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aye, there's the Rub?(rim related) If I can FIND a decent used set of MP3 17" racing hearts, are they pretty much "bolt ons" for my MP5? I'm coming up on needing new tires soon, and figured I might kill 2 birds/1 stone by nipping up to factory fit 17's, and probably 205/45/17's..... work...

with various mods? We have a 2002 MP5, 125k on the clock we bought used 3 months ago, pretty much 2nd car mostly for my wife. (but I LOVE driving that thing!) I found this forum (yay!) and hit some stuff right away with the "how to's" -seafoamed the engine -cleaned injectors/tank -cleaned...

So I dropped new plugs in my P5 this weekend, and I'm wondering if I effed it up somehow. I went with NGK G-powers. I gapped them at .44(at least I think I did)....how do you know if somethings not quite right with your new sparks? What if I didn't quite gap them right? What if I didn't quite...

so, Iv'e noticed a weird noise when I shutoff my P5, in the garage.... it kind of "whistles", for about 2 seconds after shut down.... "ssshhhhhhheeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" from high to low pitch.. any ideas what could cause that? Vacuum releated maybe? (crazy)

I posted this on the "how to EGR" thread, but that's old I'm not sure anyone would respond on it.... so here it is... in regards to rought idle and EGR cleaning, in "how to" section it's referenced to manuals/stickshifts.... can this be an issue(and fix) on Automatics as well? I recently...

Hello all - I just "seafoamed" my MP5 at lunch today - 2002 , 124k miles on the clock. I used the "brake booster vacuum line" method, and it worked jsut fine. it smoked for about 2 minutes after re-start, a little on my highway run, then faded. I got no CEL's at all, and things seem just...

Hi there, new to the site/group, have posted a couple things in last 48 hours but this is my official "hello" My wife and I have desparately needed a 2nd car since moving to southern CA, over a year ago. Back in NE, I had a company car for 8+ years, so we never needed to buy a new one really...

greetings all.... NOOB here, and happy (day 2, LOL) 3rd owner of a 2002 Protege5, auto. I want to run through it and drop some "Easy ins" ASAP - K&N air filter, probably a fuel additive/cleaner....maybe a tranny additive? but what of something like Z-max or "slick 50"? Purchased sunday at...