Merry Christmas to me!
December-22nd-2005, 01:25 AM
#1
Forum ghost
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: N KY
Posts: 932
Merry Christmas to me!
I just have to share. Look what I won on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
Something else to put on my install list for when I get home!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
Something else to put on my install list for when I get home!
December-22nd-2005, 01:50 AM
#2
The man behind the mask
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 11,572
looks good. Is that one new or used or what? I wonder who that seller is.
p.s. I did both cams and only got 18whp...I think you'll be good to get about 10whp off just this one. Just altering the intake charge will give you some gain but remember on NA engines the relationship between intake and exhaust is what really makes power.
p.s. I did both cams and only got 18whp...I think you'll be good to get about 10whp off just this one. Just altering the intake charge will give you some gain but remember on NA engines the relationship between intake and exhaust is what really makes power.
December-22nd-2005, 05:46 AM
#3
Forum ghost
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: N KY
Posts: 932
Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
looks good. Is that one new or used or what? I wonder who that seller is.
p.s. I did both cams and only got 18whp...I think you'll be good to get about 10whp off just this one. Just altering the intake charge will give you some gain but remember on NA engines the relationship between intake and exhaust is what really makes power.
p.s. I did both cams and only got 18whp...I think you'll be good to get about 10whp off just this one. Just altering the intake charge will give you some gain but remember on NA engines the relationship between intake and exhaust is what really makes power.
General consensus seems to be about 10hp with just the intake. I'll be happy with that, as my engine seems to be pretty strong. Now I just have to see if it is on the Mazda VICS recall. If so then I have to figure out where to take it for servicing, as the place I bought it stinks royally for maintenance.
December-22nd-2005, 12:00 PM
#6
Matty's Lead Scrumpet!!
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Ok City
Posts: 3,143
Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
yeah B&A dyno's are impossible to find on protege stuff!
I should have done mine in stages...but we did the before dyno (102/114) and then added the intake, cams, header, and exhaust and did another dyno (120/125). One of these days when I get a moment I need to dyno again to see if anything has changed since the MP3 ecu. Plus, I have a different engine than the 120/125 dyno. Last pull was 121/123. So.......yeah.
December-22nd-2005, 01:44 PM
#10
Moderator/ Pocket Tuner
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Tampa,Fl
Posts: 4,150
Originally Posted by Phantom Cruiser
Does your power band play power ballads??? 
Im at work, and I started leaving a message for one of my customers and read that, and started laughing in the middle of the message
December-22nd-2005, 03:36 PM
#14
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Jasper , TN
Posts: 1,735
Originally Posted by Phantom Cruiser
Thank you thank you...I'll be here all week.
Since you people are talking about cams, what good would a new cam do a SOHC 1.8 ltr??
December-22nd-2005, 04:10 PM
#15
Forum ghost
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: N KY
Posts: 932
Die threadjackers!! 
Karen, that was pretty good I have to admit ( ), was that off the cuff or did you have to put some thought into it?
As for any dynos, I have to start saving money (
) in order to try and buy a house when I get home (if the clowns who lend money will see things my way). So I will just have to go by the old seat 'o the pants method. In addition to the cam, I have a Wagner shorty header and an intake manifold to port/remove VTCS from. Plus various work to the gf's car so she will stop driving mine! [female voice] "I just feel safer driving yours, mine doesn't handle as well in the snow blah, blah, blah." Yeah right, she just likes showing off in mine! I'm gonna have to buy one of those Denver boots before I leave next time.
EDIT: Tried posting this earlier, but we lost the satellite signal and boom, boom, boom, down went the 'Net. So that's why it's out of sync.
Karen, that was pretty good I have to admit (
), was that off the cuff or did you have to put some thought into it? As for any dynos, I have to start saving money (
) in order to try and buy a house when I get home (if the clowns who lend money will see things my way). So I will just have to go by the old seat 'o the pants method. In addition to the cam, I have a Wagner shorty header and an intake manifold to port/remove VTCS from. Plus various work to the gf's car so she will stop driving mine! [female voice] "I just feel safer driving yours, mine doesn't handle as well in the snow blah, blah, blah." Yeah right, she just likes showing off in mine! I'm gonna have to buy one of those Denver boots before I leave next time.EDIT: Tried posting this earlier, but we lost the satellite signal and boom, boom, boom, down went the 'Net. So that's why it's out of sync.