Originally Posted by Dan
Hi.
I'm a tuning Newbie. I have a 1.6L Protege 2000, automatic. I would like to tune that thing, but I'm totally new to this new era... I would like to have a few advice about where to start, what to do first, what company does the parts (I live in Canada, so CDN stores would be great). I want to start with engine/performance MODS... Please help me with this. Or if you would have a good website / book where I can start from, I'll run buy it at the library (to prevent bugging people with my questions.) Also, I've seen great stuff about wHP and wKW.... does anyone knows the STOCK wHP ? That would be a good comparison start point about Dollars/perf-Percentage-increase requirement. The first "Tuning" money I'll invest will be to have my windows tinted, a huge 175CDN$ investment... ha ! Thanks for your comment/reply... and welcome to any French discussions ! Use the search function in the future.. Welcome!! |
1.6 here. Bullet exhaust only performance mod so far.
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same here totaly stock!
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Yeah sure and so is my M3.
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lol
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I still would hate to meet your protege. I bet it would be a close ass run.
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Woot! >clap clap< I have a 2000 lx 1.6 ...Emerald Mica. Had to mention the color. It gives it about an extra 3-4 horsepower. :P (kidding.. of course).
All I've done to my "Little Green Booger" as someone calls it... is tint the windows. I'm looking at rims at the moment. And also an injen intake and an exhaust. I also have to replace one of the side mirrors (mine met a wooden post it didn't like) so I decided to replace both of them with the paintable capped mirrors. I like the look of those better. I was thinking about a new paintjob too. Maybe black... I'm not sure. Those 3-4 horsepower are goin' to be hard to part with. LOL |
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I have a 2000 LX. Mods -- 16" rims & tires, trailer hitch, MP3 deck. That's about it.
-Brent |
Wow I just read the entire thread...Blast form the past !!
Here's a list of mods to my 2000 DX Sport20 Bumper Custom Sideskirts Clear Corners Altezza's Ebay Intake Custom Exhaust ZL-VE Cams MP3 Spoiler MP3 Shifter MP3 Shift Knob Racing Beat Springs Mazdaspeed 5 way Adjustable Struts AWR 19MM Rear sway bar AWR Endlinks ES Guage Cluster w/tach 6 Speaker audio system w/Alpine HU,Boston Accoustics in front,Sony explodes in rear doors, and Audiobahn in rear deck P5 Strut Tower Bar Power window and Mirror Conversion from P5 Matrix Seat Covers Mazdaspeed Protege Floor Mats Shaved Side Mouldings Removed door panel cloth inserts/Door Panels all vinyl White Cobra Eyes 14" Aftermarket Alloys w- 195/60/14's Custom Underhood Dress up What's next ? Hiboost Turbo Kit ACT Clutch Racing Seats MP3 Sideskirts CF EVO Hood MP3 Rear Lip |
lol yeah iread alot of the original post as well, made me laugh.
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UPDATE!!!
Hey all. I know this is a old thread, but I have a 2000 1.6 liter sedan. Mine too is Emerald Green Mica so I have those extra 3-4 HP as well.. Here are the mods I have now and then the mods I plan on doing in the future: *Edit* Have to change some things because of..... accidents 1) Wings West MP3 rear bumper and side skirts w/extreme fender flares 2) Mazda MP3 spoiler 3) Fiberglass EVO hood 4) Wings West hood bonnet 5) Wings West rear window spoiler 6) Injen CAI 7) GT Spec V Brace 8) GT Spec Reinforcement Panel 9) GT Lower tie bar and Lateral Arms 10) Eibach Pro-Kit springs 11) KYB GR-2 gas shocks/struts *Replaced with Tokico HPs* 12) 18 in ADR Vision wheels w/215.35.18 low profile Kumho ECSTA MX tires *These were stolen; replacing with 17 in Racing Harts w/ 205.40.17 Fuzion or Kumho ECSTA MX tires* 13) Powerslot Slotted rotors w/Axxis brake pads 14) Goodridge G-stop SS brake lines 15) Sport 20 front bumper, Sport 20 grille and Autoexe lower lip *Have to replace the grille because its cracked from an accident* 16) Silver graphics kit and lettering 17) Tint windows w/smoked headlamps, tailights and corner lights * Replacing the headlamps with Sport20 ones so no smoke job yet; new tint job in the works since last tint job faded, discolored (purple), and bubbled* 18) Custom eyelids *On order from Ka Fai @ Carfield Enterprises* 19) Z3 fender inserts *Not on yet, but iffy bout these* 20) Sylvania H4 Ultra-whites w/Sylvania amber corner bulbs *Still have green corner bulbs in, might swap out soon since I no longer have any more green lighting outside of vehicle* 21) Xtreme Flow Hi-flow cat w/Electric Cut-out *Sold cut-out and went with custom exhaust w/straight pipe* 22) Kartboy exhaust hangers 23) SS muffler w/4 inch outlet 24) Custom exhaust system *Being replaced with Thunder Racing setup* 25) OBX 4-1 header *Never bought b/c was never released; bought Thunder Racing header* 26) Custom Gauge overlays w/Intelliglow needles *Gauges won't work with my cluster set-up so selling them. Possible E-bay gauges* 27) Vent-a-shade window visors *Had to replace b/c car broken into after one visor was torn off; about to put new set on* Umm.... I have more, but I don't want to go on and on and on Future: 1) HiBoost turbo kit 2) AWR 19 mm rear sway bar *Bought the MSP Racing Beat sways (front & rear) 3) CP Racing Triangulated strut bar *Bought the OEM MSP bar* 4) Engine work (Port-n-Polish of manifolds (E&I) and head, valve job) 5) ZL-VE cams w/SR Motorsports adjustable cam gears 6) SR Motorsports Complete pulley kit |
sorry to revive another old thread
Originally Posted by pro00
The LX has a tach, and I love to see the engine rev!:D
Oh, yes, I have a 1.6L too. The car does not have much torque between 1k-3k. But when you hit the 4-5K, the car pulls:D |
u prob wont respond to a old post
Originally Posted by todius
I have a 2000 LX. Mods -- 16" rims & tires, trailer hitch, MP3 deck. That's about it.
-Brent |
Updated original post
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