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Member ID: CrazeeD

Location: Orleans, Massachusetts

Vehicle Info

2002 Mazda Protege5

Bought: Sep, 2004

Major Upgrades

  • port and polish
  • turbo

Modifications

Performance Parts

Car Audio & Video

Exterior Styling

  • RX-8 rims Powedercoated Glossy White
  • Custom front lip spoiler
  • Blacked out Headlight surrounds
  • Slammed on coilovers

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    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

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Well I bought my baby here back in '04 with 31K miles.
It's got the sport-shift and I have enjoyed doing mods to it.
 ** BIG thanks to Chris at C & C Fab/Mustang Perf **


Engine

-AEM Piggyback Fuel/Ignition Controller, AEM re-flashed, v3.04
-Innovate LC-1 WB wired to AEM F/IC
-Lightly worked FS02 head, 3 angle valves, seats radiused, port match, new head bolts and head gasket
-626 HLAs and cams
-626 Valve cover, Black crinkle painted, cut to access adj cam gears 
-Kasmann Adj. Cam gears, Red
-New OEM head and VC gaskets, Timing belt and head studs
-CAI with polished hardpipes and Corksport FG duct in bumper
-OBX 4-1 header
-2.25" mid pipe w/ hi-flow cat and relocated O2 sensor w/ MSP O2 harness
-2.5" DYNOMAX mufflers (2 inline race bullets, one ultraflo)
-Kartboy exhaust hangers
-AWR Front and Rear motor mount (Auto)
-Optima Yellow top
-1.8L coil-off plug conversion w/NGK plugs and Magnecor wires
-Craptastic Grounding kit
-new OEM EGR
-DynaMat Hoodliner

-Dynamat  
-Samco Black Coolant hoses
-TB coolant bypass
-RR UDCP
-Medieval lightened accessory pulleys and ADP
-Ported, polished and dimpled 626 intake plenum and fuel rail :)
-EGR, VICS and VTCS systems deleted

Suspension
-D2 Motorsports Coilovers, front upper pillow ball mounts with adj. height & dampening
          7.5 kg/mm front and 5.1 kg/mm rear (420/285 lbs)
-Corksport Strut Tower brace
-AWR 21.5mm Rear sway bar
-AWR Adj Endlinks Front & Rear
-AWR Trailing Arms with AutoX bushings
-MSP brake upgrade aka 626 calipers, pads and rotors
-Corksport SS Brake lines
-GT Spec front ladder bar

Summer rims
- 18x8 RX-8 rims powdercoated hi-gloss white
Winter rims
- 16" OEM 5 spokes on Dunlop 195/45/R16 (to be painted Gunmetal and snows)

Audio
-Alpine CDA9820-XM Head unit with XM sat radio
-Front doors: Alpine TypeS SPS-57C2 5x7" coaxial
-Front door pillars: OEM tweeters
-Rear Doors: Boston Acoustics S65RC 6" coaxial
-Integrated OEM Pioneer Subwoofer in spare tire
-eDead sound deadening in trunk plus carpet pads
-Sub box with 2 x 10" JL Audio 10W-08 and cockpit level control
-Kenwood KAC819 amp, Stinger fuse holder and wire terminals

Interior
-CF Gauge surround, gauge insert, shifter surround, glove box cover & partial radio bezel
-Street Unit brushed dash gauge rings
-Custom fabricated carbon fiber inlay over fuse box
-Floor mats, hatch cover, spare and jack removed

Exterior
-Mazda emblem painted White
-Mazdaspeed license plate surround
-Sylvania silverstar bulbs in Blacked out headlight surround
-RockBlocker clear foglight overlays
-DG CF Mirror covers and Rear Latch cover
-Tint 35% front windows / 20% rest
-Mass. vanity plate "GOTZUM" and NEPOC "GOT ZOOM?" sticker
-Shorty antenna and Protege5 EL door scuff plates
-Custom fabricated Mazda MP3 style front wind splitter
-Black painted calipers, rotor hats and spacers

Yet to be installed:
-CorkSport Radiator
-Strengthened end link rod ends
-port matched HiBoost Turbo mani ceramic-coated by Swain Tech
-Precision Turbo & Engine SC5027E T3/T4 50 trim .63 Rebuilt with updated internals
-Synchronic SC001 blow off valve
-JGS400 40mm wastegate
-Turbolife FMIC w/ rear facing end tanks
-Trunk mount battery relocate with circuit breaker, new terminals
-DERALE tranny cooler with fan
-CX Racing intercooler piping
-Earl's Billet AL oil filter bypass and remote mount
-Lentech Street Terminator torque converter
-K1 long rod forged AL connecting rods

Removed :
-Conversion to solid lifters from an '01 Miata,
-Custom Tighe Cams (chamfered, polished and Parkerized  aka "Phosphate conversion coating" by Elgin Cams)
Actual measured durations from Cam Doctor profile (avg):
257 @ 0.015 intake
254 @ 0.025 exhaust
max lift .342/.374
IN/EX (degrees), Cam lift (inches)
228/236 @ 0.040
221/230 @ 0.050

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Location: Orleans, Massachusetts