What have you done to your MSP today?

Bought all new injector grommets, o-rings and insulators, vacuum line clamps and some seafoam that's going to go into the fuel tank. Also cleaned every electrical connection connected to the fuel system as well as the MAF. Cleaned EVERYTHING in and around the injector bungs. Oh yeah, I also ripped apart the who fuel rail system again... I'M GOING TO FIX THIS!

For fun I also bought a new valve cover gasket to go with my new black powder coated valve cover, a 3/8-3/8-1/8 NPT fitting to go into my fuel rail to allow for the 1-1/2" mechanical fuel pressure gauge I also purchased. Oh yeah, I also got a TurboXS Type H (not -RFL) BOV :D

Still waiting on my parts from PG and still debating whether I can drop $320 on an AWR pan right now. Also dropped new coldpipe off at the metal stripping shop and spoke with a performance shop that's going to fabricate my new coldpipe, intake and some other engine bay bits.

I need to stop spending money...
 
I was just about to ask... where do all you guys get your money? I mean, it seems like everyone who owns an MSP/P5 (or on this forum for that matter) has all these mods to their cars. I have trouble enough just getting a nice set of illuminas. Where did I go wrong?
 
washed, painted logos red, added mazdaspeed decals. nothing flashy but it looks good.
will be getting powder coated red hard pipe and red injen cai. will paint engine cover gloss black too.

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my camera sux so it doesnt show the color of how it looks in person. in person its more a of blood red. the camera makes it look orangy red.
 
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you only hear bout the ones dropping a buncha money. those of us who are broke as s*** tend not to brag about how unmodded our cars remain. (bang)
 
<-- fresh outa college, haven't caught up on bills yet... that and my gf has some hella high maintainance fees... lol.

this is what I get for dating a doctor's daughter... her ring is gonna be 15K plus.
 
My chicks ring was a fraction of that! Holy s*** 15K? Dude... I'd lose her if she expected you to pay that. Makes me love my wife even more.
 
<-- fresh outa college, haven't caught up on bills yet... that and my gf has some hella high maintainance fees... lol.

this is what I get for dating a doctor's daughter... her ring is gonna be 15K plus.

15K !?! ouch

I've got very little money aswell and I've only had the car for just over a year. I admit I have a few things done to her but its all in small bits and most all of it is used deals from the FS section...

but I always feel the need to post up here and add the list...who noes maybe one day I will be one of those guys with all the big toys...
 
My chicks ring was a fraction of that! Holy s*** 15K? Dude... I'd lose her if she expected you to pay that. Makes me love my wife even more.

I wish it were that simple. She's out with her friends now, and my life is sad enough that I don't know who I'd even call... so I'm sitting home bored as s*** trying to burn time on mazda forums. lol
 
im broke as s***.. but still find ways.. most of the time i usually find a junker car at a nearby persons house.. offer em $100 for it.. cut the cats off and take the rest to scrap and end up getting me about 350-400 in return.. then you put the $100 back into another and have money to put parts on the car
 
It's pretty simple: I graduated from a decent school and got a decent job, even though I'm engaged and have bought a pricey ring, I live by myself in an inexpensive apt, both my vehicles are paid off and I live in a relatively non-expensive area. I don't eat out much and I don't usually drive when I don't have to. Besides, most of the things I've bought are minor. Nothing like a built block, transmission or cylinder head...
 
15k, lol i wouldnt care if she was a doctors daughter thats alot of money lol and i thought buying my GF 150 dollar purse was bad!!!
 
I was just about to ask... where do all you guys get your money? I mean, it seems like everyone who owns an MSP/P5 (or on this forum for that matter) has all these mods to their cars. I have trouble enough just getting a nice set of illuminas. Where did I go wrong?

It's all about bargain hunting, my friend.
With the exception of brake parts (and now my Steedspeed manifold) nearly every significant mod I've made has been with used parts bought here on the forums. LIVE in the for sale section and buy only from reputable members and you can't go wrong.

The thing is, you see people's mod lists and to you it looks like it all happened overnight. That's not usually the case. It took me a while to get where I have the car now, and I'm not even that heavily modified.....yet. (laugh)
 
Yeah I have been collecting parts for over 2 years now. Especially since January this year. I have a ton of parts that I'm going to install this weekend, manifold, fmic, radiator, and possibly a new turbo. The list goes on and on.
 
The factory Kenwood went out for the last time, and i decided it was time for something new. So i spent pretty much all day looking at different audio shops for the head unit that would catch my eye.....and so i found this and ordered one up :)

- Alpine iDA-X100

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...and since it only plays digital media, it gave me the perfect excuse to buy an ipod touch, lol. So picked up an 8GB iPod Touch with the "Mazdaspeed" engraving on the back ;) Both should be here next week!
 
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