*Mazda of the Month 2.0* VOTE now for December!

[Antoine]

Welcome to the Official Mazda Forums "Mazda of the Month" Contest!​

Please note the following rules & guidelines.
Your cooperation and participation is greatly appreciated...Thank you.​

RULES:
1. All voters must have a postcount minimum of a 100 posts and have been a Mazda Forums member for at least 1 month. The only exception to this rule is for Contestants who are also new members.​

2. There is NO tolerance for PERSONAL CAMPAIGNING threads, posts, private messages (PMs), images or links (including signature and or image links). The creation of such ANYWHERE on or off the Internet including Mazdas247.com will result in that car's immediate disqualification. *If you are disqualified, your entry & poll listing WILL remain but your votes will be removed. Everyone will see that you broke the MOTM rules.​

3. Creating general "Vote for the MOTM" threads and links are not only allowed, it's encouraged!​

Now on to the fun part...PRIZES!!! Check out what YOU could WIN! (first)
(birthday) Have your car showcased on the Main Mazda Forums Home Page!​

(birthday) From Protege Garage: A 50 Dollar Gift certificate!​

(birthday) From Speedcircuit.net: 5% off any purchase made that month!​

(birthday) From Antoine: $50 Cash bonus only if the owner has a *CLEARLY VISIBLE* Mazda Forums (Mazdas247.com) related Sticker/Decal on their car in the MOTM picture.​

(birthday) Appear for the Month you won in the Official MOTM Calendar!​

Good Luck to all and let the voting begin! (drive)​

 

[Antoine]

NOTE: Any smartass, flametory and or off topic posts will be deleted and the poster will receive an infraction!

Thank you and once again Good Luck!

 

[Antoine]

Highway UFO
Keith Eggert
2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege

5. Engine Mods:
- VCTS removed
- 5 angle valve grind
- OBX Turbo Manifold
- Garrett TO4E hybrid turbo .50 trim
- Tial 38 mm wastegate 10 psi spring
- Polyurethane Motor Mounts
- Custom One off Downpipe fabbed by United Muffler in Caldwell Idaho.
- Remounted Radiator overflow tank
- 32x3x16 FMIC with all aluminum piping and heat wrapped near anything hot
- JDM Blitz BOV Vent to atmosphere.
- Custom fabbed Short Ram Intake
- Relocated Mass Air Flow Sensor
- All Silicone and T clamp couplers, 1 90 coupler and 1 2.5 to 2 inch reducer coupler
- Millenia PCV valve upgrade
- PPG sprayed and cleared Twin Stripe Valve Cover Cover

Fuel Management Mods:
- Split Second Air Fuel Controller
- 440 cc Injectors
- Aem UEGO Wideband

Transmission/Drivetrain/Shifter Mods:
- Exedy Clutch

Exhaust Mods:
- Turbo back exhaust to dump after highflow cat(thank god I don't have emission laws in my home county lol).
- Straight dump wastegate piping.

Cooling Mods:
- 50/50 premix antifreeze- Peak(Thanks Danica Patrick)
- Sleeper intercooler sprayer mounted behind intercooler

Brake Mods:
- None

Suspension Mods:
- Stock Racing Beat Swaybars (is that even a mod lol)
- Stock strut tower bar
- Intrax Purple Lowering Springs sourced from a 1988-1992 Ford Probe GT Turbo
- Stock Tokico Struts
- Full GTspec undercarriage treatment

Tires/Rim Mods:
- For style, 17 Enkei 10 spoke wheels, for everything else, Stock Racing Hart 17's
- F & R Falken Azenis RT-615 sized 215-45-ZR 17 on the Racing Harts
- F & R Yokohama Advans sized 215-35-ZR 17 on the Enkei's ($75 for Wheels and tires)

Appearance Mods:
- Removed Badges
- Custom Neighbor kid handlebar grips not on bike racing scratch, sized 8 inches long after a 4 hour wax and buff
- Custom A-hole scraped my rear bumper in the DMV parking lot mod
- Shocker sticker
- Boost Inside sticker
- Pedobear sticker
-Displacement on demand sitcker with turbo image

Interior:
- Dual Pillar Pod
- RCI 5 point safety Harnesses
- Old/vintage Corbeau racing seats mounted to stock rails

Audio/Video:
- Removed Sub and Amp rack
- Kenwood Aftermarket CD stereo

Gauges:
- AEM UEGO Wideband
- Motorsport Ebay special black tint Boost Gauge(mechanical, when the car is on, you can see the gauge, when it's off, you can't)
-Autometer EGT gauge

Misc:
- LED Turn, side, Gauge, and marker lights

Recognition:
Runner up at www.idahomotorsports.com for best Mazda of 2007.

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Mazdawarbird
Aka Dom
2001 Protege ES 2.0

Interior:
-MSP 03.5 Shift Knob
-Custom Painted Interior Pieces
--Gauge Surround
--Window Switch Panels
--Center Console
-Custom iPod Integration Panel in Armrest

Audio:
-Pioneer Headunit w/iPod Integration Kit
-JBL Competition 6x8" 2-Way Front Door Speakers
-Kenwood Competition 6x9" 3-Way Rear Deck Speakers
-Kenwood 600w 12" Subwoofer
-Schoshe 650w 2-Channel Amplifier
Total System Power= 1100w

Exterior:
-Custom Painted Front Grille Top Strip
-Custom Painted Front Grille Emblem
-Blacked Out Rear Emblems
-Blacked Out "2.0" Emblems on Door Panels
-Black Euro-Style Taillights

Engine/Drivetrain:
-Hybrid Injen/AEM CAI w/Micro Sensor Bypass Valve, Custom Heat-Painted 22v
--K&N Air Filter
-Mazdaspeed Short Shifter Assembly
-Magnaflow Cat-Back Exhaust w/03.5 MSP Oval Tip (Thanks MSP2024)
-SLS Performance Air Diversion Panel
-Custom Painted Valve Cover, Block, and Header Heat Shield

Suspension:
-03.5 MSP Springs on Front Struts (Thanks MSP2024)
-MSP Upper Strut Bar Custom Painted

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altspace
josh hanley
2004 Mazda RX-8 GT

Performance:
- Work Emotion XT-7 (bronze) - 18x8.5 +46
- Nitto NT555 Extreme - 225/45/18
- RAYS red anodized lugs
- Mazdatrix 5MM rear spacers
- Racing Brake slotted/drilled rotors
- Hawk HPS brake pads
- Mazdaspeed Struts
- Tein S-Tech Springs
- Beatrush front strut bar
- Beatrush rear strut bar
- Racing Beat REVi intake
- Racing Beat Ram Air duct
- Racing Beat catback exhaust
- Racing Beat oil cooler screens
- Magnecor red spark plug wires
- Royal Purple Max-Gear 75w90 Gear and Differential Fluids
- Custom red 4gauge red ground wires

Appearance:
- Custom intake box see-through plexiglass panel
- HRP engine heat reflective gold film
- OEM appearance package with splash guards
- Front & Rear custom polished rotary accents
- Custom red/black painted calipers
- MTEC ION Yellow fog lights with Rockblocker yellow overlays
- V-Led white front parking lights
- Carbon Fiber B-Pillars
- Paint matched velocity red rear license plate frame
- Paint matched washer+brake fluid caps
- GReddy custom gold powdercoated air diverter
- Mazdaspeed polished oil cap
- Custom polished engine details
- Custom painted black side vent strakes
- Custom cut carbon fiber rotary inlay on washer container
- Many hours of detailing labor using all Poorboys products

Stereo/Interior:
- Custom fiberglass enclosure for Sirius unit in dash painted gloss black to match
- Carbon Fiber guage hood cover
- Carbon Fiber center console trim
- Custom fiberglass subwoofer box to form fit with 10" Alpine SWS-1043D
- Alpine MRP-M500 amplifier
- Custom MDF trunk recess panel in high gloss black
- eDead sound deadening in doors and trunk
- Custom cut black vinyl center console trim pieces
- Dell Axim GPS
- Cobra Radar Detector hard wired
- Red LED footlights
- All interior lights red
- Blue LED trunk lights

Recognition:
My fellow NEPOCers. If not for them I would not be here.

Awards Won:
2nd Place in Mazda class - 2007 Whaling City custom car show
2nd Place in Mazda class - 2008 Whaling City custom car show
3rd place in Mazda class - Summer Send Off 3
3rd place in Mazda class - Summer Send Off 4

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ShawnstaMcNasty
Shawn
02 MP5

injen intake
reactive axle back

25% tint with custom mazda symbol in back window
custom yellow interior parts
pioneer dual din navi

carbonfiber wing
VIS OEM carbonfiber hood
Enkei Performance LF-10 rims
Kumho Ecsta SPT rubber
yellow break calipers
MADCATZ yellow fogs

300watt alpine amp
2 12in kicker comp subs

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Vel
Bovel
03 protege5

Engine Bay:
Ingen CAI
4-1 racing header
Cast iron color painted VC w/ sanded letters

Interior:
Rockfordfosgate 12 HEII x2
Rockfordfosgate 550.2 x2 amp
Rockfordfosgate Bassboost control
Valor 603W dvd head unit
Valor 6 DVD changer
TV tuner w/ kenwood antenna
dyed and painted headliner and pillars black
2002 center console w/ lid painted black
twm shortshifter and bushings
power window mod

Exterior:
15% tint windows/ 35% front windshield(keeps the sun out :-D!!)
shortened black antenna
18x7.5 xxr 502
215/35/18 nexxen 5000
tein springs
rolled fenders
ground dynamic front lip( metallic gray )
re-cleared headlights
6000k hid
yellow fog lights

 

[Antoine]

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MSP SuperStreet
Karl and Logan
Colorado Mazda Club
2003.5 MAZDASPEED PROTEGE #357

Engine Performance Mods:
- Engine Swap 2.0L Forged Short Block
- Mazdaspeed Crankshaft
- Pauter Forged Connecting Rods
- Clevite 77 Connecting Rod Bearings Set
- CP Pistons 8.5:1 CR/0.20 Bore
- Clivete 77 Main Bearing Set
- Clevite 77 Thrust Washer Set
- ARP Head Stud Kit
- Microtech LT10s Engine Management System
- ZEX Wet Nitrous System with 55hp Shot Nozzle
- ZEX 10 lb. Bottle with Warmer
- ZEX Tuner Kit & Remote Nitrous Remote Bottle Opener
- ZEX Hyperformance Nitrous Spark Plugs
- ZEX Dual Nitrous Purge System
- Nitrous Express N-ter Cooler Sprayer System, 10 lb Bottle
- Nitrous Express Nitrous Bottle Opener
- Custom Billet Nitrous Bottle Brackets
- HKS Super Sequential Blow-off Valve
- Greddy PRofec S-Type Electronic Boost Controller
- Pivot Turbo Timer with Red LED Display
- Polished Aluminum Turbo Hard Piping
- Custom Hi-Volume Performance SMIC
- Injen RD Series Cold-Air-Intake (CAI) Polished Aluminum
- ASP Custom 3” Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Carbon Fiber Muffler
- GHL Stainless Steel Performance 3” Downpipe & High Flow Cat
- Racing Radiator Overflow Tank

Engine Appearance Mods:
- Aluminum Air Diversion Plate
- Polished Exhaust Shield
- Polished Valve Cover
- Yellow Engine Cover
- Billet Oil Cap

Brake/Suspension Mods:
- Magnum Crossed Drilled Rotors with CadPlating, PBR Pads
- K-Sport Performance 36 Way Fully Adjustable Coilovers

Exterior Mods:
- Tinted Windows, 26%
- Custom Painted Carbon Fiber Evo Hood
- Hayame “gun metal” hood pins
- HID H4 Headlights Blue and Altezza Tail Lights
- Hella Angel Eyes Fog Lights
- Carbon Fiber Grill
- Carbon Fiber Gas Door
- Carbon Fiber License Plate Frames
- Billet Polished aluminum Lower Grill
- Custom Emblems and Vinyl Decals

Interior Mods:
- Tri-pod A-pillar
- Autometer Carbon Fiber Boost Gauge
- Autometer Carbon Fiber Pyro Gauge
- Autometer Carbon Fiber Air/Fuel Gauge
- Custom Carbon Fiber Dual Frog Eye Gauge Pod
- Two Autometer Carbon Fiber Electronic Nitrous Pressure Gauges
- Carbon Fiber Gauge Benzel
- Carbon Fiber Shift Plate
- Brushed Aluminum Accent Gage Rings
- Custom Carbon Fiber Nitrous Control Panel with Ignited
Toggle Switches and Buttons
- Center Console with Audison Bass Adjustment Control
- Polished Aluminum Diamond Plate Floor Mats
- Carbon Fiber Shift Boot with Accent Yellow Sitching
- Carbon Fiber Center Arm Rest
- Carbon Fiber Glove Box Cover
- Carbon Fiber E-brake Cover

In Car Entertainment, Security and Electronic Mods:
7 Monitors/TVs, PS2, Video-IPOD, Satellite-FM-AM Radio, DVD&CD
- Alpine IVA-D310 Multi-Media Mobile Audio System
7” Touch Screen LCD/TV DVD/CD/IPod 30G, Sirius Satellite Radio.
- Alpine KCA-420 Multimedia IPOD System with IPOD 30G Video
- 2 Alpine 10” Monitors Mounted in Custom Fiberglass Trunk
Lid Enclosure with 2 Mounted Hertz ECK130.3 5.25 Coax Speakers
- Audio Control DQX Processor (EQ/Crossover) Chrome Yellow
- Audison LRX5.1K 5 Channel Amplifier
- 2 Hertz HX 10” Subwoofers
- Custom Fabricated Fiberglass Dual Subwoofer Trunk Enclosure
- 2 LCD 7” Driver and Passenger Visor Monitors
- 2 AcceleVision LCD 7” Swivel LCD Headrest Monitors
- Sony Playstation 2 with Logitech Wireless Controllers
- Hertz ESK163.3 3way component System with Tweeters
- Custom Fabricated Door Panel Speaker Pods
- Full Roadkill Sound Damping Material
- Viper 5000 Car Security System, back-up Battery & Full Compliment of Sensors
- Escort Passport SR7 Remote Radar Detector
- Escort ZR3 Laser Shifter Defense System
- 2 Stinger Compact Dry Cell Batteries
- Custom Fusing Display Under Hood
- Custom Built RCA and Video Signal Cables
- Complete Stinger Power Wiring

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Tom03es
Tom
2003 Mazda Protege ES

MODS:

Engine:
Injen CAI wrapped in insulation
Medieval pullies: alternator, water pump and power steering
Unorthodox Racing underdrive crank pulley
VTCS removed from intake manifold
AWR 88 durometer motor mounts- front, rear and side inserts

Exhaust:
OBX 4-1 header ceramic coated
SLS stainless catted mid-pipe
Racing Beat cat-back exhaust

Suspension/Chassis:
Mazdaspeed Protege struts and springs
Mazda Protege5 front strut tower brace
AutoExe lower tie bar
GTSpec 4 point ladder brace
Racing Beat rear sway bar
AXR Clunk Fix

Wheels/Tires:
summer- 17x7 Enkei RSV wheels with 215/45-17 General Exclaim UHP tires
winter- 15x6 Konig Theory wheels with 195/55-15 Hankook iPike tires

Transmission:
Lentech Street Terminator valve body
Hayden Trans-saver transmission fluid cooler

Electronics:
Autometer Oil temp
Autometer Oil pressure (not pictured)
Autometer Transmission temp (not pictured) - wired to monitor the temp at the drain plug and the temp exiting the transmission
Autometer Water temp
Escort Passport 8500 x50 radar detector (not pictured)
Pioneer head unit

Misc:
Hella Supertone horns
brake calipers painted red
side mouldings removed
windows tinted
sunroof air deflector
DaveB gauge rings
P5 side skirts
Mazda accessory front air dam

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Mazda Protege 2
Dan
03 ES-GT

(couldn't find the enitre engine bay shot)

Interior-
7 Inch Flip out screen
Soundstream Front and rear speakers
Tsunami wring
MTX thunder series amp
2 12inch MTX subs
Dynomat sound deadner
17% tint all around
5% sun strip
Street Unit guage rings
PS2 in dash
blue LED's
Compustar remote start/alarm

Exterior-
MSP racing harts Custom painted black
OEM front air dam
Mp3 Side skirts
Mp3 Rear lip
Mp3 replica wing (no center pillar)
Tinted Tails (dark)
Tinted third brake light and side markers
Xcellerated concepts FG eyelids
6000K HID's
Eurolite fogs
removed side mouldings

Under the hood -
Injen CAI
K&N filter
Optima red top battery
magnaflow cat back
NGK plugs
revised and ported intake mani

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guitardude1568
David Partlow
1993 Mazda Mx6 LS

Engine Mods:
Cold air intake
Pacesetter long tube headers
Magnaflow exhaust
65 mm throttle body
throttle coolant bypass
Cosmo Racing AFPR

Suspension:
Kyb GR-2 struts
Arospeed coilovers (lowered about 2")

Transmission:
Quick shift short throw shifter

Exterior:
VIS Carbon fiber hood
JSP Carbon fiber trunk
M-edition all red tails
MSR Style 138 wheels
E-spec headlights
Intake manifold painted gloss black
Valve cover color matched to the car
Clear front side markers
Blacked out rear side markers
Two tone gray/black paint

Interior:
Black leather interior swap
Blue neon footlight
Blue reverse glow gauges

Stereo:
Pioneer Premier headunit
Pioneer Premier Amp
db Drive 5x7's
dual 12" subwoofers
Ported sub box w/ blue led's

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TXMZDSPD2GEN
Ron bartolome
1997 protege LX 1.5L Z5

PERFORMANCE:
Simota ram intake (only one known in the US)
K&N cone type filter
NGK blue spark plug wires
FUTABA (JDM) radiator cap w/ push botton pressure release
Custom made exhaust with 03 mazdaspeed muffler
RS-R (JDM) drop springs (Only one here in the US)
KYB GR2 struts
Mazda racing 19mm rear stabilizer bar
Silver engine strut bar
17" woltech racing rims
205/40/17 N7000 TRAZANO tires
Semi mettalic brake pads
Brembo front rotor

APPEARANCE:
MAZDASPEED JDM 2.5 Front lip (ONLY 1 IN THE US)
MAZDASPEED Side skirt ( VERY RARE IN THE US)
MAZDASPEED REAR WING (VERY RARE IN THE US}
MAZDASPEED Carbon fiber look grills
MAZDASPEED Rotor type oil cap ( VERY RARE IN THE US)
MAZDASPEED rear emblem from MS MIATA
JDM hood scoop ( from the diesel powered protege in Japan)
JDM rear tail lights
JDM Front bumper
JDM Clear headlights
JDM clear Corner lights w/ bumps
JDM CIBIE fog lights with protector (2 only here in the US)
JDM rear visor
JDM License plate tilt holder
Silver colored 1996 protege valve cover
Blue engine hose covers and trimmings
Red colored mazda logo
Red Colored brake piston
Amber side marker
MAZDASPEED Sticker on spoiler

STEREO/ INTERIOR:
Pioneer headunit
Kenwood front speakers
Kenwood Rear speakers
Kenwood 12" sub with enclosure
Kenwood Amplifier
Brushed type gauge cluster cover
Indiglo 7 color gauge
Painted stereo surround
Painted gauge surround
Vacuum gauge with 7 color indiglo
Volt gauge with 7 color indiglo
Brushed aluminum gauge plate with mazda logo
Aluminum floor plates
Hand brake cover
MOMO brake and gas pedal
MOMO JDM Competition steering wheel
MOMO door sill
1inch aluminum steering wheel adapter
3 type of seat covers..leather with custom 2 tone, White fabric, Lazyboy type black leather
Garmin GPS
Viper 500 hyper performance alarm with auto start
Moodlight with battery checker feature
Rear handle on headrest

Recognition:
MY GUYS...DFWMAZDAS, IMAZDA, CLUBPROTEGE, MAZDATECH (Philippines), THEMAN.

AWARD WON:
Knowing I finish my PROJECT!!!!HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE A PROTEGE LIKE THIS??? 11 year old car with original paint (SHINNY).

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protegerider
Jason
2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege

PERFORMANCE:
Stock Garrett GT2554R Turbo
Custom FMIC
AEM Cold Air Intake
Turbo XS Boost Controller @ 7 psi
Knock-Off Greddy Type S BOV Recirculated

EXTERIOR:
Katana 18'' Rims
Tint
Altezza Tail Lights

INTERIOR:
Dual Gauge Pod Pillar
Autometer Boost Gauge
Autometer Air/Fuel Gauge
Pioneer Headunit
Pioneer 4-channel amp

 

[Antoine]

Time to get the party started...The DEADLINE to VOTE is December 8th!

Good Luck to all!

 

[mazdaspeed777]

Had to go for txmzdspd2gen. Sickest 2nd gen ever, good work!

 

[altspace]

Thx all. I loved my P5 and because of my Mazda NEPOC crew I stayed within the family and most likely will never leave.

 

[Akaveli]

My vote goes to HighwayUFO.

 

[fishdonotbounce]

I've been on hiatus for a couple months now but I'll stick my nose in here and vote for Altspace. Always been a big fan man. Beautiful ride and beautiful pics.

 

[808MP5]

hmmm. Looking good everyone

 

[buit9110]

Altspace For The Win!!!

 

[jabroni]

my vote goes to TXMZDSPD2GEN1997 protege LX 1.5L Z5

sick car bro well deserved

 

[Renzokuken]

Awww damn, I meant to vote for the RX8 !!!!! My damn Iphone lagged... GRRRR....

 

[Circuit]

Voted for altspace! Amazing RX8! Looks like red cars for landslide victories 2 months in a row lol

 

[wheresthericego]

voted

 

[JDM-P5]

Voted....







.....where are all the Miatas?

 

[Reitrof]

Voted

 

[nativebackup1]

Voted

 

[block8head]

altspace for sure...

Voted

 

[CantCMe]

voted...