looking for help with 2003 es turbo kits

[elroy]

i have a 2003 es that i put a turbo on and want to replace some parts like the turbo manifold, and other components but not sure were to find them if anyone could help?

[mazda protege 2]

what kind of turbo parts?

like off of an MSP?

[elroy]

i belive that the kit is called tsi. its really bad. see the thing is2 years ago i paid this shop 20,000.00 to do work on my protege. turbo, pistons, cams, widebody kit,brakes like everything. they told me 400whp. i mean when i went in there i knew what i wanted and gave them a list. the finall results were a cheap turbo kit no internals a horrable paint job half of a widebody. and non stop problems so now i am trying to fix what they did. i should sue them. i just got it out of the shop to finish the wide body kit and it cost 10,000 cause the messed it up so bad. so ya i need all new parts

[mazda protege 2]

20 grand? ripped off dude

[elroy]

ya no need to tell me!!!!!!
but i want to rebuild it now. were can i find the parts?

[mazda protege 2]

you can get the High boost kit from protege garage.

[red95_240sx]

Sorry to hear all that. u shud probly sell it

[justanothermp5]

yea the hiboost kit is a really complete good kit, its 3800 tho, i myself am saving up for the hiboost
i heard about the tsi kit before and i heard that its not a very good one, but cheaper then the hiboost

[Chicoloco]

i belive that the kit is called tsi. its really bad. see the thing is2 years ago i paid this shop 20,000.00 to do work on my protege. turbo, pistons, cams, widebody kit,brakes like everything. they told me 400whp. i mean when i went in there i knew what i wanted and gave them a list. the finall results were a cheap turbo kit no internals a horrable paint job half of a widebody. and non stop problems so now i am trying to fix what they did. i should sue them. i just got it out of the shop to finish the wide body kit and it cost 10,000 cause the messed it up so bad. so ya i need all new parts

yikes!

[NCZ13]

im calling bs.

no way anyone would be 20k for 400whp.

you could have bought a bug eye wrx, dumped the remaining 7-9k in the engine and have more than 400whp...

[KZL_99ES]

im calling bs.

no way anyone would be 20k for 400whp.

you could have bought a bug eye wrx, dumped the remaining 7-9k in the engine and have more than 400whp...


I'm going to have to agree with you on this one... unless he put one too many zero's in what he paid for it...?

[NCZ13]

2k would be more reasonable...

but 20k is just ridiculous

[justanothermp5]

i dont think he put to many zeros, he put it in another post somewhere too

and he said 20K for everything not just the turbo kit and engine

[NCZ13]

whats everything?

20k is alot to be dumped into a car.

especially all at once.

[justanothermp5]

well im sure the rims were maybe 2k and the widebody 1 grand
the turbo was 2.5k and the internals were around 1.5k prob
then the paint is 2k so either he got severely ripped off or hes lying

idk man, ask him lol

[elroy]

yes its true i gave these mother f@#kers 20g's and they screwed me. they were suppose to do a complete ground up. but...... they didint now i have to fix everything. i thought of going to court but the hole sit is fucked and im going to cut my losses and start fresh.

[elroy]

ya its true i did spend 20g on the car and got fucked. i gave them a list of shit to put in and they fucked me. so now i have to fix their fuck ups and relace everything.

[nate0123]

next time give me the 20g's

I won't do a thing to your car, and you'll be better off

[shane02pro5]

Honestly it takes nearly or more than $20k for all that with labor! I'd take them to court...I mean built motor parts receipt. Had to have a list of parts that were put in there.

[elroy]

well live and learn......... my next build (96 supra) will be all me. ground up. no fucking around.

[shane02pro5]

Live and learn my ass...what did they say they did for $20k specifically!?

[NCZ13]

if i spent 20k and got shit for it i would definetly be all over their ass trying to get my money back...

somethings fishy...

[nate0123]

(mswerd)

didn't happen

[elroy]

well regardless of what you belive or dont thats not what i want to know. im just looking for some new parts for it.

[D-rock240]

If anybody can understand your situation, Damian (boostdprotegelx) can. Hell, if my best friend hadn't previously worked with my painter/bodyshop manager I would be rolling the dice when I chose a shop to get my exterior fixed.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123649456

I think the kit doesn't look too horrible, if you take it to a good body shop maybe they can try and reduce the gap between the body panels. I don't think those wheels compliment the dark color of the car, some dark silver or graphite/gunmetal rims would look better.

As for the turbo kit, it would be better off to start from scratch with a hi-boost kit and get it tuned by a knowledgeable company. Who knows how they set that kit up. If you want a recommendation, speedcircuit is one.