![]() ![]() ![]() The standard limited slip differential on the Mazdaspeeds proved to be of a weak design but this vehicle will not have that problem due to the enthusiast’s improvement. All power equipment works exactly as designed and the air-conditioner blows ice-cold air. ![]() The Racing Hart alloy wheels are in excellent condition and hold a set of Fuzion Sport UHP tires with very little mileage on them. The Mazdaspeed models came with 4 wheel independent suspension and this was improved upon by the addition of TEIN lowering springs. ABS braking is standard on this vehicle and the existing pads are in excellent condition. A Split Second AFC (air fuel controller) was installed. Although this set-up negatively affects cold start-ups, it adds plenty of power when the engine is warm. The stock intake manifold was replaced with a ported manifold for better performance. The standard intercooler was changed to a much larger front mounted Corksport model along with a Corksport cold air intake. The system uses a MagnaFlow muffler for increased power. The exhaust piping was increased to 2.5 inches resulting in a much less restricted flow. The Mazdaspeed Protégé came with many features unique to this model over the base Protégé models: A 5-speed transmission was standard and this vehicle benefits from a newly added performance clutch. Although the improved specs are not known, it is obvious from driving this vehicle that a tremendous improvement is noted over the stock Mazdaspeed. of torque at 3,500 RPMs, the enthusiast knew that a larger intercooler and a less restricted exhaust would increase these numbers and he was proven to be correct. While the stock Mazdaspeed produced 170 horsepower at 6,000 RPMs with 160 lb.-ft. The mechanical expertise shown by this aficionado is well demonstrated with this project. The automobile was never raced, or driven hard for that matter, but the results of a few changes made this car far superior to the stock Mazdaspeed models. The owner was a true enthusiast who purchased the vehicle in stock condition and addressed the few concerns that other Mazdaspeed owners commented on to make this car even better. It shows overheating at about 200 degrees.2003 Mazda MAZDASPEED Protege It was only in 2003 that Mazda produced the Protégé Mazdaspeed model and this vehicle is, we are sure, the most outstanding example of this fine automobile. The last couple things to do are to decide if I want to keep PS and AC and to recalibrate the stock CTS gauge it works but the range is slightly off. Only 4 psi of boost for the time beingħ/1/11 I've put about 4K miles on this engine and I'm really happy6 with everything. The list goes on and on, but the car was finally driven home!Ĩ/?/10 Over-revved and dropped a valve - motor killedġ2/18/10 Finally fully up and running on the new motor - Millenia DE w/ K元1 heads, curved neck manifold, KL01 cams, and DE bottom end. Came up with a custom power steering line from the pump to the rack. Installed the turbo and wrapped the up and downpipes. ![]() Picked up a set of FD wheels to be installed. Installed and configured my AEM wideband for MS use. Got the MS installed and very roughly tuned. Here are some helpful links for those considering the swap:Ģ/28/10 My car got a massive weight reduction today - Too bad that the power to weight ratio still sucks.ģ/11/10 Not much progress but I found a great deal on an MS I v2.2 unit assembled specifically for boosted KLsħ/09/10 Haven't updated this in forever in the last few months here is the very short version of what has been happening - FMIC didn't work out so I built an air / water system and got that installed. Jensen NVX3000pc mounted in the car with running Tunerstudio. Up and down pipes are partially heat wrapped New water pump, timing belt, hydraulic tensioner, and idler pulleysĪEM Wideband and Autometer boost gauge in custom DIN mount below radio Probe Addiction turbo pipes to stock exhaust - I'm building a 3" system now that I'm getting caught up on my downpipes. 3 programmable outputs for things like nitrous or water injection controlĬompletely custom harness for Megasquirt and the retention of ABS and stock gauges. Used KLDE from a Millenia w/ a custom T3 based turbo system ~4psi and have decided to take a slightly different road to getting the car up and running again. Some of you know that I threw a rod on Jan 14. ![]()
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