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    Will the 3's tranny hold up for future upgrades.

    Hi everyone. My question is, Will the 3's transmission hold up for all the future modifications like turbos and ecu tuning with exhaust and intake? How much HP do yous think it can handle? What do yous feel us 3 owners need to be concerned about when tuning the 3? What are the 3's weak spots and...
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    A Little Knock...?

    Hi everyone. I a proud owner of a 2002 used auto MP5 and I just started hearing a possible problem. This is the problem.... every time I press the brake (the car is decelerating right before the complete stop) I hear a click or a knock. Even when I start to accelerate or hit a nice bump...
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    Are you getting small Vibrations?

    Hi... I noticed today that I'm getting some vibrations from the car and feeling it on the steering wheel. I feel it alot when I put the car in reverse. I was wondering if any one else feels this. Is this normal? In my Fuel test thread I spoke about miles per gallon and testing to see if I'm...
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    Getting the right spark plugs.

    Hi everyone. I was wondering how hard is it to change the spark plugs in the 2002 MP5? What would I need to do? What are the recommended off brand spark plugs for this car, any name brands? Why that name brand?
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    Mazda Protege5 Performance stats...

    Hi MP5 owners... I was wondering if any one knew what is are cars 0-60sec and 1/4 mile performance. Is there any web site that give us specs on are cars performance? What cars do we compare to in speed and performance? Also, if we where to do certin modification to give us that faster 0-60 and...
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    Maintaing your MP5

    Hi, I'm a new MP5 owner and I just purchased my car a month ago. I want to give my car the best lubricants and parts to make my even more reliable than what it is. What are the maintenance things that you MP5 owners done to the car that wasn't recommended by the dealer or wasn't done by them...
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    Audio system question for MP5.

    HI...A question on our 2002 MP5 speaker system. What are the size of the front and rear speakers in our car? I would like to replace the stock speakers for higher quality ones but I dont want to struggle changing or replaceing any of the major parts. Is this a easy project for me to do...
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    Please Try This Fuel Test...

    Hi everyone I'm new to this Protege 5 stuff so please excuse me for any messups... I just recently purchased a used 2002 MP5 about a month ago and the reason why I brought it was for reliabilty and gas economy. My car doesn't feel like a fuel economical car! It sucks up gas just like my old 6cyl...
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