Mods on the cheap

[widgit117]

Here's a mod on the cheap: any stickers or emblems that falsely state you have what you don't aka turbo stickers/emblems or mazdaspeed emblem (like me!) The stickers or emblems add 5 hp per unit of decoration.

 

[mx-p5]

Here's a mod on the cheap: any stickers or emblems that falsely state you have what you don't aka turbo stickers/emblems or mazdaspeed emblem (like me!) The stickers or emblems add 5 hp per unit of decoration.

fail.....(doughpoke

 

[Ian!]

Let's see..... There's the ebay intake, and the MX6 strut bar is on it's way. I also painted most of the silver interior bits. I got tired of it after nearly 6 years.

 

[02ge]

I Got Icw Racing 17" Rims For $100.00 WITH TIRES

 

[pureliquidhw]

I, um, know a guy that made a PVC intake for his car with an Autozone filter... It may have cost 30 bucks including the clamps and reducers and pipes...

 

[mx-p5]

lol.....i, um, know a guy? lol

 

[pureliquidhw]

Rumor has it he JB welded the PVC reducer to the MAF for a permanent seal. he was able to get 40MPG in his 95 protege though on a long roadtrip, so that makes it awesome... right?

 

[mx-p5]

40 mpg wins!!!

 

[pureliquidhw]

ALRIGHT IT WAS ME I DID IT GHETTO I KNOW GEEZ LEAVE ME ALONE

It sounded mean too. I made a better version of the PVC intake for my P5, but alas, FI will be eliminating that. And FI is not a cheap mod.

 

[mx-p5]

don't ghetto rig the FI setup!!!!

 

[pureliquidhw]

I won't! I picked up Boostd's kit. The only thing that MIGHT be ghetto rigged is the Oil Pan tap. I might JB weld the fitting in after I tap it if i can't find a muffler shop to do it for a reasonable price.

 

[Tukalama]

does he make the other style? the one thats a little longer and curves down the headlight

He'll probably make them anyway you want. Just send him a pic. He has a P5 too so he'll know how to shape em. Mine have been on for sometime now and still look new. Oh and it's "fishdonotbounce" I misspelled it earlier. Just pm him.

 

[js_protege_03dx]

Gutting your cats is also free....or about 10 bucks for a broom handle..

gutting your cats?
what does that mean?

 

[pureliquidhw]

gutting your cats?
what does that mean?

removing/destroying the part or the catalytic converter that converts/restricts ariflow. Not recommended unless destroying your cat, failing emissions, and being stupid to the environment is worth it to you for MAYBE 1 horse.

 

[js_protege_03dx]

removing/destroying the part or the catalytic converter that converts/restricts ariflow. Not recommended unless destroying your cat, failing emissions, and being stupid to the environment is worth it to you for MAYBE 1 horse.

lol well put

 

[Tukalama]

Ok I modded the stock air intake:
cutout the area in front of the "snorkel" $0
K&N filter $30 something
taped the holes under the snorkel $0
reset the ecu and drove hard up and down the freeway and on long country roads.

Overall: VERY Happy with this mod!! Can really feel the difference!!

 

[AMP678]

body color headlights-$5 for paint
Strobe light in high beam-$15 for stobe kit
Led in low beam-$10 for led kit
Painted rear lip above tag and under rear bumper-$5 for krylon fusion black paint
Painted Interior blue-$5 for krylon fusion blue paint
Painted support bar on shock towers-$7 for metalcast blue paint

thats all for now check out pics on myspace http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...viewPicture&friendID=84321057&albumId=1557567

The LED and strobe lights look interesting. Link?

 

[SocialStealth]

No, they're normal, but the little black things are keeping the car better looking than exposing the cancer at the lip of the hood. Gotta save for a new hood

That will not be a mod on the cheap

Tylor

Why don't you try making a hood out of fiberglass?

Seems like it would work in theory... Just don't sit on it or it will probably crack.

Use your current hood as a mold, what do you think of the idea?

 

[SocialStealth]

Ok I modded the stock air intake:
cutout the area in front of the "snorkel" $0
K&N filter $30 something
taped the holes under the snorkel $0
reset the ecu and drove hard up and down the freeway and on long country roads.

Overall: VERY Happy with this mod!! Can really feel the difference!!

What does resetting the ecu and driving hard do ?

 

[Tukalama]

What does resetting the ecu and driving hard do ?

makes the ECU realize that there is something a bit different in the amount of air coming into the intake. This helps to realize the gains with this mod.