Vehicle Owner

Member ID: CrazeeD

Location: Orleans, MA

Vehicle Info

2002 Mazda Protege5

Bought: Sep, 2004

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-6022sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP120
  • Weight2760lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Custom Intake 
  • Custom Perf. Chip 
  • Dynomax Exhaust 
  • NGK Ignition 
  • AEM Engine Electronics 
  • Samco Engine Comps. 
  • OBX Header 
  • Cusco Strut Bars 
  • Custom Brakes 
  • Tien Springs 
  • Monroe Shocks 

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • Nankang Tires 
  • MazdaSpeed Wheels 

Car Audio & Video

Ratings

    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.

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Daniel’s Mazda Protege5
“** The Money Pit **”

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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 and speedy recovery to Chris at C & C Fab/Mustang Perf **

Engine
-AEM Piggyback Fuel/Ignition Controller, AEM re-flashed, v3.04
-WRX 440cc injectors swapped
-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 anodized
-New OEM head and VC gaskets, Timing belt and head studs
-CAI with polished hardpipes and Corksport FG duct in bumper (recently ripped off)
-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) *vibrating seat incl.
-Optima Yellow top
-1.8L coil-off plug conversion w/NGK plugs and Magnecor wires
-Craptastic Grounding kit
-new OEM EGR w/ CEL
-DynaMat Hoodliner
-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 snow tires!)

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 in cargo area and spare recess 
-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

** NOW WITH AUTHENTIC BATTLE DAMAGE **

Yet to be installed:
-Autometer Phantom Trans Temp, Oil Press and Boost
-A/Pillar dual gauge pod and Steering column gauge pod
-Vortech FMU and BEGi RRFPR
-Full GT-SPEC P5 Trunk cage

-AWR Deep Sump Oil pan.
-DocB Oil pump conversion and adj external Oil PRV w/ SS lines and AN fittings
-TEIN S.tech lowering springs (will be mounted w/ Monroe Sensatrac shocks)
-505 tuned sheet metal intake, black powder coat, EGR delete
-
White Lightning ceramic-coating by Swain Tech on port matched HiBoost Turbo mani and PTE Compressor housing
-Precision Turbo & Engine SC5027E T3/T4 50 trim .63
Rebuilt and high speed balanced with updated internals including 360 degree bearing upgrade and new Garrett Compressor wheel
-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
-QA1 Strengthened end link rod ends
-Fog light delete, relocate and mod
-929 Brake master cylinder, booster delete and line tuck

Someday:

-Custom forged pistons for long rods
-Balance intermals, prep block for high boost
-Brake ducting routed from front bumper to front calipers
-wire tuck and cruise control relocated
-A/C delete and front splitter replace
-Fuel cell in Spare compartment with surge tank
-NOS wet fogger 50 shot
-Boost controller
-ATX-MTX swap
-Auto-start and oil pan heater for cold cold winter starts

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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DixonEMS  

Posted by: DixonEMS

10/19/2009 02:23PM

wow man kick ass ride 5*****

m2latino  

Posted by: m2latino

05/22/2009 05:59AM

check out my new hks exhaust just stuck on made a video of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0vwnwGy_DY

mustang_lover66  

Posted by: mustang_lover66

05/20/2009 09:02PM

SWEET P5! Love the all white theme bro, plus you can't beat RX-8 wheels!! I saw a silver Protege5 with RX-8 wheels around town and they look so sick in person!! Gotta love a wide rim... lol I really like what you've done with this car, your work really shows! 5 stars from me! Best of luck with it!

ryan_heather  

Posted by: ryan_heather

05/20/2009 01:55PM

nice ride looks clean, 5star's come check out my prelude

zoomspeed420  

Posted by: zoomspeed420

04/22/2009 10:57PM

is that the new timig for the motor work with cams you have listed under engine

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Member ID: CrazeeD

Location: Orleans, MA