need more horsepower

[skylinemj]

Hi, there
just bought a 2003 mazda protege5 hatchback 5 speed, only thing i need now is get extra 10-15 horsepower, anybody has any good suggestion, thanks
(should stay regular gas)

 

[ghettoracingkid]

only drive down hill. lol

search the board there are a million mods for the car to help boost power

 

[Kymerik]

Medeival Pulleys (4pc = 10-15whp recovered) under 500 bux...boom done

Also: K&N claims to have dyno proven 5whp gains from their intake ... 240 bux

Headers, & Exhaust ...another 5-10HP give or take 750 bux

Turbo Kit off a wrecked MSP ...1200 or so for a complete kit and see what, up to 200hp with supporting upgrades to it

Oh yeah...and i'd look to get 30-40hp not 10-15...you wont notice much with 10-15

 

[BadKarma]

Decals. Lots of decals.

 

[Packerfan]

Intake and exhaust

 

[flat_black]

Remember that the horsepower mentioned above don't "stack" neatly like that. The headers compliment a downstream exhaust, and the pulleys remove parasitic loss, much like a lightweight flywheel would; Lower inertial mass. And lightweight wheels do the same, too.

Pulleys/taking weight off the drive train is a good place to start. Header, intake, and exhaust are a good, too. =) If you really want a substantial gain, you're looking into the higher dollar amounts, but still not too bad. The Protege, while not powerful, is surprisingly inexpensive, parts-wise.

 

[ProtoType5]

Search....and ye shall find....answers to the questions posted on a new thread of the same name of thousands of previous threads....

 

[Mike R]

Good bang for the buck- VTCS removal and an OBX header.

 

[flat_black]

It's funny, I totally forget to mention to people about the VTCS removal, and I wrote the how-to on here, for it. =P

 

[skylinemj]

Thank you all

Thank you all for the advise

 

[skylinemj]

one more question

i live in atlanta, anybody know anyplace can install the aftermarket staff? or you guy do it by yourself?
thanks

 

[mikeski]

why only 10hp?

 

[flat_black]

I do it all myself, but then, I'm insane. I have the car torn apart in the garage right now, getting a new headgasket, and ported head number three(!), to see if I can't get this one perfect. =)

 

[Mike R]

Most of the standard bolt ons are pretty easy if you have basic tools.

Like Flat Black, I do all my own work. Almost all of the installs of the mods should be covered here if you search around. That was you could determine what you'd be comfortable doing.