Recent content by Defense

Definitely upgrade that rear sway bar then. Since you won't do any racing, you shouldn't look into any real performance upgrades, such as intake and exhaust, as they won't really benefit you as much. What you really want is to improve the car handling. This means the two main parts are the...

why would you but a set of mismatching rims? I understand if you bent one yourself and replaced it. You are looking for 5x4.5" or 114.3mm. Not exactly sure what the 5 lug universal is, but it's usually 5x100 and 5x114.3, so you should be fine. On the last note, I'm not exactly sure if 18"...

3. you should be idling at around 1500 upon start up (warm up), then once you get going, it will drop down to around 750 idle. When you talk about changes on the tachometer, what changes do you see?

What's your budget? The biggest value upgrade in terms of performance and reliability would be to get a bigger rear sway bar. This will decrease roll when cornering and reduce factory under steer. You will feel more confident going at higher speeds around corners. The three main brands...

Looking for 4 rims for my Protege5. They are for winter tires, so they can be steelies. 5x114x3 15x6.5 or 15x16 High offset Prefer local (Detroit Metro), but may consider if the shipping isn't too high.

Hi I like your steelies, a little early for winter though don't you think? I'm moving to Ann Arbor in January, hope to see you around!

I just bought a 03' with 130k for 2.5k It came with a dented rim (the spare was on), bent subframe (accident not reported on carfax), missing windshield nozzles, and the rear left door latch doesn't work. I got a great deal. Condition was very clean and rust free (was in florida for the first...