Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
Sorry, but a BBK should have been the FIRST mod to your car. My P5 was crazy fast once I went forged, and I only had upgraded rotors and pads - scared the s*** outta myself more than once trying to haul down a 3000Lb car from 160 in a hurry. Next day, went looking for a BBK and it's still one of the best mods I have done.
What everyone says is true, you had no PLAN for your car, just ordered what you thought was the best of everything and slapped it on, hoping it would all work together. I'm not Protege genius, but I like to think im fairly knowledgeable. I only got there by doing research myself. Have you even read Edwin's FAQ? More info in there than you can shake a stick at!
You need to formulate a PLAN dude. Right now, your only goal is to have 600HP out of an engine that wasnt designed for 1/5th of that. How about just have 450HP, and have it be RELIABLE (relatively) and be able to drive it every day and enjoy it! Trust me, I've been down this road. It's no fun to have a sweet car and not be able to drive it. I haven't driven mine in over a year. You need to change your goal first of all, from being all about HP and focus n what kind of car do you want? If you want an all out race car, then do it! Strip the interior, put in a cage, and race it on the track. If you want a "street" car, then you're gonna need to change your plan drastically. Right now youre just trying to bolt a bunch of s*** on cause it's aftermarket. Do you even know which stock parts work better than aftermarket ones?
Stop wasting money - if you'd have formulated a plan yourself, and chosen parts yourself, and selected a good shop, you could have built your MSP and bought another car by now. Youve wasted so much money on rebuilding it every month. Like everyone says, slow down and think about it.
I disagree that you're not a protege genius. You, TheMan, kz9, and a few others who have posted advice in here CLEARLY know your s*** backward and forward.
I'm glad non-moderators agree, because we're not trying to be obama... though it doesn't sound like the advice is any better received... which is unfortunate. To be fair, the MSP brakes are pretty capable... but at the power levels we're talking here, any sane person planning on using the capabilities of the power created would have upgraded brakes. I'm also going to throw in the fact that for the sake of both handling, and safety in the event of catastrophe, a cage and harness would be smart, but putting a cage in it would basically be admitting that its not a DD. Honestly, I think the "plan" as it stands is to have a dyno race monster, and nothing more. very impressive numbers, which are useless when it comes to using them on anything short of a track, or 2 mile stretch of dry, flat road.
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