This is a limited edition MAZDASPEED Protege'. It came from the factory with a fully tuned Racing Beat suspension, Callaway engineered turbo system, Tochigi-Fuji limited slip differential, 450 watt stereo from Kenwood, and Racing Hart wheels. It now is nearing 300whp on the stock motor, all because of good (safe) tuning and a great airflow setup. A fully built motor with Oliver rods and CP pistons will be thrown in eventually.

Huge thanks to Mental Addiction Motorsports, BoostSciences, the other half of DX:50 Motorsports, Dave Hemsing, SpeedLab, Special Effects Performance, and Audio Connection for helping me make this car what it is today.

Stock MAZDASPEED Protege' output is ~150whp at 7psi.

- Latest dyno -

277.4whp and 274.1wtq at 12psi

- Current mods to date -

Turbo and Induction:

Garrett GT2860RS (.86 turbine)
505 prototype intake manifold
Spearco W.A.V.E. FMIC
505 2.5" aluminum IC piping
505 3" aluminum SRI with APEXi filter
BoostSciences prototype dual-stage boost controller
BoostSciences REFLEX DV


Exhaust:

Mental Addiction Motorsports tubular exhaust manifold
Mental Addiction Motorsports prototype 3" downpipe
Magnus 3" catless exhaust
Saber muffler


Also Under the Hood:

Medieval full pulley set
Medieval front, rear, and side motor mounts
PWR aluminum radiator
SPAL 12" and 9" slimline electric fans
Mental Addiction Motorsports polished 3 port vacuum manifold
HoseTechniques silicone hoses
Dexter's custom dual hood props
1sty full engine grounding kit


Transmission:

Protege Garage OEM GTX 3rd and 5th gears
Welded 1st gen OEM LSD
SPEC stage 3 hybrid clutch
SPEC aluminum 7.5lb flywheel
KartBoy polyurethane shifter bushings


EMS & Monitoring:

Modern Performance piggyback fuel & timing controller
Flyin' Miata voltage clamp
AEM UEGO wide-band o2 gauge
Stewart Warner (30hg/25psi) boost/vac gauge
Stewart Warner oil pressure gauge
A'PEXi EL2 exhaust gas temperature gauge
Blitz DTT DCII turbo timer
Beltronics VectorFX accelerometer


Suspension:

Tokico Illumina adjustable struts
Espelir lowering springs
Delsing Motorsports rear sway bar brackets
Delsing Motorsports billet rear endlinks


Carbon Fiber:

WW hood
JSP trunk
DG engine cover
DG front grill frame with WW 3D mesh
DG mirror covers
DG latch cover


Interior:

Mental Addiction Motorsports Aluminum door lock bezel
DaveB aluminum gauge rings
Reverse indiglo gauge overlays
Blue HVAC controls
Building-grade mirror blue tint
Leadfoot pod
Protege5online steering wheel column gauge pod


Lighting:

PlasmaGlow blue xenon headlights
PlasmaGlow yellow xenon foglights
RockBlocker blue headlight protection
RockBlocker yellow foglight protection


Audio and Security:

MBQuart referenz series speakers (6.5 components front, 5.25 components rear)
Xtant 3300c
Clifford Matrix RS2.5X remote start/2 way security system
Bel 735i radar/laser detector

First pic, 12/8/02:

10/27/04:

2/20/05:

10/30/07:

Page 1: Intro/random pics
Page 2: Engine/Performance
Page 3: Interior/Audio/Electronics
Page 4: Exterior