boostedprotege's 03 DX

[shane02pro5]

Not really any benefit in swapping msp axles... I haven't seen anyone break any. I just replaced mine with salvage yard p5 axles due to clicky cv's from 9yrs of slammage and well over 300whp for alot of that and with sticky tires $100 for both

 

[boostedprotege]

Yeah I kno I found out after I purcjased emm but hey jist incase they do break I got extra

 

[shane02pro5]

Cool
Sounds like you have a good plan...You'll love the Haltech!
One day I need to upgrade to a Haltech made in this century but hey I guess if it aint broke don't fix it

 

[boostedprotege]

Yeah man thanc I'm jist waiting on parts to come in so I can swap it out.. n yeah the haltech is gonna b sweet.. the mpi did good for awhile hell lasted like 5+ yrs.. but its out of date n since it broke **** it I'm goin wit somethin new

 

[boostedprotege]

Ok so transmission with welded lsd speedo ring for non abs ACT 4 puck clutch twm short shifter all installed and runnin great.. here a few pix of the process..

 

[justanothermp5]

umm...thats not the right weight oil lol
supposed to be 75w-90

 

[boostedprotege]

Yeah but wit that weight It seemed to never wana shift right. So ima try a different weight n see how it pans out.. so far its really smooth.. gears all engage great. No hesitation no resistance. N no grinding.. so i'ma run it for a bit see how it goes.

Plus its getting warmer here n we get over triple digits easy here.. with thst combination n me gonna give hell to the tranny.. I was suggested by plenty to run a heavier weight. N I do feel a difference already.

 

[justanothermp5]

hmm, thats interesting...did you have griding before? cuz my 3rd gear grinds a little bit under normal driving

 

[boostedprotege]

I wud try it from what I been finding out.. heavier oil is reccomended for trannys with bigger loads.. since ur pushin more out of ur g series then most a heavier oil wud benefit u n not burn off gears as fast when under load. Jist some stuff I been readin over

 

[boostedprotege]

N yes to answer ur question.. I noticed when runnin 75 90 on hot days when my trann gets hot it wud grind into third also under normal driving.. I also noticed it made it exetremely difficult to eveb swtch gears when its hot.. even sitting at a stoplight n shifting into first gear wud b a pita

 

[xixpro73gexix]

oh dang i really like the car man!

 

[boostedprotege]

Thank u sir

 

[boostedprotege]

total fail

 

[323]

who's fault was it

 

[boostedprotege]

I'm the one who got a "following to close" ticket.. what happened was... I was on the inside lanen traffic was just cruisin way under speed limit.. so I switch into the outside lane accell to 45mph n this lady ahead decided she wanted to turn all a sudden n n push her brakes n not get off the road so bam I hit her wit my pass front end..

 

[Wagonbacker9]

defensive driving ftw.

 

[boostedprotege]

i couldn't switch back into the other lane nor avoid hitting her unless i wanted to cause an even worse accident.. ehh oh well its only cosmetic damage so its not a loss

 

[719prottege]

hows the car?

 

[boostedprotege]

the car is fine.. i replaced the radiator.. i now have p5 headlights and i just put on my old bumper..
but the car runs great and everything is fine

 

[justanothermp5]

I actually like that bumper, you should get the inserts for the sides that integrate fog lights, that would look dope