Search results

dan, i couldnt have said it better my self. all this bulls*** on the boards and the lack of real knowledge about the protege world made me get out of it. i sold my kit. and went back to racing street bikes again. sad, very sad... all this is. protege world is basically dead. no one cares about...

reprogramming the shifts and all that is a pain, thats why when I talked to len and some others there chris for hours on the phone and lots of info trading via email, it takes LOTS of electronics and basically a stand alone shift management system, if thats what you wanna call it. its a pain, in...

no they are the same. and you cant just upgrade your convertor and valvebody, that wont do you much good if you dont do everything it takes. trade it in on a manual, youll be happy you did. peace- trav

dont post crap threads like this. ugh. :rolls eyes:

or you could just get all the info here, and not have to go 2 places with things not being updated... errr.

springs and exahust is nothing, i had to put in a new motor and change out EVERYTHING back to OEM to trade my car in. I did that in a WEEKEND. you cant tell that car has been modded PERIOD. She runs like a beast to, well for OEM, lol.

Just know what you are getting into. Auto trannys not meant for power, flat out suck donkey balls. Victor and me talked and even with his running at stock boost with the hiboost kit the tranny did slip at times, that is VERY bad on an auto. And why buy the kit for an auto if you are goin to use...

i have an extra coil for sale if you need one. with boost they go bad quicker.

sounds dumb but make sure the hose on the TB is tight, mine was lose and did that. Check ALL connections on the intake route. Leaks will own you.

The head mazda office which my dad talked to who he deals with along with every car manufacturer stated there are lots of things almost recalled on our motors before final block production started. mazda is starting to cheap out... gotta love em now that ford got a hold of them. ugh. i lost hope...

Oh forget to mention that... she blew bone stock at around 40 mph and about 3K rpms... I laughed when it blew and called my dad, convo went like this... Me- "Hey dad, come get me" Dad- "Do you need a chain?" Me- "yes" Dad- "Ok, be there in a bit" (head in background talking to mom, Travis blew...

Long time since I have posted... I feel like a protege board virgin again. Anyways, rod flew out. You can see through one side of the block to daylight on the other side. Found out actually from Mazda that the rod bolts were almost recalled since they are weak. They didnt break but through...

badly slipping tranny and mine is an auto....

Keep in mind my car was never tuned right or ran great at this time.. this was also with a badly slipping tranny. Peace- Trav 1st run: 1/2 tank of 91 fuel spare tire floored it taking off so basically started from a dead stop air intake temp starting 120 ending 80 coolant 201 deg stayed...

yeah so i hacked my old pipes to use the flange and i am trading this in on a manual p5 so i can boost that one, but i threw on a new OBX system to drive until the OEM one arrives. cracks me up. its so rice. sounds DAMN good though, ill use it with my manual wagon with boost. but yeah if you...

i paid 20 bucks for 2 pulls with wideband. get to be friends with the shop... then they treat you well. hehe you need 3 pulls and use the avergave of the 3, your best pull is usually always your last one. and keep in mind to tune a turbo, you need road tuning also, only dyno tuning gets you...

yeah ticking is normal, just hear my 440s and youd s*** your pants.

the e6x does way more then just timing too, its WAY worth the extra bank. plus you can get rid of the stupid ass MAF with the e6x. i am still trying to find a dealership with a manual to trade straight up with... so this is on hold but parts keep coming in, things are getting coated. my room...

be careful when mounting it with the stock sensor, you can get a short if your starter hits it, there is little room and when you put the sensors and t on there it makes a lot of weight and the npt fittings are not very strong so be really careful when tightening and stuff. EDIT: i moved mine...

you prolly shouldnt run the water lines, it just makes your car run hotter, well at least it does on the proteges. top one is usually in and bottom is usually out. i dont run them cause it runs cooler with out them. just my 2 cents.