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I was able to take the protege for a test drive this week since the weather warmed up and melted all the snow. With the new compressor housing and old bov reinstalled, the turkey noises are completely gone. There is a very nice, non excessive, compressor whine now any time the turbo is...

Got my pinion shaft back from the machine shop today. They did a very nice job grinding the bearing journals. Here's the full PAR 1-4 and MFactory 5th gearset. I am so stoked to get this transmission assembled and in the car!!

New compressor housing for the EFR 7163 arrived. It's the SX-E version which increases the inlet diameter from 2.5" to 3.5", adds anti-surge ports and eliminates the integral BOV. Reason for swapping covers was due to lower rpm (sub 4K) surging and fluttering, reminiscent of the stock MSP...

Loving the build man, keep it up!

Stock MSP turbo is a Garrett GT25 with T25 .64 turbine housing.. As far as I know, a rebuild consists of replacing the center housing rotating assembly cartridge.

2026 bump.

Great news, the new clutch is holding! I've gone all the way to 20psi and man oh man does this thing haul!! 400whp is the goal. I think after tidying up the AFR's and some more boost, it will be achievable.

New clutch arrived early last month. I chose the Spec Stage 3+ MSP version. It's installed and broken in. Sure am glad I went this route. Streetability is fantastic, even with the lightweight flywheel. Pedal effort has increased but not an uncomfortable amount over the NA Protege clutch. Time...