Rac3rX

Here is My Protege.

She started off as a Stock 2002 Protege LX 2.0L (Completly Naked, minus the standard options, this means no cruise controle, no roof, no Air conditioning) She had 600 klicks on her as She was a Display modle, the 800 klicks knocked off $4500 of the sticker price (It also got me 2 years free oil and service, but I havnt used it EVER, and my one attempt put me on a 4 month waiting list to get crap oil put in, No Thanks.) All in all it was a great buy, I havnt regreted the choice once.

The Mod list is short, but browing all the time.

MODZ List

Engine
1. Injen Cold Air Intake
2. Nology Hot Wires
3. Carbon fiber Axl Back Exhaust, 2.5 inch pipe, 4 inch tip.
4. Injen Heat/Splash sheild
5. Stanless Steel Bilet Mazdaspeed Oil cap
6. 1.3 bar Greddy Raidiator cap

Suspention
1. front strut tower bar

Interior
1. Custom Painted interior
2.Indiglow reverse guages (carbon fiber style)
3. Brushed Aluminim Guage Bezel insert
4. Razo Shift ****
5. Ractive Carbon Fiber Shift boot
6. APC chrome and silver Pedals
7. CF style Hand break cover


Exterior
1. ADR Sokudo8 Gun Black 17 inch Rims
2. Pirelli P-ZERO Rossa 225/45/17
3. Diomond Plate licence plate cover
4. Black housing Tail lights

















Im also a regular at my local drag strip where I race her whenever the weather permits. (I know shes a N/A Protege, & not the fastest car on the planet, but I do pretty well with her Taking out most any car in the same power range (And a few above my power rance)

Here are a couple of links To some Vids I made

3 Runs with Rac3rX in his Protege
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....0-B1EFB60A956E

A compilation of Protege clips I got off msprotege.com with some I found on the net.
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....0-4640FB82551E

I will have a Vid with Mixed Drag racing Clips, and a next with Mixed burnout clips. They should be up this week

Thanks For Stpping in to Check out My Ride!

Rac3rX

Some pretty sweet & Fast Runs in the Vid, and the MSP Burn out at the beginning is just SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jackelope

nice mods, darn firewall blocks streetfire now! dangit!

Rac3rX

That sucks, for me Streetfire work on some PC's at work & Not at others. If you got a spot at home to check them out, its worth it, the Compilation has lots of sweet Vids, 3 MSP vs SRT-4's MSP Wins, a 12 second P5 Run, a Mazdaspeed Protefe Beating a FD RX-7, a N/A Protege Beating a Mazda3 2.3L & a Civic V-tec (That was me) For Protege Lovers there are some sweet sites to see in the vid.

Jackelope

hmm, have to drop by my mom's store sometime - no one wants to race my msp for some reason, except trucks! - and a regular neon yesterday

Rac3rX

You should come up here. I race twice a week at one local track , and there are a few MSP's that come out to play (One even gave me a run for fun) , @ 6 PSI, it wasnt much of a race, he ate me from second gear, but I drove the track and my car much better, I was leading untill mid/low second gear, I had a MUCH better start, but the Turbo powered him past me to the end. Its all for kicks anyways, Ill give him another Go once I got a Turbo.

I get people trying to race me all the time, nothing but punks though. Even last night, I had some Weekend Warrior on a Bike try to run me. It was a Joke. All I did was pull next to him at the light, and when it Turned Green, I launched and he took off at the same time, but his F-ing cruser bike got left behind like a Punk. Me Im not even thinking anything of it really, I didnt try to race, I just launch and shift high from time to time, for no good reason other then its fun. The Dude on the Bike got pissed or something, but he get Right next to me at the light, and while waiting he would scope me out, and he kept his throttle engaged like 15-25% the whole light, and when the light for the crossing street turned red he jerked forward, BUT our light has a delay before it turns green so hes jerking back and forth moving a inch forward at a time (What a idiot) and at this point hes past my front bumper and slightly in my lane (If I were to race him, Id have to run him over.) Finally when the Light hits green, he Takes off like a Bat out of Hell, all proud he just raced a Protege who wasnt racing but laughing at him.

This is not the first time I pulled next to some Weekend Warrior on a Bike who wanted to race (I think maybe learning to drive the Bike should be the priority before attempting to race anybody) There was a chick on a Bike who after hearing me Power past her, starts Revving next to me at the ligfht down the street, as the light hits Green her Cruiser bike Roars like a MONSTER, I just Pull past and keep gaining distance, I heard her shifting and I was scared the bike would fly out from under her. Obviously she was clueless as to what she was doing. But Im sure the few added pounds of luggage attachments or add ons these Weekend warriors add on to there Honda Hoggs, they arnt the quickest but DAME do they make noise. Im sure they can go quicker with someone who has a clue as to what they are doing.

Rac3rX

This Board is a little slow today, I keep getting no matches when looking for new post (post should be kept there a bit longer, Im sure theads have been posted in today (Ive been posting)

Jackelope

haha... i just get trucks .... of course, i also had a truck race me all the way up to 140.. .which i wont be doing again...

kargoboy

Keep up the good work. Even the tails aren't too ricey.
I am happy to see you keep your racing on the track & not the street, that's hard to do sometimes, but it's the smart thing...
Your car is just begging for a drop, tho'---next mod?
Welcome to the forum.

Rac3rX

Thanks (I looked hard for tails that had a little class in the Alteeza Crazed sceen)I plan to smoke them for a little added smoothness.

Yeah shes BEGGING for a Drop, but Ill have Springs to Drop her in a few weeks. You bet its the next Mod.

Thanks for checking out my Ride.

Rac3rX

I get mad wheel hop with this car, its soo bad that sometimes at the beginning of a Race the hop causes my windsheild wipers to come on, people keep asking me why I race with them going all the time, I just leave them on till the end as Im focust on getting good shifts. But Its really getting on my nervs.

Im hoping the Motor mounts and Lower stiffer springs will cut this out.

I havnt raced yet with my new 17 inch Rims, Should I expect the wheel hop to be better or worse, then with my 15 inch steelies Im used to racing in?

Suprisingly the Rims are not too much hevier then the Steelies, but they are a bit hevier.

Jackelope

Motor mounts will - JUST did this mod myself... works wonders...

Rac3rX

Im Glad the car sounds like its about to fall apart.

Jackelope

does pick up a lot of vibration w/ the mounts though, but not too bad for me, you just *feel* the car more.

Rac3rX

Yeah, I heard with the mounts there is more Vibration, I hopw there aint no rattle sound that starts up in the interier (I listen to my car quite oftn, and the slitest rattle or anything drives me Nuts (Im geussing Im going to have to learn to deal with it)