What have you done to your P5 today?

[Kansei]

Took the car into Mazda today to get an estimate and take pics for the Mazda Rep. Hopefully find out from Mazda next week whether they will fix the rust and paint bubbling.

They will... well at least they should. Modern Motors in Thomaston, CT did with mine.

 

[aMaff]

I dunno man. The ECU probably is to blame

 

[NJP5Guy]

AMAFF- how do you fare in HS. Was also curious what you think the p5 needs to be more competetive. What cars usually give you a run for your money? If you are interested check out www.sjr-scca.org and you will see how I'm doing in the standings so far this year in STS.

 

[DeanSweet]

Gave my Protege5 the day off and drove the camaro again.
Last time I drove this beast I somehow toasted the Alternator, replaced easily enough.
Last night the car blew out the fan belt and overheated... new belt was $7 and a bit of coolant and good to go. Adjusted the timing and idle a bit to get it to settle down. Man, bringing back memories of why I drive a tiny new car instead of something so old?!?

 

[aMaff]

AMAFF- how do you fare in HS. Was also curious what you think the p5 needs to be more competetive. What cars usually give you a run for your money? If you are interested check out www.sjr-scca.org and you will see how I'm doing in the standings so far this year in STS.

well, I'm still very much a noob, and never ran R-comps, but I'll give this a shot.

Basically your main cometitor in HS is the Mini. To be more competitive in stock class, basically you're gonna need R-comps and you will DEFINATELY need a competition alignment. All a cat back will do is let you hear what the engine is doing (which is helpful), but won't get much performance wise from it. Good struts would help too.

If you're just starting out, I'd run the car on street tires for a while just to get a feel of how the car acts at the limit, and have decent room for error. Once you can be quick on the street tires, you won't (generally) overdrive the R's.

That's about all I could think of off the top of my head. If you have any other Q's, please feel free to ask.

 

[Salmon_Rob]

rcomps are sick

 

[Thieu]

I agree with aMaff.

I run in HS too. All you can really do in terms of improvements is tires and struts/shocks. Maybe a drop in K&N filter and catback.

I ran within a second of a an experienced Mini last sunday. I should be right there with him next few times as I get the feel for the P5. There was also a 2000 Protege LX running that was nowhere where the Mini and I's times.

 

[Yaggie1]

Watched the wife drive off in it for the weekend...............(sad1) (nervous)

 

[CTt3P5]

^^^You could always call the local authorities and report it stolen. Then you would have it for the weekend and the wifey still gets a little vaca. lol j/k

My wife drives it to work, but I don't know if I could allow all weekend. haha

 

[Crazy D]

lol...my wife's not allowed to drive it at all.... she has P.P.D

Parallel Parking Deficiency (first)

 

[Protege52003]

Turned 60K coming home from the cape!
Got a flat tire when i was driving down the sand/dirt road to the place we were staying. Nothing a little plug could not fix. Muct have got a shell or stick........

edit: went 295 miles on 10.3 gallons of 89 octane gas with AC on on the trip doen to the cape: 28.64 MPG 95% highway going 75-80 with a full load in car and kayaks on top. very happy with those results!

-R

 

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, she doesn't drive it too much. She always gives me s*** saying " I know, I'm not allowed to drive your car"............... I just like to drive it. She likes her Envoy, I like my P5...........

I did let her take this weekend though, I am at home with my 3 kids and 2 of the neighbor kids.......... Can't quite pile all of them in the 5. I guess the Envoy is good for something aside from just sucking the s*** out of gas...........

On a side note, I did buy a couple things for my P5 today.

 

[iLisa]

*cool pics*
-R

those pics are awesome!!

 

[aMaff]

Turned 60K coming home from the cape!
Got a flat tire when i was driving down the sand/dirt road to the place we were staying. Nothing a little plug could not fix. Muct have got a shell or stick........

edit: went 295 miles on 10.3 gallons of 89 octane gas with AC on on the trip doen to the cape: 28.64 MPG 95% highway going 75-80 with a full load in car and kayaks on top. very happy with those results!

-R

what gague rings are those?

 

[iLisa]

what gague rings are those?

probably daveB rings... looks like mine..

 

[altspace]

Turned 60K coming home from the cape!
Got a flat tire when i was driving down the sand/dirt road to the place we were staying. Nothing a little plug could not fix. Muct have got a shell or stick........

edit: went 295 miles on 10.3 gallons of 89 octane gas with AC on on the trip doen to the cape: 28.64 MPG 95% highway going 75-80 with a full load in car and kayaks on top. very happy with those results!

-R

You stay at Cragville Beach area? I swear I see your car there.

 

[NJP5Guy]

well, I'm still very much a noob, and never ran R-comps, but I'll give this a shot.

Basically your main cometitor in HS is the Mini. To be more competitive in stock class, basically you're gonna need R-comps and you will DEFINATELY need a competition alignment. All a cat back will do is let you hear what the engine is doing (which is helpful), but won't get much performance wise from it. Good struts would help too.

If you're just starting out, I'd run the car on street tires for a while just to get a feel of how the car acts at the limit, and have decent room for error. Once you can be quick on the street tires, you won't (generally) overdrive the R's.

That's about all I could think of off the top of my head. If you have any other Q's, please feel free to ask.

I know about the basic mods. i was just curious as to what you felt were the pluses and minuses of our car during auto-xing. In all honesty the base model mini is no match. as my car is now i fare very well against mini cooper s, spec-v sentras. even though i lack the power of these cars i have still beaten them on occassion. my last two events have been run on my goodyears. the 1st event with them was a test run( i drove like s*** and overwhelmed the tires). now i'm used to them i know i can start matching up with the higher power cars. what is the region you are running in?

 

[Protege52003]

those pics are awesome!!

thanks.........

what gague rings are those?

daveB Brushed........

You stay at Cragville Beach area? I swear I see your car there.

cottages right before west dennis beach!

 

[Demoniam]

Started to peel off the dumbass sidestripes. God is that one annoying job. Gonna borrow the wife's hairdryer tomorrow, and see if that helps. Hopefully, if things go well, she'll get a wash, compound, and wax...

the car, not my wife!

 

[Salmon_Rob]

i made them take the gay ass pinstripes off before id buy the car