2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege
Sunlight Silver Metallic w/ black interior
2.0L Turbo (Garrett T25)
Limited Slip Differential
182k miles
$4,300
More pics here: http://s367.photobucket.com/user/m_gerth/library/MSP ForSale
Bought it new in 2004 with 500 miles on the odometer from Diamond Mazda in Baton Rouge, LA. All work other than a few oil changes by Mazda dealerships has been performed by me. I enjoyed building this car for track days and it was my daily driver up until June 2015. Its loud and stiff by design but tons of fun. Ive since purchased a new daily driver and have a RX7 for track days. Unfortunately I dont have the room to keep this car as well. Registration will renew in March so the car will be freshly inspected.
Recently performed maintenance:
Sunlight Silver Metallic w/ black interior
2.0L Turbo (Garrett T25)
Limited Slip Differential
182k miles
$4,300
More pics here: http://s367.photobucket.com/user/m_gerth/library/MSP ForSale
Bought it new in 2004 with 500 miles on the odometer from Diamond Mazda in Baton Rouge, LA. All work other than a few oil changes by Mazda dealerships has been performed by me. I enjoyed building this car for track days and it was my daily driver up until June 2015. Its loud and stiff by design but tons of fun. Ive since purchased a new daily driver and have a RX7 for track days. Unfortunately I dont have the room to keep this car as well. Registration will renew in March so the car will be freshly inspected.
Recently performed maintenance:
- Timing belt w/ bearings/idlers/spring
- Water pump
- Accessory belts
- Spark plugs
- Valve cover gasket
- Camshaft seals
- Exhaust manifold original one cracked so I replaced with a repaired OEM one
- All gaskets for manifold/turbo replaced
- Copper coated nuts on all turbo connections
- Turbo oil drain gasket & o-ring
- Brake master cylinder
- Rebuilt front brake calipers seals/bushings
- Clutch master and slave cylinders
- Cooling fan motors
- New weather stripping around fan shroud
- Battery and cable lugs
- Windshield wipers
- Replaced trunk and OEM wing w/ new wingless trunk
- 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] brake light added to rear deck
- Replaced pink tinted MSP tail lights with non-pink OEM Protege tail lights
- Modified OEM Racing Beat rear sway bar w/ additional adjustment for stiffer setting
- HardRace front control arms
- Custom coilovers
- Single adjustable Koni 8610-RACE shocks
- Ground Control spring perches/adjusters
- Eibach and Hypercoil springs 400#F/350#R
- Cusco camber plates up front modified for more than -3.5deg of camber
- Modified OEM top mounts on rear struts
- Reinforced sway bar tabs
- Professionally painted Pearl White
- AWR adjustable sway bar endlinks front and rear
- Custom short shifter reduces throw while bringing shifter closer to steering wheel
- Custom machined black Delrin shift knob
- DaveB brushed aluminum gauge rings in gauge cluster
- AWR front motor mount
- Reinforced OEM Mazdaspeed LSD original LSD cracked at 111k miles
- 3 GHL SS divided wastegate downpipe w/ high flow catalytic converter and flex section
- Custom 3 SS catback exhaust
- Resonator and lightweight Vibrant Race-series muffler - loud
- V-band connections and hollow hangers
- Rear bumper lip trimmed to tuck exhaust up close to chassis
- iON Performance front mount intercooler
- front grille retained
- silicone couplers w/ t-bolt clamps
- heat resistant gold foil on all pipes in engine bay
- K&N drop in panel air filter
- ATP wastegate actuator - ~8-9psi
- Split Second air fuel controller dyno tuned map
- Greddy boost gauge in molded steering column mounting pod
- Flex-a-lite cooling fans w/ shroud
- PWR aluminum radiator
- Mazdaspeed high pressure radiator cap
- Heat resistant wraps on lower radiator hose and other water pipes
- Stainless steel braided brake and clutch lines
- Hawk HPS brake pads w/ Centric rotors
- Enkei RP-F1 17x8 +45 offset wheels with 215/45/17 Dunlop DZ101 tires
- Spare tire replaced with full size Enkei wheel & Federal 595R tire
- Needs paint work on roof, front bumper, passenger door handles and drivers side of car
- Clear coat peeling and oxidized, scratches on bumper
- Car had hail damage fixed a few years ago and I think the polishing thinned the clear coat
- Headlights are hazy sanded/buffed a few years ago
- Some tears in the cloth seats and scratches in plastics
- Steering wheel is worn common problem and already replaced once
- I have the original if you want to reupholster it
- Holes in floor boards from Autopower roll bar and harnesses no longer installed
- A/C needs recharged I believe the low pressure hose is leaking
- Kenwood amp/subwoofer box needs repaired car is so stiff the amp keeps falling down
- New water pump makes noise brand new Bosch part, no leaks but it is noisy
- T-boned on drivers side in 2004. Other driver at fault.
- Both doors, drivers window and B-pillar replaced
- Repaired by body shop in MD
- Some body filler used on rear fender arch
- Paint on inner door frames has cracked over the years
- Car drives and aligns perfectly
- Drivers door, re-skinned in ~2008 due to a hit and run in a parking lot
- Covered under uninsured motorist policy
- A few low speed bumps to the front bumper