Mazda Forums Official Mazda of the Month (August)

[Antoine]

Congratulations to J_Naoto! (first)

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Jason
2002 Proteg LX

Engine / Performance
MSP turbo set-up
custom FMIC & piping
atx to mtx swap
TWM short shifter
TWM shifter bushings
ss clutch lines
Fidanza lightweight flywheel
Exedy stage 1 clutch
PG midpipe w/ Vibrant high flow cat
Greddy SP2 catback exhaust
Corksport exhaust hangers
PnP intake manifold w/ VTCS removed
AWR front & rear motor mounts
AWR side insert motor mounts
HKS SSQV w/ gold insert
ATP WGA
Perrin fuel rail
cruise control removed

Exterior
Corksport eyelids (color matched)
oem sedan front lip (color matched)
8000k hids
Hella fog lights w/ led bulbs
painted calipers
painted valve cover
35% tint rear, 50% tint front
partial debadged trunk
color matched rear mazda emblem
blacked out front mazda emblem
relocated front plate
side moldings removed
MP3 amber side markers

Interior
TWM Type R weighed shift knob
DG Motorsports cf arm rest cover
DaveB polished gauge rings
MOMO e-brake handle
removed rear deck cover
Broadway wide rear view mirror
RedlineGoods e-brake & shift boot
Speedhut polished gauge bezel

Electronics
Jensen in-dash dvd player
Optima RedTop battery
Brockway Engineering data monitor
Infinity Reference speakers - 6x8 front, 6x9 rear
Audiobahn 4 channel amp
Delphi Roady2 XM radio
Bazooka bass tube
Valentine One radar detector (hard wired)
Auto Meter 3 pod pillar
Prosport oil pressure, oil temperature, and boost gauges
AEM UEGO wideband
Split Second FTC v3
Greddy Profec B-Spec2 boost controller

Wheels / Suspension
K-sport coilovers
KNIG Holes 17 painted white
Yokohama Parada Spec2 tires - 205/40/17 front, 215/40/17 rear
Racing Beat front strut bar
Racing Beat rear sway bar
5mm wheel spacers
AWR front adjustable endlinks
Rays Engineering blue lug nuts
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[blueprotegelx]

hey man congrats on the win! you had my vote. haha. i huge fan of your car (not stalker like. haha) congrats on your build and MOM! i have been following yours and jamesk threads since i've been on the forums and i hope one day i can follow yours paths!

 

[Akaveli]

Good Stuff Jason. TeamSpeedLimit FTMFW!!

 

[alexcited]

congrats man, nice lookin protege you got there!

 

[jbiird317]

congrats man, nice protege for sure...

 

[J_Naoto]

Its so exciting to see my car on the home page. Thanks everyone!

 

[msp03.5]

Congrats man!!

 

[haze20]

Congrats Jason.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

Sweet proty, congrats (thumb)

 

[JITB]

congrats! well deserved... what is the color code? And is that color only on certain years?

 

[J_Naoto]

I know they didn't make it in 2003, but I'm not sure if they had it 2001. The color code is 23g.

 

[03 Pro ES]

congrats jason. (2thumbs)

 

[HighwayUFO]

Nicely done good sir. Thanks for kicking my ass...Can I have another. lol

Honestly, your car is sweet.

 

[rapter]

I know they didn't make it in 2003, but I'm not sure if they had it 2001. The color code is 23g.

Yup they did make that color in 2001, cause i have that color and mine is 2001. just letting you know, i was so happy to finally see soemone with my color. some of my freinds always kept telling me its a bad color, but i like it.

REALLY NICE PROTEGE man,(and color too) lol.

 

[J_Naoto]

Yup they did make that color in 2001, cause i have that color and mine is 2001. just letting you know, i was so happy to finally see soemone with my color. some of my freinds always kept telling me its a bad color, but i like it.

REALLY NICE PROTEGE man,(and color too) lol.

thanks! someone on this forum cough*AK*cough likes to call it seasick green, but i know deep down he likes it. haha and almost everyone else i know likes it too.

 

[rapter]

once i get some pictures of mine i would like to show you

hey just two questions tho, how come you removed the cruise control?
and second is that atx reomove to mtx, you mean auto transmission replaced by a manual transmission.
wow i cant belive you did that, didnt it cost quit a bit?

 

[J_Naoto]

hey just two questions tho, how come you removed the cruise control?

after i boosted, i never used it so i just took it out. i think the engine bay / steering wheel looks better without it anyways. (shrug)

and second is that atx reomove to mtx, you mean auto transmission replaced by a manual transmission.
wow i cant belive you did that, didnt it cost quit a bit?

yes and yes, but i don't regret it one bit.

 

[rapter]

Wow i see, i dont have CC on my car, i guess its for the better.

lol well i guess im kinda in the same boat as you well kinda.
Mine is automatic as well, and couple times was thinking to change it to manual, but its alot of money, and time? dont have either lol.
for now

so think im just gonna keep it automatic. maybe one day if i can find a broked up protege on the junk with man trans then ill do it for cheap.

where did you get those fog lights? i like them.

 

[shane02pro5]

Lots of hard work put into that car...Lookin hot man!

 

[fishdonotbounce]

I must say that when I first saw the car, I didn't vote for it cause it really didn't appeal to me.

Now that I look over the pictures again, the car looks good but what really caught my attention is the amount of work put into this car.

I have to say man that you did one hell of a job and the car is a great example of stuff done right.

Thumbs up for you sir. Well deserved.