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  1. J

    Have to buy rims, opinions?

    if your wanting a cheap priced wheel check out drags collection. they always have really cheap prices and the wheels are pretty tough. plus they make pretty much every wheel that rota does
  2. J

    Just Curious!!??

    if you go with the te37's personally i think you should get them in a low offset. without it i think they look weak. and rpf1's are played out. check out the nt03's they look pretty good.
  3. J

    which coilover is better for being slammed? Bc br series or jic flta1

    i know ive posted a thousand threads about the best set up for being really slammed but ive not really got many answers..... so are the bc racing br series better for going low or jic flta1? and will some of you guys that are slammed post your suspension setup?
  4. J

    where to find a vtcs less intake manifold

    OK thanks. What do I jb weld And Sand? Anyone Got pics Of Wat needs to be welded up
  5. J

    where to find a vtcs less intake manifold

    ok thanks guys. once the upper manifold is off where are the valves located? and is there a performance gain once the valves are off??
  6. J

    where to find a vtcs less intake manifold

    As the title states I'm looking for a intake Mani that doesn't have vtcs. Anyone know where to buy one?
  7. J

    what shocks have the longest shock travel and are best for being slammed?

    im talkin about just a strut not a full coilover. any other ideas??
  8. J

    what shocks have the longest shock travel and are best for being slammed?

    im looking for a different shock to replace my tokico blues. the problem im having is my shock bottoming out because they dont have enough travel. someone please give me an answer or just your suspension set up if your car is slammed. and also is there a company that makes extended top hats?
  9. J

    need to go lower with coilovers

    if your talking about the metal hat on your strut at the top of the strut body you tap that off and slide the coilover down then tap it back on. the coilover sleeve sets on the spring perch. its not supposed to set on the metal hat. i just need to know if theres a diff strut that has a longer...
  10. J

    Mazdaspeed Protege Boosting Problems

    Sounds like your car is hitting the infamous fuel cut. Like everyone else said buy a wastegAte actuator and that should fix it. If not then you prolly need to replace your intercooler pipes with harpipes cause I had this same problem and my hoses were cracked and busted.
  11. J

    MSP No Boost.... Plz Help!

    And incase you didnt know your wastegate actuator is located underneath your exhaust mani
  12. J

    MSP No Boost.... Plz Help!

    check your wastegate actuator rod and make sure it hasnt came off the wastegate and if it hasnt take off the vac line running to the actuator and see if you can blow thru it. if you can then the diaprham in the actuator is bad and you need a new one, if not its prolly your wg
  13. J

    cable to connect split second to laptop

    you can get them from radioshack. you need a serial to usb conversion cable.
  14. J

    need to go lower with coilovers

    Yea I removed the factory top hat and I know I didnt install the coilovers wrong cause I sent pics back to ground control and they told me everything was installed correct. Do the tokico illuminas have a longer shock travel or a lower mounting point so the shock doesnt bottom out as bad
  15. J

    quick question

    yea windows 7 will work. you have to have either windows xp or windows 7
  16. J

    need to go lower with coilovers

    yea thats the kit i got. and no the springs dont look compressed. i just cant figure out why the other guys with protege 5's and mp3's can go so low and i cant. my shock is like 1 inch from being bottomed out in the front and i need to go alot lower cause if it cant tuck to the wheel then i dont...
  17. J

    need to go lower with coilovers

    well the guy from ground control told me they're kit was setup for a mp3 and base protege, not the msp. but if everyone else is going low on these i dunno what the problem is. my front struts are about bottomed out already. whats a better strut to go with? or just a solution like extended...
  18. J

    need to go lower with coilovers

    Yea I bought em brand new. Could it be the struts? Do I need to go to a diff strut
  19. J

    need to go lower with coilovers

    Can anyone verify that the springs in the front hve 6 coils and the rear has 7 ? Im 100% sure thats the right way. Is there a chance they gave me too stiff of a spring rate?
  20. J

    need to go lower with coilovers

    No the springs are right. 6 in the front and 7 in the back. Could the springs need time to settle?
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