What have you done to your P5 today?

[magnumP5]

When mine goes in the car...its gonna eat yours for a snack...

Very true, but I'm on my way.

I think my turbo is dying though and that's the ultimate cause of my oil burning. I had always checked the elbow right off the turbo and found o evidence of oil but today I removed that entire pipe and down at the bottom there was some slickness and oil residue. Nothing puddling but then again there is still a lower point. I'm going to check out that pipe tomorrow. Guess I'd better start saving for a new turbo now too...

 

[StealthWyvern]

Very true, but I'm on my way.

I think my turbo is dying though and that's the ultimate cause of my oil burning. I had always checked the elbow right off the turbo and found o evidence of oil but today I removed that entire pipe and down at the bottom there was some slickness and oil residue. Nothing puddling but then again there is still a lower point. I'm going to check out that pipe tomorrow. Guess I'd better start saving for a new turbo now too...

That sucks but its a good time for an upgrade!

 

[ForceFed]

You could buy my GT28....Or I can get you a SMOKIN' Deal on a new one....I got TUrbo connections too...

I am telling you mang....I can get it all!

 

[Protege5 Driver]

can you get a good reliable cheap turbo manifold?

yeah i know it is non existant but i can try lol

 

[ForceFed]

Sorry..not really a market for those..so no..I cannot get that.

SO I guess I cant get everything after all. (shrug)

 

[magnumP5]

That sucks but its a good time for an upgrade!

Ugh, I don't know what I'd go with. I want to upgrade but I can't afford an engine build right now. I was wanting to run Sam's new smaller-housing GT3071R but I don't think the stock block could hold that even at 7 psi (where I sit w/o MBC). I want to reach 300 whp ultimately but I don't want to have to be running at like 20 psi to do it.

 

[ForceFed]

Lets Build That B....I will get you decent pricing on internals and I have guys locally that built mine that know these motors now after working the bugs out of mine.

Find you a spare man.

 

[magnumP5]

Lets Build That B....I will get you decent pricing on internals and I have guys locally that built mine that know these motors now after working the bugs out of mine.

Find you a spare man.

PM sent. We'll have to do this once I have some more money. So much for taking a break from engine work...

 

[fishdonotbounce]

Damn force I may have to get at you when eventually my engine is built.....

 

[ForceFed]

Thats what I am here for.

I am Just a lowly protege guy working my way up through the ranks.

 

[fishdonotbounce]

Yea but as soon as that car comes out of the shop, it will be a monster.

 

[kura808]

swapped out my bald tires and put in 2 new toyo proxes4. so now i got kumho ecsta asx's in the front and the toyo proxes in the rear.

yea i know 2 at time. i'm a poor student >< ;P

 

[BinoMP5]

i feel ya... i gotta do the same

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

Fired it up after a long summer's nap. (Just over the wknd)

 

[mx-p5]

after my failed attempt at installing the header, i had reset the ECU in the process, started her adn went to work and she purrs like a kitten!

I'll be taking the header in to a metal shop tomorrow to see if they can't weld on a new nipple.

How do you guys that run 626 headers fix the egr problem, since it doesn't line up?

 

[mx-p5]

 

[fishdonotbounce]

Hey what kind of header is the one in this thread?

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123716941

It looks like it says OBX but it's different from Pro5x2's. Unless yours isn't an OBX. Is the one in that thread good?

 

[mx-p5]

The one you link'd is an OBX. Had one before. The one I'm going to be installing is a Ractive.

And, no the thread is goober'd up. Gonna take it to a metal shop tomorrow to see if we can't either rethread it, or weld on a new threaded nipple

The OBX is a good header. It's bout the most widely available. There are better headers out there, but cost more, and all basically do the same thing. Plus save over 15 lbs of weight off the nose of the car while increasing airflow

I snagged a vid of my current setup without the header, and as soon as I get the header in, i'll post up new vid for comparison

 

[BinoMP5]

oooh... so that's what blacked out headlights and racing harts look like on Laser Blue... i'll have to do them nowssssssss

got my exhaust gasket replaced... they put some paste/seal on there insted of a gasket... whatevr it is its working fine... the car pulls again... no more farting noises when i'm on the gasssss

 

[mx-p5]

exhaust leak FTL!!

Bino, you gonna be at Mazdapalooza in Orlando?