What have you done to your MSP today?
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hornsfan10609
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege x2
Forging the motor is so you can make more power, it doesn't make the car more reliable. These are actually good cars, I have had a protege as a daily for about 6 years now and have only been stranded by a dead battery.
Are you planning or have relocated your maf and put a bov or are you keeping a bpv? I wouldn't recommend a cai with a bpv due to compressor surge.
Honestly when its not modded too badly and you just take care of the problems like the crappy lsd and front/rear engine mounts that car is pretty reliable... I also pushed over 200whp for a couple of years on the stock block with no issues before I decided to build it. Keep the boost at or below 10psi and you should be fine. (I did blow up a built engine but that's another story..)
ZealoustheEnder
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I got an oil pressure gauge as that's a vary important thing to monitor. When my engine blew I upgraded my oil system to the doc B setup.
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I have an awr deep sump and never had issues with oil starvation or low pressure. I try not to rev high when hard cornering though.
Brakefest is the most important meal of the day!
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I wasn't too sure about the quality of the engine after having issues with the intercooler and exhaust manifold. I don't plan on getting rid of this car. I am fine with the car's power when stock, so I'm sure 10psi will be more than enough. What do I need to do to get there?
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I wasn't too sure about the quality of the engine after having issues with the intercooler and exhaust manifold. I don't plan on getting rid of this car. I am fine with the car's power when stock, so I'm sure 10psi will be more than enough. What do I need to do to get there?
ZealoustheEnder
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Uni Chip or split second
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I do this every time. Or baggies. Buckets of bolts never get sorted straight and you always are short of have lots of leftovers.
hornsfan10609
Certified Mazda Tech
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege x2
Intercooler upgrade, SRI (or CAI if you prefer), SS AFC, exhaust upgrade, AWR motor mounts, electronic boost controller. The cheapest and a reasonably safe way to push 10psi
The engine in my dd has over 240k on it. Drinks a little oil when in boost, but just normal driving it is just fine.
Thinking my stock turbo seals are getting nfg. Every now and then after a good boost it will puff out smoke when letting off. In the morning it will puff out smoke until I start actually driving it.
The 315km motor didn't let any smoke out pre turbo. So maybe my 140km turbo is just bad. Didn't feel bad in hand. Typical ballbearing play but nothing excessive.
Maybe ill just fish it all out and go na again in p5.
The 315km motor didn't let any smoke out pre turbo. So maybe my 140km turbo is just bad. Didn't feel bad in hand. Typical ballbearing play but nothing excessive.
Maybe ill just fish it all out and go na again in p5.
hornsfan10609
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A little smoke is normal with an older car and turbo, I know both of my cars smoke some out the exhaust but as long as they boost fine I don't see any reason to replace it.
I started putting everything in baggies and labeling everything. Its a bit more time consuming but in the end its so much better. Nothing worst than trying to fit in a part and have to do dig through a bucket of bolts to find something that fits but probably isn't the same as what is supposed to go there.... trying to take that part out later and having to use 4 different sockets suck
Hard to say with msp tune. I wonder if it would survive the p5 tune? I need to fork out for a unichip bad.
Car seems to pull best if you slowly open the throttle about 3/4. Just matting it makes a lot of noise but does nothing lol.
Its definitely faster than my wifes es but under 400km/ fillup is way worse than p5 ha.
Car seems to pull best if you slowly open the throttle about 3/4. Just matting it makes a lot of noise but does nothing lol.
Its definitely faster than my wifes es but under 400km/ fillup is way worse than p5 ha.
hornsfan10609
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Yeah sounds like the stock MSP tune, you can find SSAFCs for ~$150 or so and tune it in the mean time. Then if you want a unichip you can still sell the AFC for what you paid
The irony is I sold afc1when I was rolling the mx3. Never expected to pic up the black p5 let alone the silver one ha.
I don't really wanna spend $200usd on the afc. It ran OK but not really great. There was still random stumbles and bogs and you had to reset the car every few weeks. It honestly ran smoother stock most of the time though less power. Must have been something weird in the transition from negative to positive pressure.
Ill get to it. Lots of other stuff costing me money atm.
I don't really wanna spend $200usd on the afc. It ran OK but not really great. There was still random stumbles and bogs and you had to reset the car every few weeks. It honestly ran smoother stock most of the time though less power. Must have been something weird in the transition from negative to positive pressure.
Ill get to it. Lots of other stuff costing me money atm.
hornsfan10609
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That is interesting you had random stumbles and bogs with the AFC, I have had one for years and it has never done that. I have an FTC in the other MSP and it also runs great
ilovewheels
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well...... guess you can ad me to the list of MSP's with a broken LSD. I was pulling into a parking lot and my car stopped moving, almost like a slipping clutch(didnt smell or anything tho). Pulled over, put it in gear and let off the clutch and it just revs. Almost made like a whining noise at first and I was able to limp it around for like 300ft, then nothing.
From what I read it's a broken differential (someone correct me if I'm wrong). My mechanic said it isn't(a broken LSD) because if it were broken it would be making a loud clunking noise or something(he hasn't seen it yet). but from the post Ive been reading you don't usually hear noises like that. Anyone care to chime in and tell me otherwise?
I'm hoping I am wrong, because repairs cant be done by me anymore (no garage) and from what I can see it's going to be alittle expensive.(bang)
From what I read it's a broken differential (someone correct me if I'm wrong). My mechanic said it isn't(a broken LSD) because if it were broken it would be making a loud clunking noise or something(he hasn't seen it yet). but from the post Ive been reading you don't usually hear noises like that. Anyone care to chime in and tell me otherwise?
I'm hoping I am wrong, because repairs cant be done by me anymore (no garage) and from what I can see it's going to be alittle expensive.(bang)
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Its not the LSD that breaks, its the actual ring gear that bolts/is riveted on to the lsd. Some cars make noise some don't,
but if its not your clutch then thats really the only other thing it could be. Either way you have to pull the trans
but if its not your clutch then thats really the only other thing it could be. Either way you have to pull the trans
thepope540
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ilovewheels - your diff is toast. Welcome to the club.
