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    03 ES NA Gains vs. Price

    Is there an ECU component or upgrade that will benefit a stock protege naturally aspirated. I see there are "chips" for some other manufacturers.
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    Racing Beat exhaust 03 ES

    I love my exhaust on my 03 es. Adds a few horsepower according to dynos I have seen and sounds great.
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    Stock Protege shift knob questions

    Does that have set screws or does it screw right down
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    screwed by an oil change dealer

    WTF - Where is this oil change place in michigan and what is it called. That is some crazy shhitte. Call and tell the regional office it is a national or state chain. (screwy)
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    oil filter P/N change

    I just bought a bunch of filters from the dealer and thats the pn of the filter i got. So you are saying these are OK for my 2003 Protege ES 2.0L? Any help appreciated.
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    Fun speed montage

    WOW(boom07)
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    VW VR6 turbo vs. Viper

    Lots of boost to to take that viper. Pretty cool
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    HIBOOST Instructions

    I am debating between a few kits and was wondering if i could get the installation instructions for the HIBOOST kit to help in my descision. Any information appreciated.
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    Mazda built by Ford motor company?

    Because when mazda was in financial trouble in the 70s or 80s thats when ford bought a percentage of thier stock. Mazda considers them a safety blanket i guess - Mazda cant just buy out their stock they would have to offer ford a premium price for the sale. Personally i dont like the fact...
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    Valve Clearence

    cry
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    Cool mods for your Mazda?

    ECU for Naturally Aspirated Engines - 2.0L 3rd gen Proteges. Price around 3 to 5 hundred and it will sell like stained white whife-beater shirts at a NASCAR Race. Whats the name of your business, i go out to Novi occasionally for work - traffic sucks.
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    Amsoil Users?

    I have a 2003 Protege ES with 8800 miles and have been using Amsoil 5w-30 after my first oil change at 3000 miles - Everything seems fine. I am having a hard time not changing the oil every 3000 miles, but my Dads been running synthetic in his Volkswagen TDI - Changing it once a year and he...
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    Mazda built by Ford motor company?

    Ford owns 30 to 40 percent of Mazda - Not the majority - Just enough to share R&D and parts.
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    Valve Clearence

    Why does the owners manual for my 03 pro es say the valve clearence needs to be checked at certain intervals? I thought the 2.0L was a noninterfernce engine and the valve clearence didnt need to be manually adjusted. Any help appreciated
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    Dilemma: Racing Beat vs. HKS

    Dave, I have a 03 ES and would also like the racingbeat exhaust - do you have a picture of one installed on the ES - Is there a big gap between the outlet and the bumber.
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