New MSP Owner

[Boostin MS Chik]

Just wanted to say hey to you all....I just got my car about two weeks ago and I LOVE IT! I used to drive a boosted 240sx, but it was time to get something newer & nicer, and I feel like I made a great choice...I'll attach a pic...

[MSP#735]

Welcome!!!

[503MSP]

welcome to the forums, hope your ready for some (humpleg) hehe j/p

[nvmsp]

Yea the car really is alot of fun to drive stock or modded. Don't turn the boost up without tuning the car though!

[Boostin MS Chik]

Yea the car really is alot of fun to drive stock or modded. Don't turn the boost up without tuning the car though!

Thanks for the welcome's guys.... :)

funny you should say that though, what is the stock boost its supposed to come with? I bought mine from an Infiniti dealer, it has been very well kept, but its only pushing 4 lbs?

[sandspeed]

wassup

black mica owns!!(first)

[JCell]

it should push between 6-8

welcome, you will definitly enjoy that car

[JOMO]

Welcome. Normally the msp's boost stock is around 6.5psi.

[Boostin MS Chik]

Hmm I definately need to get the boyfriend to find out why its only at 4 then, any ideas? This car is totally new to me...I used to be a Nissan chick, still am at heart though...could you image the speed's RWD ;)

[JCell]

how do you know it's boostin 4? what brand of boost gauge do you have?

some autometer gauges read a lil over or low to what they are supposed to

[Boostin MS Chik]

welcome to the forums, hope your ready for some (humpleg) hehe j/p


Haha...I'm used to it, sorta, I work in a bar so I get to deal with all the drunk leghumper lol

[Boostin MS Chik]

how do you know it's boostin 4? what brand of boost gauge do you have?

some autometer gauges read a lil over or low to what they are supposed to


autometer, it also has a oil pressure guage, & air/fuel guage

[Earful]

autometer, it also has a oil pressure guage, & air/fuel guage

Nice....already gauged...is this car stock with these gauges added?

[Boostin MS Chik]

as far as i can tell yeah...just came with the guages and a flip out dvd/cd player

[vxfilmer1000]

sweet i wish mine came with a cd/dvd player

[Boostin MS Chik]

it came with tv's in the headrest too, i guess the original owner put those in. im the third owner, 45k miles on it.

[vxfilmer1000]

eehhhhhh I dont know about the whole tv's in the headrest but hey Welcome to the Family

[haze20]

Welcome to the forums.

[vcinsanity1523]

welcome to the MSP world. It is definetly a terrific car i love mine its so fun to drive even stock like somebody else already said. I would definetly have the car looked at to see if any other modifications have been done the last thing you want is some crappy parts on the MSP. And as far as the boost gauge only reading 4psi its probably just the boost gauge itself not reading correctly b/c a stock MSP is around 6.5PSI. Be safe enjoy the car and keep the boost stock or nothing over like 8psi without supporting mods and engine management

[MP3Architect]

sounds like you may have a boost leak somewhere. what kind of pipes do you have unde rthe hood? hardpipes or plastic? maybe you should post a pic of under there so we can tell you anything else not stock. just in case. but welcome to the forums! the mazdaspeed is a GREAT car but serisouly....you probably wont be getting as much speed out of it as a boosted 240 these motors are pretty weak. just a warning for you but they can be built up. a great site to look into is ******************************* have a good one!

[RallyeRedSi]

damn lucky with the flip out dvd player

[BlueBeast22]

Your gauge is probably crapped out, or you have some leaky vac lines somewhere. Does it hold boost?

[RacerXGirl]

Hey! Welcome to the family. Nice color choice! :D

[Boostin MS Chik]

yeah i dunno about the tvs in the headrest but I got the car for $13k and it has pretty low miles and is very clean. It does hold boost, but it feels like it wants to go a lot faster if you know what I mean. I guess I'll have the bf check out the vac hoses and if its not that then Im guessing it is the boost guage. And one last thing, how is your radio reception?

[Boostin MS Chik]

Hey! Welcome to the family. Nice color choice! :D



Thanks u2 ;) It was so hard to decide what color to get I LOVE THEM ALL lol

[MSpeed2397]

Welcome, and my radio reception is better than any other car I've owned. Nice deal by the way, I got screwed on mine...it has a bad third cylinder from the sheisty dealer where i got it from.

[Boostin MS Chik]

That sucks, I hate assholes like that. I tried to buy a silver & blue one from two different dealers and they wouldn't even drop down $1k on the price so I said screw it and bought this one. My radio gets a few stations, but its the same as what my 240 got, and that had a broken off antenna lol

[4drboost]

ur ******************************

[4drboost]

woogie boogie *************************************

[4drboost]

Ok, so I didnt write that by the way. I apologise, I think someone from my work pulled this site up and is writing crap. (I know its you Walt)

[trev0006]

Black looks mean

[dkennedy]

Black looks mean
Agreed. I almost got myself a black one last year a month or so before I bought my 2003.5 blue one. Hell I saw the ad one day, called the next day & it was already gone. Craziness. But the cars are definitely great. I've had very little problem with mine since I bought it last September with 37k on it. A minor sway bar bushing noise on the front passenger side that warranty fixed & some other minor stuff from the guy that owned it before me. Turns out he broke the rear hanger to the Magnaflow exhaust he put on it & never had it fixed. DOH! The only other problem I've seen thus far is a blown caliper on the passenger side front which I think was likely caused from abusive stopping of the previous owner too. Ah well, it rocks ... even stock. Now that I've passed the 50k marker it's time to start modifying. ;)

[slowmotionmsp]

Welcome. Normally the msp's boost stock is around 6.5psi.

Hi everyone, i just registered in the forum, i've done almost 50k on my msp and thinking now of mods, any suggestions, anyone, please?

P.S., i've read some stories about the engine rods being weak and it's not such a good idea to modify the boost and if one does modify, just done use boost on 5th gear. Any updates on these issues on how to overcome a blown engine from any mods?

[Bakrauf]

Dont drive it? Nah you never know when or if it will ever happen so I dont worry about it.

[Boostin MS Chik]

I've been babying it, it took me two weeks to get the title & finally be able to register it, so it just sat in the driveway that whole time....it sucked. I was dieing the drive it!

[Dr.Sound]

Ok, so I didnt write that by the way. I apologise, I think someone from my work pulled this site up and is writing crap. (I know its you Walt) LMAO!
never leave windows open and leave office :D
learn the hard way.

btw, welcome to the boards Boostin MS, this is BY FAR the best forum i have ever been on. it's a family.
i would try to see if any of your friends ahd a more accurate gauge.
borrow it, for a few hours, drive arround and see if it's still 4psi.
autometer gauges are not accurate. i recommend defi.

[txrxs]

its funny how i'm going in the opposite direction as you with my cars. enjoy the MSP.

[Earful]

So...ur saying we are more of a family than the Mitsu EVO forums?

[Dr.Sound]

dare i say it....? YES!

[RacerXGirl]

I can feel the Protege love... :)

[Puckpimp71]

Protege love left a stain on my pants.

[D-rock240]

Just wanted to say hey to you all....I just got my car about two weeks ago and I LOVE IT! I used to drive a boosted 240sx, but it was time to get something newer & nicer, and I feel like I made a great choice...I'll attach a pic...

Welcome! Any pics of the 240? Fastback or Coupe?

[sandspeed]

Welcome! Any pics of the 240? Fastback or Coupe?

(mswerd)

[Notorious_V.I.C]

Welcome and hope you can find everything you need.
Enjoy the car and also watchout for the LSd it has been known to break at the welds for some reason.





So...ur saying we are more of a family than the Mitsu EVO forums?

Th EVo forums are more family? How so i would like a short statement..

[BOOSTR]

Welcome to the forums. Good choice on going with Black Mica. Don't believe all of the negative hype about the car. Sure there have been some problems, but many cars are still running strong with no engine or drivetrain issues. Anything is possible, but if you treat it right, it will last.

[Notorious_V.I.C]

Welcome to the forums. Good choice on going with Black Mica. Don't believe all of the negative hype about the car. Sure there have been some problems, but many cars are still running strong with no engine or drivetrain issues. Anything is possible, but if you treat it right, it will last.


Just like a girl and or a relationship

haha had to put that in..