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I'm curious about what temperature the exhaust pipes can actually reach. I've seen headers and turbo manifolds glow red hot under heavy loads but what temperature do the exhaust pipes average? I'm curious because I'm thinking about coating either the stock exhaust manifold itself or the stock...

Here are some pictures I took today after a quick coat of wax. What do you guys think?

Ok, well I'll be a college graduate come December and I will finally have a cash flow higher than that of a starving college student. I really want to find a junker for a full teardown and rebuild but I haven't 100% set my sights on any one car yet. So I'm asking the members with experience...

I just received an HKS Hi-Power axle-back for my P5 that I bought used from a forum member. So everything is clear from the start, the part was received in expected condition and the seller was awesome to deal with. When looking over the piece, I noticed a rattling sound coming from inside the...

When I got to work this morning (Mazda dealership), I saw this parked against the fencing of our back lot. It was bought at an auction but not by my dealership but by a wholesaler that deals with our company a lot. I thought it looked familiar because of the Street Unit decals on the fenders...

After much procrastination and obstacle after obstacle, I finally got a couple of things done. First off, I finished my homemade grounding kit. I made it myself and tried to emulate 1sty's kit as much as possible because his was top-notch as I understand it. I used 8 awg wiring from...

I've been searching and searching about this but I'm still a little confused and on the fence between two different tire sizes. Here's the deal: Car: 2003 Protege 5 Wheels: MP3 Racing Hart 17x7 +55mm offset Suspension: Stock (may lower later) Tires in question: Falken Ziex ZE512 I really...

I know I've seen it done but I can't seem to find the thread about it. Anyway, what must be done to fit the stock MSP amp rack into a P5? Any info, dimensions, how-to directions, or links to helpful threads would be freakin' awesome. Thanks in advance.

Alright, I've reached a point in my quest to diminish the stockness of my P5 where a decision needs to be made. Before I ask the questions, you should know the following: Me: Male, 23 year old soon to be college graduate, girlfriend of 7 years, no kids. Car: 2003 Protege 5 Laser Blue MT...

Since I can't seem to sell my MP3 Edition Racing Harts, I am going to fix all the curbing and refinish each wheel in it's entirety. Prime time for a color change from the factory satin silver. Attached is a picture of my car with the Racing Harts on it for reference. I now have blacked...

I might be looking to buy a Corbeau seat in the near future. I'm looking at the A4 (reclinable), the Forza (fixed-back), or the Clubman (fixed-back) in red cloth. I'm trying not to spend more than $400 for one seat and brackets/sliders if that is possible. Questions: Where is the best place...

I have been shopping for gauges lately and I am a newbie to aftermarket gauges and how they are installed. Right now I am interested in Oil Temperature gauges and Water (Coolant) Temperature gauges. I already have an oil pressure gauge (thanks mryellermp5) and a voltmeter is on the way (once...

This guy is actually a motivational speaker who uses this routine to get the crowd going. Evolution of Dance

I have a Pioneer DEH-P3700MP head unit and lately it doesn't want to fully eject CD's. I push the eject button and the CD comes out a little bit but then gets stuck. If I push the eject button a few more times, it goes back in and tries to eject again. After a few times of doing this, it...

I might be shooting myself in the foot here by asking for opinions but I want to paint my valve cover. First off, my P5 is laser blue but I definitely do not want to match my valve cover to the car. Also, I don't want black, polished, chromed or an ultra-glossy finish in whatever color...

My boss owns a white 2002 P5 and it's pretty much stock because his wife drives it most of the time (our dealership supplies him with a car for daily use). When I got to cleaning the engine compartment, I popped the hood and found this...

So I left town on Thursday May 25 to go see my sister graduate from law school. I live with my girlfriend in a small duplex apartment and after she went to work on the Friday morning after I left, someone (or more than one person) broke into our house. They somehow jimmied a window open on...

Does anyone know where you can get just the harness to fit the JDM taillights? I picked up a set of barely used JDM tails and tried to install them because I wasn't sure if they were direct plug-n-play or not. It turns out that the sockets in the JDM tails are larger and the US-spec bulb plugs...

Here are some pics of my Pro 5 sitting outside the Mazda showroom at work. Some of them are inside the detail bay where I had just finished polishing and sealing the paint. Few pics of the underside where you can see my Progress 22mm rear sway, GT-Spec ladder brace and a glimpse of my Racing...

Since everyone keeps asking and there really isn't a definitive answer to be found buried in thousands of posts on the subject, here is everyone's chance to quantify which setup is best for our cars. I personally have had an Injen CAI, then modded it into an Injen SRI, then back to stock with...