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Old 04-11-2012, 02:11 AM   #6 (permalink)
SoCalMP5
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Mazda Protege5 - '02 Mazda Protege5
90 day: 31.65 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
My Protege analogue is a license-made Ford model sold only in Australia and South Asia. Sedan variant with a five-speed. Decent economy when stock, except for the fact that it revs too high at 60 mph... but I've ruined her with racing bits (including some awfully aggressive cams) and a propane conversion.

These are cars you just have to love to bits. Even the owner of TrueDelta (that car reliability site) drives a P5.

Good luck eco-modding her. I think these cars have lots of untapped potential, merely from stock-to-stock parts swaps.
Thanks bud!

Is yours a 2.0 as well? We get the FS-DE here. About the only cams I hear of people using are Corksport or the FS-ZE Sport 20 cams. Are there other options for the FS-DE over there? I feel bad for the guys trying to mod this engine for performance...the highest N/A HP I've seen is around 120 wheel.

I already have my toy car - and while I was tempted to mod this for performance, I quickly changed my mind after seeing the results. lol. May as well go for MPG's!
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