Sorry about not updating the thread. I haven't had internet for the past couple of weeks and that's why I've been very inactive. I didn't happen to get on a few times through my Iphone though, but was not able to post photos.
I GOT TO DRIVE THE CAR!
The Pros: The car totally feels like a whole new car! The ride is solid. It feels great to drive the car with a MANUAL transmission! The TWN short shifter feels amazing! Very smooth transitions through each gear.
The Cons: The turbo is only boosting half way! it'll start to pull and stop half way! Killer! I'm still in the process of investigating the problem. I have a bit of a idle surge XD! (i believe it's the idle control went bad and also the a bad MAF (already changed). ) My cluster is not working, but i'm currently working on that by installing the ABS system. Sadly that pushed me back quite a bit. And lastly my fans aren't turning on. I have yet to hear them turn on.
Here's a update on the current photo of the
engine bay.
I got the whole
Mazdaspeed interior swapped inside. Looks great! (front/rear seats, MSP shift knob, MSP cluster, all pedals w/ sparco covers and Mazdaspeed floor mats)
Update of what the current underside looks like. Installed the
rear Racing Beat Sway bar with upgraded urethane bushings and AWR adjustable rear endlinks, KMR Rear V-Brace and with the lateral arms.
Pictures of the old knuckles. Since the cluster doesn't work and the problem is linked to me not having ABS. I had to take off the whole ABS system from the MSP and swap it over. (the whole system would include the whole ABS device, the front sensors and also the MSP knuckles because my P5 knuckles don't have the holes for the sensors.
MSP knuckle installed and showing the holes needed for the sensors.
Last,but not least. The official badge of the
production badge from BadBander's MSP. I wanted to take the badge and add it to my P5 and show
BadBander's legacy will always live on! Hopefully you'll see this
Raj! haha