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Since the emissions standards are set by the state of California, it won*t be so simple as Trump just waving his magic Sharpie and signing a paper. I agree that CA regulations sometimes are illogical (since some mods that reduce harmful emissions are still illegal), but until there is some kind...

Cause my budget is tight (and California emissions), I*m gonna go FSZE and only end up spending $1400 all in for the engine, and all the *while I*m in there* bits. There will be many pics.

What you got?

Well, got me some rod knock. Full FSZE swap to come

I just have the stock manifold, precat, downpipe, and cat. With an MP3 ECU and a catback, I make a decent amount of power above stock

I*m doing a lot of thinking about how I wanna build out my car, might just keep it NA and use an SSFTC to tune it properly.

So, Ive found absolutely no definitive info on this, but I am looking to turbocharge my P5 which has a JDM engine in it, possibly the FS-ZE, though I still have no definitive answer to what engine is in there either. That said, in the case hat my car does have the ZE with 10.4:1 pistons, Im...

In other news, as for my own oil burn issue, seems like the Fuel injectors were the culprit. Engine flush DID make the car stop smoking at startup, but the burn persisted a long time after. Turns out my injectors were sticking open, and the excess fuel would thin out the oil, making it easy for...

I replaced the injectors, reset my ECU, and let some ATC soak in the combustion chambers. After adding some Lucas Oil Stabilizer to bring the oil viscosity back up around where it should be, I took the car out to the local touge, and for the first time since getting the black P5, I smelled tires...

Get friends to help, set aside a weekend. I'd suggest removing the entire driver side steering knuckle and CV shaft, you may end up having to replace tie rod ends though. Also, get axle seals, a rear main seal, clutch kit, flywheel. Redline 75w90NS is the bomb in these gearboxes (assuming...

eBay. I searched Protege oil cap or something like that.

In my continuing quest to chase down my oil burn without a full rebuild, I*ve noticed the oil burns faster the longer it*s been in there, indicating it thins out, And the oil on the dipstick feels pretty thin too.. Took off my oil cap, and sure enough, it smells faintly of gasoline. So, I*m...

My parking brake wire actually runs down the center console to the actual wire for the park brake switch,

Guess its been close to two months already my sub works great, but I have it controlled from the EQ settings in my head unit separately from other speakers. An audio professional friend helped me set volume levels, EQ curve, and the crossover settings, so the sound system sounds amazing in my car

Fun news. My car is still blowing a decent amount of oil smoke at high RPM, but not at start. If I*m correct, this is indicative of my oil control rings failing. Sadly this means a rebuild is a very likely necessity in the much nearer future than I had hoped. Gonna try another oil flush at 200k...

I was rear-ended by a man actually. But yeah, I cried a little when they were driving off. At least many of those parts went to my current car.

Yesterday was a sad day. I sent Hiroshi, my parts car/first P5, to the salvage yard. That car made me really fall in love with the Proteg5 as a car.

I have one but without the pigtail

More s*** done today! I had salvaged the dealer-installed auto-dimming compass/temperature mirror from the white car, and I just got done installing it in my black one. Also getting a new windshield on Friday, which will be nice, since the current one is cracked and pitted to hell. For those...

See, I*ve found in the couple pulls I*ve done from low revs/dead stop so far that it has way more gut at the low RPMs, and it isn*t such a distinct feeling of coming in to the powerband. Feels super linear throughout, like the opposite of VTEC lol. That said, it didn*t feel like the car was much...