Hey Ivan, I bought your old BC's from Kevin. We never got a chance to install them on his car. Anything I should know about them before I put them on my car this week? I think the ride height should be good since they came off your car. I remember getting them just right was a pain. haha
Lewis7789 2002 Protege5 build thread (tons of pics)
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Lol we did spend quite a bit of time on those. There's nothing that I know of. I rode around with them for only a bit before I demodded so they should be like new. If you have any issues give me a call.
Right on. Thanks, mang. And I'm glad you decided to stay in the Mazda Family. 
Here's a pic of my AEM CAI if anyone is interested. I don't really want to start a FS thread for an intake... $150 shipped
Oh, and if anyone needs a MAF sensor or power steering pump, let me know. Or else they will go to eBay.
Here's a pic of my AEM CAI if anyone is interested. I don't really want to start a FS thread for an intake... $150 shipped
Oh, and if anyone needs a MAF sensor or power steering pump, let me know. Or else they will go to eBay.
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Right on. Thanks, mang. And I'm glad you decided to stay in the Mazda Family.
Here's a pic of my AEM CAI if anyone is interested. I don't really want to start a FS thread for an intake... $150 shipped
Oh, and if anyone needs a MAF sensor or power steering pump, let me know. Or else they will go to eBay.
awww how bout u donate it to me and ill pay u wen the summer starts??? lol
^^^ If you were local, no problem. heh-heh
So I got some progress done today, but not much. I bolted up the "tranny saver bracket", got the stubborn axle out (the hammer wasn't big enough apparently) wrapped the other header and found a clever spot to run the Milly harness through the firewall.
I don't mind wrapping headers because I like intricate work like that. It just sucks when your hands itch from the fiberglass. But meh, that's the payoff.
Since I removed my stock A/C unit and all the components I've got a good sized hole in the firewall to run the Milly harness. Then I can mount the Milly ECU in the dash above the glove box in a safe spot. I didn't put it in there for good since I'll be prepping/painting the bay silver. But it looks like it will fit and look OEM-ish.
And I'm going to run the two harnesses like everyone else has. I'll make it as clean as possible but it's much easier with both harnesses in the engine bay.
Tomorrow I'll be putting in the coilovers if Wes is up for it.
And painting/coating the headers in the header wrap paint at work.
So I got some progress done today, but not much. I bolted up the "tranny saver bracket", got the stubborn axle out (the hammer wasn't big enough apparently) wrapped the other header and found a clever spot to run the Milly harness through the firewall.
I don't mind wrapping headers because I like intricate work like that. It just sucks when your hands itch from the fiberglass. But meh, that's the payoff.
Since I removed my stock A/C unit and all the components I've got a good sized hole in the firewall to run the Milly harness. Then I can mount the Milly ECU in the dash above the glove box in a safe spot. I didn't put it in there for good since I'll be prepping/painting the bay silver. But it looks like it will fit and look OEM-ish.
And I'm going to run the two harnesses like everyone else has. I'll make it as clean as possible but it's much easier with both harnesses in the engine bay.
Tomorrow I'll be putting in the coilovers if Wes is up for it.
And painting/coating the headers in the header wrap paint at work.CheeseHelmet
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Can you please explain for the ignorant why you need both ECUs, and why you need both harnesses (and how are they connected)?
well it makes it just easier wiring wise. Since you can use the protege harness and ecu to control the speedo, temp gauge, and fuel gauge. Also, it made it a breeze to get a/c working and I will be working on getting cruise control working. You dont NEED to do it with both harnesses and ecus but for the amount of effort and time it isnt really worth while to eliminate the protege harness and ecu.
Evan, it is easier to run both harnesses if you cut the grommet off the mx6 harness, slit the grommet on the protege harness and slide it in from the side of the grommet, makes a clean look and easy to remove the harness if ever needed.
Evan, it is easier to run both harnesses if you cut the grommet off the mx6 harness, slit the grommet on the protege harness and slide it in from the side of the grommet, makes a clean look and easy to remove the harness if ever needed.
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Ah, so the old FS-DE ECU really does nothing except control the gauges and the A/C (which Evan deleted). Right?
right, it does absolutely nothing with the motor it self. Also the protege harness hooks up to the reverse light switch. All things that can be switched over, but takes more work to accomplish the same goal.
probably 95% of my protege harness is cut back and eliminated once i got it all working how I wanted
probably 95% of my protege harness is cut back and eliminated once i got it all working how I wanted
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That's cool. So the two ECUs share the output from the crank/cam sensors? If so, do you add any buffer circuitry to keep the required voltage levels? Or is that not even necessary?
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Oh, then how does the RPM gauge work? (sorry for my ignorance)
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Ohhh wow, so the FS-DE ECU really is useless 
Thanks for all the info!
Thanks for all the info!
Yeah, but I've still got that bigass hole in the firewall from the A/C unit so the Milly harness will fill that. Two birds, one stone.
ps- thanks for helping us out with everything, mate. I sincerely, greatly appreciate you taking the time to help out more KL swaps.
Yeah, it's semi-useless. Thus why I sold my MP3 ecu for a stocker. Imagine what a waste that would be...
But you're right, Justin. The two ECU/harness solution does seem the best way to go. Unless you can afford a stand alone or MS. But that's an expensive solution...
But you're right, Justin. The two ECU/harness solution does seem the best way to go. Unless you can afford a stand alone or MS. But that's an expensive solution...
Im glad I can help. If I were closer to either your or bullshark i would be down for getting dirty. SO sick of working on DSMs around here <_< lol oh well its better than being bored. And I just hope bullshark can get his running here soon.
Using the a/c hole for the milly harness is a great idea for sure I didnt realize at first glance thats what hole the harness was hanging out in.
Using the a/c hole for the milly harness is a great idea for sure I didnt realize at first glance thats what hole the harness was hanging out in.
Well it looks like Josh will pass on the SpooledUp Racing header so if anyone wants it we can make a 3-way swap. Josh needs a stock header/precat for his DD P5. I'm looking for $100 shipped for the header plus your OEM header/precat. Local guys would be ideal. PM me if anyone is interested. I'll probably make a FS thread this week to keep all the spare parts in order. Or add them to Josh's FS thread.
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