ilovewheels
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Well that's good to know then.. No need for an oil cooler
What have you done to your MSP today?
- Thread starter baconbitz
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You do have the stock oil cooler in place I would assume since you have an MSP. That should work well enough for Auto-X but like Rally said if you plan on doing extended track time in your car you'll definitely want something bigger to provide better cooling. Also you'll be able to get more oil which is a good thing but I would highly suggest getting an oil pressure regulator (DocB) if you do extended tracking.
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
installed new coil packs, NGK wires, and rerouted/replaced some old vac lines with new silicone ones. cleared my CEL. MSP seems to be riding a lot better now, hopefully itll stay off now. felt nice hitting boost in 1st-2nd gear and spinning some tires haha.
still to do list:
new couplers and clamps
505IM and perrin fuel rail install
solder my ssafc into my extension harness and get this b*tch tuned for 12-14psi haha
still to do list:
new couplers and clamps
505IM and perrin fuel rail install
solder my ssafc into my extension harness and get this b*tch tuned for 12-14psi haha
shane02pro5
25ish_psi
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Yes very tight sqeeze indeed... loosened up bolts on the turbo flange to shift things.
Went to the junkyard to find a rear bumper and came home with a radio bezel and the plastic piece w/ covered cup holder for $11. Now I can redo my gauge locations in the radio bezel. Hopefully I'll most of the other vinyl done this weekend.
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- 1989 RX-7 GXL Blaze Red
Turned some bushings for my rear link kit.
you are turning those on low speed aren't you?
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
i need to tune my msp. all this bucking is making me upset when i try to go WOT. i think thats the only thing i like about my boy's ms3 . slam on that throttle and spool up to full boost without a brick wall.
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- 1989 RX-7 GXL Blaze Red
yeah, if you go fast it melts.
hornsfan10609
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege x2
Yeah those cars were actually designed to be boosted and it shows. I could never buy an MS3 though, too many faster rwd cars available for the money and they don't handle or feel like the MSP. An MSP with bolt-ons and about 11-12psi will outrun a stock MS3 until about 100-110mph when the Protege runs out of steam. The speed3 just keeps pulling all the way to 130-140.
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protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
this is true. but then again my boys ms3 is far from stock lol. 380whp. 360ishwtq . so its a fast little devil haha. i need at least 300ishwhp to beat him in a race due to weight factors. but i def always beat him around the corners even now.
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
so does mine until i hit open loop ad i hit a brick wall or fuel cut. bad stock tune still. still so much left to do to this damn thing. haha
yeah im a bit rich most of the time, for example i made a pull and the guy at the next stop light i thought he was gonna tell me to slow down.. no he just wantedto tell me how good my car smelled. lol said he could smell it with the windows up when i pulled passed him lol
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
haha, mine smells incredibly rich at idle. especially since its catless.
alright. before i start to freak out a little bit.....
my transmission started to make some weird noise on the way home today. i started up to come home as usual and it wouldnt go into reverse for whatever reason... so i let the clutch out just a little bit and slowly slotted into reverse, which stalled the car.. started up and went as normal without a care but now the tranny seems to tick and whir whenever the clutch is out. if im sitting idling with the car in neutral you can hear it and at all times the car is moving. so i ruled out the clutch as a possibility there. is this a tranny bearing or somthing else that has gone out?
further to the point, whats cheaper... fixing this transmission or just trying to locate another transmission for a swap? i live in canada and my options seem pretty limited. the car goes just fine. the sound doesnt get worse with speed just faster frequency.
my transmission started to make some weird noise on the way home today. i started up to come home as usual and it wouldnt go into reverse for whatever reason... so i let the clutch out just a little bit and slowly slotted into reverse, which stalled the car.. started up and went as normal without a care but now the tranny seems to tick and whir whenever the clutch is out. if im sitting idling with the car in neutral you can hear it and at all times the car is moving. so i ruled out the clutch as a possibility there. is this a tranny bearing or somthing else that has gone out?
further to the point, whats cheaper... fixing this transmission or just trying to locate another transmission for a swap? i live in canada and my options seem pretty limited. the car goes just fine. the sound doesnt get worse with speed just faster frequency.
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege 1660, 2004 Winning Blue RX8, 2005 Mazda6
What mods? And how far is "just under" from 300whp? Because I've got all the mods listed below, but still running the GT25 (which I believe to be my biggest limiting factor) and I doubt I'm anywhere near that. I can pull a lot of 250hp cars with ease, but I don't think I'm anywhere near 300hp, let alone 300whp.
hornsfan10609
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege x2
Does the noise go away when you engage the clutch? It could be the pilot or throwout bearing on the clutch or even the input shaft bearing. Tranny will have to come out to replace these, probably best to install new bearings in your current trans vs. a used trans.
