Mazdaspeed Protege
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yeah the car is deffinately turbo charged not super charged. and as far as handling goes the "regular" MP3 out handles the ITR and as far as mazdaspeed is concerned they are an AMAZING aftermarket performance company. they are one of my favorite (especially that are available in america) yeah taht will be an excellent car. almost as good as the mazda that will be out in march (that is a 4 door and will fit 4 full size adults not to mention just how fuckin kool you would be in the upcoming release) hmmmm wonder what i'm talkin about??????heh heh
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good guess but im referring to the new RX-8 250N/A HP just BEGGIN for a turbo, oh yeah and the redline is more than 1,000 RPM higher than that of the s2000 
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Actually, according to C&D the Mazdaspeed Protege and the old ITR have the same skidpad numbers of .88g's where the older Protoge's checked in with .86g. I don't think I would call that "out handling" by any means. If you want to get really picky, the lowly SVT Focus pulls out .92g for a big minivan looking contraption. To be honest, I expect the short course times for the Mazdaspeed Protege to be slower due to the abundance of low end torque (160 ft-lbs of torque are available from 3500 rpm's on) when compaired to the stock Protege.
*Note* other sources have claimed as high as .92g's for the ITR, but C&D was the only source available for comparison that listed both the Mazdaspeed Protege and the ITR.
*Note* other sources have claimed as high as .92g's for the ITR, but C&D was the only source available for comparison that listed both the Mazdaspeed Protege and the ITR.
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Originally posted by "BodyRollin'"
good guess but im referring to the new RX-8 250N/A HP just BEGGIN for a turbo, oh yeah and the redline is more than 1,000 RPM higher than that of the s2000
good guess but im referring to the new RX-8 250N/A HP just BEGGIN for a turbo, oh yeah and the redline is more than 1,000 RPM higher than that of the s2000
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I think it was SCC who got a MS Protege that had been sent to them with shaved tires.....
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Originally posted by "Levi"
Shaved tires? WTF?
Shaved tires? WTF?
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I love my new mazdaspeed protege.but if you want some str8 line performance to go with your handling you will have to upgrade it or if you have a pocket full of money get a RX8 they are so sweettttt..the protege only run's like 6.4psi but me and my girl are very happy with it 4 now.
