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Hell yeah man, that's a sweet box on wheels. Makes me realize a lot of kids in this next generation aren't going to have the joys of owning a quirky beater for their first car. Probably going to get stuck with baseline Chevy Cruzes or Dodge Avengers :^) Only thing I'm a little wary about is the...

Sure thing man, I'll keep an ear out. Good luck with the kid on the way! With that parts P5 stripped, that kid of yours will plenty of toys to play with lol

Welp, hope that last day was as good as it could've been :^( Don't forget to pest DP to get it all cleaned up lol

Hell yeah! This'll be great for reference. Thanks for continuing to tear apart this P5 so we can learn a thing or two!

Damn, 300 bucks shipped to you? Must be nice to have that luck and have the space! I would love both lol Have you checked any of the facebook groups for an MP3 ECU? It seemed like after I got mine, there was an explosion of availability for that thing. And it's a smart move to want to learn...

Do tell how those SS brake lines feel once they're! After I got the SS clutch line put in, it got me thinking a lot about SS brake lines. Whole-hog it, man. If you can maybe clean up the head while you're at it, your car would really appreciate it! And yes, I would totally recommend new...

Hell yeah man, it truly was a blessing! I'm really excited for getting everything all fixed up and installed on the car. How about your Ford wagon, though? Got any pictures of that bad boy?

The "Private Junkyard" 50 miles south and descending from the foothills brought me to the house of an old member of Club Protege, and what a collection he has! When I arrived, I saw quite a few uncommon vehicles parked around. I first mistook the Geo Storm GSi for a Ford Probe. The thing...

I bought one a little over a year ago from Mazdaspeeder here on the forums. I do know for a fact that there are no more MP3 ECUs for sale off of Mazda Motorsports, though :^( However, tomorrow, depending on what my fellow Mazda enthusiast has in his "personal scrapyard", I might be able to snag...

Hey, I ran into a problem with my header flange pipe not connecting to the midpipe before, and I found out that it was because my dang spring bolts had too low of a spring constant. To remedy this, I stacked a bunch of washers in front of the spring, tightened it as hard as I could, and have...

Out of curiosity, is the new owner a Mazda guy/car guy? Think he'll do your P5 justice? I know that these things shouldn't matter when one sells their car, but when I was almost about to put mine up for sale, that last thought kind of came up a lot. Of all the s*** my car puts me through (and...

Only time I've ever had squirrels chilling near by me was when I was working on my car. I can't remember what I was doing before a meet, but I heard some weird chattering from behind and above me as I was digging around in my engine bay. Sure enough, some squirrel was keeping an eye on me behind...

Dang man, Rallycross would be fun with a P5! Only thing is, unlike normal AutoX and Time Attack, RallyX really puts a beating on your suspension components. It's a good thing you're looking to upgrade your springs. Which Tien springs do you currently have? They have S-Tech and some other one...

For sure--I've been told that it's not hard to peep into the rear of the transaxle on these cars. Is it true that you can simply unbolt the black cover and gain access to 5th and Reverse? I believe I saw a thread about doing that once, but I can't remember, nor can I find it. Also, don't know if...

Resurrection, Pt. 2 No good picture to show, apologies. As such, I'll keep things brief: I installed my new evap canister. Getting the old one out wasn't bad, but I ended up snapping off yet another rusted-out nut. Thankfully, it wasn't a weld nut, and I could do without it. But taking the old...

Tell your pal he made a good choice, and also tell him to pray his P5 doesn't let loose an absolute avalanche of problems like mine!! Gotta say man, your P5 is persuading me to find a MSP lip. Looks really nice on these wagons. Those wheels are really nice, too. If I ever got another set of...

Turbo it (yes) Nice that you have a secondary beater now. Sometimes, you don't want to haul parts for your project car in your project car. I scratched off a part of my rear window's aging tint on accident when trying to stuff WRX seats in my car last year :^(

I wish man, that would've helped with the terminal understeer from the factory!

I know, right? I'm so glad this thing's reliably starting and rolling around again. I can't tell you how antsy I am for the day I finish breaking in the clutch and flywheel. I have to shift much faster, and it engages nicely. I'm just a little nervous about that strange and random grinding I'm...

Resurrection, Pt.1 Hello again! It's been a rough month and-a-half, and I left off with the high probability of selling the P5 and getting a new one. No matter which way I crunched numbers, I couldn't justify emptying my bank account when fixing the P5 would cost half of any good craigslist...