MSP engine question
April-13th-2005, 11:50 PM
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MSP engine question
aside from the turbo is the Msp engine just the same as a 2.0L protege? or does the msp have different pistons, cams etc? reason i am asking is because there's this used msp at my local dealer and ive been itching to go turbo for the longest time now. i have a pro5 by the way and im wondering if it's better to start modding a msp engine instead of a p5 one.
April-13th-2005, 11:58 PM
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the engines are identical....in all honesty it's better to stick with the regular p5 and buy an aftermarket turbo for more power... if you'd like better handling AND some extra power the MSP is the way to go but there is a much lower power ceiling with the msp.
April-21st-2005, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
sometimes it's ok to trust me!
I was trying to explain this same concept to the hubby just last night! Perhaps I need to show him this post. He really must love me though (even though I drive slow POSs) because he spent $10 on nuts and bolts for me
April-21st-2005, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
Scott doesn't trust me? or you?...$10 for nuts and bolts is nothing. The bolts for my supercharger kits are about $7 a piece and there's 9 of them. Quality costs money!
LOL, me! My header bolts are in pretty bad shape (one is sheared off) so we're replacing them. Plus we got new yellow silicon adapters for the intake and new clamps too...not those cheepie POSs.
April-21st-2005, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
i'm positive, I've owned:
MSP
P5
M3S
RX8
RX7.
they are identical engines.
MSP
P5
M3S
RX8
RX7.
they are identical engines.
As far as I know RX8s are badass little cars, unless there's something about them that I'm missing that really makes a difference whether to keep it or not.
April-21st-2005, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by KrayzieFox
Wait wait wait ... it just kinda struck me when I read the RX8 part of that, and uhhh I just wanna know why it is that you didn't stick with it instead of going all out on the P5 like you've been doin ...
As far as I know RX8s are badass little cars, unless there's something about them that I'm missing that really makes a difference whether to keep it or not.
As far as I know RX8s are badass little cars, unless there's something about them that I'm missing that really makes a difference whether to keep it or not.
He just got the RX8...traded in the wifey's 3s for it!!
April-21st-2005, 04:15 PM
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How about this all inclusive statement...ALL North American 3rd Gen Protege's have 9.0 to 1 compression...Period....Read the FAQ
http://web2.airmail.net/theman/protegefaq/
http://web2.airmail.net/theman/protegefaq/