TSKendrick
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- 2003 Mazda Protege 5
Hey there, been browsing the forums for a bit since I got my new (to me) car, and figured I should actually sign up and make an introduction.
About a month ago I picked up an '03 Protege 5 from the dealership I work at with 151K on it, motor only has 60K though as it used to be a shop car and the previous owner blew up the built motor in it. As far as mods go, its got an intake, catless header, Magnaflow exhaust, Yellow Racing coilovers, Megan Racing trailing arms and adjustable rear control arms, front and rear strut brace, interior ripped out of a mazdaspeed protege (yellow stitching to match
), and I think the front bumper might be off of the mazdaspeed but I'm not sure. Also has 17" Racinghart wheels, HID conversion and I threw a Kenwood head unit in there.
This is about how it looks right now.
As this car is going to be used mainly as a daily driver and a weekend autocross car, It won't become a giant project car, although theres still a few things I'd like to do to it.
- Tint windows, probably 30% all around
- Short shifter, current throw is waaaaaaay to long.
- Vinyl wrap hood black (some people have told me this would look a bit too rice, but I like how they look with black hoods)
- And not right away, but in a few years maybe I'd like to try doing a higher horsepower naturally aspirated build with it, but we'll see.
One thing wrong with it though is the steering wheel sometimes centers to the left, never to the right, and when you start the car its usually straight. Doesn't happen until you make a couple left turns. Some people said might be the steering rack moving around, but not sure. Anybody who's had a similar issue?
Anyway, happy to have joined the Protege owners, I've been having a lot of fun with it even though its not all that quick of a car.
- Cheers
Tristan
About a month ago I picked up an '03 Protege 5 from the dealership I work at with 151K on it, motor only has 60K though as it used to be a shop car and the previous owner blew up the built motor in it. As far as mods go, its got an intake, catless header, Magnaflow exhaust, Yellow Racing coilovers, Megan Racing trailing arms and adjustable rear control arms, front and rear strut brace, interior ripped out of a mazdaspeed protege (yellow stitching to match
), and I think the front bumper might be off of the mazdaspeed but I'm not sure. Also has 17" Racinghart wheels, HID conversion and I threw a Kenwood head unit in there.This is about how it looks right now.
As this car is going to be used mainly as a daily driver and a weekend autocross car, It won't become a giant project car, although theres still a few things I'd like to do to it.
- Tint windows, probably 30% all around
- Short shifter, current throw is waaaaaaay to long.
- Vinyl wrap hood black (some people have told me this would look a bit too rice, but I like how they look with black hoods)
- And not right away, but in a few years maybe I'd like to try doing a higher horsepower naturally aspirated build with it, but we'll see.
One thing wrong with it though is the steering wheel sometimes centers to the left, never to the right, and when you start the car its usually straight. Doesn't happen until you make a couple left turns. Some people said might be the steering rack moving around, but not sure. Anybody who's had a similar issue?
Anyway, happy to have joined the Protege owners, I've been having a lot of fun with it even though its not all that quick of a car.
- Cheers
Tristan
