I think you're on the total right path. You're making it what YOU want to be. That's what reall counts. Its a little to over-the-top for me, I like a more subtle look, but that's just me (see my car). And I'm sure JDM will agree, but I think you should paint the car white.. hehe. As for a muffler, I love the way mine sounds and all.. nice DEEP sound, but that could also be that I have a 2.5inch cat-back and took out the resonator. If you were curious, it's the Dynomax SuperTurbo muffler. I'll post how it sounds if I can find a place to host it... Good luck and I, as well as everyone here will be happy to help you in your endevour towards a better Protege.

 

Oh...I'm not getting it anytime soon. I'm going to get my new muffler put on...not the rectangular ones...lol.

 

arabamer, it's not my taste man but dont let people **** on you for liking it. If you're going to be over-the-top and extreme do it and do it proudly. Someone on here said it best "When walking through a minefield it's best to stomp your feet".

p.s. If you ever want any help under the hood let me know and I'll help you out. Thats more my area.

 

dude you can bet that i'll will be asking for your help in improving the engine. i have an idea, when i save up like a grand or so i'll come by your house so you can teach me on how to install some needed parts. thanks for the comment and i will for sure keep it real!!

 

Michigan to Alabama is a helluva drive for some info. What happens most often is people come over, stay the weekend here and we work on their car. We might be able to work that out!

 

Been there, done that, gave YOU a t-shirt.

 

and a cd player which I installed today....sounds real nice.

 

Sweet man! Glad you likey the player!

 

yeah dude..i would definietly drvie that far to have a top mechanic like you work on my car. i can trust you because you have like tons of experience and know what to do when it comes to engines and **** anyhow if you can help me build my engine..i will make arrangements to come down there and kick-it for alittle...**** you can even have fun woopin my *** with your protege!!!

 

i'm not set up to "Build" engines right now. I don't work as a mechanic at a shop anymore. I just built a small workshop next to my house that I work out of. If you need an engine built I suggest taking it to a machine shop to make sure that those critical tolerances are spot-on. If you wanna do everythign short of machine work let me know!

 

Word...I can vouch on this. ^^^

 

yay!!! looks like mine does right now. i need to get mine painted. but until i feel comfortable with a place... it's going to stay two toned.

way to go on removing the spoiler.

and how nasty is that glue that they use for the side moldings. >shiver< that was a nightmare getting that **** off.