Work started yesterday, and it should be all finished up today...will let you guys know what I think. Should be a big upgrade, especially since my car has been kinda laggy recently; found out why yesterday when I saw the old cat out; partially destroyed (which completely explained the CELs I had gotten...)
CulRidr's MP3 N/A build (~150whp goal)
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Teaser pic of the header in the car. Not sure what to think of the performance yet; the throttle response has lessened, but it feels as though the car is more torquey...I need to add some fuel to the mix because the car is running rather lean right now, not helping things I'm sure. haven't redlined it yet to feel if the powerband has gone up, mostly because I was running lean and didn't want the thing to explode before the rebuild happened...
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- 02' Protege ES (Gone)
16' Mazda 6 sport manual
are those equal length?
Here are some pix of all the parts which have been gathering in the basement:
Transmission stuff; new stock clutch, Fidanza 7.5lb flywheel, replacement 5th gear (missing a welded MSP LSD [Rev3], which will be shipped to me this week)
Motor mounts
Autoexe lower tie bar
Engine stuff; "Twiggy" camshafts, AWR oil pan, partial rebuild kit, 10.4:1 FS-ZE pistons, worked head (not pictured for reasons that will be kept under wraps until the problem(s) can be worked out)
Transmission stuff; new stock clutch, Fidanza 7.5lb flywheel, replacement 5th gear (missing a welded MSP LSD [Rev3], which will be shipped to me this week)
Motor mounts
Autoexe lower tie bar
Engine stuff; "Twiggy" camshafts, AWR oil pan, partial rebuild kit, 10.4:1 FS-ZE pistons, worked head (not pictured for reasons that will be kept under wraps until the problem(s) can be worked out)
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Maxx Mazda
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- Stock P5
While you're in your trans, you should upgrade to the newer shift forks, and don't forget to get the MSP clutch fork and fork pin to handle that beefier pressure plate. The revised synchros would be a good idea too.
You'd think someone could have said that BEFORE I made my order to MSM a month ago...(spank)
Can the stock forks not handle the MSP clutch?
Part #s so I can look up a price?
Synchros are probably out of the question budget wise...
They'll be put to good use
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Maxx Mazda
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- Stock P5
I don't know if I've ever seen cam journals that bad?! Did you buy it from speedcircuit, or second hand?
The part numbers are i nthe FAQ. The synchros are ~$15 each IIRC, and yes, I would definitly get the clutch fork. It's MUCH beefier. The shift forks were revised in '03 as well for good reason, do it right so you don't have to tear it apart again!
The part numbers are i nthe FAQ. The synchros are ~$15 each IIRC, and yes, I would definitly get the clutch fork. It's MUCH beefier. The shift forks were revised in '03 as well for good reason, do it right so you don't have to tear it apart again!
Maxx Mazda
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- Stock P5
For about the cost of lunch for the fork, why not?
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- 02' Protege ES (Gone)
16' Mazda 6 sport manual
because of the weight loss there is a strong possibility that the car is in fact faster....(lol2)
So I found the parts for the MSP clutch fork/fork pin, but not the shift fork (is that really necessary?). And at ~100$ a pop, unless my synchros are done, I'm not touching them, especially since that would add a lot of labour in terms of taking out the gears and whatnot, essentially making this a full transmission rebuild as opposed to just an upgrade...something I'm not really sure is necessary. If the dealership/tranny shop say otherwise, then we'll see.
KL03-16-520A clutch release fork
F202-16-102A clutch release fork pin
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- 03.5 YLW MSP
nice 4x4 or is the car just feeling a little froggy?
jimmysuite
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5
Are thos AWR motor mounts? Where did you get them?
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- 03.5 YLW MSP
they are medieval motorsports motor mounts... just do a google search for them.
Edit: http://medievalllc.com/oscommerce/catalog/index.php?cPath=51_58&osCsid=p6rc4qb5ilhgrrh7b8nskna0t1
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