Recent content by number3

What did that setup run you?

Nothing I can do about it right now.

Ah yes good point. I'm going to change it as soon as I get the $$ but for now I'm not going to drive it unless I have to. However, I did put a muffler on it today but that's still only 1.5 feet off the downpipe haha

Ahh this JUST happened to me Ok so what happened here is the clamp that used to be connected to your downpipe rusted through and broke off from the springs. This makes it so that when you shift gears from park/neutral, your engine shifts thus separating the downpipe from the rest of the exhaust...

Well what I did yesterday (in an effort to replace my downpipe) is I took off my entire exhaust system: muffler, resonator, cat, piping, etc. All that's there now is the downpipe and it's throwing no codes at all and I've driven it a good 25 miles. Sounds amazing. Loud and highly illegal but...

Hey all, just the other day I was receiving 4 different CEL codes that pointed to a bad MAF. I replaced it today and am now getting a VERY rich air/fuel ratio, causing me to misfire like crazy (sounds like a diesel!), I can't keep it going for very long w/o going into the 2-3k revs, and the idle...

Hey all, I have an 01 1.6l and I am recently getting a jumpy tach, horrible acceleration, and somewhere something is smoking (looks like near the rad. but I don't think it's malfunctioning) Anyway, I just want to get it running well again and get some of that accel. back. What would you suggest...

If only I had the know-how..but to be honest, a protege that has 161K miles on it and some body damage isn't worth a turbo IMO haha

Hey all. So I made a deal with my dad that if I fixed the tranny on his Subaru Forester, he would trade me my Protege for his Forester. The only thing is, he doesn't like the performance difference. I know I'll never be able to get 2.5L performance out of a 1.6L engine but what do you suggest I...

Hey all, please excuse the idiotic question, but is the 01 protege supposed to have ABS? I think I found the module but I'm not sure, also there is a plug in the fuse compartment for a 60a fuse but I don't have one in hahah. I think I'll put one in and try it out in the freshly fallen snow. Any...

Speaking of plugs, I'm planning on getting NGK V or R but I'm also in the market for wires. Any suggestions? (obviously going to replace the coils too)

speaking of spark plugs and those ignition coils, how would I go about replacing the plug wires? Would those coils get in the way or would I have to replace those too? Also, what brand of wires would you suggest?

I might have a solution Hey there. When you mentioned that the aftermarket intake made your protege run worse than ever, do you mean that it acted like it was getting too much air? I recently replaced my OEM intake with a cold air intake and had many problems before I fixed it finally. What...

Thank you much! Man, these things don't come cheap do they? Guess that's the price you pay if you ever want to re-sell the car w/o the aftermarket radio haha.

After-market wiring conversion. Hey all, I have an '01 protege and am putting in a head unit and need to find a wire conversion so I don't have to go splicing wires etc in the stock wiring. I saw some photos on the original post that had the kit I was looking for but I'm unable to find these...