1st Gen Protege/323/GLC General/Maintenance Discussion for 1990-1994 Models (BG Chassis) and 1981-1989 GLC/323 Models (BD and BF chassis)

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Old July-14th-2003 | 07:10 PM
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worth it?

well i have a 90 protege, it has 141k on it still running strong, now i am deff, gettin rims and sound system, and lowering it a bit, it has a muffler now, but i was wondering with that many miles is it worth putting more into it? or should i just do that and save up for a new car..... deff stayin with a mazda tho maybe a mx6 or something who knows maybe anohter PRO lol, opionions please..
Old July-14th-2003 | 09:07 PM
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as many as u want bud, just watch for the clutch and transmission if u decide to race
Old July-14th-2003 | 10:52 PM
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the clutch will probably be the first thing to go with that kind of mileage. i have 109k and i just got mine replaced recently (i treated it like **** though), but go with the ACT clutch. and if you decide to get another car, you might as well keep your pro. and buy another pro. collect em all. lol. use this one as a project car or something b/c you cant really get much for it if you trade/sell it. only you know the true value of your car.
Old July-14th-2003 | 10:53 PM
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Originally posted by iwokeupfrmadrea
just watch for the clutch and transmission if u decide to race
the clutch IS the transmission...
Old July-15th-2003 | 12:27 AM
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Originally posted by aZnRicer


the clutch IS the transmission...
uhh, no.

the clutch is PART OF the transmission. There are no gears on a clutch last time i checked...
Old July-15th-2003 | 06:56 AM
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Originally posted by aZnRicer


the clutch IS the transmission...
lol...just stick to ricing kid
Old July-15th-2003 | 01:32 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaspeedwest


uhh, no.

the clutch is PART OF the transmission. There are no gears on a clutch last time i checked...
when you hear someone say theyre replacing their transmission, you know theyre putting in a new clutch. do you ever hear someone say "oh i need to replace my gears" ?
Old July-15th-2003 | 02:17 PM
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Originally posted by aZnRicer


when you hear someone say theyre replacing their transmission, you know theyre putting in a new clutch. do you ever hear someone say "oh i need to replace my gears" ?
mmm, no again dude.
Old July-15th-2003 | 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by aZnRicer


when you hear someone say theyre replacing their transmission, you know theyre putting in a new clutch. do you ever hear someone say "oh i need to replace my gears" ?
So lets say my 3rd gear breaks. Your saying i need to junk my 400 dollar clutch i just installed because i need a new transmission?
Old July-15th-2003 | 03:10 PM
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Originally posted by aZnRicer


when you hear someone say theyre replacing their transmission, you know theyre putting in a new clutch. do you ever hear someone say "oh i need to replace my gears" ?
yes actually i did, i didnt wear my nice clutch in my automatic , i wore out my first gear. I didnt have to goto a macanic(sp) to know when a gear is bad, maybe you just hang out around the wrong kinda people?
Old July-15th-2003 | 06:23 PM
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lol, when my transmission exploded, i told everyone i was getting a new transmission...when my clutch died, i told everyone i was getting a new clutch...see the progression?
Old July-15th-2003 | 06:37 PM
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Originally posted by aZnRicer


when you hear someone say theyre replacing their transmission, you know theyre putting in a new clutch. do you ever hear someone say "oh i need to replace my gears" ?
[sarcastic]so when i had my AUTOMATIC transmission rebuilt, i was actually changing my clutch?[/sarcastic]
Old July-15th-2003 | 07:30 PM
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Originally posted by aZnRicer


when you hear someone say theyre replacing their transmission, you know theyre putting in a new clutch. do you ever hear someone say "oh i need to replace my gears" ?
So does that mean that if they say "I'm replacing my clutch" then they're actually replacing their transmission??
Old July-15th-2003 | 10:03 PM
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still not catching my drift.

alright alright, you got me. but you see what im saying though? ok example: you're looking through auto trader right? you see an ad for a cool looking car and ****, and in the description it says: "only like 2,000 mi. on new transmission". OK. now you call the dude up and stuff and you're like "hey man, cool car and ****, whats the mileage on it" and he goes "its got 100,000 miles on it but i put a brand spankin new clutch on that bad boy" so youre like, "whoa "....see what i mean?
Old July-15th-2003 | 10:08 PM
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Originally posted by iwokeupfrmadrea
as many as u want bud, just watch for the clutch and transmission if u decide to race
this is what i mean. if the clutch is part of the transmission, then why didnt he just say watch for the transmission. instead of saying the 2 as a whole, coulda just went with "transmission".
somebody back me up, im starting to look stupid.


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