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    Gas mileage: Must be my driving

    i just pulled my aem out for the winter -- it's time for long weekend drives up north for snowboarding. i recently went on a 400 mile (round) trip from RI to Killington, VT and only had 21 mpg on the way up and 23 on the way back (downhill). before i had my intake in, i would get 35+!
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    Rusted Bolts

    you could try to soak em in wd-40, that may do the trick
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    Why would you buy a Protege instead of....

    i test drove both and preferred the p5. one thing i disliked about the se-r initially was looks, both inside and out. the p5 was also more practical for me cos of all the space in the back for sports related gear (i do mountain biking, snowboarding, skateboarding, tennis, etc).
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    What are your P5 annual interest rates

    0% 36 months about 1 year ago
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    NEW billet grills by Precision Design

    did they just pull em from their site (4customrides.com)? i'm not seeing them under mazda. :'(
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    Eibach's Installed

    i had the eibach's installed by a mechanic as well, and during that process he admitted that he damaged one of my rear (left) links. i don't know how exactly, but he commented that this was a particularly weak portion of our suspension. i got a replacement from a dealer (~$25 or so) and he put...
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    Jerky in slow speed driving?

    i've got an auto as well and notice a bit of that initial surge happening as well, but not to the degree that you're describing. maybe you need to learn to be a bit more nimble with your gas pedal? have you tried turning the overdrive off when you're in traffic? that kinda makes it smoother.
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    Can someone make me a good midnight blue one of these???

    primarily under "selective color" via the image/adjustments menu. you can also skew hue/saturation under the same menu.
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    Can someone make me a good midnight blue one of these???

    since its coming from the web, the resolution on this file is only 72 dpi.. it might get pixelated if you print it out. should be ok as long as you aren't blowing it up at all.
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    How Much Can i Lower my P5, and still Drive it in Winter?

    anyone from new england have the eibachs on last winter? if so, how were they in the snow around there? i put mine on in the spring.
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    Sweet contest for a new P5

    i wonder if this link will work. If it doesn't just go to circuitcity.com and look at the bottom right corner. They're giving away 2 p5's!
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    usually what is the distance your P5 can run???

    i'm usually at about 200 miles or so when my tank reads that it's 1/2 full. i think the farthest i've gone without filling up again was about 350 miles -- and even then the low gas warning didn't kick in. my average mpg over the last 30 or so fillups has been 25.89. i do city driving during the...
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    Best $20 & 20 min's spent on my car!!! (pics)

    any reason why you left that big plastic air duct thing (above radiator) on?
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    AEM short ram install question

    yeah, unfortuneately it did a little bit. i tried to re-fit it and could not find any possible way that it would fit into a non-compromising position. i even checked with aem before i ordered the part and since i have an auto tranny they said i needed the short ram for the 1.8L protege...
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    AEM short ram install question

    thanks for sharing your experience. the pic helped out a lot because i'm still very new at all this (it's my first car!). i took a look at it this morning before driving to work and was able to see exactly what you described. i may end up taking the whole thing out tonight and trying again...
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    AEM short ram install question

    i tried that before posting. even tried an outside (google) search.
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    Who has a Auto or A/T Protege5?

    i went with an auto because i couldn't drive stick at the time of my purchase (last nov.), but have since learned. :)
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    AEM short ram install question

    hi everyone, i just installed the aem short ram for my p5 and i have a question about a strange behavior that's cropped up as a result of this install. when i start off my car from a dead stop i can hear a straining sound from somewhere in the engine compartment. as this sound is emitted i can...
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    HAVE: Autoexe Grill

    looks excellent. what did you use to paint/finish it?
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