The Protege5 Build Up Thread

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MrH

#150
April 14, 2008, 08:22:12 PM
My biggest problem is that this is my daily driver.  I think installing this in an afternoon is out of the question, and I can't be left stranded without a car if I don't finish that day.  Hell, me being an idiot installing the simpiliest thing (short throw shifter) just about left me stranded.
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the Teuton

#151
April 14, 2008, 08:22:52 PM
Quote from: MrH on April 14, 2008, 08:19:42 PM
Teuton, you act like you have a shot to begin with.  :tounge:

For what you've spent on your car (which is...?), you can do a lot more with something else (not to name any other cars).  I'm done debating this for the moment.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Cookie Monster

#152
April 14, 2008, 08:29:25 PM
Triple p0st!!!
RWD > FWD
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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The Pirate

#153
April 14, 2008, 08:30:08 PM


Teuton, you should post that once more.  I'm not sure I got it.  :tounge:
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Quote from: omicron on July 10, 2007, 10:58:12 PM
After you wake up with the sun at 6am on someone's floor, coughing up cigarette butts and tasting like warm beer, you may well change your opinion on this matter.

MrH

#154
April 14, 2008, 08:34:04 PM
Quote from: the Teuton on April 14, 2008, 08:26:27 PM
For what you've spent on your car (which is...?), you can do a lot more with something else (not to name any other cars).  I'm done debating this for the moment.

Yeah, you can always spend less money and have a faster car in any situation, but at what cost?
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the Teuton

#155
April 14, 2008, 08:43:39 PM
Quote from: The Pirate on April 14, 2008, 08:30:08 PM

Teuton, you should post that once more.  I'm not sure I got it.  :tounge:

Oops. 

Quote from: MrH on April 14, 2008, 08:34:04 PM
Yeah, you can always spend less money and have a faster car in any situation, but at what cost?


Debate closed until I feel like caring again.  I have school work to do. 

BTW, did you know that every pre-2000 Subaru motor had forged rods stock?
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Cookie Monster

#156
April 14, 2008, 08:45:40 PM
Quote from: the Teuton on April 14, 2008, 08:43:39 PM
Oops. 

Debate closed until I feel like caring again.  I have school work to do. 

BTW, did you know that every pre-2000 Subaru motor had forged rods stock?
Forged rods doesn't mean faster car.
RWD > FWD
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
1 3 5
├┼┤
2 4 R

r0tor

#157
April 15, 2008, 06:32:55 AM
$775 for a turbo kit... damn i wish my car was that cheap to mod... do it!!
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Cookie Monster

#158
April 15, 2008, 02:16:22 PM
Quote from: r0tor on April 15, 2008, 06:32:55 AM
$775 for a turbo kit... damn i wish my car was that cheap to mod... do it!!
Part out your entire interior except for the driver's seat and use that money to get a turbo. :tounge:
RWD > FWD
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2007 Mazda MX-5 | 1999 Honda Nighthawk 750 | 1989 Volvo 240 | 1991 Toyota 4Runner | 2006 Honda CBR600F4i | 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 | 1999 Honda CBR600F4 | 2009 Yamaha WR250X | 1985 Mazda RX-7 | 2000 Yamaha YZ426F | 2006 Yamaha FZ1 | 2002 Honda CBR954RR | 1996 Subaru Outback | 2018 Subaru Crosstrek | 1986 Toyota MR2
Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
1 3 5
├┼┤
2 4 R

MrH

#159
April 15, 2008, 02:42:02 PM
It's the most basic of turbo chargers though.  Basically a 30+ hp gain.
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TBR

#160
April 16, 2008, 11:02:35 PM
I don't think anyone is arguing which car has more potential (obviously the Impreza), but I'd imagine that MrH's Protege5, even before modifications, would out accelerate and out handle Teuton's Subie.

MrH

#161
April 22, 2008, 01:20:40 AM
It looks like I might be picking up a turbo kit from a Mazdaspeed for $650, possibly $600 now.  All I'll need is oil and coolant lines, Mazdaspeed Protege ECU, hot pipe, and AC condensor.  Supposedly you can upgrade to a front mounted intercooler, and the AC condensor isn't necessary.

Anyone know what an AC condensor does?  I can't seem to think of what it is, or why I'd need it if my car doesn't need one right now.  What effect does a turbo have on the AC?

Also, I could sell my MP3 ECU for $250, so could make some money off that.  Probably looking at under $700 for a low boost turbo setup.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123704212
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r0tor

#162
April 22, 2008, 10:50:33 AM
The AC condenser is the little radiator sitting in front of your real radiator... it rejects heat from the air conditioning system allowing you to get cooled off.
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CALL_911

#163
April 23, 2008, 01:18:26 PM
Any updates on the terbow?


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