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    Question on Protege sound

    ok 00' protege es, now im an audiophile and live in a place where the bass pounds like tommy lee on pamela anderson....yeah that hard...so i wanna at least make plans on this audio system of mine, ok so i know i have 6x8's in the front door and 6x9's in the rear deck, and my plans are to put 6.5...
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    250 to spend

    hey i have a basically stock 00' protege ES and i got like 250 to spend this week and another 150ish next week, whats a good buy to kick everything off with? Header? Intake? Save for exhaust? Springs?
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    3rd Gen Age/Occupation

    17 / Michaels Craft Store Employee and Computer Technician
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    Mirrors

    no prob bro, very simple install, and im tellin u get them painted with the led's look nuts
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    What's the best performance brakes?

    look into hawk brake pads, and check out power slots site, see if they recommend a certain brand over something else. you just gotta see what they say about it all.
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    Mirrors

    go on ebay, you can get black M3 style mirrors for so cheap and its a very easy install, if u wanna go a lil more difficult get the m3 mirrors with the LED lights for turning and show. those are nice. and to get them painted body color is that much more expensive
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    Gas Prices

    yeah that is brutal, i pay like 2.89 a gallon american, 20 bucks gets me a week of gas 30 fills my tank from E to F and lasts me less than a week cause i drive more knowing i have more gas...such a bad bad cycle....cant wait till they replace gasoline, makes me wanna buy the honda hybrid and...
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    Billet Grille

    its really easy, its the top 2 screws right on top of the grille on the left and right side, it comes righttt off, no pulling, then just clean it well, use a lil simple green degreaser so there is nothing to inhibit the paint from sticking, then just spray away 3 coats should do it, then once a...
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    Billet Grille

    on ebay there is a billet grille for the 01+ body style, im sure with a dremel you can modify it yourself but you should really know what your doing before u jump onto something like that, as for a better grille. i have a white 00' pro es, and i painted my grille white to match my car and its...
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    first..

    how much does it cost to do an auto-manual swap on a 00' 1.8L ES?? cause its a tranny, clutch, flywheel, linkage, shifter, its alot of stuff...can i get a few rough estimates with moderate parts and professional installation
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    Tight E-brake

    yeah im going to look for this screw tomorrow to see how well it helps, thanks for the tip. my car cant overpower the breaks. if i floor the breaks i can goto 3000rpm then my engine just stops going further, and a 3000rpm launch has a little tie spin to it, but im looking to do that then yank my...
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    Tight E-brake

    yeah that bias brake setup dosnt sound like a good idea, my friends talked about a tranny lock, that could help, and the burnout in a parking lot is done under controlled conditions, we have less than a 1/4 mile straightaway and its wide, 1 person per time, u can do w/e u want and there are no...
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    Tight E-brake

    Hey! if your sporting a 00 protege es like me u know the e-brake really does jack, it hardly slows u down in foward or reverse. im looking to make the e-brake actually lock up my rear wheels. or at least hold them, its impossible to do a decent burnout with this car with the e-brake so weak, at...
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    Bore and Stroke

    hey has anyone bored and stroked or ported thier 1.8 to a 2.0+? i have a friend who says i can add 35 to the wheels by doing this, want to see if anyone else has done it.
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