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If you have been keeping up with this post, you will realize that it seems that we have stumbled upon yet another issue with our MazdaSpeed Proteges. To recap: a number of us have been experiencing a drop in our RPM, either when we idle or when we disengage the engine after medium to high revs. Many of us have seen our dash lights come on because the RPMS drop so low, or even complete stall. I have been working to try to correct this problem, I had limited success with some upward adjustment of the idle speed of my car. After I adjusted the idle it appeared that my stalling had ceased, however after about 40-50 mi of driving, the stall returned. I originally thought this stall was linked to my new Perrin SRI, THIS IS DEFFINATLY NOT THE CASE, because I am having the same issue with my AEM CAI, I also know of at least one member on this forum who is stock and experiencing the same issue. I have been in touch with a Master Mechanic from Mazda, and with his help I plan to cure this issue. The mechanic informed me that Mazda found a defect in their waste gate. There appears to be a gap in the waste gate, and for some reason the cars with this issue do not hold as much boost. The mechanic told me that the MSP should run a constant 6psi, and spike to 8psi. I have a CustomMSP SMIC, with Turbohoses hardpipes, an AEM CAI, a turbohoses filter, and I am recirualting the stock BPV. In my mind these mods should have increased my boost at least 1psi (this is based on what other members experience) however, my boost gauge reads a constant 5psi and spikes to 7psi. So, on Monday I am going to call my dealer andask them if the know of any wastegate issues with the MSP (the mechanic said it is more common in the 2003 MSP rather than the 2003.5 MSP). I know of another post where a member had a bunch of mods to his car, and he got beaten a stock MSP. I am not saying that this is the problem, but I am also not saying that this is not the problem. So I will be sure to keep you all posted. From what I gather I have every symptom of this problem. I am prepared to take some crap from the dealer about my mods but I am armed with my own copy of the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act (for those of you who dont know, this act is put out the FTC, and it basically states an dealer cannot deny you warranty work, simply because you have in stalled quality aftermarket parts, the dealer has to specifically state how the aftermarket parts are causing the problem.) As I stated I will keep you all informed of the outcome, if you have any questions please feel free to PM me or just ask in this thread. We are all hear to help one another.<o></o>
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