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WhiteSpy9

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and trunks... someone on here is selling their MSP w/ a cf trunk.
Maybe part it out for you?
 
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Drumfreak

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dmention7 said:
I was suprised to read that the MSP is over 2800 pounds. I was figuring it to be a fair bit lighter than the 3? And is it correct that the base protege is only ~2400-2500 pounds?
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The base Protege is around 2650 but add in the Kenwood Amp and sub, the turbo, suspension upgrades and body cladding and you get over 2800 lbs.
 
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dmention7

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Okay, if the base model was 2650, that seems far more reasonable. I just did a quick search on some used car sites, and was coming up with about 2450 for the 2003 protege. I could imagine 200 pounds in upgrades, but 400 pounds? That would've been about a 15% increase, which seemed excessive.
 
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Drumfreak

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I can't believe the Speed 3 weighs that much. It looks smaller then a regular 3 to me. But it sounds like they still move pretty well for the weight so I wouldnt complain. I still wanna run one from a roll. MNdsm, where are you located? It's purely for research purposes and is very necessary for the Mazda community. So please nobody dog on me for wanting to race.
 
mndsm

mndsm

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Inver Grove Heights. I suggest if we are to do it, we use the strip of 35w from about 98th st, to the MN river bridge. Concrete on both sides and no cops. I won't run the bridge though. You have any other ideas?
 
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Drumfreak

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mndsm said:
Inver Grove Heights. I suggest if we are to do it, we use the strip of 35w from about 98th st, to the MN river bridge. Concrete on both sides and no cops. I won't run the bridge though. You have any other ideas?
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I do have one idea: stop at Home Depot before and fill up your trunk with bags of cement. Just kidding. Um, I just wanna roll from about 40 to 100 MPH. I don't want to go any faster. If we can't tell who is quicker going that fast it's not worth it for me. I live in Chaska so thats kinda far. I will try to think of a good spot in between.
 
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Drumfreak

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My goal is to try to stay with the Speed 3 and if I do lose then not by more than 2 car lengths. Now if it would just get nice out.
 
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dmention7

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As long as this thread is already off topic.... drumfreak, how comfortable are you running 9psi? I haven't dug too deeply into the threads at msprotege.com, but it sounds like 9-10 is about as high as you want to go without beefing up the internals--specifically the rods. What about the tranny? I know 3rd gear was proving to be the weak link on the 3.
 
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Drumfreak

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dmention7 said:
As long as this thread is already off topic.... drumfreak, how comfortable are you running 9psi? I haven't dug too deeply into the threads at msprotege.com, but it sounds like 9-10 is about as high as you want to go without beefing up the internals--specifically the rods. What about the tranny? I know 3rd gear was proving to be the weak link on the 3.
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Pretty comfortable yet nervous at times. I've been running over stock boost for about 20 K miles. I have all the suggested bolt ons to run higher boost. I have also been to the dyno (DB Performance) and I have very healthy AFR's and no detonation whatsoever. I always run BP 92 gas and I have one heat range colder plugs. I know its risky but being at stock boost makes me cry.
 
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dmention7

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Damn dude, don't say shit like that. At least let me think I'll be happy at stock boost for a little while! lol
 
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