Marcs_sp20's project SP20

[marcs_sp20]

20-02-2010

Here are some shots from todays cruise

 

[marcs_sp20]

This arrived in the mail this afternoon!

Genuine AutoExe carbon Short Ram Intake, including the stock plastic piping! Got it for a pretty penny, just unsure when I will fit it...

 

[marcs_sp20]

So after my dilemma with the intake(the full CAI sucked up water, MAF was drenched!), I threw the SRI in!

Took it for a drive before, it definitely has a heap more power from the get go, and the noise is just pure porn!

 

[marcs_sp20]

09-03-2010

So I received my 3M carbon di-noc vinyl yesterday, so in between watching home and away & Top Gear, I knocked this up!

All I can say is that this product is soo easy to work with, very malible, and you can reheat (with a heatgun, I used the missus hairdryer) to bring its adhesivness back

And the finished product back in the car!

 

[marcs_sp20]

25-03-2010

So I am over the chrome look on the car, so I decided a nice shade of grey was on order for my badges Basically bathed them in bleach over a couple days, cleaned, primed & painted this afternoon...

I'll give the car a clean tomorrow afternoon and take some daytime shots, but these will do for now

Day time pics:

 

[marcs_sp20]

02-04-2010

Well I intsalled the Scan Gauge II I received from Mat yesterday, and went for a drive to the coast for the day, basically I have set it up and got some interesting results in regards to average L/100kms;

Ipswich > Gold Coast - Air Con on - 7.5-8.0L/100kms
Gold Coast town driving - Air Con on - 9.5L/100kms
Gold Coast > Ipswich - Air Con off - 6.5L/100kms

The Instantaneous KW is a nice feature through X-Gauge (add in gauges), and only works when the foot is on the pedal, was able to get 82Kw at 5500rpm in second Im just not sure if thats suppose to be at the flywheel or the wheels Also, when the car is at a standstill, it'll read around 3.0Kw, not sure why, Im thinking something to do with the engine at idle...

I did discover last night I had a couple CEL codes, but accidentally deleted them before finding out what they were the car seems to run better with clearing them though, so quite puzzled...

Anyways here's a pic of it, mounted it on the column as anywhere else, I'd have to look away from the road to see it, but it doesnt mess around with the existing gauges:

 

[marcs_sp20]

11-04-2010

took some better pics this morning...

And this afternoon I attempted to cover the crash pad with CF vinyl, and farked it up around the vent & on the side, will probably redo it if I plan to buy some more...

 

[marcs_sp20]

16-04-2010

I slotted some new shoes on, 2010 Mazdaspeed 3 rims

car washed and better photos taken

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

Car looks badass man! Diggin the rims. Carbon overlays lookin good too. Might I make one suggestion?.....Mazda 6 wagon rear wiper. Looks much cleaner than the oem. Cheap 35.00 mod. Here's a link to the how-to and part numbers..........

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123643192&highlight=wiper


Best lookin EDM BJ I've seen........keep it rollin!

 

[marcs_sp20]

Car looks badass man! Diggin the rims. Carbon overlays lookin good too. Might I make one suggestion?.....Mazda 6 wagon rear wiper. Looks much cleaner than the oem. Cheap 35.00 mod. Here's a link to the how-to and part numbers..........

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123643192&highlight=wiper


Best lookin EDM BJ I've seen........keep it rollin!

Haha cheers mate!

Tried the mazda6 wiper, bought one off ebay being told it was a mazda 6 unit, then to fit it up and find out it doesnt clear the spoiler, bastards sold me a mazda3 unit :mad: Long story short, basically destroyed the new wiper getting it off, and furthermore this happened

and its more JDM/ADM then edm

 

[HKPRO5]

Nice thread.

Moved to main Protege5 Section. (as requested)

 

[marcs_sp20]

Thanks Cres

Decided im going to clean up the frontend, and will order some foglight deletes from onlinemazdaparts Although it'll end up costing $90aud landed, I see it as a worthwhile investment if I do find someone to ship a autoexe/DGM or MSP 03.5 lip to the land down under, at a reasonable price...

 

[marcs_sp20]

So I had some fun at a club skidpan day

Drifting yo!

Was a great day, only let down was I lacked somewhat in the tyre department, so will be getting some sticky Kumho's & an upgraded rear swaybar, and I should have a stable little hatch

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

ooo, looks like a bit too much fun...what happened to the rr drvr side door/fender arch?

 

[justanothermp5]

jeez, the rear of that car is ******* clean, i need to get on some jdm tails and source some edm bumpers from somewhere lol
keep up the good work man!

 

[mazdaspeedwagon]

Looks great dude.

 

[iJay]

sell me ur old tail lights!

 

[marcs_sp20]

ooo, looks like a bit too much fun...what happened to the rr drvr side door/fender arch?

Came too close to patio pole at home, guess what came out worst Will be going in to be fixed after my holiday in May/June

jeez, the rear of that car is ******* clean, i need to get on some jdm tails and source some edm bumpers from somewhere lol
keep up the good work man!

Hehe thanks, you wouldnt believe how many people PM me asking where I sourced the bumper from, until I tell them that its standard equipment in Australia (evil)

sell me ur old tail lights!

Sorry bud, the altezza's are long gone, but if you meant the JDM's, they aint coming off (evil)

 

[RockerPro5]

Hey mate, just curious about the carpet bit on top of the dash, does it help protect the dash from heat/sun?

 

[marcs_sp20]

Hey mate, just curious about the carpet bit on top of the dash, does it help protect the dash from heat/sun?

Basically, good investment if you ask me, as I have seen some BJ's in Aus that havent been protected, and crack badly