Ken@ProtegeGarage

hey all, sorry to be incommunicado ~ these start shipping monday. with the holidays the way they were and my attention to detail, i wanted to make sure i was shipping product you all would be happy with!

atticus1398

excellent, Ken do you have a current list of whos who? I never got a response after I paypal'd.

Roddimus Prime

yeah, an update would be helpful.

I need to know what/ if any manifolds I'll have to coat so I can get colors ordered.

jrodhotrod

Hey Ken,

Any of these left at the $149 price?

Without reading the whole thread are you offering a solution for the EGR pipe?

I am really interested.

-Jared

sweetlou69

ya for real..i wanna get in on that 149$ manifold..lemme know asap if thats still the deal or it it bumped back upto 199$??

Ken@ProtegeGarage

hey matty, no one has requested, through me anyhow, powdercoating. we are doing atticus' here unless he'd prefer a powdercoated VS a paint finish, and skyhawk wants red but i am not sure what kind of finish he'd prefer either.

i'm not taking any more orders right now - i got a ton of orders and want to get those complete before i backlog myself and hurt anyone's expectations by making them wait too long! i'll take more orders soon, no fear!

jrodhotrod

Ken,

Just so it's here, I am in whenever you are ready for some more orders for the whole deal.

BTW, it needs to be said that Ken @ Protege Garage is one of the best vendors in the Protege market, hands down. I respect the way he conducts himself as a vendor and as an active member of the community.

Roddimus Prime

sounds good. Ken, just call me if anyone wants coating and I should have the powder by the time the manifold gets to me. I'm going to be doing a lot of parts real soon so I thought I'd knock these out at the ame time.

atticus1398

sounds good Ken.
yellow paint is fine if you have it.
egr pipe and if you have time: gasket match it and i'll PP you the difference before you ship it out. no biggie if you can not.
thanks,
shane

^tyrant^

Ken, i have been waiting for you to reply to my pm about payment.

And im getting mine coated.

Roddimus Prime

try giving him a call Ron. He always answers his cell phone or calls you back pretty quickly.

Ken@ProtegeGarage

i sent you a PM back, did you not get it? in any event, your payment came in fine as far as i recall

Ken@ProtegeGarage

something to whet everyone's appetites;




this is the final product that will be shipping to you guys. sharp, eh?

as for the EGR solutions, i really really wanted to include them for free, but it doesn't look like thats going to happen. the pipes that came with the manifolds were cut or mangled beyond use or repair. there are three solutions.

1) i am shipping each manifold with a threaded plug that blocks off the egr pipe hole. you can transfer the EGR valve over to the manifold and plug it in, then block the fitting on the exhaust manifold with a threaded cap (5/8 inch i believe, two dollars max at Ace Hardware). This is fine with one caveat - the check engine light (insufficient EGR flow) will come on. this does NOT affect how the car drives, but does render it unable to pass an emissions exam

2) for $50 i can send out a new pipe from mazda. i make ZERO profit on that pipe, thats my absolute lowest cost (in fact, that is DEALER cost).

3) for $30 i can send out a solution devised by another forum member that consists of fittings and flexible natural gas line. or i can send you the directions as to how to do it and you can source the parts locally.

again, i wanted to include EGR for free, but the options and the price i set for the GB made it impossible.

Roddimus Prime

looks great Ken.....p.s. how much beer do you need when painting a manifold?!?!

If it were me I'd pay the $50 for everyone to have the OEM part. It's not a bad price and we know it works. Thanks for helping out.

Ken@ProtegeGarage

so many people have made comments about the beer box....