3rd Gen Protege/MazdaSpeed/P5/MP3 General/Maintenance Discussion for 1999-2003.5 Models Only (BJ Chassis)

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Old July-20th-2003 | 02:23 PM
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Originally posted by Padanky
1. Audi H.I.D conversion


What kind of Audi HIDs? D2R's? Protege5's have projector headlight housings?
Old July-20th-2003 | 06:10 PM
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Old July-20th-2003 | 07:46 PM
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tint

then a year after that everything but the kitchen sink
Old July-21st-2003 | 11:16 AM
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i think mine went something like this:

1. tint
1.5 remove air box
2. kartboy shifter & bushings
2.5 magnaflow muffler
3. cams & header
3.25 ebay intake
3.5 sparkco plug wires
4. racing beat catback
5. skunk2 coilovers
5.25 new tires-toyo proxes
Old July-21st-2003 | 02:56 PM
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Old July-21st-2003 | 03:10 PM
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I put on 14" rims.. car came with factory 13" rims .. this was like the best mod I ever made lol
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Old July-21st-2003 | 03:13 PM
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Old July-21st-2003 | 04:35 PM
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My First Mod was my Red mud Flaps!!

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Old July-21st-2003 | 04:41 PM
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Old July-22nd-2003 | 06:11 AM
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Old July-22nd-2003 | 08:20 AM
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Eurolites, tint, groundwires, sparkplug wires and sparkplugs.
Next: air intake
Old July-22nd-2003 | 08:23 AM
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1. tint
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the protege has slight understeer but i think overall it's well balanced.
Old July-22nd-2003 | 08:53 AM
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Old July-22nd-2003 | 07:41 PM
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Originally posted by Laser5
PIAA Yellow Fog Light Bulbs
That's definitely what I'm getting first. I will be ordering from optauto.com for $18.50 each - unless someone here can get those cheaper?
Old July-22nd-2003 | 08:43 PM
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Originally posted by PreFknLude_SiR
Looks like most of you went for suspension first. I will probably do that as soon as the car breaks in, so that I know which part of the suspension I should mod first. Does the car have a lot of understeering stock? Considering it's FF, usually it understeers.
How much understeer it has depends on what you are comparing it to. Compared with most FF cars, it has a lot less.
Compared to a good RWD car, like an S2000, it has a lot more.
Compared to a bad RWD, like a Mustang, it has a lot less, but with the Mustang, you can get power oversteer.

Most Proteges have a little drop-throttle oversteer. So, the secret is, when the car starts understeering, get off the gas (or tap the brakes for you LFBs) and unwind the wheel.





LFB = Left Foot Braker

Oh, I forgot. My first actual mod was to put on rear mud flaps.



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