If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5
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If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5
Sorry Mods if this shouldn't be here...just thought it might since I wanna compare it to the type R.
Anyways, my friend is looking for a car to buy and he has been in love with the WRX since it came stateside. He also started looking into the MP5 (protege 5), and we went to a mazda dealership last night to check one out. For a 16,000 sticker price the car is pretty nice. A sport version is coming over in 03, which includes many performance upgrades over the base model; it's going to have a LSD, 170 hp, 160 tq @ 3500... skidpad performance is suppose to be comparable to the WRX and the new lancer that is coming out. This car outperformed the Civic Si, Sentra Spec R and SVT focus. Obviously it's not a type R...but it's something to consider. The car looks very nice; maybe mazda is coming up...
Anyways, my friend is looking for a car to buy and he has been in love with the WRX since it came stateside. He also started looking into the MP5 (protege 5), and we went to a mazda dealership last night to check one out. For a 16,000 sticker price the car is pretty nice. A sport version is coming over in 03, which includes many performance upgrades over the base model; it's going to have a LSD, 170 hp, 160 tq @ 3500... skidpad performance is suppose to be comparable to the WRX and the new lancer that is coming out. This car outperformed the Civic Si, Sentra Spec R and SVT focus. Obviously it's not a type R...but it's something to consider. The car looks very nice; maybe mazda is coming up...
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Re: If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5 ([HrZn]4life)
The new one that is coming over in 03 also comes in a sedan
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Re: If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5 ([HrZn]4life)
My mistake..sorry bout that 
the one you want is the mazdaspeed MP3...
its got the t-25 ballbearing turbo by callaway
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Re: If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5 (BlueR)
just making sure your friend doesn't end up with a wagon
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Re: If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5 (tsunami_zc)
get the mazda speed one ....and turn up the boost
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Re: If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5 (canuck-mx6)
get the mazda speed one ....and turn up the boost
Can't, not without changing the internals. They just slapped a tubo on the regular protege engine without using forged pistons etc.
Can't, not without changing the internals. They just slapped a tubo on the regular protege engine without using forged pistons etc.
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Re: If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5 (canuck-mx6)
get the mazda speed one ....and turn up the boost
Can't, not without changing the internals. They just slapped a tubo on the regular protege engine without using forged pistons etc.
Can't, not without changing the internals. They just slapped a tubo on the regular protege engine without using forged pistons etc.
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Re: If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5 (4-1-1)
im sure the mazdaspeed protege can handle more than the factory 5.2lbs of boost.
set it at 7 psi or more, bigger exhaust, intake, DP and u may hit 190-200 to the wheels. not bad at all and it also comes w/ LSD.
or like trey said, if its the miata motor than crank up the boost.
set it at 7 psi or more, bigger exhaust, intake, DP and u may hit 190-200 to the wheels. not bad at all and it also comes w/ LSD.
or like trey said, if its the miata motor than crank up the boost.
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Re: If planning on selling R, maybe look into the mazdaspeed protege 5 (4-1-1)
Does Mazda still produce Rotary engines?
Hopefully a new turbo version is on the horizon.
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