Pull over and check the coolant, there was none in the recovery tank, and it was really low in the Rad. Got a co worker to go back to camp and get me some coolant, put in 3 gallons. Seemed to run fine and not loose too much on the way back to town. The temp stayed steady at just under 95C the whole way. I think we caught it quick enough to not do any damage to the engine.

[redpr5]

ya, hard to believe an 02 is worth over 10k???
thats what i said! i was almost positive that my car was gonna be totaled out. but hey its w/e just means that i can make a lil more money off my car when i sell it in about a year

[amsgator]

http://www.automotive.com/2002/12/mazda/protege5/pricing/index.html

says its worth 10,525

not sure how accurate that is though....

[amsgator]

last day for the sale. I think i might order one and pic it up tomorrow. my ratchet broke the other day so i wanna get a set that will last (it was a 20 dollar target set that surprisingly lasted me about 6 months)

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?pid=00935155000

[bucksatan]

I also ordered a new shift boot, my original one has a couple of cracks in it. I went with black with red thread.

[magnumP5]

magnum, i had a spare grille to, shoulda asked :p
Yeah but haze20 lives in the area. Had a grille swap meet with haze20, mryellermp5 and myself...

[Hy8us]

I dented my passenger side front quarter panel by leaning my fat ass on my car too hard. God I'm a dumb ass

[Hy8us]

http://importequipment.com/catalog/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=247
found a site that sells those wagon mafia stickers direct
http://importequipment.com/catalog/catalog/index.php?cPath=22_33

[amsgator]

here is the front :)

http://importequipment.com/catalog/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_33&products_id=246

[Foolish]

here is the front :)

http://importequipment.com/catalog/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_33&products_id=246
Sweet, they have "Toaster Mafia" stickers for xB's! :D

As for P5 action, my wife asked me to swap the stock axle-back back onto her P5. She's communting to Atlanta 3 days a week, and the MSP muffler is too loud for her tastes. It's never bothered me, but, it's her car, so I'll swap it back! :(

[CTt3P5]

Sweet, they have "Toaster Mafia" stickers for xB's! :D

As for P5 action, my wife asked me to swap the stock axle-back back onto her P5. She's communting to Atlanta 3 days a week, and the MSP muffler is too loud for her tastes. It's never bothered me, but, it's her car, so I'll swap it back! :(

Tell her to turn the radio up! :D

[bazooka joe]

Tell her to turn the radio up! :D

haha

[aMaff]

Wait, the RACING BEAT AXLE BACK was too loud!? OMG dude!? I don't think my dogs could hear the car when that's all I had done, it was quiet as hell lol.

Whatev. Owned again lol

[bazooka joe]

Wait, the RACING BEAT AXLE BACK was too loud!? OMG dude!? I don't think my dogs could hear the car when that's all I had done, it was quiet as hell lol.

Whatev. Owned again lol

the RB is nice for sure!

[Foolish]

Yeah, no shit! Women! ...ok, that's not fair.. My Wife!

[aMaff]

*no comment* :p

[RacerXGirl]

Yeah, no shit! Women! ...ok, that's not fair.. My Wife!

Thank you for the clarification. :p

(and yes, tell her to turn the radio up...or take MARTA!)

[L8R]

I got my door dented by Valet who failed to mention it to me... Fucken idiots.

Also got my harness bar in :D

[Salmon_Rob]

I got my door dented by Valet who failed to mention it to me... Fucken idiots.

Also got my harness bar in :Dneed him dead?

[L8R]

That has been taken care of ;)

[Salmon_Rob]

niceeeeeeee

[magnumP5]

Wagon Mafia indeed...

[amsgator]

Tell her to turn the radio up! :D

thats what i do. header and cat back gets loud sometimes

[amsgator]

I got my door dented by Valet who failed to mention it to me... Fucken idiots.

Also got my harness bar in :D

i valet, but it wasnt me!!! i'm too far away :) how was it taken care of?

[rednecks_r_us]

What did I do to my car this week. Some rude California ass hole decided to slam their driver door into my right side front door putting 2 noticeable dents in my door. Some other wonderful California resident decided to push their shopping cart into my right front bumper and rim.

Then on the way home on Hwy 60 13 miles west of Agulia, AZ I hit a large jack-rabbit and take out my lower grill, crack the paint on my bumper (spider web cracks) Take out a small chunk of plastic. Then destroy the plastics under the car. Finally it split my windsplitter in two pieces.

[Sveivo]

Reading damage stories sucks so hard :(

[Foolish]

2 noticeable dents in my door. cart into my right front bumper and rim.

take out my lower grill, crack the paint on my bumper (spider web cracks) Take out a small chunk of plastic. Then destroy the plastics under the car. Finally it split my windsplitter in two pieces.

Damn, dude, you are having a rough time with that car! Such a great looking car, too! That just sucks.

[Reitrof]

that's with thw AC on...wow...bruce, you should keep the car just to see how many miles you can put on her!

Well she's not going anywhere soon. Here till next year.

[amsgator]

anyone know how wide our windshield. looking to get a decal that is 37 inches wide and just wanna be sure it will fit.

[Salmon_Rob]

sure fire way to make sure it fits - dont buy it. small = good

[amsgator]

sure fire way to make sure it fits - dont buy it. small = good

i dont like small decals on the windshield...just doesnt look right

[Salmon_Rob]

dont put a decal on your windsheild then. in 5 years you will look back and go i cant believe i did this

[Sveivo]

I would go for a small decal as well (not on the windshield), unless my exterior was extensively modified.

[magnumP5]

Visited her again at the shop. Realized my primary fan had a hole punched in it from one of my IC piping clamps. Shop is ordering a replacement fan though not the same as the original (same size, direction and flow rate though). More info in my "The Curse Continues" thread. Bah! More setbacks!

[MyZmZm]

What did I do to my car this week. Some rude California ass hole decided to slam their driver door into my right side front door putting 2 noticeable dents in my door. Some other wonderful California resident decided to push their shopping cart into my right front bumper and rim. (bang) i hate inconsiderate people!! someone opened their door (minivan no doubt) and dented my front door a couple weeks ago, leaving some of their fugly red paint behind. i was ready to kill.


Then on the way home on Hwy 60 13 miles west of Agulia, AZ I hit a large jack-rabbit and take out my lower grill, crack the paint on my bumper (spider web cracks) Take out a small chunk of plastic. Then destroy the plastics under the car. Finally it split my windsplitter in two pieces.
(sad2) damn bill, i'm so sorry. you must be thinking "didn't i just go through all of this not too long ago?"

[Foolish]

See if the body shop will let you keep the old bumper again! Two of them mounted on the garage wall would be twice as funny! ...also, 6 times as sad.

[rednecks_r_us]

The bumper is fine just needs to be repainted. I have already ordered a new lower grill and windsplitter from Revenant ( she works in parts at an AZ mazda dealership). I can run the car with the bumper as it sits. Just put a clear rockblocker bra over it and it'll be fine. But since I enter in shows I want my paint perfect so I'll sand down the bumper, fix the hair line cracks and repaint. Ineed to get a hold of a paintless dent repair place next payday and see if they can pop out my two dents on the door. One is right at the body line though.

[Sveivo]

Got my rear engine mount insert installed today for $50 at the Dealership!

Wow! Great guys to work with.

Now that I have both mounts done, I am getting vibrations. Buahaha :D

[Salmon_Rob]

you sat on the shifter didnt you :p

[GoProtege]

Hi, I figure that we need a thread that alows P5 owners to enter any mods or anything done to rides every day!!
Today I told my P5 in the face that it will get fixed very soon(waiting on some dow$$$)
This is at it looks like right now! I actually jumped on the hood, so it looks alot better. (hah)

ouch :(
very sad

[Sveivo]

you sat on the shifter didnt you :p
(rofl2)

[Breeegz]

ouch :(
very sad
isn't that post #1? from this thread?

aren't you a little late

[GoProtege]

isn't that post #1? from this thread?

aren't you a little late


I'm always late.

[Breeegz]

have lots of kids?

[preludejtstyle]

I'm always late.

sounds like a personal problem. :)

[whitemp5seattle]

better late than never

[Rednecks_wife]

(bang) i hate inconsiderate people!! someone opened their door (minivan no doubt) and dented my front door a couple weeks ago, leaving some of their fugly red paint behind. i was ready to kill.


(sad2) damn bill, i'm so sorry. you must be thinking "didn't i just go through all of this not too long ago?"

You have no idea how pissed off he is at the door dings. He's OK with the rabbit damage as that was just a freak of nature.

After we hit the rabbit I was awake and looking for everything. I jumped when a mouse ran across the street. Grrr thatcar is a money pit. I call it his mistress. ;)

[magnumP5]

Spoke with the shop yesterday morning. They were able to order the fan but it isn't going to be in until Tuesday so my car won't be done until then at the earliest.

[Rednecks_wife]

Spoke with the shop yesterday morning. They were able to order the fan but it isn't going to be in until Tuesday so my car won't be done until then at the earliest.


That sucks. I know how you feel.

[TreFlip999]

absolutley nothing...Cant do anything from iraq but browse protegegarage and spend money on parts i cant put on for another 6 months...Anyways, got the EBC cross drilled slotted rotors ftw

[Yaggie1]

Hit 10,000 miles today.












Oh wait, that was the Ford Edge rental that I am driving while in Texas as my car sits at the airport back home..........sigh.

[whitemp5seattle]

I had a Ford Edge rental this past week too for work! Not a bad car...wouldn't buy one...but better than getting a buick rendezvous *shudders*

[amsgator]

washed, clayed, waxed. damn it took forever

[Foolish]

damn it took forever

No kidding. Too much paint on these things. It was a much easier job on my Miata! Less angles on the Miata, too.

[amsgator]

No kidding. Too much paint on these things. It was a much easier job on my Miata! Less angles on the Miata, too.

yup i hope i got all the wax off. got a towel w/ me in case i see lil spots here and there.

[ZZZOOM!]

Hit 10,000 miles today.
Oh wait, that was the Ford Edge rental that I am driving while in Texas as my car sits at the airport back home..........sigh.

You know the wise people say nothing performs off road like a rental car. ...

Anyways I hit 106k mi today and still burning nothing but gas and air!!! I still have issues with multiple forms of toddler snack on my floor. If I ever get stranded I won't starve to death.

[Foolish]

I still have issues with multiple forms of toddler snack on my floor. If I ever get stranded I won't starve to death.

Have you ever taken the child seat out, removed the cover, and shaken it upside down? You could live for a week on the stuff that accumulates in there over 6 months time!

[ZZZOOM!]

I have even found money in there. Where does he get that??

[Hy8us]

You know the wise people say nothing performs off road like a rental car. ...

Anyways I hit 106k mi today and still burning nothing but gas and air!!! I still have issues with multiple forms of toddler snack on my floor. If I ever get stranded I won't starve to death.
wow your signature is like my whole screen

[amsgator]

mine too

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, I wouldn't buy it but it's not terrible I guess. It's at least got the 6 disc changer and leather in it.


I had a Ford Edge rental this past week too for work! Not a bad car...wouldn't buy one...but better than getting a buick rendezvous *shudders*

[mazdaspeed777]

I got my P5 repo'ed today! I wanted to cry. I got behind on a payment because of rough finances and my wife loosing her job and trying to make morgage at the same time. I will get it back, just need to catch up on some payments. I feel sick to my stomache about the whole thing. Ironically we were working on my car when it happened. Two big as guys pulled up to my house with a clipboard in his hand and needless to say I got a bad feeling at that moment.

[kura808]

washed and waxed today..man it took a while heh i guess with white ya can see everything and anything on the paint. she looks pretty good now cause i can see myself in the paint xD wish it could be more shiny though. heh i guess u can only get so shiny with white.

[Ehkart]

Did my sparkplugs just yesterday, got the info on em from the forums here. Easy peasy beautiful renewed zoom zoom oomph! Lovin the effect of changing them after not having it done for approx 60K or who really knows cause I'm not quite at 100k and bought it with 80k, so probably never. I love my car.... :)

[whitemp5seattle]

I got my P5 repo'ed today! I wanted to cry. I got behind on a payment because of rough finances and my wife loosing her job and trying to make morgage at the same time. I will get it back, just need to catch up on some payments. I feel sick to my stomache about the whole thing. Ironically we were working on my car when it happened. Two big as guys pulled up to my house with a clipboard in his hand and needless to say I got a bad feeling at that moment.

sorry to hear...hope you get her back real soon!

[StealthWyvern]

I got my P5 repo'ed today! I wanted to cry. I got behind on a payment because of rough finances and my wife loosing her job and trying to make morgage at the same time. I will get it back, just need to catch up on some payments. I feel sick to my stomache about the whole thing. Ironically we were working on my car when it happened. Two big as guys pulled up to my house with a clipboard in his hand and needless to say I got a bad feeling at that moment.

Sorry to hear that... I hope you have another way to get back and forth to work.

[mazdaspeed777]

Sorry to hear that... I hope you have another way to get back and forth to work.

Yah, I am using my wifes car right now and she is carpooling to work. I get to call them today to see what it will take to get my car back

[mazdaspeed777]

Thanks for the support and kind words guys, I am going to need it. God bless

[CTt3P5]

I got my P5 repo'ed today! I wanted to cry. I got behind on a payment because of rough finances and my wife loosing her job and trying to make morgage at the same time. I will get it back, just need to catch up on some payments. I feel sick to my stomache about the whole thing. Ironically we were working on my car when it happened. Two big as guys pulled up to my house with a clipboard in his hand and needless to say I got a bad feeling at that moment.

Sorry to hear man. Best of luck in getting her back!!!

[amsgator]

rotated tires...i dont have a tq wrench so i just put them on as tight as i could. i hope it's ok :(

[whitemp5seattle]

well, you don't want to tighten the lugs TOO tight...not good for the rotors I think...

[aMaff]

yea. Go find a torque wrench.

[amsgator]

well i know its not over 100lb/ft which is what most tire places do. i only weigh like 150. i g2g watch my g/f sing tonight so i'll get one tomorrow and check it. what are they supposed to be at. 85?

[aMaff]

something like that.

[blacklable4312@]

Just got my carbon fiber hood installed and back today!! its amazing looks real good on the yellow p5. Next up new exhaust

[blacklable4312@]

just got my carbon fiber hood installed and back today. Looks amazing with the yellow p5. Next up new exhaust!!

[altspace]

A silver P5 passed me. I was all giddy thinking it was my ol' gal. To no avail though.

At least I get to work on other P5s. Sold my entire audio system to CrazeeD and all we had left to do was install the OEM sub. Had to hardwire it in. Easy enough and a huge improvement.

[whitemp5seattle]

today: grounding wires, oil change, tranny fluid change (Redline MT-90), and tried to re-lube the rear sway bar bushings to stop them from squeaking, but couldn't get the bolts off. will buy a breaker bar tomorrow and try again

[Salmon_Rob]

thanks to air tools i will NEVER EVER EVER have a clunk again. i hope

[MyZmZm]

starting on saturday morning, i started the drive from Edmonton, Alberta to Wichita, Kansas. i'm in my car with my dog, and my parents are hauling the fifth wheel loaded with all my stuff. the trailer makes a great shield against bugs, lol.

drove all the way to my aunt's in a small hicktown in southwest Saskatchewan (Wymark, if anyone cares to look it up). turned over 100k km on the way there, so i took a picture for posterity. :) continued the journey on Sunday to my grandparents' here in southern Manitoba (Winkler, about a 1/2 hour north of the Canada/US border). saturday was fine, but halfway to my grandparents' on sunday i encountered a teeny tiny problem... called a CEL. i have NEVER, EVER, got one in my car until yesterday.

pulled over and checked out everything i could think of (gas cap - fine; oil level - fine; rad water level - fine; air filter - a little dirty, but still fine; etc). the car was driving normally, but when i popped the hood the 'tic-ing' from the engine was a little louder than normal and at idle she was a little rougher too. turning off the car didn't solve anything, so i reset the ecu and the CEL went away.

a couple hours later after filling up, the CEL came on again, so i checked the gas cap to make sure (fine). reset the ecu again, and crossed my fingers. CEL came on again a couple hours later, but we were about 1 hour away from my grandparents' so i just left it.

went to their mechanic this morning to pull the code: 2nd O2 sensor not reading proper (didn't catch the actual code, but the O2 sensor itself was fine the mechanic assured me). i was hoping it would either be this or the egr (ie, needing lubrication). put the car up on ramps, pulled off the non-fouler and found quite a bit of carbon in the non-fouler and on the O2 sensor, built up over the last 2 years. cleaned it, put everything back together again and though i haven't driven her much since (like 10km), she's running much better and so far, no CEL. keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't happen again. i still have another 1500km to go before i get to Wichita (leave again Thursday morning for the border and south).

[MyZmZm]

so a piece of advice to those with the non-fouler trick - take it off and clean it occasionally. :)

also, i found out that my car gets no better mileage cruising at 60mph for hours on end than it does when i'm going 70-75mph.

[Salmon_Rob]

what are kms?

[whitemp5seattle]

what are you doing in Wichita? One of my coworkers is from around there...

[khaosman]

Andrea, stop in Des Moines we can have a P5 meet (thumb) I also have parts you can buy too :)

[whitemp5seattle]

updated my sig with the new stuff

[TreFlip999]

I got my P5 repo'ed today! I wanted to cry. I got behind on a payment because of rough finances and my wife loosing her job and trying to make morgage at the same time. I will get it back, just need to catch up on some payments. I feel sick to my stomache about the whole thing. Ironically we were working on my car when it happened. Two big as guys pulled up to my house with a clipboard in his hand and needless to say I got a bad feeling at that moment.
damn you are a stronger man than I...they would have had to take it away with me dragging behind the bumber..hahaha man im sorry, i couldnt sell mine let alone get it re'poed...how much are your payments?

[MyZmZm]

what are you doing in Wichita? One of my coworkers is from around there...
moving :) my fiance lives in Wichita. never thought i'd become a yankee... lol

Andrea, stop in Des Moines we can have a P5 meet (thumb) I also have parts you can buy too :)
haha, i would but i think it's a little out of our way :) but thanks for the invite

[magnumP5]

I visited her again. Hopefully today is the day!

[rednecks_r_us]

moving :) my fiance lives in Wichita. never thought i'd become a yankee... lol

haha, i would but i think it's a little out of our way :) but thanks for the invite

Welcome to America. Now in the good ole U S of A we use miles for measurment instead of kilometers.



LOL hahahaha

I had to be the first to tease ya. :D

[whitemp5seattle]

moving :) my fiance lives in Wichita. never thought i'd become a yankee... lol

don't worry - by moving to Kansas you're not becoming a yankee, you're becoming a midwesterner! (confused)

hey, question...do you have to do anything to bring your car to the US? any sort of modifications? I'm thinking about possibly moving up to Montreal in a few years and am wondering if I'll be able to bring my car...

[Ehkart]

oh man, why would anyone want to move to Montreal?

[ProtoType5]

I made a new sig today...That is all....What'cha think of her now????

[Crazee D]

I made a new sig today...That is all....What'cha think of her now????

Tad bit busy....did u leave anything out? lol (mj)

[D-rock240]

I made a new sig today...That is all....What'cha think of her now????

Tad bit busy....did u leave anything out? lol (mj)
Yeah, maybe a larger pic of the car and if the text were a transparent white instead of full red.

Or you could just get a hot model to pose by your car ;)

[DeadGeneration]

drove it to work and cursed every thing about it knowing I have to make time to fix it soon

[ProtoType5]

Tad bit busy....did u leave anything out? lol (mj)

Actually a couple things....yes...but for the most part it's all there..I'll look into changing the type color, might tone it down a bit...

[ProtoType5]

Or you could just get a hot model to pose by your car ;)

Could just PHotoChop her into it...

[whitemp5seattle]

I made a new sig today...That is all....What'cha think of her now????

you misspelled apexr1

[amsgator]

I made a new sig today...That is all....What'cha think of her now????

pretty sweet on the hood there. wish i knew how to use photoshop

[ProtoType5]

Yeah, I'll make some adjustments sometime in the distant future..The photoshop work is EASY...definitely not pushing the skill level for that one...I could show someone in 5 minutes.

[DeadGeneration]

Yeah, I'll make some adjustments sometime in the distant future..The photoshop work is EASY...definitely not pushing the skill level for that one...I could show someone in 5 minutes.

lol I never got into photoshop cuz I hate reading manuals and I like just clicking things to see if they work and that method takes a long ass time to learn photoshop by

[ProtoType5]

lol I never got into photoshop cuz I hate reading manuals and I like just clicking things to see if they work and that method takes a long ass time to learn photoshop by

I've never read a manual...JUst a few years of playing with it in college...hahaha...I should probably be waaaaaay better at it than I am right now...

[wmbeaver]

washed and waxed

[whitemp5seattle]

washed mine too

[TreFlip999]

searched and searched some more for a header...damn...

[kura808]

try look for a ractive header. i think i saw a few in the for sale threads somewhere. i heard those headers are pretty good except that they dont make them anymore though.


searched and searched some more for a header...damn...

[magnumP5]

She got headlamps, but is still currently waiting for a primary fan. I miss her!!!

[MyZmZm]

Welcome to America. Now in the good ole U S of A we use miles for measurment instead of kilometers.



LOL hahahaha

I had to be the first to tease ya. :D
haha, yes i know. and it's really not that difficult for me to work with miles vs. kms (eg, i always calculate my consumption in mpg; i canNOT understand litres/100 km). what's going to be tough is farenheit and gallons. i know my celsius temps, so i made myself a 'cheat sheet' of every 5 degrees from 5C through to 40C and the equivalent in farenheit. what's also going to be hard initially is filling up, i know approx. how many litres when my gauge is at a certain point so to figure out how many gallons is going to be interesting. btw, empty, how many gallons is our gas tank? what about at 3/4, 1/2, and 1/4?

and sorry to take a little of the fun out of your post, but i have been teased PLENTY by you yanks already. my trip to chicago last may was full of jokes. :D i took it all in stride though.

[MyZmZm]

don't worry - by moving to Kansas you're not becoming a yankee, you're becoming a midwesterner! (confused)

hey, question...do you have to do anything to bring your car to the US? any sort of modifications? I'm thinking about possibly moving up to Montreal in a few years and am wondering if I'll be able to bring my car...
first off, i have to second ekhart's question: why?

secondly, importing a car into canada is MUCH different than into the US. if you go to www.riv.ca (i believe; it's the Registrar of Imported Vehicles), it will give you a listing of vehicles that are allowed to be imported. after that, you'd have to contact transport canada and the transportation department of the province (in this case, Quebec) that you would be moving to to find out what sort of modifications would have to be done in order to make it legal in canada. for example, you HAVE to have daytime running lights (drl's), and if you don't have one already, a block heater would be highly recommended. any modifications are at your expense and MUST be done within 45 days of importing the car, iirc. you might have to pay gst (federal sales tax) and possibly duty on your car when you import it too.

because i'm moving to kansas (no emissions testing, yay!), i don't have to do anything physically to my car. and because i'm coming into the US on the K1 visa (ie, fiance visa) and importing the car permanently, i'm supposed to be able to bring in one vehicle duty free. i'll find out for sure once i'm at the border tomorrow. then i have to have it inspected and registered in KS and i'm done. easy-peasy. :)

[MyZmZm]

oh, i should let everyone know... if anyone's looking for a true jdm fd rx7 (early to mid 90's i'm guessing) there are 3 for sale in Winkler right now. that's right, a small city of maybe 30k has 3 right-hand drive, twin turbo rx7's at one of the local garages. one i know has some extensive modifications done to it; there are several gauges in the car, it has bride seats, etc. i NEVER would have thought to see one rx7 here, let alone 3. shop is called The Garage if anyone wants to look into things.

oh forgot to mention: on saturday when we were driving to my uncle and aunt's in saskatchewan, we were passed by a ford gt. middle of nowhere saskatchewan... never would have thunk that.

[CTt3P5]

So this morning I am driving into work doing 65 in the middle lane when a Tundra pulling a trailer changes into my lane (from the slow lane doing 60). This pisses me off first as there was no need for him to change...anyway....I hear this clicking and see one of his tie-down straps is loose and is bouncing off of the pavement. So as I start to back off the damn thing comes loose and I see it coming towards me. Nothing I could do but hold on..it skipped a few times and I must have run over the belt because I incurred no damage to my tire/bumper.

Hopefully this will be the last that any of us encounter this unmentionable word.

[magnumP5]

we need to start a thread with all those affected by the curse

[amsgator]

btw, empty, how many gallons is our gas tank? what about at 3/4, 1/2, and 1/4?

it's like 14.1 full i think. and the quarter marks...you never know. mine was 1/4 full and 20 min later it was on the E. the meter isnt very accurate. :(

[magnumP5]

...btw, empty, how many gallons is our gas tank?...
You have pretty much exactly 2 gal left when the light comes on - that's all you need to know.

[Salmon_Rob]

i think 14.5 is the full volume of the tank

[altspace]

updated my sig with the new stuff

Running out of room in your sig. Need more stuff.

[altspace]

"The Garage", now there's a highly recognizable name.

[CTt3P5]

we need to start a thread with all those affected by the curse

Maybe some kind of support group? I thought for sure I was going to lose a fog/headlight or get a flat this morning.

[whitemp5seattle]

first off, i have to second ekhart's question: why?

secondly, importing a car into canada is MUCH different than into the US. if you go to www.riv.ca (http://www.riv.ca) (i believe; it's the Registrar of Imported Vehicles), it will give you a listing of vehicles that are allowed to be imported. after that, you'd have to contact transport canada and the transportation department of the province (in this case, Quebec) that you would be moving to to find out what sort of modifications would have to be done in order to make it legal in canada. for example, you HAVE to have daytime running lights (drl's), and if you don't have one already, a block heater would be highly recommended. any modifications are at your expense and MUST be done within 45 days of importing the car, iirc. you might have to pay gst (federal sales tax) and possibly duty on your car when you import it too.

because i'm moving to kansas (no emissions testing, yay!), i don't have to do anything physically to my car. and because i'm coming into the US on the K1 visa (ie, fiance visa) and importing the car permanently, i'm supposed to be able to bring in one vehicle duty free. i'll find out for sure once i'm at the border tomorrow. then i have to have it inspected and registered in KS and i'm done. easy-peasy. :)

thanks for the info...I'll look into that...might have to do it in a few years...

Montreal's a cool city! Plus that's where my significant other lives, so I'd probably move up there for a little bit before moving back to Seattle after I'm done with this job I think... is there something bad I should know about Montreal?

[whitemp5seattle]

I just noticed a small bubble on the sidewall of my driver's side front tire...that's a bad thing, right?

[neit_jnf]

I sold mine sunday but still have it until all paperwork clears

[Worbit]

I just noticed a small bubble on the sidewall of my driver's side front tire...that's a bad thing, right?


haha, yah....i would say thats a very bad thing.


well, today i took off my CF hood and put the OEM hood back on. One step closer to going back to stock! :D

[THE Phen]

I just noticed a small bubble on the sidewall of my driver's side front tire...that's a bad thing, right?


I drove about 10k miles with a bubble on my one tire. Several people on here got to see it at Carlisle. I definitely shouldn't have been driving on it. I don't recommend you doing it...