Recent content by Merrilin

This intake is sold for the regular Protege, but most sites seem to indicate that it will also fit the Mazdaspeed Protege. My friends got it for my birthday (they're awesome) and I was wondering if it would fit or if I should take it back and get a different one. It seems like the turbo and...

I have custom 2.5'' midpipes and resonator with stock cats. Will high flow cats go right on or will I have to weld them on/get more 2.5'' piping?

Don't have a cow man! Anyone else have suggestions? I'm going to start punching people at random if this problem persists.

Yeah I think it's worse when it's hot out. Also my squeaky rear sway bar bushings get suuuper squeaky in the summer and the noise disappears in the winter. There is apparently no good permanent fix for that. Some spray will keep the squeak away for like a week, but that is too annoying.

I finally had some exhaust work done. Replaced midpipes from catback with 2.5'' aluminum pipes. Kept stock tailpipe (I don't like drone). Paid $290 before tax. Anyone know how that price sounds? At some point I plan on replacing my cats with a high flow one (I won't do catless) and do the...

For the last few weeks, my clutch pedal has been squeaking with every depression of the pedal (back and forth). I never knew such a tiny thing could drive me so mad! I can't stand it anymore. Every few days I spray some lithium grease in the plunger hole thing (sorry I don't know what the parts...

^ Seconded. Will it fit with the stock axle-back? Edit: Right. Cat-back, not axle-back.

^+1 Nice MS3!

Thanks for all of the suggestions. How do I generally know if two pieces are going to fit together without buying them first?

That sounds like a good idea, but my axleback is what's falling apart so it's not really an option. Anyway, where would I get an exhaust kit that's only from catback to axle? Edit: Say I got a high flow cat, better midpipes, and a catback (up to axle) while fixing and keeping my stock tailpipe...

I was looking at the Corksport one, actually. From Youtube videos it sounds pretty nice. You think if I get the high-flow cat and the silencer, it'll pretty much eliminate drone? Edit: Also, would I be able to use it with my current catalytic converters or would that just bottleneck the power...

My exhaust is falling apart. I noticed the connection between the back of the muffler to the rest of the exhaust is weakening (it isn't a weld at all and doesn't appear very strong) and my tailpipe is hanging low. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a leak, too (it doesn't appear to sound any...

Late update: It ended up being spark coils after all.

So I got home from work and while preparing to replaced my spark plugs, I started my car to demonstrate to my friend what the problem was, and it appeared to idle just fine. Confused, I proceeded to install the spark plugs because they were due anyway. I used NGK (6441) ZFR6FIX-11 Iridium IX...

I'm not an expert but that sounds extremely dangerous, considering the coil packs are delivering electricity on the scale of tens of thousands of volts. Thanks, I'll try replacing the plugs first. I think I can figure that out (I've never really maintenanced my car before) or get a friend to...