Protege Garage Turbo Inlet Installed
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mr_mazda329
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cool. I know the guy here loads the dyno down to get people to come back. imma dyno jet mine next time.
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just installed the pg inlet like 20 min ago and was not expecting that much from it but i was very wrongthe car runs so much smoother im runnin a turbosmart dual port with a aem cold air and it just made the dual port sound like sex its more of a woooosh now all in intall was straight forward took me like 45 min all in all 10 of 10 for simplicity and sound and thanks ken for the part
thanks for the review. glad to exceed your expectations!
Well FINALLY got my inlet and just finished the install. There can never be enough reviews I guess so here is mine.
Pro's - fits better than CPE inlet with non cpe intake. It is smaller so you don't have to squeeze it in there so hard. If you don't have the appropriate cobb intake / inlet or cpe intake / inlet than definately get the PG one.
Con's - was sooo dirty. Spent a good 30 minutes wiping off tar goop and using a toothbrush to clean it out. Good thing I had some acetone. Annoying but not too much trouble.
1st drive - Its hard to judge the power gains after I reset my ECU. My car is always sluggish for at least 30 miles or so until it relearns. Feels even smoother than after I had installed my CAI. Intake sound became a bit louder / different. My forge is less abnoxious. Its more of a distinct "pop" than a prolonged "shhhiiinnnnnkkk." It also doesn't go off as loud after normal driving if you hit 1 pound of boost or so. As power goes its hard to tell at this point but I don't feel any difference. 5 hp is just too little to feel but after examining the stock inlet I know it gained some power.
Pro's - fits better than CPE inlet with non cpe intake. It is smaller so you don't have to squeeze it in there so hard. If you don't have the appropriate cobb intake / inlet or cpe intake / inlet than definately get the PG one.
Con's - was sooo dirty. Spent a good 30 minutes wiping off tar goop and using a toothbrush to clean it out. Good thing I had some acetone. Annoying but not too much trouble.
1st drive - Its hard to judge the power gains after I reset my ECU. My car is always sluggish for at least 30 miles or so until it relearns. Feels even smoother than after I had installed my CAI. Intake sound became a bit louder / different. My forge is less abnoxious. Its more of a distinct "pop" than a prolonged "shhhiiinnnnnkkk." It also doesn't go off as loud after normal driving if you hit 1 pound of boost or so. As power goes its hard to tell at this point but I don't feel any difference. 5 hp is just too little to feel but after examining the stock inlet I know it gained some power.
mr_mazda329
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- 97 Mazda Miata; 09 CWP Mazdaspeed 3
Its not about how much more power you gained, its about how much sooner and smoother it comes on.
Silver Ecstasy
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Anyone had any knock issues after installing the PG inlet? I've been hitting 5-6* of constant knock at partial throttle lately. Can't figure out if it's weather related or not.
make sure your inlet clamps are on tightly.
mr_mazda329
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That must be normal. When i did my turbo inlet swap, I got this too. Going to colder plugs (ITV22's) got me back down to the 0.0-0.4 range.
Silver Ecstasy
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Yep clamps are in tact. I'm not sure but it hasn't been too fun as of late. With the temps either super high or changing as of late, knock has been all over the place. Either constant knock at partial throttle or at wot.
Are you running any tune?
To be honest, I had knock issues before and after installing this part. A combination of tuning, meth, and just plain moving more air will all help with it.
The motor seems to like to knock- this is nothing new. A lot of it could be false too... if you have vibrations that are resonating, it could be tripping the sensors.
My point is, there's a lot of things to consider- but I don't think that it has much, if anything, to do with a turbo inlet.
To be honest, I had knock issues before and after installing this part. A combination of tuning, meth, and just plain moving more air will all help with it.
The motor seems to like to knock- this is nothing new. A lot of it could be false too... if you have vibrations that are resonating, it could be tripping the sensors.
My point is, there's a lot of things to consider- but I don't think that it has much, if anything, to do with a turbo inlet.
mr_mazda329
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Doubt its the high heat of (michigan) thats the cause of this.I'm in Vegas and i'm just fine here in 110+ weather. You may have a bad tank of gas. But most likey its because you installed the TIP and ECU is relearning the new fuel trims.
Get the Denso ITV22's.
Get the Denso ITV22's.
fastdreams
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Nellis was my assigned base in my 4 year AF term
Worked as weapons load at Viper/422 1995-1998./off-topic thread jack/
FWIW, my cobb TIP fits fine with my MSCAI. It is a bit smoother now but has that supercharger like whine to it at times. I like it. guess that's off topic too.
mr_mazda329
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Nellis was my assigned base in my 4 year AF term
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Cool. Viper is still out here. I'm at Thunder as a Jet Engine Mech.
Silver Ecstasy
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I've had the inlet installed for a few months now.
My LTFT's seemed to stay around +5 to +7 after I installed my MSCAI and never seemed to move any lower. MSCBE didn't do anything to the car other than it ran incredibly smooth. I installed the Forge BPV and Inlet directly afterwards and that's when I started getting knock counts either off throttle or during partial throttle and it wouldn't go away. It'd sit and flutter around 5-6* and wouldn't go away.
Either way, I removed the inlet and bpv tonight and i'm going to run stock for a couple weeks, see what happens.
My LTFT's seemed to stay around +5 to +7 after I installed my MSCAI and never seemed to move any lower. MSCBE didn't do anything to the car other than it ran incredibly smooth. I installed the Forge BPV and Inlet directly afterwards and that's when I started getting knock counts either off throttle or during partial throttle and it wouldn't go away. It'd sit and flutter around 5-6* and wouldn't go away.
Either way, I removed the inlet and bpv tonight and i'm going to run stock for a couple weeks, see what happens.
I did a 3rd gear WOT run this morning and see no KR what so ever. I also have PG TIP, SRI, and bpv installed. I remember doing some research a while ago on something and read that some people getting KR with stock set up. Could be normal. But you say it's a constant thing? I really don't know what could cause this.
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