bermankahns
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- 2003 Midnight Blue Protege5
thanks. figures i stopped looking at page 8.
flat_black, I put this together for myself to make it easier for me when I go to actually do this mod. I thought I'd attach it here and maybe you can put on your site if you like. I hope you don't mind.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?82884-How-To-VTCS-Removal-and-Porting/page9
Post #129. Open the PDF and all the info you'll need is in there.
The bar slides out, it's just a little sticky. Try wiggling while twisting with a pair of channel locks. Which holes do you mean? The one for the solenoid or the holes from the butterfly rod? I filled the rod holes with QuickSteel. I took my IM off about 3 months later to install my rear motor mount and noticed 3/4 of the QuickSteel plugs were gone. So skip that step. I removed the rest of the plugs and ran my motor like that for about a year without any issues.
Not sure. I was thinking $100~. Given that it takes 8ish hours of work, that's pretty darn cheap, I'm pretty sure, but it would be a good way to make a little money on the side. *nods*
Does anyone have a current write up for vics removal? That pdf is great for the vcts and porting everything out, but I can't even find pictures of the vics removal process