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Mazda Of the Month – Best Turbocharged Mazda – Mazdas247 March 2016
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Truly honored to have placed first on the Mazda of the Month (MOTM) competition second year in a row hosted by Mazdas247 for the best turbocharged Mazda. Mazda of the Month March 2016. Major thank you to Antoine, Mazda community and everyone who supported! Jp Perera2002 Mazda Protege LX EngineATX-MTX conversion w/ MSP LSDHiBoost Turbo KitIHI WRX VF23 Ball bearing turboWRX 440cc Blue InjectorsMishimoto Slim FansMishimoto RadiatorHKS FMICHKS BOV3″ Vibrant Turbo-back ExhaustVibrant HiFlow Cat3″ Vibrant Axleback MufflerBlitz SBC ID Spec S Boost ControllerHaltech F10 EMS2001 626 Ported/Painted Standard Emissions Intake manifold with Thermal Spacers and EGR Gas LineVibrant Vacuum BlockHydra...
Back from paint.. Time to tune!
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After 3 long weeks I finally got the car back from paint. Aerocatch hood pins, NACA duct installed and 3 tone paint job on the hood. Just need to finish the tune and get all my paper work in order and she will be ready to go back on the road!! For everyone that’s going to ask lol yes the duct is fully functional.. its pointing right at my oil cooler. I took it apart last night and the hose was all torn up inside. pretty sure that was due to over tightening. We cut the end off and installed...
Engine Bay Fuel Delivery Upgrade
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I decided to upgrade my engine bay fuel delivery system. below are the list of parts I used for my build 6′ Nylon braided SS lines Aeromotive external FPR Hydra Motorsports billet fuel rail 2 x 3/8 NPT to -6AN russles fittings 2 x -6AN o ring adapters 1 x -6AN o ring plug 1 x 3/8″ NPT plug Stock protege hardline connectors w/ 2 worm clamps 4 x -6AN summit racing straight fittings Speedhut Fuel pressure gauge + supplied hardware Before anything I had to finish installing my new 01+ standard emissions(no valves) mazda 626 intake manifold with thermal...
Projector retrofits and rebuilding fuel sending unit
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This section will cover the rebuilding of my fuel sending unit and HI bi-xenon mirimoto mini projector retrofit projects. I purchased a fail project set of retrofits from a US forum member last week and attempted to correct his mistake with the guidance/HUGE help from (Action Jackson). First we took apart the old projectors headlights by removing all the screws and baking it for 10 minutes in a 350 degree preheated oven. The high heat melts the factor adhesive allowing a very smooth disassembly of the headlights. Once disassembled I decided to paint my gatling gun mini shrouds and stock...
Custom DIY Oil Cooler
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Now for the fun part of my project.. my custom oil cooler set up. The parts I used for this set up are.. 5M Black Nylon SS braided hose -10AN straight fittings -10AN 90 degree bend fittings Koul tool AN fitting wrench 20 Row black cooler Engine block adapter Filter relocation adapter with 2 1/8″ NPT ports SpeedHut’s Oil temp/Pressure gauges Misc homemade brackets NACA Duct First thing you will need to understand before you attempt this project is the direction and flow of the oil within your engine. This will allow you to visualize how exactly your engine will...