Who has the fasted NA Protege?

[Paul Ruebens]

you should deff drop .2s with the new mods you listed. Tires are a big fator when launching. I'm hitting 2.3s 60' and I'm hoping with a tire other than the stockers I can hit a 2.2s or lower.

I'll have:
custom cams
no emissions
Extrude Hone port & polish on both intake manifold and head
baby spares on the rear wheels
and possibly the msp LSD.

with the cams alone I should push almost 15.9 or so....my car just stops breathing on the top end...you can litterly feel it fall off. It's very sad. The P&P will be $1200 for stage 2 which is awesome and will help out more than just about any other mod. Should augment my intake and header rather well.

 

[Gen1GT]

I ran a 15.741 @ 85.79 today. 2.257 was my best 60' time, with no reaction times over .699(best was .525). This officially makes me the quickest all-motor Protege. Funny thing is, my trap speed is slower than before, even though I'm .2 seconds quicker. I'm chalking that up to the air-resistance of my front end damage. At 100kph, my hood pops up(like I released from under the dash, but the safety lever keeps it from flying away), and it's even worse since it's trapping air. I figure just by getting my front end fixed, I'll be over 87mph.

 

[GAspeedProtege]

Theres a guy in GA with a 1st gen, no idea what he has done, but I have seen him take Si's with basic boltons.

 

[TXMazdaSpeeder]

http://www.speedworldmotorplex.com/calc.htm

The math works.

it would work if it was fwhp and not rwhp, rwd cars are going to be a little quicker with less hp.

 

[Gen1GT]

it would work if it was fwhp and not rwhp, rwd cars are going to be a little quicker with less hp.

Not true. RWD have more drivetrain loss, usually enough to cancel the weight transfer advantage. My car put down a 111whp baseline, whereas Miatas with the same engine put down 105ish.

That site automatically figures in 60' times as 1.7. If that could be adjusted, you would get more accurate numbers. I use my car's ACTUAL weight, rather than weight with me in it, and the numbers come out right.

 

[PFUNK5]

I wish mine was the fastest here... I know I can keep up w/ some Mazdaspeeds...maybe cuz I drive like an asshole. I don't know though, never dragged the car only autox-, plus i like the turns betta than the straightaway.

 

[Gen1GT]

I wish mine was the fastest here... I know I can keep up w/ some Mazdaspeeds...maybe cuz I drive like an asshole. I don't know though, never dragged the car only autox-, plus i like the turns betta than the straightaway.

I autoX too, so it's not like I'm single minded....

 

[MacProtege5]

i removed everything to do with the a/c, everything to do with the power steering, the back seats, spare, jack, all the sound insulation underneath the carpet, and a few pounds here and there by installing the lighter flywheel and crank pulley and cruise control stuff

 

[Gen1GT]

i removed everything to do with the a/c, everything to do with the power steering, the back seats, spare, jack, all the sound insulation underneath the carpet, and a few pounds here and there by installing the lighter flywheel and crank pulley and cruise control stuff

Get out to the track man. I'll bet all of that stuff gets you .3 or .4 seconds more.

 

[Paul Ruebens]

I bet it gets more than that....losing both ps and ac pulley and all associated equipement would yield a BIG gain. I'd say a minimum of .5s or more.

 

[stdntDrvr]

I bet it gets more than that....losing both ps and ac pulley and all associated equipement would yield a BIG gain. I'd say a minimum of .5s or more.

this guy is scared to race me...the guy that made this post, that is.

 

[Gen1GT]

I bet it gets more than that....losing both ps and ac pulley and all associated equipement would yield a BIG gain. I'd say a minimum of .5s or more.

Maybe, but PS and AC will free up 5hp max. And about .1 seconds for every 50lbs you take off. So if he takes off 150lbs, that's good for .3 seconds.

 

[Paul Ruebens]

removing both PS and AC will yield a bigger gain than just removing one because they are both on the same section of crank pulley. All thats left is the crank, waterpump and alt...all on one belt. Eliminating half of the pulleys/belts and losing the 150+lbs should yield an easy 10+hp. Besides he mentioned having a lighter flywheel and UDP....this guy is going to be pretty fast....maybe the fastest. That is of course until I get my P&P and cams! Then it's on!

p.s. Topher, we'll race but you'll have to get back on here afterwards and tell evryone who your daddy is!

 

[SpicyMchaggis]

Some kid on these forums has an MP3 at 15.59 @ 90mph..so his sig says I guess..thanks for the props guys..I'm at about a 15.4-15.5 right now. Thats without the passenger seat, the rear seat, no spare tire..etc..etc..Boost is too tempting..I want lots of zoom-zoom..a whole lot. We'll see I guess.

 

[Gen1GT]

Some kid on these forums has an MP3 at 15.59 @ 90mph..so his sig says I guess..thanks for the props guys..I'm at about a 15.4-15.5 right now. Thats without the passenger seat, the rear seat, no spare tire..etc..etc..Boost is too tempting..I want lots of zoom-zoom..a whole lot. We'll see I guess.

You're 'about' 15.4-15.5? What's the actual best time you've run? Who's the guy with the 15.59? I know it sounds narcissistic, but I'd have to know more about that..maybe a timeslip, or list of mods. There are a few guys in this territory, so it would be nice to know what the REAL deal is. I don't want to be running around claiming to be the fastest, when I'm not...(first)? (second)?

 

[SpicyMchaggis]

I haven't run since i put down my 15.98. Since then, I got into dropping lots of weight out of the car for runs..I'm guessing, but thats where I'm thinking I am.

Mods list..
4-1 Header - 2.33" piping all the way back w/o cats.
INJEN CAI
Sparkco Wires/NGK Plugs
56MM re-honed throttle body w/stiffer spring in the butterfly
VTCS removed
ECU reflash to MP3 advanced timing
Re-calibrated MAF and air/fuel monitoring

Hopefully once I get my new back/right wheel bearing and some fresh rubber, I'll go up new england dragway and run again. Thus far, removing the A/C, the passenger and rear seat, spare tire, running on my 15" steelies with falken azenies is the best i've got...any ideas on more weight? I can't imagine the interior lining and stuff yields much weight.

 

[Paul Ruebens]

when you say you removed the AC what exactly did you remove?

 

[SpicyMchaggis]

I haven't yet, its more of a question..like a "how would I remove my A/C" those are the best ideas i've got to lower my time..the weathers been really bad lately..I'm sure its basic, just cutting the a/c compressor out and closing the hose loop or something..i'll mess around with it when its nicer out.

 

[Paul Ruebens]

If you're going to simply bypass the AC you could just remove the belt from your ac/ps pumps and then put it back on when it's time to leave the track. To get serious about it you would need to drain the refrigerant, remove the compressor, remove the bracket, remove the high and low pressure lines, remove the condensor from behind the radiator, tie-strap the wiring harness from the compressor out of the way, and about 50 other things.

 

[SpicyMchaggis]

yeah, we'll see how it goes i suppose. its not very effective unless you go all out..i was thinking of using the a/c as just a means to bring excess heat off the radiator..hmm..oh yeah, i don't really have to worry about this too much..couple more months and i'll be boosted..wahaha.