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  1. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    Been awhile! But update!
  2. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    After the bad day at Atlanta Motorsports Park back in December in the cold rain. I was back out at Road Atlanta with power steering and the chance to fully enjoy the LSD without battling with the steering wheel. The first track days back after having the car apart are always the worst. I try...
  3. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    I got a fuse panel to help with adding gauges and other accessories in the future. I did need to make a bracket to mount it behind the center console.. Fuse panel mounted... Mounted and tucked away behind the center console. HKS Hi-Power axle back is one of the few parts that are...
  4. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    Its been about 6 months since an update on the Protege 5. I took a break on the car to focus on our Southrnfresh 10 event , but I was slowly making changes and working on the car. I just have failed to make any consistent posts. I made the decision to focus on making the car a little more...
  5. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    Happy to announce, that finally after all these years. The US BJ has a plug N Play Standalone ECU for proper tuning available. https://www.diyautotune.com/product/mazda-protege-1999-2003-ms3pro-pnp-plug-and-play/
  6. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    First track day with the plug and play Megasquirt ECU at Barber Motorsports Park. My last time here was not a pleasant experience. The first session I lost a tire, and had to run on my stock tires all day, and I had a random misfire issue I was dealing with. So I was hoping for a smooth day...
  7. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    After the dyno session I was looking for things to do, so I started to pull out some of the parts I had been collecting. And figured its time to get this stuff installed. I stumbled upon this Autoexe strut tower bar on Yahoo Japan. It was listed as "mazda strut bar" on the auction. But...
  8. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    After months of bothering them Kevin over at DIYAUTOTUNE finished the Megasquirt Plug and Play ECU for the 3rd Generation Protege. As mentioned in my trials and tribulations with the JDM FSZE ecu and the MP3 US ecu each one uses different connectors. The US got stuck with Fords style...
  9. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    I will have a modified valve cover soon. But they stay in on the plug for now. not the best, but it works.
  10. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    Its been awhile! But the build has been continuing at a steady pace. I was pretty busy with planning Southrnfresh 9, and holidays and with the weather warming up it was just a lot going on. But the build has been going on at a steady pace, and I have a lot to catch up on. Last post I...
  11. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    It was probably less then half in the tank
  12. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    I received a message from a guy in the protege group that someone in Atlanta was looking to get rid of a KLZE that had been in storage for a few years. To me the KL has always been a perfect swap for the BJ chassis. I was lucky enough to do the swap in my old 1992 Protege many many years ago...
  13. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    I need to see, how can you tell?
  14. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    It has been awhile since I have updated the build process, so there is a lot to catch up on. First thing is selling the Work Emotions, and getting a set of FD wheels to try and save some more weight. The FD Wheels are a popular choice for Proteges due to their spec 16x8 , but their high offset...
  15. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    I had found 2 P5s at a local Pull A Part, but they were marked black. I had planned on getting those body panels from those cars and just having a mismatched car for awhile. But I checked another yard that had a P5 listed, but no color. I decided to check it first to see the condition and or...
  16. J

    LankyKiwi's Rally-flavored SP20

    Here is a link to it here: https://southrnfresh.com/2020/07/13/southrnfresh-mazda-protege-5-track-car-project-back-in-action/ I took a bunch of pics, but it bolts right up so I didnt post them. But its pretty stragitht forward
  17. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    Time to see the extent of the damage... The positive part of all this is that there didnt seem to look like there was any damage hidden behind the dented panels. My wheels are a little scrapped and damaged, but nothing structural. I was worried about by the headlight socket being damaged...
  18. J

    LankyKiwi's Rally-flavored SP20

    I Swapped over my p5 to manual windows, it was pretty straight forward. The rear fits fine, but the front door cards are a little different. I did have a hard time finding manual window BJs here in the US.
  19. J

    FSZE Protege5 Track Build

    Photos from the event photographer
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