msp setup

[nocar]

Looks-

2003.7 blue msp
msprotege.com rear sidewindow stickers (the unfunctional part)
%10 tints all around + window strip
evo carbon hood
carbon autoexe lip
carbon eyelids
8000k hid kit
ground control
18' black aerospeed rs-gt (polished lip)



* do i need 17s because of the lsd?
* does the dgm cf lip fit the .7s?

Performance-

94 octane sunoco
in car boost adjuster (prolly 7-10psi)
b&m shortshifter
injen cai
cam gears (lower powerband)
awr front rear motor mounts
7lb flywheely
stage 3 clutch
Boost Guage
A/F Guage
Water Temp Guage
Cold plugs



any suggestions ? this is what i plan on doing the first month upon purrchase

[BlackMSP]

nice

[shaolin]

2003.7? typo?

[Striker187]

18's should work fine. i know the mazdaformance mp3-t is running a quaife and 18" volk TE37's.

if the dgm cf lip fits the 3.5's it'll fit the 3.7's....only thing they changed was the exterior color selection i believe.

but please no evo hood!!! it looks really bad on a protege (headshake

[Dexter]

what is the 03.7? its the same car as .5. i dont think you can call color additions model changes.

[nocar]

i like the evo hood so it can vent hot air out, who knows maybe the shiny grill inserts on the hood will match my polished lip on the aerospeeds

[s6xtysecassasin]

great

[jred321]

why replace the clutch and flywheel so early? i personally would wait til either i was making enough power to surpass the stock pressure plate or the disk wore out before doing this. btw, what does stage 3 clutch mean? do you have a specific brand in mind already?

spend the money on exhaust instead and/or engine management

[gjmoreo]

Originally posted by Dexter
what is the 03.7? its the same car as .5. i dont think you can call color additions model changes.

bump

[ChopstickHero]

Originally posted by Striker187
18's should work fine. i know the mazdaformance mp3-t is running a quaife and 18" volk TE37's.

if the dgm cf lip fits the 3.5's it'll fit the 3.7's....only thing they changed was the exterior color selection i believe.

but please no evo hood!!! it looks really bad on a protege (headshake

if you're getting 18s, don't go with anything less than Volk rims.... they are so light it doesn't matter that they're 18s .... other 18" rims will be really heavy and will decrease your acceleration because of the added rotational weight. your car is using more energy to turn them instead of going fast. seems like you want performance, so stick to light 17's. jred321 is rite too... don't waste money replacing NEW parts... wait until those parts are older and then replace them.

[Tommy1005]

As far as 18's go. Go to Tire Rack, and get the SSR comp's if you want the lightest one's on the market. They are $399 a piece, but only weigh 15lbs, which is about 5lbs lighter per wheel than ours are. A friend of mine has these wheels on a '90 M3 in a color similar to the titanium, and they look awesome with the polished lip. Just my .02, but these are what I'll be getting when I can afford them.

Tommy

[03MSP]

Originally posted by Dexter
what is the 03.7? its the same car as .5. i dont think you can call color additions model changes.

Anyone, I have always wondered what an 03.7 is.

[shaolin]

Seems that in 03.5, two colors became available. Yellow and titanium I believe. In 03.7 the blue and silver. I think that's what it was. I don't really care. If you go down to the dealer and pick up a brochure, it shows all colors as an 03.5. Just seems that some of them werent available until later. You could have found it by searching by the way.

[traitorhound]

how about legal NY tint?. . .lol their tint laws suck

[gjmoreo]

Originally posted by traitorhound
how about legal NY tint?. . .lol their tint laws suck

lol ... where did that come from?

and yes its true ... our tint lawz do suck!

I have been stopped 2x before for "tint violation"

[traitorhound]

Originally posted by gjmoreo
lol ... where did that come from?

and yes its true ... our tint lawz do suck!

I have been stopped 2x before for "tint violation"

well no one mentioned it. .but it said he wanted 10% all around. . IIRC he is from LI and that tint was 50% in NY

[nocar]

TripointEngineering.com Aluminum 7.42lb Flywheel
Clutchmasters STAGE III

i figure the 7lb flywheel for better acceleration and the clutch to grip harder ? or would it not matter for pushing 10psi

[jred321]

your stock clutch will hold up for a while at those power levels, there is no need to change it right off the bat. when you do have to change it i would suggest doing the flywheel at the same time, but until then there are better places to spend your money that you will see greater benefits from. i also like ACT over clutchmasters, but that's just me.

also cam gears aren't totally necessary right off the bat, there are other things that need improvement before these are done, imho.

[YuYuRena]

Originally posted by nocar

* do i need 17s because of the lsd?


nope, lsd works on any wheel size as long as the 2 sides have the same diameter, basically same wheel. Bad thing for example would be a 17 with a 18 or whatever combination as your lsd is gonna be working whenever the cars is being driven and that's gonna shorten its life like exponentially.

[gjmoreo]

Originally posted by traitorhound
well no one mentioned it. .but it said he wanted 10% all around. . IIRC he is from LI and that tint was 50% in NY

where did you get LI from?
I dont see that ... hmmm
well if he is then yes, 10% is totally not legal.

[nocar]

well jred321
where should i invest that money to get better gains instead of a fly, clutch,cams thanks

[jred321]

exhaust, engine management, and intercooler (not necessarily in that order). you're well past what those things cost with these few mods

[nocar]

wat kind of engine management

[jred321]

what are your goals for the car and how much tuning experience do you have?

[jersey_emt]

I'd go with intake, FMIC, turbo-back exhaust, and EBC @ 9 psi right off the bat if I had enough money to spare. Anything else I'd wait on.

[nocar]

my goal is high 13 let me stress high lol thats good enough for me.. for now

this is my first turbo car and i dont know much about tuning except for installing stuff

[jred321]

then i'd start with what jersey_emt said and once you get that stuff then worry about going faster. those things will get you plenty fast and do it fairly safely, and if you run 100+ octane gas you can turn up the boost more and be in very high 13's.

[cablemirc]

:rolleyes: since when is gasoline a Mod? especially 94 octane? (freak)

[Pmpkinhead]

Yes, the last 2 colors are called 03.7 models (no other changes). It is simply late availability. Please tell me what IIRC is.
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