*Mazda of the Month 2.0* VOTE NOW for August!

VOTE NOW for August!


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Antoine

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

* The MOTM is OPEN to ALL Mazdas! *

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


ENTRY RULES

1. ANY form of cheating will result in immediate disqualification and removal from the contest.
2. You must own the Mazda you are entering into the contest.
3. Any form of photo/image manipulation is not allowed except for adjusting and enhancing image color, contrast, tone and levels etc.
4. If you wish to enter two or more times in a row, you will need all new photos of your Mazda for each consecutive month entered.
5. If you become a MOTM winner, you may not enter the same Mazda again until at least 12 Months after the month you had won. However, if you own several Mazdas, you are welcome to enter those as well.
Note #1: Each Member may NOT enter more than one Mazda per MOTM contest.
Note #2: Previous MOTM winners who wish to enter again (after 12 months) must enter with all new photos of their winning Mazda.
6. Once you have entered (posted) your Mazda, you may not withdraw from the contest.
7. The MOTM contest & rules are subject to change in order to maintain a fair & fun environment for the Mazda Forums community.

Contest Requirements:
* Each contestant must submit three high-quality high-resolution images of their Mazda. One image must be of the exterior, another the engine bay and finally an interior shot.
* Each contestant must follow the format shown below or your entry will not count!!!
* Any form of photo/image manipulation is not allowed except for adjusting and enhancing image color, contrast, tone and levels etc.

FORMAT:
1. Username
2. Name
3. Model name + (Year)
4. ONLY 3 Images (one exterior + one engine bay + one interior shot) NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASE!
5. "Mod" List *NOTE* It must be posted in default "Verdana" text size 2. No colors and No funky formatting! Please make your list CLEAR & CONCISE!

WAIT! Before you take & post pics...Is your Mazda?
* Washed & Waxed?
* Engine bay clean?
* Interior clean?

Now that your ready to take pics...Is your Mazda?
* In a well lit place?
* In front of a sweet background?
* Engine bay well lit?
* Interior detail visible?

Finally...Is your Mazda MOTM Entry?
* CREATIVE?!?! *

Example (Obviously, this is NOT my ride but for the sake of an interesting example ;) ):

Antoine
Antoine
Mazda 767B (1989)
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Performance Mods:
Top Secret

Engine Appearance Mods:
Top Secret

Exterior Mods:
Top Secret

Interior Mods:
Top Secret

Stereo Mods:
lol...Stereo

Awards Won:
Beyond awards...

Recognition:
Raced at Le Mans...Helped lay the groundwork for the 787B which won Le Mans in 1991.

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Now on to the fun part...PRIZES!!! Check out what you could WIN! (first)

(birthday) Have your Mazda showcased on the Mazda Forums Home, MySpace & Facebook pages!

(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 image. Note that the Sticker/Decal has to be a Mazdas247.com or Mazda Forums related domain decal. Checkout the official Mazda Forums (Mazdas247.com) decals below:

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GOOD LUCK to all who enter! (thumb)


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, posts, private messages (PMs), images or links (including signature and or image 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!​
 
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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! (first)

DEADLINE to VOTE is August 23rd '09!
 
BoostedSpd6
Gary
2006 Black Mica MazdaSpeed 6

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Performance Mods:
~ Altered Customs FMIC
~ PG Inlet Pipe
~ Denso ITV22 Spark Plugs
~ Oil Filter Conversion
~ 3 Inch Custom Turbo Back Exhaust
~ HKS Carbon Ti Mufflers
~ Pypes Mini Cat
~ Cobb AP - Stage 2 Map
~ Turbine Tech Front Engine Mount
~ CP-E Rear Motor Mount

Engine Appearance Mods:
~ Greddy Type RS Bov
~ Custom Painted Valve Cover - Flat Black
~ Custom Painted Exhaust Manifold Heat Shield - Dark Grey
~ Powdercoated Intercooler Piping - Black
~ Custom Painted SRI - Black
~ Custom Wire Loom - Blue
~ Custom Painted Strut Bar - Flat Black
~ SU Oil Cap - Blue

Exterior Mods:
~ NextMod AE Replica Grille
~ O.Z. 18x8 Ultraleggera Black Rims
~ Evil M Emblem
~ Custom Painted Brake Calipers Black
~ RHO Tow Plate
~ NextMod AE Replica Front Lip - Painted Semi Gloss Black
~ VG Shark Fin Antenna
~ 2 Lip Struts

Interior Mods:
~ TWM Performance Stage 2 Short Shifter with Base Bushings
~ Custom Leather Shift Boot with Blue Stitching
~ Custom Floor Mats with Blue Embroidered Zoom Zoom Letters
~ ProSport Gauges - Boost, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure
~ HKS Turbo Timer

Sponsered By:
~ ProtegeGarage
~ Altered Customs
~ Xtreme Designs
~ Auto Audio

Awards Won:
2009 AfterShock Show Best Mazda (first)

2009 Import Wars 2nd Place Overall Mazda (second)

2009 Rose Car Show 2nd Place Overall Import (second)

2009 Whaling City Auto Show and Festival 2nd Place Mazda (second)

2009 RJR Memorial 2nd Place Furthest Distance (second)

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nuke0907
Tony
2004 Mazda RX8

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Exterior:
-Vertex Lang front bumper with Canards and custom midnight black 2-tone paint
-Vertex Lang rear lip spoiler
-R-magic side skirts
-Custom CF Mazdaspeed rear under diffuser
-De-badged trunk with custom midnight black 2-tone paint
-Seibon TS style hood
-Midnight black fuse and ECU covers
-CF B pillar covers
-CF mirror covers
-Carbign Craft CF license plate backing
-smoked side markers
-smoked tail lights
-8000K HID's
-PIAA plasma ion yellow parking lights
-PIAA mirror orange turn signals
-LED license plate light
-Shazbot's blue LED puddle lights

Interior:
-blue LED dome light
-blue LED door lights
-Rotary Rasp's blue LED foot well lights
-Rotary Rasp's blue LED trunk lights
-OEM all-weather floor mats
-Midnight black window switch panels
-Midnight black stereo face plate

I.C.E.:
-Kenwood Excelon DNX-8120
-Zenclosure custom subwoofer box
-custom flush mount amp rack
-Kicker Solobaric 12" L7 subwoofer
-Kicker ZX750.1 amplifier

Wheels, Suspension, Brakes:
-SSR GT2-H 18x10.5" +43 all around
-Kumho Ecsta XS 265/35/18 all around
-Project Kics R40 Neo Chrome lugnuts
-Tein S-Tech springs
-Progress Technology front and rear sway bars
-Agency Power front and rear sway bar endlinks
-Mazdaspeed front strut tower bar
-RX7store drilled and slotted brake rotors
-Hawk ceramic brake pads

Performance:
-K&N Typhoon type II intake
-HKS Hi-Power catback exhaust
-RX7store resonated midpipe
-Z-Ent grounding kit
-Optima yellow top battery
-turbo shaped oil cap
-air pump delete mod
-sound insulation delete mod

Awards:
Hall Mazda 2009 Best Modified RX8 (first)
RotaryCarClub.com Rotary of the Month May 2009 (first)
featured ride on Club Vertex
featured ride on SageAutosports

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Focus
John
2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege

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Performance Mods:

  • 01+ JDM FS-ZE Engine
  • Lightened Flywheel
  • Headers
  • Dual Bottle Zex Wet Nitrous Kit
  • Chromed AWR Motor Mounts and End Links
Engine Appearance Mods:

  • Simota Carbon Fiber Intake
  • MP3 Valve Cover instead of plain Mazda One
  • Optima Battery
  • Billet Battery Tray
  • Chrome Crossmembers, tables, suspension parts, end links, etc...
Exterior Mods:

  • VTTR Big Brake Kit
  • Ksport Suspension
  • GT Spec Bars all Chromed
  • Wings West Evo Style Carbon Fiber Hood
  • JSP Carbon Fiber Trunk ( Motorized )
  • DG Carbon Fiber Grill
Interior Mods:

  • Sparco Milano Prestige Seats
  • Carputer with 250 Gig Hard Drive
  • Chrome TWM Short Shifter
  • DG Carbon Fiber Passenger Dash Cover
  • Rear Seat Replaces by Massa Sub Box
Stereo Mods:

  • 3 13.5" JL audio W6 Subs
  • 3 Kicker 600.1 Amps
  • 1 Kicker 400.2 Amp
  • 2 Batcap 400
  • 95 Amp Power Supply
  • Alpine Type X components
  • Kenwood DNX7100 Radio
  • Sirius Tuner
Awards Won:

  • Best Mazda in several local car shows !
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streetmp5
Armando
Mazda Protege5 2002

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performance mods:
brembo brakes
pads redstuff
catback zenec
cosmos racing sri
gold line springs
ngk spark plugs
clutch exedy st2
renforced forch
synchro mazdaspeed
custom transmission
additionnal chip power system
etc.....

Exterior Mods:
trunk shaved
balck tail
headlight balck housing
eyelids custom
lipe mazdaspeed custom
grill autoexe style
rims fastwhels 18 inch
mazda lcrest on the front grill
mp5 logo on the rear
etc....

interior mods:
knob shifter ap
short shifter ap
pedals ap
carbon style interiors
tripple gage
etc...

sound mods:
sony xploid cd/mp3 player
basswork subwoofer 10 inch
amplifier sony xploid
4 speakers sony xploid

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BadBandar
Raj
2003 Mazdaspeed Protege

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Pics courtesy of Mocc members. (nana)
Performance
turbolife fmic (blk)
Injen CAI (blk)
SS afc v2
Corksport 'PS' exhaust w/ stock axleback, Non fouler mod.
CS front & rear mm inserts
AWR side mm inserts
NGK zfr7f

Suspension
BC racing coilovers

Wheels
17x7 Mb motorsport Weapons (bronze)
215/45/17 Kumho Ectas ASX

Ext/Int/Bling/etc.
03.5 msp lip
Deleted 03 wing
4300k Apexcone Hids
Forced wrinkle black vc
Yakima roof rack
Prosport Premium Boost guage
Prosport Oil Pressure guage (not hooked up)
Glowshift center guage holder
AEM Wideband guage
CS exhaust hangers
Blackout badges
Pioneer Deck
35% tint all around
Repin Mocc and mazda247 decals (red) (2thumbs)

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Circuit
Chris
2003.5 Protege5

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Performance Mods:
MP3 ECU
RacingBeat Catback exhaust
OEM Intake Snorkel Delete

Engine Appearance Mods:
Wrinkle Black Powder Coated MSP Valve Cover
Wrinkle Black Powder Coated Air Diversion Panel
MP3 Engine Cover
Tein Hood Dampers

Exterior Mods:
Mazdaspeed Protege Bumper
Mazdaspeed Protege 03.5 Lip
JDM Familia Tail Lights
DIY Blacked out headlights
DIY 22V Painted grill top
5000k DDM HID's
Tint - 35% Front, 5% Rear
Visual Garage SharkFin antenna
OEM Mazda6 Wagon rear wiper
WeatherTech Rain Guards

Wheels/Tires:
Volk GT-P 17x7 +44
BFGoodrich G-Force Sport 215/40/17

Suspension:
BC Racing Coilovers
RacingBeat Rear Sway Bar

Interior Mods:
Mazdaspeed Replica Bucket seats
Mazdaspeed 03.5 Floor mats
Mazdaspeed 03.5 Pedals
OEM Protege Flip Lid shifter surround
Red Gauge Cluster LED's
Kartboy Short Shifter
MonsterKnobs Shift Knob

Stereo Mods:
Kenwood DNX8120
Polk Audio SR6500 Components
Polk Audio DB651 Coaxials
Eclipse XA4000
Eclipse XA1000
Eclipse SW6120
Monster Cable 0 and 4 Gauge Power/Ground Wire, RCA's
Tsunami Fused Distribution Block
Tsunami Battery Top Distribution Block
Optima Red Top
Billet Undermount Battery hold down with custom mount
Big 3 Upgrade
100+ Sq. Ft. Dynamat/RAAMmat
Python990 Alarm with Remote Start and Window Control
 
Pro5x2
Tylor
03.5 Protege5

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Engine:
Ractive Header
MP3 reflashed ECU
VTCS'less intake mani with mild port and polish
Injen CAI converted to SRI with K&N filter
AWR 70 duro motor mounts all around
Corksport exhaust hangers
TWM short shifter and poly shift bushing

Suspension:
Eibach Pro-kit
Tokico HP's
Progress rear sway bar
AWR adjustable endlinks

Exterior:
Chicoloco Retrofitted Acura TL (ZKW lens swap and modified shield)
Projector foglights with 3000K HID's
03.5 MSP lip
03 MSP Racing Harts
Mazda Tribute Washer nozzles
Mazda 6 rear wiper
DIY black rear valance
Hyperwhite LED tag lights

Interior:
DaveB brushed gauge rings
Tribute washer stalk
Mazdaspeed pedals
TWM Satin knob and short shift boot
Single Din triple gauge pod
Prosport coolant temp, oil temp, and oil presure gauges
Prosport coolant temp adapter and oil sammich plate

Audio:
Kenwood headunit
alpine amp,
12" Audiobah sub
polk audio 5x7's

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SpeedAdiction20
Max
Mazdaspeed Protege (2003)

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Performance Mods:
CustomMSP SMIC w/custom made IC air scoop and DIY water sprayer
Vibrant Exhaust
CorkSport "S" Pipe
626 "PG" Intake Manifold
WeaponR SMIC Hardpipes w/Custom altered Cold pipe
GReddy EBC
GReddy Turbo Timer(Disconnected for now)
Split Second AFC v2
HKS SSVQ v2 BOV
Injen CAI w/bottom cut out air scoop and Injen Hydroshield
Corksport Front and Rear Motor Mount Inserts
AWR Side Motor Mount Inserts
NGK 1-Colder Copper Plugs

Engine Appearance Mods:
Dexter Carbon Fiber Hood Prop Kit
Blue Vacuum Hose Engine Dress-up
Vibrant Vacuum Block
WeaponR Oil-Catch Can
WeaponR Coolant Reservoir
Blue Vibrant Pipe Couplers + T-Bolt clamps
Purple 1sty Ground Kit
Polished Heat Shield
Valve Cover Breather
Corksport Blue SS Clutch Line
Stinger Battery Power/Ground Terminals

Exterior Mods:
Tein SS Coilovers
15% Tint
Techone 6000k HID Fog lights
Techone 8000k HID Headlights
West Wings EVO Carbon Fiber Hood w/Gold Mica Clear Coat
Black Powder Coated West Wing Front Grille Mesh and Hood Mesh
DGM Carbon Fiber Front Air Dam w/ 1/2 Spicy Paint
18" RH Evolution S7 Wheels
Drilled/Slotted Zinc finish Rotors
Red Painted Calipers w/Speed Bleeder Valves
CarboTech Bobcats Pads
Red SS Break Lines
Kartboy Exhaust Hangers
TEIN, NEPOC,PG Decals
"MAX.SPD" Vanity Plate
DGM Carbon Fiber Eyelids Style 2 (Ordered)

Interior Mods:
Autometer Duel A-Pillar
Autometer Ultra-Lite Boost Gauge
AEM Wideband
Black Painted Interior Pillars and Headliner
Hardwired to Blue LED Switch Cobra Radar Detector

Stereo Mods:
2x12" MTX Thunder Subs
MTX Thunder 300RMS Sub Amp
1/0 Gauge Wire w/ Stinger Power and Ground Distribution Blocks
Tsunami1.2 Capacitor
iPod Interface Adapter
JLB 180.2 Front Speaker Amp
LB GTI Door Components w/Custom Mounted Kick-Panel Tweeters
JBL High/Low Frequency Crossover for Front Speakers
Rear Deck 6X9" Pioneer Speakers
Entire Interior RAAMmat Insulated

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Shi-Fu Jay
Jason Diep
2003 Mazda Protege5

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Engine
- Procarparts K&N intake
- NGK Spark plugs
- Racing Beat exhaust

Wheels/suspension
- MORE CW-33 (3-piece) 17x8 35mm offset
- Skunk2 Coilovers

Interior
- Jamex Pole position seat

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Herblenny

Philip S.
FD RX-7 (1993)

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Engine: BNR Stage 3 Twin Turbo, Ported 13B-REW engine, polished Efini-Y pipe, Polished upper intake manifold, Polished Throttle body, Polished Greddy Elbow, Polished Greddy elbow w/injector ports, Polished Greddy Stock mount intercooler, Greddy intercooler piping kit, Blitz BOV, HKS twinpower ignition amp, Apexi PowerFC, Racing beat ignition wires, FEED oil filler cap, FEED coolant filler cap, Added R1 Dual oil coolers, Unorthodox Alternator pulley, Unorthodox Power steering pulley, Exedy Hyper Single Clutch Kit.

Suspension: H&R lowering springs, Koni Yellows, Racing Beat sway bar brace, Racing Beat sway bars (front and rear), Garfinkle Motorworks Engine torque brace, FEED front strut tower brace, RE rear tower brace, RZ larger front and rear brake calipers, Custom Garfinkle Motorwork cross drilled RZ rotors, Braided SS brake lines, Racing Beat sway bushings, New Delrin bushings for all suspension parts, Transmission brace, Dragon's diff brace, 17x9.5 Gram Light 57C in rare gun metal (all 4 corners).

Interior/Stereo: Converted Black interior, Rare moon roof interior cover, JDM rear seats, added R1 rear speaker pods for 7 speaker system, Tripoint center speaker pods, Greddy 52mm black face gauge, Spirit R Carbon Kelvar Recaro seats, Nardi shift knob, LED interior lights, Rare red stitch Nardi wheels, Custom install of Protege cruise control to the Nardi wheel, RE steering column pod with 52mm Prosport boost gauge, Custom Mazdaspeed carbon fiber interior trims, JVC 7inch AV system, PowerFC commander and holder, White NS cluster gauge kit.

Exterior: Feed Type 2R front bumper, Feed Carbon fiber canards, Feed Carbon Fiber side skirts, Feed wide front fenders, Scoot Carbon fiber hood (painted), RE hood dampers, R-magic oil cooler ducts, FEED front tow hook, RE-Amemiya rear diffuser, 99 rear spoiler, OEM rear mud guards, AutoEXE carbon fiber rear spoiler deck, Custom tail lights by me, rare glass moon roof, HID head lights, LED signal lights, Spirit R fender badges, Efini front badge,

Recognition: Booth car for Exedy Racing Clutch

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halfbreed
Name?
2001 bj familia RS grade

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Engine 1498 cc zl-ve variable valve timing
Transmission 4ec-at activ-matic(tiptronic)
Horsepower 128hp (130ps) @ 7000r/min (JIS net)
torque 102lbs/ft (14.4kgm) @ 4000r/min (JIS net)
Redline :7500r/min
mods
Strut tower brace
K&N panel filter
customised original airbox (resonator deleted)
motul dot 4 brake fluid
raybestos pads
ngk iridium ix spark plugs
toyota 1zzfe mass air flow sensor (trust me it works great)
2" exhaust w/cat delete
jazma exhaust barrel
Sport 20 front seats

music boss blade 200watt 4 channel amplifier
2 8" eminence beta
2 6" eminence beta
soundstream tweeters
 
I have a feeling this is gonna be a landslide!

But, GL to all, some really slick rides! Gotta love the Protege love this month too!!
 
Ok... this is a good month here. top notch choices.

focus... fs-ze awesomeness!

circuit: you have all of the mods i would, if i had a manual. clean and simple. and i dig your audio fuses over the battery.

sorry though, that rx-7 kicks ass.
 
Hard to beet a good 3rd gen RX7. Had to go for Herblenny. Lots of other good entry's though. Props to you all. I wish the Subaru forums had a good car of the month contest like this. Gives ya something to strive for. Good luck to you all
 
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