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I think it would be great if someone could post up a sound clip of racing beat . . . that is one of the exhausts that I have never actually heard. There's lots of magnaflow sound bytes floating around here, but none from RB. Both systems are practically identical and give the same gains...

Okay, here is another good question/idea. This one concerns getting good gas mileage. Do you get better mileage with normal auto or with driving the sportshift? When driving the sportshift, do you try to shift into the highest gear as fast as you can to save on gas? Or do you keep it in 3rd...

That is definitely not the wings west. I think I read before that it was referred to as the "Kenwood" body kit. Do a search for that. The wings west kit looks a lot different and is for the normal protege. Only the front (and i think the sides) fit the P5.

Probably another dumb question, but is it safe to shift in neutral when you are moving? I know it is dumb to do it the other way around (i.e.e peeling out neutral into drive) but is this safe for the tranny or is it not? I was thinking that dropping into neutral coming up to a stop light might...

This would be a great product, I am hoping that there is one, but I don't think there is. Is there????

I voted for the evo. But I was wondering, can you even mod a car like that and get much more power out of it? For instance, I would have voted STi had that been a choice. But those things are so fast I find it hard to believe that they can squeeze out any more power (being as how it is...

(jacked) Just kidding. (I've just always wanted to use that Thread-Jack animation) I tried launching in auto. Didn't seem any faster. I don't see why it would be though. i guess they're probably the same, its just nice with the sportshift to be able to shift when you want, it is a feeling...

You might be able to find generic instructions - no how tos or anything. I read about it on some other protege forum. It is actually easy, I think it is better to just look at it yourself and figure it out. It took me a while to see how the intake was mounted but once I saw it I took it off...

I think alchohol takes it off. I know you should never clean tinted windows with any alchohol based cleaner. So that might be what removes it.

My first "performance" mod was to take off the stock intake's front air resonator and the second resonator (Helmholtz resonator?). What is left is about 1" of tube before the air filter box and the rest of the intake. I think the car may be a bit faster although it is hard to tell. It is...

Yeah, I was considering the blacked out headlights with the Blue Batmobile smoked fog overlays . . . can't find any pics of those 2 on a yellow P5 though . . .

Please don't make fun of our autos . . . it may not be as sporty but it is still a P5. I heard once that the shortshift auto is really good if you are into drag racing, supposedly better than manual. If you have heard this also, speak up, and if you know why, definitely speak up. I read it...

Thanks for the great posts so far, everyone. Good tips. I notice that the automatic mode feels a little weird in high revs, it almost sounds like the engine wants to blow up after 5500 or so. It seems a lot smoother w/ the sportshift in high revs. I will try launching again with the auto...

What would constitute "abuse" in your opinion? Did this happen to you?

I thought that it would be a good idea to start a thread where people with the sportshift AT post up anything related to how they drive it. Your suggestions can include how to launch, where to shift, how to shift, how to shift before turns, etc . . . Whatever you can think of that you do with...

I like the stripes, sets your P5 aside from others - being unique is good. I never saw stripes on a P5 before.

Hmm. The only time everyone actually gets together I don't hear about it. (shrug) Oh well. I should have checked this site more often. Oh well, I think I was busy anyway. I did head up Montgomery that night on the way home, didn't see you guys though. But I did see a pretty nice Toyota...

Wow, that was some argument there . . . All I have to say is something I really believe in. Who cares about what dyno numbers you get? As long as you think/feel that your car is faster (i.e. butt dyno), that is all that matters. In reality, an Intake won't make your car that much faster...

I think a cruise would be fun. It was fun driving with Rich down to University, it would have been even cooler to have more proteges with us. I think we'd actually attract quite a bit of attention. When me and Rich were stopped at a light, I saw some guy drive by. He stared at Rich's car...

hmmm.... crazy bastards.... you'd think they'd learn after the first accident to find a wider road, or at least move their cars (and themselves) out of the way.