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Old March-28th-2002, 07:52 AM
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Mazdaspeed Turbo Protege

Here is a link for the upcoming 2003 Mazdaspeed Turbo Protege. It will be limited to 2,000 units for the US and Canada. Looks nice, wonder what the price will be??

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Old March-28th-2002, 08:08 AM
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******* TIGHT!
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Old March-28th-2002, 08:27 AM
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I think its time to start talking to the wife about trading in the ol MP5
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Old March-28th-2002, 08:41 AM
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Nice. I'm liking the Turbo and LSD. But to be honest I hate that color.
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Old March-28th-2002, 10:27 AM
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heres a question, the new Pro has a turbo and an LSD, CAN WE GET THESE, i mean thats wat i want, MazdaSpeed made it, will they sell it?
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Old March-28th-2002, 10:35 AM
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SHWEEEEEEET- Turbo intercooled and LSD . Mazda has truly come thru this time. I think they need to up the boost a little maybe like 12PSI . I know if i get one the first thing i will purchase is an electronic boost control and better injectors then that bitch would really rip. I believe its only boosting like 5 PSI, that sucks. I would still buy one with the quickness though. Good job mazda its about damn time.
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Old March-28th-2002, 02:03 PM
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thats a damn good looking rig alright...
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Old March-28th-2002, 03:12 PM
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i think the rims on the MP3 looks better...but DAMN, its turbo baby!
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Old March-28th-2002, 03:18 PM
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Originally posted by Maz94Protege
******* TIGHT!
And then some. If you think of the cost of upgrading a stereo and adding a turbo, plus you get the warrenty for 3 years. That is worth a trade in (like my MP5) and a couple extra bux on top.
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Originally posted by reefruner5
heres a question, the new Pro has a turbo and an LSD, CAN WE GET THESE, i mean thats wat i want, MazdaSpeed made it, will they sell it?
oh please, someone find the answer to reefruner's question!! I can afford the car, but not the insurance. Adding those mods to my pro5 would be the next best thing
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I agree, I like the look of my Protege5 but I won't mind adding a turbo and some mazdaspeed part. Just hope they make these parts available SOON!!!
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Whatever, but since you guys know some much about the engines, is the new Speed Protege engine change internally from the MP3 and Pro5?

I prefer the looks of the Pro5 but definitely would love to upgrade to the turbo. eace:
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Old March-29th-2002, 12:11 PM
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In the end isnt this car just basically SOUPED up ES 2002 2.0 protege ,

Could you do all this stuff your self in the aftermarket?

Couldnt you buy the 2.0 protege Es sedan then buy a turbo kit from mazda speed.

Insurance would be cheaper , And it would be more fun to upgrade and customize the car to your liking?
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it is just a souped up ES...but u have to figure..mazda had to do some internal upgrades to withstand the boost so u could just put part on your car from mazdaspeed but your engine might not be as strong internally...turbo's cause a lot of stress on cars engines
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Old March-29th-2002, 12:36 PM
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Originally posted by nyczmp3
it is just a souped up ES...but u have to figure..mazda had to do some internal upgrades to withstand the boost so u could just put part on your car from mazdaspeed but your engine might not be as strong internally...turbo's cause a lot of stress on cars engines
Only internals they changed were the driveshafts [24mm as opposed to 22mm], and a performance disc and pressure plate. That's it. And that's all that's necessary as they are only running it at 5 PSI.

Put a boost controller and forged internals in there, run it at 15PSI and that would be nice.
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