Protege Garage Turbo Inlet Installed

i'd just like to add that i thoroughly inspected my upon arrival and found none of whats stated above. the weld inside was fair as well as the weld on the out side. and no gunk or anything inside.
i'm sure ken will make it right with any defects that pop up.
 
ken came out to my house to give me my replacement. Great guy.
I have not dealt with a vendor that helpful, that quick then Ken. Once again thanks Ken for a great product and all i have to say is keep em coming (rockon)
 
Just installed mine today, wasnt bad getting the old pipe out i just had problems putting the new one in.. my pipe doesnt fit as flush as i thought it would it rubs against my battery box.. that wont hurt anything will it?
 
motomike239 said:
Just installed mine today, wasnt bad getting the old pipe out i just had problems putting the new one in.. my pipe doesnt fit as flush as i thought it would it rubs against my battery box.. that wont hurt anything will it?
Click to expand...

it won't cause any issues. PM me, i might be able to give you a tip or two as to how to adjust it if need be
 
im soooo debating right now if I want to order this! Im just trying to find some other parts to get for my car! any ideas. other than tmic or cobb app?

also if I place my order tonight. when would I receive this? and its being shipped to ND
 
RuZec said:
im soooo debating right now if I want to order this! Im just trying to find some other parts to get for my car! any ideas. other than tmic or cobb app?

also if I place my order tonight. when would I receive this? and its being shipped to ND
Click to expand...

its ready to go, you'd have it this weekend
 
motomike239 said:
Just installed mine today, wasnt bad getting the old pipe out i just had problems putting the new one in.. my pipe doesnt fit as flush as i thought it would it rubs against my battery box.. that wont hurt anything will it?
Click to expand...

Sounds like you might not have it in all the way. I had the same problem then I figured I'd put the silicone tube on the turbo first as far as it will go in and then put in the pipe, you may need to put some soap on the silicone tube so it would go in easier. It seems to fit better, even the mounting point lined up, no rubbing or clearance issues.
 
Installed mine. No problems. Seems to smooth the car out a little; this not being the smoothest running engine ever made, that's good. No real output change but, I wasn't expecting that.

Sunuvabitch stock pipe came off with only the tiniest tug, even with the hose clamp full tight...gee, I wonder if that was leaking?(dunno) Excellent work by Mazda's assembly plant; I've had a number of small issues with leaking hoses from the factory so far. I'm not particularly impressed by that. What if I didn't have 25 years of experience and I had to take this thing into a shop every time one of these little gremlins hits? Retards.

I also fixed the busted off bracket from the Cobb I used to have, drilled out the spot weld and put in a screw to hold it down.

All in all, dealt with a number of little things and added something shiney under the hood...it's all good
 
Darth Vader said:
Sunuvabitch stock pipe came off with only the tiniest tug, even with the hose clamp full tight...gee, I wonder if that was leaking?(dunno) Excellent work by Mazda's assembly plant; I've had a number of small issues with leaking hoses from the factory so far. I'm not particularly impressed by that. What if I didn't have 25 years of experience and I had to take this thing into a shop every time one of these little gremlins hits? Retards.
Click to expand...

its pretty disenheartening to keep hearing the factory one falls off so easily for most people :(
 
I got mine, only to find out the coupler is missing. My buddy also ordered on and his silicone hose was missing. Thankfully, Ken is on top of it. And yes, mine was dirty on the inside.
 
Darth Vader said:
Installed mine. No problems. Seems to smooth the car out a little; this not being the smoothest running engine ever made, that's good. No real output change but, I wasn't expecting that.

Sunuvabitch stock pipe came off with only the tiniest tug, even with the hose clamp full tight...gee, I wonder if that was leaking?(dunno) Excellent work by Mazda's assembly plant; I've had a number of small issues with leaking hoses from the factory so far. I'm not particularly impressed by that. What if I didn't have 25 years of experience and I had to take this thing into a shop every time one of these little gremlins hits? Retards.

I also fixed the busted off bracket from the Cobb I used to have, drilled out the spot weld and put in a screw to hold it down.

All in all, dealt with a number of little things and added something shiney under the hood...it's all good
Click to expand...
When I installed my Cobb TIP, the clamp on the turbo was tight.(2thumbs) I guess my MS3 was assembled on a Tuesday.
 
Please log in or register to reply here.

New Posts and Comments

K
CX-5 does well... interesting to see how far the Subaru has fallen below it for traction
Replies
0
Views
28
Kedis82ZE8
K
K
    • Like
  • Sticky
What have you done to your CX-5 today?
478 479 480
Replies
10K
Views
2M
themp
themp
M
Brakes, Brakes and More Brakes…Help! 2018 Mazda3
Replies
11
Views
2K
MyFirstMazda
MyFirstMazda
S
New Transmission Costs
2 3
Replies
43
Views
6K
Lazy2.5
L
W
2017~2025 How does everybody feel about the 2026 eliminating the turbo and physical buttons?
Replies
10
Views
349
jadmt
jadmt
H
Do
Replies
2
Views
91
HebDoc
H
View more…

New Threads and Articles

Back