*Mazda of the Month 2.0* VOTE now for March!

[Antoine]

Welcome to the Official Mazda Forums "Mazda of the Month" Contest!

Please note the following rules & guidelines. Your cooperation and participation is greatly appreciated...Thank you.​

Voting RULES:
1. All voters must have a postcount minimum of a 100 posts and have been a Mazda Forums member for at least 1 month. The only exception to this rule is for Contestants who are also new members.

2. There is NO tolerance for PERSONAL 'campaigning' threads or links (including sig links). The creation of such ANYWHERE on or off the Internet including Mazdas247.com will result in that car's immediate disqualification. *If you are disqualified, your entry & poll listing WILL remain but your votes will be removed. Everyone will see that you broke the MOTM rules.

3. Creating general "Vote for the MOTM" threads and links are not only allowed, it's encouraged!

Now on to the fun part...PRIZES!!! Check out what YOU could WIN! (first)
(birthday) Have your car showcased on the Main Mazda Forums Home Page!

(birthday) From Protege Garage: A 50 Dollar Gift certificate!

(birthday) From Speedcircuit.net: 5% off any purchase made that month!

(birthday) From Antoine: $50 Cash bonus only if the owner has a *CLEARLY VISIBLE* Mazda Forums related Sticker/Decal on their car in the MOTM picture. If it is removed within that year, you will be removed from the calender at the end of the year.

*Need Stickers/Decals? Contact RICKMAN directly or checkout the Official Mazda Forums Store!

(birthday) Appear for the Month you won in the Official MOTM Calendar!​

Good Luck to all and let the voting begin! (drive)​

 

[Antoine]

NOTE: Any smartass, flametory and or off topic posts will be deleted and the poster will receive an infraction!

Thank you and once again Good Luck!

 

[Antoine]

habeansha
Jacob Blair
2002 Mazda Protege DX

Engine mods
Wagner SS header, jet hot coated
MSP Axleback
BOMZ SRI w/ Simota filter and fake cf heat shield
Stock everything else

Exterior Mods:
Zoom-zoom sticker on trunk
2 tone blue and pink license plate frames
Hawaiian dirt
cat print hood
Stock everything else

Interior Mods:
some other short greyish steering wheel cover
Dashboard cover
Sears floor mat
2 tone seat covers from Ebay
Kero
Beanie Baby
auxmod
Stock everything else

Suspension Mods:
BFG G-Force Sport 195/55R1585V tires
Miata Sport 5-spoke alloy 15" x 6" rims painted black and blue
Stock everything else

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IukekiniProtege
2000 Mazda Protege LX
Justin

Engine & Engine Bay:
Injen CAI
Mazdaspeed Oval Tip Axle-Back Exhaust
AEM DryFlow Filter
AWR Front Motor Mount 95duro
AWR Rear Motor Mount 95duro
AWR Transmission Mount Inserts
Toyota Celica MAF
Throttle Body Coolant ByPass
Mazdaspeed knock off oil cap
Billet Radiator Cap Cover
2nd Gen Protege Battery Tie Down
Panted Valve Cover

Suspension:
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
KYB GR-2 Struts
Ractive Front Strut Tower Bar

Interior:
Mazdaspeed Floor Mats
GReddy Counter Weight Shift Knob
B&M Short Shifter
Redline Goods Shift Boot
Sparco Pedal Covers
NRG 4-Point Harnesses
Mazdaspeed Logo Shoulder Pads
Brushed Aluminum Gauge Bezel
Red LEDs On Gauge Faces
Rocky Mountain Radar Detector

Exterior:
01-03 Mazda OEM Front Lip
Mazdaspeed Ebay Decal on Grille
Katana ZR-5 18"x7.5" Wheels
Yokohama Parada Spec-2 215/35/R18 Tires
03 Protege Emblem on Trunk
Clear Corner Lights
Audio:
JVC KD-G420 200watt CD/MP3/WMA Player
6"x9" Alpine Type R Speakers in Rear Deck
Alpine Type X Component Speakers In Front Doors
PowerBass 350watt 12" Sub-Woofer
375watt Alpine V12 4-Channel Amplifier for Front and Rear Speakers
250watt Pioneer 2-Channel Amplifier Bridge For Sub Woofer
Stinger SPDH5 5 Farad Capacitor
Stinger Wiring
Memphis Audio Fuse Holder
Stinger 100Amp Fuse
Stinger Battery Terminals
Ported Single 12" Sub Box
Custom MDF Board Trunk Floor and Amp Rack
Complete Car Sound Dampening with Dynamat

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S.A.MSP
Jacques Rabe
2003 Mazdaspeed Protege

Performance Mods:
Injen CAI
Corksport FMIC Core With Custom Piping
TurboXS RFL-H BOV
GT28RS
Thunder Turbo Manifold
B&M SS
Kartboy Shift Bushings
Kartboy Exhaust Hangers
Apexi AVC-R EBC
AEM Wideband UEGO
Custom Exhaust
Manly Forged Long Rods
440cc Injectors
Walbro 250lph Fuel Pump
Arias 8.5-1 Comp. Forged Pistons
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
SLS Front MM
SLS Passenger MM
SU Driver MM
SU Rear MM
Labonte Water/Meth Injection
Split Second AFC V2
Bored TB
Colder NGK Plugs
Medievel Light Weight Pulley Set
Koyo Aluminum Radiator
1.3 Bar Radiator Cap

Engine Appearance Mods:
Gloss Coated Engine Cover
Medievel ADP
Mazdaspeed Oil Cap

Exterior Mods:
18x8 TSW Thruxton
Nankang 215x35x18
Skunk2 Lower Springs
Blacked Out Tail Lights
Blacked Out Head Lights
CF Mirror Covers
VW Turbo Badge
Support Strippers Magnet
Billet Grill Painted Black
10000k HID Kit
5% Tint All Round
MSProtege.com Decals
Production # Decal

Interior Mods:
Tomei Shift Nob
Sparco Steering Wheel
Dave B Gage Rings
Red Interior Dome Lights
Custom Black Acrylic Gauge Cluster

Stereo Mods:
Alpine 9857 Head Unit
Kicker 6x8 Components In Front
Kenwood Excellons 6x8 In Rear Doors
Pioneer 4-Way 6x9's In Rear Deck
Memphis Audio 50Wx4 Amp
12" Kicker 1500W L7
Total Mobile Audio 500W Mono Block
1.5 Farad Power Cap
4 Gauge Wiring System

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Boostdprotegelx
Damian
2003 Mazda Protege lx-msp

Protege Mods-to all interested.

MOTOR:
JE PISTONS
PAUTER RODS
ARP HEAD STUD WITH 12 POINT NUT
ARP MAIN BEARING CAP STUD KIT
STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDED OIL LINES

TURBO & INTERCOOLER / PIPING:
T3 / T4 HYBRID TURBONETICS TURBO
TURBONETICS EVOLUTION WASTEGATE
HKS SSQ BLOW OFF VALVE
CUSTOM STAINLESS STEEL SPEARCO INTERCOOLER & PIPING
CUSTOM STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST MANIFOLD

EXTERIOR:
8000k hids
DG Motorsports cf grille & side mirror covers
MSP front/sides/rear
DG Motorsports auto exe replica lip
MSP 03.5 wing
Xcelerated concepts cf ZX2 hood w/ prop kit
Xcelerated concepts cf trunk
Tinted stock tails
P5 antenna swap

ENGINE BAY:
samco radiator hoses
hose tech hoses
Speedcircuit ported manifold w/ custom fuel rail
weapon R coolant tank
MSP oil cap
MSP radiator and fans w/ air conditioner condensor
Custom SS short ram intake

INTERIOR:
DG Motorsports cf pillars
AEM Wideband 02 sensor
Autometer cobalt boost guage
Autometer cobalt oil pressure guage
Autometer chrome guage cup
MSP dash/carpet/headliner/panels
MSP pedals
Dave B guage rings
TENZO R racing seats
Weapon R harness
Kartboy shifter w/ knob/bushings
Triple guage din
Speed Hut custom guages

EXHAUST/SUSPENSION/TRANNY:
Kartboy exhaust hangers
custom 3 inch w/ cat & HKS muffler
16" Primax racing wheels w/ tuner lugs
Racing Beat front and rear sway bars
AXR clunk fix bracket
MSP rear subframe
GT Spec rear tie bar
GT Spec front ladder bar
AWR trailing links
MSP Struts w/ Tein SS springs
MSP Tranny w/ LSD(welded cap)
RPS Clutch
Fidanza flywheel
Custom 2.5" SS downpipe

To Be Installed:
Twiggy Gams
Kazman Cam Gears
Boost Sciences dual stage MBC
Speedcircuit stage 1 head
Street Unit motor mounts
GT spec full suspension
Espelir Springs
Sparco hub/quick release/ steering wheel

To be done/ordered:
Full Par custom gearset/quaife differential
rebuilt block 8:1 compression
Wire tuck
Powdercoating /Jet hot coating
XC custom CF roof
msp valve cover
tokiko illuminas
MSP wheels
Shaved rear door handles
Sparco blue upholstery
Custom trunk enclosure
relocated battery
honda urethane shift block

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JasonKilpa
Jason Kilpatrick

Performance Mods:

AEM Short Ram Intake
ProtegeGarage Brake Kit
OBX 4n1 Header
Mazdaspeed Exhaust
GT Spec Front Ladder Bar
Road Magnet Springs​

Engine Apperance Mods:​

Dg Carbon Fiber Engine Cover
GT Spec Strut Bar

Hose Techniques Red Vacuum Line Kits
Red Top Optima Battery​

Powdercoated Valve Cover and Strut Bar Ends

Exterior Mods:​

Buddy Club 2 Front Bumper

Buddy Club 2 Rear Bumper
MazdaSpeed Side Skirts
Custom Two Tone Paint Job
Gemini Composites C/F Reverse Cowl Hood Custom Painted
Vis C/F Trunk Lid
DG C/F Grill
DG C/F Mirror Covers
Varad LED Suspension Lighting
18" Axis Reverb Rims Gunmetal
Carbon Fiber Altezza Style Tailights
Tinted Windows in the rear​

Interior Mods:​

Mazdspeed Racing Seats (Ebay specials)

DG A Pillars with Gauge Pod
Custom Graphic Gauges
Autometer D-Pic Gauge
Evo Style Racing Pedals
Custom Protege Doorsills
DG C/F Radio Surround
DG C/F Armrest
DG C/F Glovebox Cover​

Stereo Mods:
Pioneer AVIC-D3
2 JL 13W3 Subwoofers

Kenwood Excelon Amp
Kenwood Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Signal Processor
Kenwood Center Channel Speaker
Sirius Satellite Radio
Kole Audio 3 Farad Digital Capacitor
Rockford Fosgate Rear Deck Speakers
Custome Suede Trunk
PS2 Mounted in Trunk​

Awards Won:​

1st Place Street Mazda NOPI Maryland 2007
2nd Place Ford/Mercury/Mazda Sound of Tristate Show Dover 2007
2nd Place Import Street Trenz Magazine June Show

3rd Place Indoor Mazda, OC Car Show 2007
3rd Place Import Street Trenz Magazine April Show
Participants Choice award, Winner Ford Delaware Show
2nd Place Sport Compact Custom, NOPI Budds Creek MD
2nd Place Best Rims, Mazda Mega Meet
1st Place Wild Mazda Sound of Tri-State 2006
3rd Place Wild Import CleanPro 2006
3rd Place Import DreamSetters Show 2006
2nd Place Outdoor Mazda OC Car Show 2006​

Recognition:
Car seen in the DGoode Music Video
Featured Member Ride Street Trenz Magazine
Pictures in Street Trenz Magazine

Car Club Feature Wilmington News Journal Oct 2006
Car Club Feature PAS Magazine Dec 2006 <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->​

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Protege2886
Jeff
1999 Protege LX

(not fantastic but it's all I've got)

Exterior Mods
01+ Mazda front lip
P5 side skirts
Mp3 rear lip (to be installed)
autoexe replica front grill
Blackhousing Headlights
Blackhousing Corners
Blackhousing Tails
6000K bi-xenon HIDs

Rims
14" MOMO Racing

Interior Mods
B&M replica SS
MSP 03.5 Shift Knob
MSP 03.5 Pedals
MSP pocket (with door)

Engine Bay
Cosmo Racing CAI
Ractive Strut Bar
R-racing Motor Mount Inserts (to be installed)
MSP 03.5 Transmission (to be installed)
MSP 03.5 Clutch and Pressure Plate (to be installed)
MSP 03.5 Flywheel (to be installed)

Audio
JVC 200W Mp3 deck
Rockford fosgate 3 1/4 components
Rockford fosgate 250W amp
Rockford fosgate 10" sub (with ported box)

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mickeyreategui
mike
2002 mazda protege es

EXTERIOR
MP3 bumper swap (bumper, reinforcement, splash guards)
DGMOTORSPORTS lip
WINGS WEST side skirts
WINGS WEST rear lip
EREBUNI oem custom painted carbon fiber hood
VIS carbon fiber trunk lid custom painted
carbon fiber grill w/ grill insert painted black
carbon fiber pillars
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber eye lids (style II)
BREAKERS 8000k h.i.d. headlights
PIAA round 40 fog lights w/ piaa yellow bulbs
ROCKBLOCKERS foglight kit (clear)
20% mirror tint
STREET GLOW red l.e.d. license plate screws
side moldings removed
PIAA carbon fiber wipers
color matched headlights
color matched wiper arms
smoked side marker
carbon fiber latch cover custom painted

WHEELS/BRAKES
RX-8 WHEELS
215/35/18 KUMHO ecsta ast
CENTRIC blank e-coated rotors (front & rear)
POSI QUIET ceramic pads (front & rear)
GOODRIDGE g-stop brake line kit
painted front caliper silver (rear painting coming soon)
GORILLA lugs (black)
VALVOLINE synthetic brake fluid

SUSPENSION
EIBACH pro-kit lowering springs
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber strut bar

INTERIOR
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber door sill
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber pillars
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber shift plate
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber stereo surround
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber glove box surround
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber gauge surround
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber arm rest
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber e-brake surround
RACTIVE carbon fiber pedals
RACTIVE carbon fiber shift boot
MOMO carbon fiber shift knob
diamond plate floor mats
4 STREET GLOW red neon lights
custom gauges cluster
DaveB brushed guage rings

ENGINE
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber engine cover
DGMOTORSPORTS carbon fiber oil cap
CORKSPORT SS clutch line
MAGNECOR 8.5mm wires
AEM intake
custom 2.25" MAGNAFLOW exhaust system
OPTIMA red top battery
NGK zfr5f-11 spark plugs
CUSCO radiator cap
THUNDER 4-1 headers
HOSE TECHNIQUES engine dress up kit (silver)
B&M short shifter
AWR front & rear motor mounts (70 durometer)
AWR side motor mount inserts
color matched fuse box cover
APEX air diversion plate
NRG carbon fiber hood prop kit
Branch's light weight alternator pully
Branch's light weight water pump pulley
Branch's light weight power steering pulley (awaiting install)
Branch's light weight crank pulley (awaiting delivery & install)

AUDIO/VIDEO
7" widescreen visor tv's
SONY playstation 2 w/ wireless control
SONY xplod headunit w/ video input
MEMPHIS AUDIO 400watt mono amp
2-12" JL AUDIO w1v2 subs
SONY xplod 6-disc cd changer
TSUNAMI 2fared cap
DB 6.5 speakers in front and rear
80gb ipod

AWARDS
-NOPI MIR pt.2 2007--1st in Sport Compact - FORD/MERCURY/MAZDA - Custom Focus/Escort/Cougar/Probe/MX3/3/323Protg/MX6/626/6
-NOPI MIR pt.2 2006--3rd in Sport Compact - FORD/MERCURY/MAZDA - Custom Focus/Escort/Cougar/Probe/MX3/3/323Protg/MX6/626/6
-The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 2006--1st mazda mild
-Tuner Wars, Hershey, PA 2006--1st mazda mild
-NOPI MIR pt1 2006--1st sports compact wagon custom
-NHRA Sony Xplod Stylefest 2006--2nd mazda
-H.I.N. D.C. 2006--1st mazda mild
-Spring Showdown 2006--2nd mazda mild
-Super Tuner Show 2005--best protege
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[Antoine]

We've got a real nice variety of "Old" and "New" gen Pros this Month! Good Luck to ALL! (2thumbs)

Props to IukekiniProtege for sportin the "ProtegePower.com" decal in his engine bay...Cool location and Thanks for representing the Forums! (thumb)

 

[S.A.MSP]

i don't know if anyone can make them out but the decals above my headlights say msprotege.com!!!

 

[Antoine]

Haha...I noticed that but I wasn't sure...Thanks for mentioning it and Thanks again for representing the Forums!!! (2thumbs)

 

[S.A.MSP]

always a pleasure, it keeps me from doing my work so it's all good LOL jk

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

good luck to all!...

 

[Mazdaspeed2oo35]

good luck to all!...

You know you got my Vote Damian. your car is sick, very nice with tons of hard labor hours on it.. keep it up..

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

You know you got my Vote Damian. your car is sick, very nice with tons of hard labor hours on it.. keep it up..

thanks buddy. i've just applied for a loan for the better part of 20k...to finish my car...hope all goes as planned!

thanks miguel. your car is badass as well. it's my birthday month MARCH 4 to be exact..winning this would be a badass present!

 

[Mazdaspeed2oo35]

thanks buddy. i've just applied for a loan for the better part of 20k...to finish my car...hope all goes as planned!

thanks miguel. your car is badass as well. it's my birthday month MARCH 4 to be exact..winning this would be a badass present!

no problem. what are friends for you know.... the truth have only one way to go. there are other great proteges in these month competing, but for my personal opinion i think you deserve to be right there on top.. and get recognized for all of the stuff you have done to your car, and still going to do.. by the way you got my PM with the GTspec info where to buy right of way ?

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

yeah dude. i called the guy and left 2 messages. no response yet.

no problem. what are friends for you know.... the truth have only one way to go. there are other great proteges in these month competing, but for my personal opinion i think you deserve to be right there on top.. and get recognized for all of the stuff you have done to your car, and still going to do.. by the way you got my PM with the GTspec info where to buy right of way ?

 

[blackdragon11]

s.a.msp Ftw!

 

[S.A.MSP]

Thank you gypsy!! (Borat voice.)

 

[kamon8404]

Damian got my vote. There has been too much of a transformation not to cast a vote in that direction.

 

[jbiird317]

my vote goes to jason, good luck buddy!

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

Damian got my vote. There has been too much of a transformation not to cast a vote in that direction.

holla. thanks bro!

 

[Tom03es]

JasonKilpa
Jason Kilpatrick

Voted! Gotta give love to my fellow sport-auto Proteges!

 

[JasonKilpa]

Thanks everyone for the votes. Much appreciated!!

 

[Velocifero]

That was a hard choice. Jason if you don't win this round I hope you give it another chance later on.