What have you done to your P5 today?

[dxaveP5]

quick washed her.

 

[Mr_D]

was as the booth again today. so i decided to try a few new techniques.

reapainted my wheels jet black.

painted the floor mats i got from 323guy.

the finished product

The "mazda is actully painted in so its all smooth. and hopefully under either a green or white flurecent light the prizmatech will come alive.

also painted the bottom half of my door trims black aswell as my rear plastic garnish.

 

[Red Demon]

I half-ass fixed the cracked fog light on the passenger side. Removed it, cleaned the inside of the lense as best I could through the tiny hole for the bulb, replaced a new bulb, and clear siliconed the crack all the way down. Cant see the silicone, but the light pattern is very close to the undamaged fog. Once the rains come, I'll know if it's worked, otherwise I'll see about getting another lense from Mazda or somewhere else. Bought new NGK V-Power plugs and thanks to some searching here, a WIX filter for an Integra Type-R that's about twice as big as the tea cup they use for a stock filter. Gonna start running Mobil1 5W-30 and see how she runs. Also fixed a damaged exhaust hanger so the exhaust pipe lines up with the cut out on the bumper properly. The inside already gleams like a new car. I plan on doing the same to the outside.

 

[Circuit]

Got a lot done today before 1pm:

Good 1.5 hour wash
Installed freshly re-painted MSP lip and JDP rep lip
Installed Polk DXi component set woofers into rear doors for midbass fill

 

[SASK P5]

hauled some golf clubs around, and washed it up while helping my dad install a meth injection kit on his truck

 

[fishdonotbounce]

Verdict seems to be a bent intake valve. They would have to send it to an engine shop to get fixed. Their ASE master tech is going to confirm it tomorrow morning and if that's the case the P5 will be towed back home and parted out. I need stock struts with the strut mounts and rubber and everything. I also need a stock exhaust. More details and a huge partout thread is coming. Now I have to figure out what I can afford to get as the next ride. I feel like s*** right now.

 

[justanothermp5]

your parting out because of an intake valve? thats a pretty easy fix man...

 

[fishdonotbounce]

how easy of a fix?

 

[Sliver5]

your parting out because of an intake valve? thats a pretty easy fix man...

Not if the piston ate it lol

 

[HKPRO5]

Got a flashing cel this morning on the way to work. Pretty much know what it is. Gotta get tuned. Keeping the SC off until then.

 

[TWISFM]

...so glad i didnt turbo my p5..

 

[justanothermp5]

how easy of a fix?

remove intake valve...and replace with new one lol you have to take the head off to do it, and get a valve spring compressor, but its pretty simple
a shop could do it if your uncomfortable doing it, it shouldnt cost that much at all

but yea...if the piston hit the valve..u may have some piston damage, then i would understand the partout lol

 

[fishdonotbounce]

The shop says it's a bent intake valve so I don't think that it made it's way down. Honestly though, I don't have the time right now to mess with it all. If I put even 500 bucks into it now, there could be something else wrong. Either way, does anyone have stock struts and/or stock exhaust they're looking to get rid of?

 

[reut1]

if you could get me your suspension set up, i could install it and send mine out to you and i do have a stock catback sitting around

 

[fishdonotbounce]

The part out thread will happen when I get the car back. I would love to send you out the suspension but I need something for the car to sit on. I can't have it lying here on blocks cause the condo management will tow it. I have to see if there is a garage that I can use to store the car while the part out process is going on.

 

[reut1]

alright let me know! if i was able to have you ship out the suspension to me and it got here on say a friday, turn around would be easy over the weekend and stock parts would be out to you on monday.

have it sitting on blocks just high enough to make it look like the car is sitting normal and keep the wheels on.

 

[ScratchNSniff]

...so glad i didnt turbo my p5..

People need to stop saying this...lol...the more I hear it the more scared I get...

 

[TWISFM]

sry... thought you werent doing it anymore? Whats your update.

 

[ScratchNSniff]

Still broke haha...haven't been by the shop to check...I just have so many parts, want to do it, but the more I think about it the more scared I get...

 

[THE Phen]

People need to stop saying this...lol...the more I hear it the more scared I get...

People have been saying this since 2003 when people starting trying to **** around with the MSPs and started blowing them up. It's nothing new.