Pics of the protege

[mazdaspeedfreak86]

people wanted to see pics of my car since im new up here...with this car im not tryin for speed with 115k miles on it and workin at mcdonalds really can do much >.< but i wanted to prove to my friends and people in town that u can do shit to ur car on a budget mod and still make it look clean. So hope yall enjoy......(i spent less then 300 on doin this shit to my car. most of it was known people what to do and a lil elbow grease!)

[07G35S]

looks nice... now drop it!

[mazdaspeedfreak86]

yea ive been thinkin about it but i dunno.....the roads here are horrible i dont wanna fuck somethin up....lol

[07G35S]

you can get a moderate drop... i have one and have only bottomed out on a speedbump once... most aftermarket springs/coils ride a lot better than the factory offering anyhow

[mazdaspeedfreak86]

yeah i was thinkin about doin an inch all the way around to get rid of the wheel gap....ugh i hate it

[07G35S]

yeah that would probably look good

[Heavyfoot86]

Lookin good. I love that body style. I plan to look for one to DD in about a year.

[xelderx]

Turboed? No intercooler or is it using a SMIC?

[scionSHANE]

Hmm...looks nice. How do these feel? My dad has a protege 5 that's all stock, and I was looking at the MazdaSpeed proteges before I got my tC...

[mazdaspeedfreak86]

A. Naw no boost i know the guages are miss leading the a/f works the boost doesnt....its an autometer sport comp i dont need it i just keep it there so i dont have a big hole lookin at me.... i do wanna boost it tho just dont know about the sleeves that and it has 115K on it :-| soo if anybody wants to trade me a volt guage for my boost one ill gladly accept it

B. The proteges feel really good. Mines kinda torquey for what it is i have the es dohc model. The suspension i love dont roll when i hit turns but their no coilovers >.< i put wind diffusers on it so i dont feel the wind as much. but for the most part their really good cars. I like it :-D

[01bluemp3]

Great start, you can get tokico blues from a mp3/msp and tein s techs for around 500. not a bad susp set up on a budget. Thats what I got on my protege. Here is a pic of what the drop looks like

[mazdaspeedfreak86]

mmmmmmm ur car is sexy.....well with a new job lined up for the goverment ill be able to get that and more.....btw i really like ur car :-D..............wish i could do a mazda meet close :-<

[xelderx]

If you ever need any help with it let me know. I've been working on Proteges since 2001. Here is my old Pro5 (RIP)

YouTube - Justin Barbry's P5Wagon

[mazdaspeedfreak86]

very nice........i wanna boost it....would 6psi be safe?

[01bluemp3]

Im at 9psi on mine

[s2kgobyu]

Car looks good man. Simple and clean, i respect that!

[xelderx]

The amount of safe boost you can run depends on a lot of variables. On a T25 turbo 9lbs is about the safe limit for a stock motor, but still requires a good tune. If you get a larger turbo you'll have to lower the boost. 9psi on a T28 is a lot more air than 9psi on a T25.

[mazdaspeedfreak86]

what all would i need to get?

[xelderx]

Originally Posted by mazdaspeedfreak86

what all would i need to get?

The simplest solution is to find a wrecked MSP and get the stock turbo/manifold/ECU out of it. Then you'll need a few fittings for the oil supply/return and coolant routings to the turbo. A decent FMIC and a piping kit will be needed.

Here is a good thread from when I turboed my Pro5. It's long and I got delayed in the middle of the project, but there is some good info.

XelderX's T25 Pro5 thread - Mazda Forums

And here is the car after it was done. Ignore all the BOV sounds. My front struts were completely blown and I had to do some crazy things with the throttle to keep the car from pushing.

MazdaSpeed Protege auto-xing @ Speedfed Nationals- Video

[s2k05]

yeah I was noticing that man was a little bouncy but you held it together


and your car looks good man I agree though does need a bit of a drop though