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Most Effective GTSPEC part
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susamafone
lil' red
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- Red '03.5 Protege5
save your money and buy springs and struts first. it'll make more difference than any one gt-spec piece
No way....GT Spec PArts will Kill a set of SPrings and Struts.save your money and buy springs and struts first. it'll make more difference than any one gt-spec piece
By the Way..I have a Sedan GT Spec Trunk Bar Setup FS....LOL
Seriously..I do.
susamafone
lil' red
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- Red '03.5 Protege5
right, the whole set will, but just one piece wont
No way....GT Spec PArts will Kill a set of SPrings and Struts.
By the Way..I have a Sedan GT Spec Trunk Bar Setup FS....LOL
Seriously..I do.
don't have a sedan... but i have just about every gtspec peice....
by far the trunk cage was the best i installed... i could feel the difference immediatly unlike with the other parts
THats actually a pretty damn good price on it....Nearly $100 Off of what it would cost you to buy new.yea I just checked out forcefed's trunkcage and I'm not looking to spend that much right now.
THats actually a pretty damn good price on it....Nearly $100 Off of what it would cost you to buy new.
Plus GTSpec parts for the protege and p5 are becomming more and more rare (very hard to find)...
most vendors that carry gtspec parts for protege and p5 are out of stock
mgrinshpon
Member
The GTSpec parts are designed to reduce chassis flex. During normal street driving, your chassis flex will not be severe enough (or severe at all) for a GTSpec part to make any sort of difference. In fact, it adds weight. The best performance mod you can do are a few since you don't autocross and you don't drag. Who the hell drag races front wheel drive cars anyway?
1) Remove your spare tire, jack, and any tools associated with that.
2) Remove your carpets. Make sure to clean your bottom carpets once a month at least to prevent spots and permanent damage!
3) Remove your ski rack.
4) Remove anything else you're not using from your car.
The first two alone are worth 50, 60 pounds of weight. That's going to mean better acceleration and better fuel economy and will cost you nothing. The ski rack increases aerodynamic resistance (drag), especially at highway speeds, and removing it will save fuel. Fourth is just a further improvement on the first 2.
For street driving, though, anything that produces more torque is preferable since you're driving at 1500-3000 RPM at all times. Ride quality is also key since a Protege5 is a daily driver.
A cold air intake would be a find upgrade as long as you fit it with an air-bypass valve to prevent hydrolocking your engine. It's not fun. Ask me how I know. It adds almost no low-end power but it's the cheapest go-fast bit available for our cars. In general, focus on light weight, torque, and most of all, comfort. Our cars are fat pigs that could really be lightened significantly. Keep that in mind.
1) Remove your spare tire, jack, and any tools associated with that.
2) Remove your carpets. Make sure to clean your bottom carpets once a month at least to prevent spots and permanent damage!
3) Remove your ski rack.
4) Remove anything else you're not using from your car.
The first two alone are worth 50, 60 pounds of weight. That's going to mean better acceleration and better fuel economy and will cost you nothing. The ski rack increases aerodynamic resistance (drag), especially at highway speeds, and removing it will save fuel. Fourth is just a further improvement on the first 2.
For street driving, though, anything that produces more torque is preferable since you're driving at 1500-3000 RPM at all times. Ride quality is also key since a Protege5 is a daily driver.
A cold air intake would be a find upgrade as long as you fit it with an air-bypass valve to prevent hydrolocking your engine. It's not fun. Ask me how I know. It adds almost no low-end power but it's the cheapest go-fast bit available for our cars. In general, focus on light weight, torque, and most of all, comfort. Our cars are fat pigs that could really be lightened significantly. Keep that in mind.
Outlawstar98
Member
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- 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege / 2013 BRZ
The GTSpec parts are designed to reduce chassis flex. During normal street driving, your chassis flex will not be severe enough (or severe at all) for a GTSpec part to make any sort of difference. In fact, it adds weight. The best performance mod you can do are a few since you don't autocross and you don't drag. Who the hell drag races front wheel drive cars anyway?
1) Remove your spare tire, jack, and any tools associated with that.
2) Remove your carpets. Make sure to clean your bottom carpets once a month at least to prevent spots and permanent damage!
3) Remove your ski rack.
4) Remove anything else you're not using from your car.
The first two alone are worth 50, 60 pounds of weight. That's going to mean better acceleration and better fuel economy and will cost you nothing. The ski rack increases aerodynamic resistance (drag), especially at highway speeds, and removing it will save fuel. Fourth is just a further improvement on the first 2.
For street driving, though, anything that produces more torque is preferable since you're driving at 1500-3000 RPM at all times. Ride quality is also key since a Protege5 is a daily driver.
A cold air intake would be a find upgrade as long as you fit it with an air-bypass valve to prevent hydrolocking your engine. It's not fun. Ask me how I know. It adds almost no low-end power but it's the cheapest go-fast bit available for our cars. In general, focus on light weight, torque, and most of all, comfort. Our cars are fat pigs that could really be lightened significantly. Keep that in mind.
FACT FAIL.
Not a Fact, I saw a write up on here of all the GT Spec Parts, Come out to be the same weight. The GT Spec parts are LIGHT.
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