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Check out tirerack.com - they carry Brembo blanks for the P5. (gossip)

Park your P5 beside one of the new 3 Hatchbacks and you'll swear your stock suspension is SLAMMED! IMHO the P5 is far better styled.

Best I can tell from searches they both came out at the same time, however, the P5 went on sale earlier in the 2001 than the Sportcross. Also, I wonder how good a Sportcross is at drifting? I drove a 240SX for about 10,000 mile before I realized you were suppose use the steering wheel to turn...

After well over 30+ years of driving experience, I feel you can have too much refinement in a car it loses its personality. I grant you the P5 has its shortcomings, but it more than makes up for them in overall performance and looks, plus its shortcomings are the perfect opportunity for...

You can't blame them for being upset, I mean after all, they spent $30,000+ for a P5 lookalike... :D

I came across this post on an IS300 forum and thought it was an interesting view from the "other side." Sportcross vs. Protege5 The Sportcross is a sweet ride, but I love my P5! (thumb)

If you'd like a little more selection in the stock size than what tirerack and discount tire offer, you might try this place: 1010tires I just bought a set of Toyo Proxes TPTs from them. Haven't had them mounted yet cause I'm burning the remaining tread (at 23,000 miles) off the original...

Ok, some really quick and dirty calculations: 8-gauge wire should reduce ground resistance by about 50%, and 4-gauge would give around a 70% reduction. (These numbers are assuming an existing ground path of 12 of 8-gauge wire and 24 of chassis times two connections to the engine block, versus a...

So Ive been reading all this ground wire stuff for a while and thinking WTF. Went out and looked under the hood today and the first thing I notice is theres these dinky wires coming off the battery for the current return. Interesting. The longer I looked where people ran new wiring, the more...

Is there an optimum gas pedal position for max acceleration beside WOT? Theres times when I can gradually squeeze the trigger, and the car feels like it has tons of power and the RPM wants to just keep climbing, but if I dump it with WOT, the engine seems like its struggling to get going. I...

Seems like during my research I found that the MP3 rims fall in the 21 to 23 pound range - I can't remember the exact number. The stock 16" rim weighs in at around 16 pounds - not really that bad. From what I've read, you've got everything to gain and nothing to lose if you go with a lighter...

Wouldn't it be great to have a dialogue with the guys who designed our cars? I've been looking at upgrading my wheels to a 17" rim, but the ones I'm interested in weigh 23 pounds. Ok, so exactly how is that going to effect acceleration and ride? What range of wheel weight was the stock...

You can find a lot of info by doing a search. ;) (However, if you're like me, you'll find everything except what you're looking for...) I just installed a Racing Beat cat-back, so as a public service, here's the thread: http://forum.protegemp3.com/vbb222/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6597 Good...

fastdrvr23 & blynzoo - Thanks for the welcome! :D And I have to stay away from the methane - the way I eat and the fact I smoke, I damn near blew myself up late last year. Hard boiled egg burritos and beer are not a safe combination! :eek: Also, never, ever mix dried fruit and chili...

I just bought a Racing Beat cat-back for a P5 and wanted to share my experience with it. A little background on the exhaust: Its a three piece (resonator, S-pipe and muffler/tip) system made of 304 stainless steel using 60mm (2.375 inch) tubing, and runs from the second cat, back. I got mine...

I'm know results may vary, but after installing this incredible device in my otherwise stock P5, we've dyno'ed the car at 673 WHP with 819 ft/lbs torque, and gas mileage has improved to the point were I no longer have to fill the tank, but have to drain it occasionally to prevent an overflow. :D...