What have you done to your MSP today?
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TheSwapnessMonster
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I jkust dont think id trust spending $400 on a wrecker pull that is untested when i can spend $800 on a running parts car that i can at least drive to varify its all good. im gonna try to press out the shifter linkage bolt.. if its held inw ith plastic bushings, im not understanding why its seized in there so tight.. if i can salvage it, i might put that trans in. its a little rusty from sitting for a year but i didnt hear anything from it when i was driving it. just have no more money to spend.. it only sucks cause i spent $600 reconditioning the p5 assuming i had a buyer..
anarchistchiken
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New Mazdaspeed owner checking in!
I was very active here back in the day, I wrecked my p5 in 2007 and is he's been patiently sitting for years waiting to be restored, but I decided to cut and run, so I'm stealing what parts I can to improve the msp, then I'll be letting her go. If anyone wants a cheap parts car that runs perfectly and will drive fine with a bearing replacement, hit me up.
I bought titanium #508 about a week ago, been working on her pretty much every day since then. Projects so far include swapping out my Dave B gauge rings and kartboy short shifter from my wrecked protege5, installing corksport bronzoil bushings, fluid, filter and spark plug changes, and a semi thorough buff and wax job (when it's above 40* I'll give it a full day of polishing, paint is in decent shape but it needs some love.
Mods already on the car when I bought it include, but are not limited to;
Aluminum hard pipes, Injen cold air intake, aluminum SMIC (brand unknown) forge bpv, 2.5-3" ghetto fab special exhaust, straight piped from the downpipe, with a mazdaspeed tip welded on though, so it will still burn you, yellowspeed coilovers, limo tint all around (bleh), unknown 18x 8 wheels with 215/40 bfg GeForce kda's (rubs all the time, I would be interested in trading them for wheels that fit)
Let's see what else... Oh can't forget my sweet ass HKS oil cap, that's good for 15 whp. Some cheap color changing gauges, including a broken wideband mounted in a nice triple gauge single din pod, and that's about it.
Guy claimed boost was set at 10 psi but it only spike to about 9, then settles at 7.5-8, I'm not sure if this is a boost/vacuum leak issue or if that's just where it's actually set.
Going in for an alignment this week, hopefully can tuck the wheels a little more and diminish the rubbing, and I'll be welding in a 3" MagnaFlow glass pack resonator to calm the exhaust a bit.
So far I'm in love. Still has unmodified racing beats, so I'm debating between just doing the clunk fix or swapping it out for my 21mm on the p5. And the front end link is broken on the driver side, so that needs fixing. I'll keep yall updated and post pics tomorrow, website is giving me grief
I was very active here back in the day, I wrecked my p5 in 2007 and is he's been patiently sitting for years waiting to be restored, but I decided to cut and run, so I'm stealing what parts I can to improve the msp, then I'll be letting her go. If anyone wants a cheap parts car that runs perfectly and will drive fine with a bearing replacement, hit me up.
I bought titanium #508 about a week ago, been working on her pretty much every day since then. Projects so far include swapping out my Dave B gauge rings and kartboy short shifter from my wrecked protege5, installing corksport bronzoil bushings, fluid, filter and spark plug changes, and a semi thorough buff and wax job (when it's above 40* I'll give it a full day of polishing, paint is in decent shape but it needs some love.
Mods already on the car when I bought it include, but are not limited to;
Aluminum hard pipes, Injen cold air intake, aluminum SMIC (brand unknown) forge bpv, 2.5-3" ghetto fab special exhaust, straight piped from the downpipe, with a mazdaspeed tip welded on though, so it will still burn you, yellowspeed coilovers, limo tint all around (bleh), unknown 18x 8 wheels with 215/40 bfg GeForce kda's (rubs all the time, I would be interested in trading them for wheels that fit)
Let's see what else... Oh can't forget my sweet ass HKS oil cap, that's good for 15 whp. Some cheap color changing gauges, including a broken wideband mounted in a nice triple gauge single din pod, and that's about it.
Guy claimed boost was set at 10 psi but it only spike to about 9, then settles at 7.5-8, I'm not sure if this is a boost/vacuum leak issue or if that's just where it's actually set.
Going in for an alignment this week, hopefully can tuck the wheels a little more and diminish the rubbing, and I'll be welding in a 3" MagnaFlow glass pack resonator to calm the exhaust a bit.
So far I'm in love. Still has unmodified racing beats, so I'm debating between just doing the clunk fix or swapping it out for my 21mm on the p5. And the front end link is broken on the driver side, so that needs fixing. I'll keep yall updated and post pics tomorrow, website is giving me grief
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ZealoustheEnder
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hornsfan10609
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Unfortunately, no it will not. Needs to be a G series and the newer, the better unless you plan to rebuild.
I still have my 315km trans but its been sitting out for months. If i can press the shift linkage bolt out i might swap it into the p5 and double the asking price. I though lt id get rid if it quick but app no. I really just dont want to pull the tranny out again. Even though i could make $1000 more by doing so.... Bleh.
IllaNoizeTV
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Well guys I wanna thank you for all the help and insight you provided. The car was officially sold today. God bless
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hornsfan10609
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Good luck man, did you tell the new owner about the site?
IllaNoizeTV
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Thanks man! Im excited to get my infiniti g35 
. I didn't tell him but I have the decal on the rear window. I'm sure he'll put 2 together.
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. I didn't tell him but I have the decal on the rear window. I'm sure he'll put 2 together. Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk
ilovewheels
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nice^. congrats on the sale. I used to miss my car but now I'm at peace with it lol. The guy I sold it to, sold it to another guy who eventually found his way here and found me(if the guy who bought your car is an enthusiast he will find his way here)
Why the choice for the G35 and not a 350z? (might have said it before but too lazy to read back)
Why the choice for the G35 and not a 350z? (might have said it before but too lazy to read back)
IllaNoizeTV
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+1 exactly.... I wanna keep my g35 even if we decide to have a baby. The 350z theres no back seat. I know it's uncomfortable but I want the g35 for the long run. My sister and I used to ride in our dad's supra mk3 when we were kids and we wouldn't have it any other way. We actually made fun of families with minivans. Lol. No disrespect.
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No reason you cant have both really. You can get a good used van or suv for pennies for hauling around and keep your fun car too.
No need for bigger with just one child though. My wife carted ours around in an mx3 for years before i found her a good esgt. After inbasically paid new price for my msp we will never again be attached to a car loan.
I might buy a van but for work.
Its different if you live inan appt obv but american house so cheap.... I wanna move. But dispute ourterribad ecconomy, lifes pretty good in the great white.
No need for bigger with just one child though. My wife carted ours around in an mx3 for years before i found her a good esgt. After inbasically paid new price for my msp we will never again be attached to a car loan.
I might buy a van but for work.
Its different if you live inan appt obv but american house so cheap.... I wanna move. But dispute ourterribad ecconomy, lifes pretty good in the great white.
hornsfan10609
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How's the weather up there eh? It's 72 and sunny in Austin this weekend. A friend just moved from Wisconsin to thaw out for a bit, he loves it so far.
As for the G35 they are very nice cars and last a long time depending on the maintenance done (which is true for most cars). Comfortable and pretty quick without having to mod them, and you can pick the early models up for cheap these days.
As for the G35 they are very nice cars and last a long time depending on the maintenance done (which is true for most cars). Comfortable and pretty quick without having to mod them, and you can pick the early models up for cheap these days.
ZealoustheEnder
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It's friggen cold up here right now. -3 ambient and around -30 wind chill.
G35/37 was on my list when I was shopping but it just felt too big and I really wanted a hatch, hence the FoST.
Just sold my 17 inch wheels to a local guy off CL. Was happy to hear he was putting them on a P5 so I got his email address and dumped a ton of information on him and pointed him to this forum.
Sold the p5 this morning. Got on a ferry and drove to mapleridge to get msp racing harts and a mirror. On my way! Home now. Only a 7 hrround trip. Got them for $80 each cdn. Need lotsof love but its ok.
Ill start that and put new tires on. Guy had an entire bodykit and all mechanical pulled. Was thinking of doing a pick and pull but would have got expensive. Had a kenwood sub. But i didnt wann pay $200 for it. Or $300 for a trunk lidwith spoiler. Get away while im ahead ha.
Ill start that and put new tires on. Guy had an entire bodykit and all mechanical pulled. Was thinking of doing a pick and pull but would have got expensive. Had a kenwood sub. But i didnt wann pay $200 for it. Or $300 for a trunk lidwith spoiler. Get away while im ahead ha.
Cold as a witch's tit up here in Wisconsin. It got down to -5 yesterday without windchill.
Nice! Congrats dude. Can't wait to see the progress you make on the MSP. And good find! I know how that goes. I drove about 10 hours round trip about two months ago because I found some parts in Chicago that I needed to have (although not for a Mazda). Always nice to find a good stockpile.
ahhh i had planned to go there and spend like $800 on small s***. but he wanted too much for small disposable stuff that i didnt bother with the bigger stuff.. he had a complete body kit that surely would have been a good profit mark, but $300 for the trunklid with spoiler was too rich for me. i could have got a front splitter that needed repair but again, $150 for it with a bumper that wouldnt have been worth fixing. I could have got stock struts and springs for $100 for the wifes es, but 220km on them.. anything more than 80km, fk that. mine are done blown at 138.
as for mechanical, i can get it all from a p5 parts car. so driving there to get rims was pretty much the thing.
i spent $640 cdn to get rims, msp yellow mirror which is still better dispite the chip out of the body. the cap is good, lower half is good. just a little chip out of the bottom half that i can fix and paint np. never did figure out how to seperate the top and bottom halfs or i would have painted a p5 one long ago.
i also got a set of coils, maf with airbox for wifes es and the full brake booster and brand new master cylinder. just stuff i needed to keep both cars running. he had EVERYTHING.. and after i got back to the ferry i started thinking of things i could have done with.. but ill ask him about them at a later date. like.. steering wheel ect.
as for big plans... there arent really any.. but the msp kinda drives bad compared to the p5.. its stiff, noisy, runs badly and since i put the pope downpipe in, fuelcuts pretty much everywhere. not sure whats going on, but another parts car might be in my near future.
as for mechanical, i can get it all from a p5 parts car. so driving there to get rims was pretty much the thing.
i spent $640 cdn to get rims, msp yellow mirror which is still better dispite the chip out of the body. the cap is good, lower half is good. just a little chip out of the bottom half that i can fix and paint np. never did figure out how to seperate the top and bottom halfs or i would have painted a p5 one long ago.
i also got a set of coils, maf with airbox for wifes es and the full brake booster and brand new master cylinder. just stuff i needed to keep both cars running. he had EVERYTHING.. and after i got back to the ferry i started thinking of things i could have done with.. but ill ask him about them at a later date. like.. steering wheel ect.
as for big plans... there arent really any.. but the msp kinda drives bad compared to the p5.. its stiff, noisy, runs badly and since i put the pope downpipe in, fuelcuts pretty much everywhere. not sure whats going on, but another parts car might be in my near future.
