Then and Now…

Redarrow Project 2002 Mazda Protege LX – 136,000 KMS Thought I’d recap all the mods i’ve done to my car so far. Still alot more to come this spring/ summer . Still alive and strong in 2015! Engine ATX-MTX conversion w/ MSP LSD HiBoost Turbo Kit IHI WRX VF23 Ball bearing turbo WRX 440cc Blue […]

Shifter bushings and linkage

I purchased CorkSport’s shifter, bronze oil and polyurethane bushings for my 2002 Mazda Protege since my shifter was refusing to go into 1st gear. Started by removing the solid rubber bushing on the shifter linkage on the transmission side. Which requires a 14mm deep socket to remove the nut and push out the metal insert […]

long weekend continued…

Today I cleaned up the insides of my doors, installed kenwood speakers and installed a rear window switch. I still need to do some electrical work to bring my spoiler harness back to OEM spec. Tomorrow will be the day for a detailing session.. interior shampoo, vacuum, armor all, exterior wash and wax. This was long […]

Front Brakes

I decided to change my front 04 Mazda6 rotors out with new OEM rotors supplied by Avante Mazda in Richmond Hill at 120k KMS on the clock. The old set of rotors made a grinding sound every time I took a turn at low speeds or reversed my car. I made sure to re-lubricate and […]

MSP Engine bay cover

I picked up a MSP VC and plastic engine bay cover few months ago but I haven’t had enough time to actually install it till today. The installation was fairly straight forward but the only extra step I took was cleaning and re-sealing the 2 oil catch baffles on the valve cover. Tools/Material needed for […]

Manual Swap Issues…

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 […]