CF hood, 12lb battery, no powersteering, A/C, radio, speakers, lighter wheels, lighter seats, subtracting rear seats, coilovers are lighter than Tokicos. It might not seem that much when you look at individual part weight difference, but it adds up fast when you look at the over weight.
What have you done to your MSP today?
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CF hood, 12lb battery, no powersteering, A/C, radio, speakers, lighter wheels, lighter seats, subtracting rear seats, coilovers are lighter than Tokicos. It might not seem that much when you look at individual part weight difference, but it adds up fast when you look at the over weight.
Is that an estimate or do you have hard numbers? I'm not trying to come across doubtful it's just I too have done a bunch of things to shed pounds and I don't believe I'm anywhere near where you're at...
Got my trans all reassembled today and mounted on the car. Gave up at 10pm with the axle not going into the dif. Guess ill have to do some gentle smacking to get her in tomorrow.
Gotta say, monkeying that trans in by myself tired me out pretty good lol.
Gotta say, monkeying that trans in by myself tired me out pretty good lol.
got it all finished up today. just have to adjust the clutch pedel some as it engages right at the floor basically. i turned the rod all the way out, still super early but ill get to that..
there is still some noise from the trans while coating or deceling but not nearly to the degree it was before. i can sit and idle and have no noise. now its a load noise but compared to the other noises the msp makes, i can live with it. the trans was super clean when i put it together with new bearings. i mean food safe clean.. so maybe there was somthing to my dif. though i messed up the trans side balljoint trying to get that stupid axle back in. had to snip the bands and put it back together. ill need a new retaining ring and boot for it if anyone knows the part numbers.
discovered my driver side lower arm balljoint is all stiff and ******. ill have to get a new control arm i guess. but not a big deal. was a MAD rush to get it all back together these last two days BY MYSELF and im hella tired.. not much of a weekend lol. but... i feel accomplished.. there is no way id make the $1000 that would have cost in the 25 hrs i logged in this project.
got some other things to address, but now that i have made the "no car payment" mod this last friday, i can address them =)
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took it for a nice latenight drive and stalled it a couple times til i figured out where i wanted the rod to be on the clutch. pretty much a few turns from where i had it with the spec heh. clutch feels real nice. gearbox shifts nice.
the groaning from downshift is gone "bad pilot bearing" and the trans is silent at idle.
i do still have some clicking on decel so not sure what caused that. dif bearings, the problem i thought i had with the dif, or the balljoint i phuced up trying to put it back together quick. ill probably get a new balljoint retainer ring and boot first as thats the simplest, cheapest thing to try. if not.. well ill just drive the car until the dif explodes and i have a real reason to bother with the drop again heh.
there is still some noise from the trans while coating or deceling but not nearly to the degree it was before. i can sit and idle and have no noise. now its a load noise but compared to the other noises the msp makes, i can live with it. the trans was super clean when i put it together with new bearings. i mean food safe clean.. so maybe there was somthing to my dif. though i messed up the trans side balljoint trying to get that stupid axle back in. had to snip the bands and put it back together. ill need a new retaining ring and boot for it if anyone knows the part numbers.
discovered my driver side lower arm balljoint is all stiff and ******. ill have to get a new control arm i guess. but not a big deal. was a MAD rush to get it all back together these last two days BY MYSELF and im hella tired.. not much of a weekend lol. but... i feel accomplished.. there is no way id make the $1000 that would have cost in the 25 hrs i logged in this project.
got some other things to address, but now that i have made the "no car payment" mod this last friday, i can address them =)
small edit;
took it for a nice latenight drive and stalled it a couple times til i figured out where i wanted the rod to be on the clutch. pretty much a few turns from where i had it with the spec heh. clutch feels real nice. gearbox shifts nice.
the groaning from downshift is gone "bad pilot bearing" and the trans is silent at idle.
i do still have some clicking on decel so not sure what caused that. dif bearings, the problem i thought i had with the dif, or the balljoint i phuced up trying to put it back together quick. ill probably get a new balljoint retainer ring and boot first as thats the simplest, cheapest thing to try. if not.. well ill just drive the car until the dif explodes and i have a real reason to bother with the drop again heh.
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ilovewheels
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i've been reading the threads on people doing the mazdaspeed6 oem bbk, but my question is has anyone tried to do the mazdaspeed3 oem bbk from the same year? i only ask because I have access to some stock oem mazdaspeed3 stuff but don't wanna spend the money bc Im assuming its different. any input, anyone try this?
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I wouldn't think they'd be any bigger than the protege's. I went with these in the front
and MS6 rears (which aren't in yet as I'm working on my rear link kit)
ilovewheels
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those look good, are those made for the protege or no?
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Yes but no, AAC did a group buy last year. Custom everything basically. Only 10 kits were made.
ilovewheels
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oh yea i remember that.
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They're very amazing when they get up to temperature. Comes down to tires now.
ilovewheels
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another reason im curious if mazdaspeed3 brakes will work is because there are more aftermarket calipers/rotors(edit) available too like willwood corksport etc.
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I don't think they do. But if you readily have access for free you could try. I think they mount differently (spacing wise). I could be wrong.
hornsfan10609
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Have you ever looked at the speed3 brakes (actually from a Volvo S40)? The calipers mount opposite of the Protege and Speed6. People run the MS6 setup but my stock calipers and rotors hold up well even on the track. And a MC upgrade should be done when going to much larger brake setup, IMO.
ilovewheels
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I re edited my post, i meant to say calipers. The speed3 has more aftermarket calipers avail. my bad. like you can get wilwood calipers for around 5-600$ plus the larger speed3 rotors would mean a cheaper bbk(im assuming anyways)
You could do a ms6 bbk, probably have to run 18" wheels
protege3690
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minimum size would be 17 inch wheels. with regular mazda6 calipers u can run nothing smaller than a 16in wheel
ms6 bbk would be bigger than ms6 oem calipers. Only a suggestion because he mentioned willwood
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Either an upgraded MC or a proportional valve setup so you dont lock up the rears before the fronts. There was a member who track raced his mp3 with regular protege brakes and just used way better pads and did excellent. I believe princess peach has his car now though.
