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2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege, Sunlight Silver Metallic, 55,xxx miles
- Everything is in excellent condition, both interior and exterior. The outside is stock except for the front springs that lower the car ~1 inch, the aftermarket exhaust, and lightly tinted tail lights w/clear markers. The inside is as clean as it was when I drove it home new from Houston with 5 miles on the odo. I have babied this car in regards to maintenance -- oil changes with Synthetic Royal Purple every 2500-3000 miles, 30k mile tune-up done by Mazda, 93 octane every fill, i NEVER drive hard or boost without fully warming it up, and always give it time to cool down before shutting off. The car runs completely smooth and strong all day long, boost is strong and steady. I have never had a problem with this 'speed and have driven 21 hours from Texas to Virginia on multiple occasions which it has handled wonderfully.
I'll be totally honest, the hood and front grill were replaced about a year ago because i bumped into an SUV at snail's pace, and their trailer hitch put a scratch on the hood and the grill had a tiny crack. No other damage was done, i just replaced stuff with OEM pieces to make her look good.
The Unichip and EBC was put in about a year ago, and this summer it was tuned by the legendary JDM Sam for stock boost, and 9psi. It is a very conservative tune with afr's 11.3-11.4 throughout the power band; on high boost it boosts a MAX spike of 11psi where after it immediately drops to a steady 9-9.5psi. Map B on the Unichip is tuned as a safety map, and low boost is reverted back to stock (5.5 lbs). This tune was made so the car runs, in my mind, how it should have from the factory -- it's not overly-aggressive, but it gives the car very good speed, and gets rid of any hesitation. It's never seen auto-X or track time (though im sure it'd do quite well).
Mod List:
- Hiboost FMIC kit
- Injen CAI
- Unichip ECU (JDM Sam custom-tuned @ Crossover Auto)
- Apex'i R1 Catless 3" exhaust dp-back, AND Vibrant 3" dp-back
- AWR front motor mount, 70 durometer
- Kartboy short-shifter & bushings
- Corksport exhaust hangars
- Falken front springs (~1" drop, great ride and perf.)
- boost & a/f gauge on a-pillar
I am located in Austin, TX and am open to anyone who wants to come look at the car and/or test drive. PM or post with any questions or offers, i tried to include everything here. pics will follow, thanks ya'll. I am willing to drive up to 90 minutes for delivery.
i just realized i don't have any interior pics. as soon as i can find a camera, i'll post those up!
2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege, Sunlight Silver Metallic, 55,xxx miles
- Everything is in excellent condition, both interior and exterior. The outside is stock except for the front springs that lower the car ~1 inch, the aftermarket exhaust, and lightly tinted tail lights w/clear markers. The inside is as clean as it was when I drove it home new from Houston with 5 miles on the odo. I have babied this car in regards to maintenance -- oil changes with Synthetic Royal Purple every 2500-3000 miles, 30k mile tune-up done by Mazda, 93 octane every fill, i NEVER drive hard or boost without fully warming it up, and always give it time to cool down before shutting off. The car runs completely smooth and strong all day long, boost is strong and steady. I have never had a problem with this 'speed and have driven 21 hours from Texas to Virginia on multiple occasions which it has handled wonderfully.
I'll be totally honest, the hood and front grill were replaced about a year ago because i bumped into an SUV at snail's pace, and their trailer hitch put a scratch on the hood and the grill had a tiny crack. No other damage was done, i just replaced stuff with OEM pieces to make her look good.
The Unichip and EBC was put in about a year ago, and this summer it was tuned by the legendary JDM Sam for stock boost, and 9psi. It is a very conservative tune with afr's 11.3-11.4 throughout the power band; on high boost it boosts a MAX spike of 11psi where after it immediately drops to a steady 9-9.5psi. Map B on the Unichip is tuned as a safety map, and low boost is reverted back to stock (5.5 lbs). This tune was made so the car runs, in my mind, how it should have from the factory -- it's not overly-aggressive, but it gives the car very good speed, and gets rid of any hesitation. It's never seen auto-X or track time (though im sure it'd do quite well).
Mod List:
- Hiboost FMIC kit
- Injen CAI
- Unichip ECU (JDM Sam custom-tuned @ Crossover Auto)
- Apex'i R1 Catless 3" exhaust dp-back, AND Vibrant 3" dp-back
- AWR front motor mount, 70 durometer
- Kartboy short-shifter & bushings
- Corksport exhaust hangars
- Falken front springs (~1" drop, great ride and perf.)
- boost & a/f gauge on a-pillar
I am located in Austin, TX and am open to anyone who wants to come look at the car and/or test drive. PM or post with any questions or offers, i tried to include everything here. pics will follow, thanks ya'll. I am willing to drive up to 90 minutes for delivery.
i just realized i don't have any interior pics. as soon as i can find a camera, i'll post those up!
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Thanks for the compliment -- have you sold your car?
