What Was Your First Mod?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

July-20th-2003, 01:23 PM

#16

PreFknLude_SiR

Protege Newbie

Thread Starter

Join Date: Jul 2003

Posts: 36

PreFknLude_SiR is on a distinguished road

Quote:

Originally posted by Padanky
1. Audi H.I.D conversion

What kind of Audi HIDs? D2R's? Protege5's have projector headlight housings?

July-20th-2003, 05:10 PM

#17

Protege52003

Protege 5

Join Date: Jan 2003

Location: Mass

Posts: 351

1. Sound system
2. Muffler
3. Intake
4. Tint (had to wait for spring)
5. Antenna

July-20th-2003, 06:46 PM

#18

Witchdoktor

Protege Jedi

Join Date: Jul 2002

Location: NC

Posts: 576

tint

then a year after that everything but the kitchen sink

July-21st-2003, 10:16 AM

#19

Phantom Cruiser

Matty's Lead Scrumpet!!

Join Date: Dec 2002

Location: Ok City

Posts: 3,143

Phantom Cruiser is on a distinguished road

i think mine went something like this:

1. tint
1.5 remove air box
2. kartboy shifter & bushings
2.5 magnaflow muffler
3. cams & header
3.25 ebay intake
3.5 sparkco plug wires
4. racing beat catback
5. skunk2 coilovers
5.25 new tires-toyo proxes

July-21st-2003, 01:56 PM

#20

pr5owner

I Can Be Teh W1N!!!!

Join Date: Jul 2002

Location: Calgary

Posts: 1,870

radar detector --> sony HU (gone now) --> Injen Cold Air intake

July-21st-2003, 02:10 PM

#21

Bruce95fmla

Guest

Posts: n/a

I put on 14" rims.. car came with factory 13" rims .. this was like the best mod I ever made lol
Bruce

July-21st-2003, 02:13 PM

#22

Funky Buddha

Wok the Wok

Join Date: May 2002

Location: Calgary, Canada

Posts: 785

1. Mazdaspeed Axel back
2. Aem intake
3. Tint
4. Autoexe grill
5. H&R springs
6. Alpine mp3 player

July-21st-2003, 03:35 PM

#23

acidbbg1

Whooosh!

Join Date: Sep 2002

Location: New Jersey

Posts: 310

My First Mod was my Red mud Flaps!!

Chas

July-21st-2003, 03:41 PM

#24

NegatiZE

Slowtegé

Join Date: Sep 2001

Posts: 1,425

Tint

July-22nd-2003, 05:11 AM

#25

Z me Pro

ProtegeV

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Cupertino, CA

Posts: 181

Redline oil
Kartboy shifter/bushings
Sparco ****
Eibach prokit
custom made SRI

July-22nd-2003, 07:20 AM

#26

Redfyre

031 - Deathtech

Join Date: Aug 2002

Location: Petawawa, ON. Canada

Posts: 401

Eurolites, tint, groundwires, sparkplug wires and sparkplugs.
Next: air intake

July-22nd-2003, 07:23 AM

#27

proman

Registered User

Join Date: Apr 2002

Location: Buffalo NY

Posts: 336

1. tint
2. strut tower bar
3. avs ES100 tires

the protege has slight understeer but i think overall it's well balanced.

July-22nd-2003, 07:53 AM

#28

Laser5

Protege Newbie

Join Date: May 2003

Posts: 26

PIAA Yellow Fog Light Bulbs

July-22nd-2003, 06:41 PM

#29

PreFknLude_SiR

Protege Newbie

Thread Starter

Join Date: Jul 2003

Posts: 36

Quote:

Originally posted by Laser5
PIAA Yellow Fog Light Bulbs

That's definitely what I'm getting first. I will be ordering from optauto.com for $18.50 each - unless someone here can get those cheaper?

July-22nd-2003, 07:43 PM

#30

Davard

Protege Enthusiast

Join Date: Oct 2001

Posts: 416

Quote:

Originally posted by PreFknLude_SiR
Looks like most of you went for suspension first. I will probably do that as soon as the car breaks in, so that I know which part of the suspension I should mod first. Does the car have a lot of understeering stock? Considering it's FF, usually it understeers.

How much understeer it has depends on what you are comparing it to. Compared with most FF cars, it has a lot less.
Compared to a good RWD car, like an S2000, it has a lot more.
Compared to a bad RWD, like a Mustang, it has a lot less, but with the Mustang, you can get power oversteer.

Most Proteges have a little drop-throttle oversteer. So, the secret is, when the car starts understeering, get off the gas (or tap the brakes for you LFBs) and unwind the wheel.

LFB = Left Foot Braker

Oh, I forgot. My first actual mod was to put on rear mud flaps.

Reply Share

First
Prev
2 / 3
Next
Last