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    Ok just bought a header

    Hey all, just bought a header off ebay. Ill let you guys know what its like, I should be putting it on tomarrow if its not busy at work... not really expecting much other than restoring power/mpg that has been lost because of my cat going bad and getting plugged.
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    WTB a header

    wondering if anyone had a gently used header for a 2.0L they would like to sell? I would rather help someone in the protege community than buy a ebay unit. So let me know! thank you!
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    Wanted

    Hey I couldnt find a wanted/for sale section but was wondering if anyone had a gently used header for a 2.0L they would like to sell? I would rather help someone in the protege community than buy a ebay unit. So let me know! thank you!(hear ya)
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    Hello everyone!! its been a long time!

    Well hello everyone again! A while back I posted a question about bad misfire/flashing CEL... well I got it all sorted out! turned out that a wire that signaled the ignition coil to fire had melted through. I cut it out and spliced/soldered in a new one and runs sweet! except.... now the check...
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    flashing cel/headache

    ok so I was driving home from iowa and the cel started flashing and there was absolutly no power. Got home, pulled plug of the ignition coil and there was no spark. Changed out the coil,plugs, and wires. Still runs like s***, cel some times flashes some times stays solid, plugged it into code...
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    coil pack question

    So the other day I was driving back from a wedding and a coil pack decided to die... Well now my question is how long do you guys think I have until the other pack dies(1.8L)? I cant drive my other car(e28 535i) because that computer is dead.....I dont get paid until friday so I have to limp my...
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    anyone have experience with this head unit?

    Im thinking of getting a sony CDX-GT130 cuz its cheap and my buddy put one in his old toyota truck and the thing sounds great! I like how you can adjust low-mid-high and whatnot only complaint I can think of is that its really flipping bright at night....can I be dimmed/dimmed with the controls...
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    ok what the flip!!???

    So a while back(years ago) I had to run my car pretty damn low on fuel and I think I created a short because of it. My headlight sockets starting to begin melting shortly after. They have stopped melting themselves for sometime now, but then my alternator went out about 6 months ago(I knew it...
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    75w-90 or 75w-140?

    any thoughts on using 75w-140 instead of 75w-90? Im going to put in some synthetic stuff(brand preference? grassroots motorsports mag suggested somthing that I cant remember right now cuz im tired...) I dunno I put 10w-40 in over the hot parts of summer and have had wonderful success with it, so...
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    msp protege strut question

    hey everyone i have a question that I know have asked already but im terrible at using the search function....... I have a 99 es 5spd(4 lug) and Im wondering If I could use the rear struts from a msp protege? I can get a good deal through my work on some and was wondering if its possible to put...
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    couple quick questions

    Ok so im going to the junkyard today because there are a bunch of 626's and a 929 there......now does anyone know what throttle body off the 626 can be used with the 1.8L/2.0L protege? also any one know what parts to grab off the 929 for the larger master brake cylinder mod?
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    obx header wit stock exhuast??

    OK so I was thinking of putting on some OBX headers meant for a 2.0L protege because I guess most 2.0L stuff fits on 1.8L's............well I was thinking OBX headers on the stock exhaust would be cool, would do you guys think? I know how to fix the CEL issue and whatnot. Now I had a catback on...
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    radio and cigarette lighter on same circuit?

    ok so the other day my girlfriend and I were in the car driving. The radio was on but I turned it off because there were no good songs on. My GF decided to plug in her phone to the cigarette/power source charge it, she then said why isnt my phone charging? I said "well is it in all the way?" and...
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    ? I dont know

    Ok so my left front wheel has slowly gained more and more negative camber over the last year, My ABS does not work anymore, Iv been told 2 different things.....It could either be a tie-rod or a steering knuckle, or even a bent strut.... I think it may have more to do with the knuckle because the...
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