I am still trying to sale the accent but went ahead and got a new car. Its a yellow 2003.5 MazdaSpeed Protege 2.0L DOHC Turbocharged sedan. This thing gets major ass and like it a lot better than the accent for sure. Picked it up for $10,000 from a Honda dealership in Fairfax, VA. The handling on corners is just awesome. You will notice the a sexy silver car next to my new one, hehe.
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Verna BetaII Turbo 5psi at 170whp & 166
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Your Accent looks better but then I'm comparing stock vs. modified.
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Bete 2 engine and transmission (CA Smog legal)
used to have OBX 4-2-1 headers and intake
2 1/4 inch exhaust with a resonator
Rear disc brakes from RD Tiburon
TMW short shifter
APEXi front strut bar
Front and rear GK Tiburon seats
Astrel lip kit
Modified upper and lower grill
Roof spoiler
Painted headlights to match my car
Altezza lights (to be painted)
i've always wanted a mazdaspeed protege. but when they first came out I already had an accent. now i cant find any in good condition to even consider buying.
good choice ben, now get yourself some nice wheels for daily driving and throw some r-comps on that sonuva and come autoxing with us. The mazdaspeeds don't do to bad in d stock. You made a good choice by getting one of the best handling stock front wheel drive cars ever.
And tak it handles so good because of the proteges handled well normally and then you add in the suspension tuning of racing beat and mazdaspeed and your bound to have a kickass recipe. Tires and sway bars help but my accent would have a hard time out handling a stock msp.
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2000 gs- daily driver(ksports,rear sway bar,kore exhaust, hve duct, enkei nt03s,kumho spts,astrel lip, kore carbon hood)
1999 L- street mod terror (naturally aspirated again) too many mods to list
true..car and driver did a comparo of 13 or 15 compact cars back a few years back..
The elantra was 3rd place and was praised for it's NICE Factor but was a tipid in the high speed cornering
the mazda protege EX was first place for it's driving dynamics and driver feel..
I did a rotation on one once and i noticed the stock blue tokico strut's, big fat red sway bars' in the front and rear with lightweight wheels but for some reason, i had to remove every centercap by unscrewing the allen screws which were a pita.
sure we can bolt on fat 17's with sticky rubber and slap on coilovers and a nice sway bar but without proper tuning..it's not much of a track worthy car
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G4GF 2.0L engine swap..K&N panel Intake
2.25 Magnaflow Exhaust...OBX Crank pulley
15x6 GS-R Hammers..Capital Sport UHP 195/50/15
Front Whiteline Adjustable Sway Bar..Zenn Springs
KSPEC Front & Rear Strut Bars
GT Grant Steering Wheel..TWM Short Shifter
Astrel Side Skirts... KDM Headlights
Stage 3-Spec Clutch..Evofusion Carbonfiber Bonnet.
A'PEXI SAFC, FAZE boost and A/F gauge, LC2 white Indiglo face gauges
all you need is r-comps and the thing is a beast
you even have 17x7 inch wheels to work with some 225s if you can fit them would be all that you need.
there is no need to tune when a mazda tuner already did the work for you.
I got my ass whooped by a d stock msp yesterday
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2000 gs- daily driver(ksports,rear sway bar,kore exhaust, hve duct, enkei nt03s,kumho spts,astrel lip, kore carbon hood)
1999 L- street mod terror (naturally aspirated again) too many mods to list
my friend had one when they first came out, used to have alot of fuel cut issues, they had 2 reflash the ecu and still had issues, but he said the handling kicked ass
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Went Euro
1986 Volkswagen GTI - 8v turboed 22psi
1997 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro - Daily
SOLD! - 2002 Turbo Accent L "6 Psi Tuned"
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