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holy crap, that does look like s***!
Here's mine. I got it from PG, so I'm not sure who welded it, but at least they are even and not all over the place (not the best i've seen though).
haha.. that's awesome.
the weakest link is the LSD ... if you are planning on ever taking your tranny apart to do work and your LSD is not broken, get that thing welded. any welder should be able to add a few welds to it.
Well, good news is that they found nothing wrong with the Unichip. Whether that means it will work in my car or not is another story. I'm going to reinstall it when I receive it in the mail (two or three days from now). Crossing my fingers.
Yeah, if you are experiencing any problems, disconnect the Unichip ASAP. It is not only to keep your engine intact, but it's also a personal safety thing. For me, I was on the highway when my problems occurred. Luckily it was at a slow speed (accelerating from a dead stop). But what if it...
this is what i found on the web about the upgrades in the MSP:
Gear ratios should be the same as non-MSP.
Transmission
Gear Ratios (:1) 5-Speed Manual
First 3.307
Second 1.842
Third 1.310
Fourth 0.97
Fifth 0.755
Reverse 3.166
Final Drive 4.105
Drivetrain
Limited Slip Differential...
I'm pretty sure it's Part Number PL14610. that's what i used. it's slightly longer than the stock protege filter.
I change my oil every 5000 miles. no need to change it any less than that.
79,300 miles... for some reason, I only put on about 8000 miles this year so far.... compared to my first 1.75 years where i put on like 26,500. (i bought the car used with 45,000 on it).
I'm planning on doing timing belt and water pump around 100,000 miles.
I didn't want to post it up, but here we go:
I bought the Unichip slightly used 2 years ago and after installation, it has ran flawlessly.
The problem started occurring intermittently in June, but did not become a serious problem until early July. The problem is that when accelerating, the...