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Good call passing on the EVO. I wouldn't want to be caught holding a car that's so close to the edge reliability-wise if Mitsubishi goes under. Hopefully some of the interesting cars they were showing at the auto show will help them, but they're too risky right now to be betting on a car that...

mine stress cracked as well, very obvious to me, but they claim they found some spot where a rock hit it, whatever... here in MN insurance covers it without so much as a picture, and it doesn't count as a claim.

In my old civic I got like 5 tickets, was getting nasty-grams from the insurance people... Since beginning to autocross, and buying the msp, I've had none. Part of it is speeding "smarter", but also there's been times I thought I was nailed for sure, but no cherries, I think they just hate the...

Agreed, for the trade-in value and current budget, there's nothing on the road I'd rather have. Maybe the 2006 si? If we're talking a few years down the road and a few raises from now, well... 350Z, Evo if Mitsu is looking healthier, STi if they're not, maybe a MS6? 97 Supra TT has always...

Well it's definitely shorter, but where the MSP shifter feels solid, the MSM shifter felt plasticky, like I could snap it off if I got too excited. Also, I liked that the 6sp means that it cruises at a little lower rpms at 80ish on the hwy, but it seemed like I was having to shift an awful lot...

You like the shifting?? When I test drove it, the shifter felt rubbery, like the neon's. I didn't like that at all. What's different about it? Again, huh? I was surprised to find that it didn't feel any faster than the MSP at all, and you have to shift a lot more to get there. Not that I...

My vote as well. Maybe some colder plugs too, real cheap. A little more flow, a little more boost, and a little less heat, 20-30hp? pretty cheap. But then, I don't put any stock in appearance mods. (CF hood, BOV, etc)

Very Merry Christmas for you! I was feeling lucky thinking I'll probably get a set of Kuhmo MX1s... =]

The biggest reason I bought the MSP was how light on its' feet it feels, the responsiveness of the suspension. It felt light like my 2200lb civic did, but much stiffer, and much faster. Riding with a friend in his STi in autox, and driving another friend's tuned 2.5RS in autox gave me a...

A bit after putting the winter wheels on my msp this year, I found myself at a Dodge lot helping a friend. I decided it'd be fun to test the SRT-4, check it out. Man, that thing goes like a bat outta hell, but man is the handling ever s***! My msp with 16" blizzaks handles significantly better...

It's obviously bulls***, but is it so implausible to think that mazda might want to make something that could compete with the STi's and the EVOs? I hear the speed RX-8 won't even have a turbo???

The 19's are gonna be much heavier, slowing down your car. I doubt they'll fit, will ride like ass, and I'd think they'd look stupid as well, but give it a shot! At least you'll be unique, right?

That's really stupid. And that's why. People like you make my insurance go up!

Agreed, this girl niki whips my butt every month in her ITR autocrossing. (you know, where driver skill means something) Good to know about the clutch, so a smooth drop from 3k or so is better for it than holding it at around half until the motor is at like 4k and the turbo is screaming and...

ok, I'm looking for an explaination of how the turbo decides when to spool and how the clutch works... I find that when I launch with the clutch about half in it seems to let the other half spool the turbo much faster, and allow me MUCH faster launch after a second or so of doing this. I'm...

good call, the WRX is just like the SRT-4, plasticy, all balls and no turns. It's easy enough to give our MSP's more power, but driving a WRX after owning an MSP just feels like poop, I couldn't do it.

aww hell, I get like 240-260! ok, time to b**** at mazda again...

I still lol every time I hear about someone bringing our car to a friggin' drag strip... I spanked a couple of SRT-4s and a WRX with a good driver at the autocross on saturday, now that was fun. =]

wow, I get like 21-22 mpg, and that's an improvement from 20 mpg! (switched gas) I like the boost as much as anyone, but for the most part I drive pretty normal. Is there a good way to tell if you're flashed? I asked the "mazdaspeed" guy in the shop at my dealer to check if I'm flashed...

lol what is it with soldiers from Iraq and CF? Interior CF? What's the point??? Side skirts? Man, we must be paying those soldiers too much if they're looking to waste money on that!