We got like 6-8" of snow yesterday. Boo wee.....guess thats the end of the "race" season for us here. No worries though, the protege has been out of comission for a while now anyhow. Now Im just putting the car cover on her, and waiting till it get nice out again.
Anyhow, what is everyone's plans for their protege next year? I posted a plan up in the BG section, but I doubt Ill have the money for all that I wanted to get done. So here's my more realistic plan:
Rebuild my ****ing engine:
(maybe) .030 bore, re-hone, hot tank, etc.
(maybe) Wiseco miata (bp) 11:1 pistons and find some new rods
Corksport cams or Mike323s regrinds
New injectors and axles
Front and rear Tie bars
New struts (kaboomed mine
)
And do something about my super ugly paint job.
I may skip the pistons because I don't think Il be able to afford an EMS like I wanted and planned. And instead just use the stock pistons and stock bore.
Im actually considering going the turbo route this year (again, for like the 4th time) because I ran into a couple good deals on turbo's and supporting things.
And then get a spare BP and just build that up over the course of the next year or 2 like I want to ( ITB's, 11:1 pistons, headwork, haltech etc etc) Actually I think thats what Im going to do, yep I just made up my mind!
Anyhow, what is everyone's plans for their protege next year? I posted a plan up in the BG section, but I doubt Ill have the money for all that I wanted to get done. So here's my more realistic plan:
Rebuild my ****ing engine:
(maybe) .030 bore, re-hone, hot tank, etc.
(maybe) Wiseco miata (bp) 11:1 pistons and find some new rods
Corksport cams or Mike323s regrinds
New injectors and axles
Front and rear Tie bars
New struts (kaboomed mine
)And do something about my super ugly paint job.
I may skip the pistons because I don't think Il be able to afford an EMS like I wanted and planned. And instead just use the stock pistons and stock bore.
Im actually considering going the turbo route this year (again, for like the 4th time) because I ran into a couple good deals on turbo's and supporting things.
And then get a spare BP and just build that up over the course of the next year or 2 like I want to ( ITB's, 11:1 pistons, headwork, haltech etc etc) Actually I think thats what Im going to do, yep I just made up my mind!
. Going to get fiberglass doors, fenders, hood, and trunk for $1064 (should drop around 300lbs, those doors are easily 70+lbs a piece). Then comes the rollcage and some good racing seats and 4pt harnesses. Maybe some more power later, I want to see what she can do at the next AutoX, all 3500 lbs of her 
, and since it can't pass emissions testing I see no other purpose than to run it at the track. Plus I live about 20minutes from VSE (Herb Adams shop) where they specialize in 2nd and 3rd gen F-bodies 
... I had a friend when I worked at the lumber yard, he put a 454 bigblock marine engine in his nova originally equipped with an inline. He broke it and after 2000miles he laid into it one day and then his driver side door wouldn't open..he tweaked the frame... too mucho torque-o
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