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New parts and mods
Posted by JP Parts Intl on
My shifter was acting up by refusing to shift into 1st gear. So I decided to replace all the shifter bushings with Corksport aftermarket parts. Also went ahead and ordered new exhaust hangers. Finally got around installing my fog lamps with amber overlays on the winter bumper. Surprisingly it came out really nicely matching with the signal/parking lights.
Progress update
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I’ve been searching for few specific parts for my protege and I finally picked up some this weekend. 15″ Mazda 3 GX wheels for winter use and JL Audio 8W0-4 Subwoofer. Since the MSP stock kenwood subwoofer is an 8″ sub I was able to find a decent JL direct replacement. Below are some pictures of the parts and wheels installed for winter use. Some pics of the protege in winter mode. I swapped out my racing hart wheels and front bumper. JL Sub in MSP sound system tray.
Engine Harness Swap
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After hours of labeling and prepping I finally got around to changing my Mazdaspeed engine harness to a N/A non-abs/cruise control harness. It was a real pain to remove it but with the help of my friend we were able to finish the swap in 2-3 hours. The full harness extended from the engine bay all the way to the gas tank sensor. Since some of the connectors were cut from the donor harness I had to rewire some plugs to make it complete. After the swap all my electrical problems were solved!! 😀 The check engine, ABS and speedometer...
Manual Swap Issues…
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Since the manual conversion my brake/ABS/ Check Engine lights have been constantly on. I replaced the dummy speed sensor with a manual sensor, installed a speedo gear in the differential, and used the MSP engine harness. My speedometer isn’t working at the moment but I’m thinking all of these issues can be fixed with the correct ECU. I tried installing a manual ECU from a Protege5 but the computer box wasn’t compatible since it had ABS and cruise control. So I went to the junk-yard and got a non ABS ECU. After installing and resetting the ECU, the same lights were...
Finally got her back :)
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After weeks of waiting and striping out the parts car, I finally got back my protege with a mazdaspeed LSD manual transmission. I got my mechanic to install a new Luk performance clutch, new speed sensor, speedo gear and few miscellaneous bits. The end result is amazing!! The car dives really smooth without any hesitation. Only issues I came across after getting the car back was that my ABS, e-brake and check engine lights are always lit on the dashboard. Also, my speedometer isn’t working but the fuel, temperature and RPM gauges are working fine. I thought the issue was...