• And today was a good day | 03.5 Mazdaspeed Protege

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      DeeAOne
      Published on 03-24-2013 02:27 PM
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      After many years of wanting one of these I was finally able to get my hands on one. I am IN LOVE with it already. 03.5 Mazdaspeed Protégé. #2684 out of 2750 ever made. All stock with the exception of an intake. Only thing I want to do right now is replace the tails with OEM or some better looking aftermarket ones. This car is a blast to drive!













      May or may not clean up the bay. We will see.
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      1. Bacon's Avatar
        Bacon - 03-23-2013, 08:22 PM
        I have always liked those.

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      1. Elbow's Avatar
        Elbow - 03-23-2013, 08:42 PM
        Nice! I ALMOST bought one a few weeks ago I found for stupid cheap. Enjoy it!
      1. 03RCode's Avatar
        03RCode - 03-23-2013, 08:54 PM
        Love those cars, and that color is my favorite. Can't wait to see what you do with it!


        #2864 out of 2750 ever made <-- That puzzles me though. Lol
      1. DeeAOne's Avatar
        DeeAOne - 03-23-2013, 08:56 PM
        Quote Originally Posted by 03RCode View Post
        Love those cars, and that color is my favorite. Can't wait to see what you do with it!


        #2864 out of 2750 ever made <-- That puzzles me though. Lol
        Dur... #2684. My bad.
      1. Bacon's Avatar
        Bacon - 03-24-2013, 01:03 AM
        Umm.....Zach. Take a look at your posted build numbers.

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      1. Sammich's Avatar
        Sammich - 03-24-2013, 11:08 AM
        sweet Flipper...u still have the 323 right
      1. manilikecars's Avatar
        manilikecars - 03-24-2013, 01:28 PM
        Local guy has an orange one. Nice car.
      1. JITB's Avatar
        JITB - 03-24-2013, 10:14 PM
        welcome to the club! Anti Zoom zoom boom!!
      1. SHHHH's Avatar
        SHHHH - 03-25-2013, 01:44 PM
        Clean little car
      1. MOWE's Avatar
        MOWE - 03-25-2013, 04:13 PM
        Not alot of power..but they look good and handle like a go kart....

        ENJOY !!


        great color BTW
      1. DeeAOne's Avatar
        DeeAOne - 03-25-2013, 09:43 PM
        Quote Originally Posted by Sammich View Post
        sweet Flipper...u still have the 323 right
        somewhat. Lol been slackin'.


        Quote Originally Posted by JITB View Post
        welcome to the club! Anti Zoom zoom boom!!
        Not many of us out there!

        Quote Originally Posted by MOWE View Post
        Not alot of power..but they look good and handle like a go kart....

        ENJOY !!


        great color BTW
        It does. Never had so much fun not being low. Lol

        And thanks everyone. Gave it a good wash today at work.

      1. Sammich's Avatar
        Sammich - 03-25-2013, 10:01 PM
        will it be up and going for IA?
      1. DeeAOne's Avatar
        DeeAOne - 03-26-2013, 07:09 AM
        I wanted to but it's got a lot more work to do to be done. Don't want to throw it together and make a mistake. Will most likely be in the protege.
      1. Sammich's Avatar
        Sammich - 03-26-2013, 07:23 AM
        i wanted to see the 323 *sheds thug tears*

        take your time though man..you still S/C it?
      1. Doppelgänger's Avatar
        Doppelgänger - 03-26-2013, 07:51 AM
        Always been a fan of these cars, would like one for a daily. Was there something about the transmissions being a weak point with increased power or something?
      1. DeeAOne's Avatar
        DeeAOne - 03-26-2013, 08:16 AM
        Quote Originally Posted by Sammich View Post
        i wanted to see the 323 *sheds thug tears*

        take your time though man..you still S/C it?
        In due time sir, in due time. Yeah still slapping the blower on it.

        Quote Originally Posted by Doppelgänger View Post
        Always been a fan of these cars, would like one for a daily. Was there something about the transmissions being a weak point with increased power or something?
        Yep. The G series transmission has always been known for being weak, even in the older proteges and 323s. The only thing they added to the otherwise stock trans for the mazdaspeed protege was LSD.
      1. DeeAOne's Avatar
        DeeAOne - 03-26-2013, 10:18 AM
        Received a present at work just a minute ago. Brand spanking new.

      1. Sammich's Avatar
        Sammich - 03-26-2013, 10:22 AM
        didnt realize what tails you had on it until you posted your present LOL
      1. JITB's Avatar
        JITB - 03-26-2013, 10:51 AM
        Quote Originally Posted by DeeAOne View Post
        Received a present at work just a minute ago. Brand spanking new.

        Install now...lol. are those regular protege tails? I never realized that mine have pink in the white parts....!

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      1. DeeAOne's Avatar
        DeeAOne - 03-26-2013, 03:01 PM
        They might be. I haven't installed them yet but the part number showed to be for a mazdaspeed.
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