AEM short ram intake / protege kits.
 

Alright...the lowest i've seen the AEM short ram intake for the protege was 209 on sum website i dont remember...but i've been searching a little and cant find any other intakes/exhausts for this car. more importantly....im trying to get intake, and a complete exhaust system so 2 make matters easier, does anyone know where i can look at some package's/kits so i can get all this for a much cheaper price. thx

I have the AEM short ram for $151.00 and a HKS Exhaust fro $205.00-- www.spdracing.com thanks Chris

$205 for the HKS eh???

hmmmmm... how come it says $275 on the site???

these were bought at the end of year sale..just passing the savings on to you.

I can charge you $275.00 if it will make you feel better..he he

yea i saw it for $151 on that advention site

so what is the best ideal intake for the protege in ur guys' opinions? exhaust?

I would go with the Injen CAI, and for the exhaust do you have a wagon or a sedan?

sedan

oh oh...call me and idiot (newby101) lol but what does the MP3/MP5 stand for? Mazda Protege 3rd generation? / Protege 5? im an idiot haha dont be 2 hard on me with the response lol

MP3 is basically the earlier version of the Mazdaspeed Protege (MSP). Protege Mp3s were only made in 2001 I believe. MP5 is a Protege 5.

so if it says MP3 next to it...their sayin that intake will only work with 01 proteges? it wont work with my 02 protege es?

The intakes will work on all 2.0l from 01-03,the only difference is between the uto and the 5-speeds. mp3 stands for the sound system which was the first to have a mp3 player from the factory.

oops that is auto instead of uto.

Just ordered my INJEN CAI in black ( since my whole car is black) and let me tell you it was a a pain in the ass trying to find it in black. The import shop i go to called all its distributors and the black one is on a national back order!! So i found adventon and ordered... thank god!! They have 2 left as of wednesdsay... so if anyone wants the black one.. better order it now!! Mine was shipped today...can anyone tell me how hard/easy the install is??

The install is very easy, remove the old intake box and install the CAI , it should only take a 1/2 hour or so..

Thanks fc3s boy.... it should be here on the 14th!! I cant wait!! any special tools i would need?
thanks for you help

no bady girl you don't need any special tools for the install, i think all you need is a 10mm wrench and a screwdriver.

Hey!!!! its BABY GIRL!! not badygirl!! lol.. thanks for your help.

ha ha , sorry about that's just my fat fingers again...

LOL.. no prob..just dont let it happen again!! LOL

Hey FC3s Boy,

I'm been reading quite a bit about air intakes over the past couple of months. I have a yellow 2003 P5 with an auto. Anyways, I came from a '98 Taurus with the 24V DOHC V6 engine and I've been trying to decide how to get better pickup in my P5. The only concern I have about the Injen CAI is picking up water. I live in Wisconsin, where it occasionally downpours and the roads aren't always the best and it snows a lot so when it melts there's more puddles on the road.

Have you had any problems picking up water with your Injen CAI? Do you have the bypass valve? I heard it kills the horsepower gains. how much increase in power have you been able to feel?

Thanks,

Ben

you can email me at bperthel@yahoo.com

It wasn't too hard at all to install. The only part that was difficult, or better said, confusing, was the coolant reservoir. It has to be relocated to get the intake to fit properly. Other than that, it is pretty basic and simple. It's cool that you got a black one, I had to settle for a polished one.
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Hey ben, I live out in san diego so it does'nt rain much here. if you look at where the intake is at it takes quite a large puddle to submerge the intake, I would say that if it rains a lot where you live it would be a wise choice to get the bypass valve just in case, it does'nt hurt performance with it installed. with the Intake it gives you a few extra ponies and seems to pull a lot harder on the top end. ...Chris

I am definately ordering the bypass valve.. after the goddamn downpours we had yesterday and the puddles i had to drive through... i was definately scared... i know injen doesnt make the bypass valve..only aem.. so i have to order that one. Thanks for you guys help.