Turbo escort is gone, My new Protegé5
#1
Turbo escort is gone, My new Protegé5
Well long story short, I blew the motor in the escort after the wastegate actuator failed and it ate 26psi...it ran for 2 weeks after that and BOOM!
I got another motor, built it @ my boys house, and his father scrapped it on me, meanwhile i just lost my job and cant afford to do it again.
So i put the car up for sale/trade
Get a guy out of jersey, traded me a 2002 Mazda Protegé5 even trade, but he had a motor to put in the escort and I had to put it in.
So he came up, i did the motor swap, and i got the car.
Yes the stripes are horrible, and I cant do shit about them, As they are painted in DEEP under the clear, so until I have $$ for a paint job thats how it stays!
So heres how i got it:
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/P5/IMG_0058.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/P5/IMG_0063.jpg)
And heres how it sits now @ a car show on sunday:
Lowered 1.75" front 1.5" rear
17" 2008 Mazda 3 Snowflake rims
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0500.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0501.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0503.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0504.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0506.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0539.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0541.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0545.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0546.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0549.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/ccsu036.jpg)
Plans for this one is gonna be a V6 swap (from Probe, MX6, 626, Millenia) by new years and boosting that by summer... My goal is 350whp turbo V6 Daily driven WAGON lol
Heres some pix in really bright sunlight that u can see the flake in the paint
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0359.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0371.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0374.jpg)
So what do u guys think?
I got another motor, built it @ my boys house, and his father scrapped it on me, meanwhile i just lost my job and cant afford to do it again.
So i put the car up for sale/trade
Get a guy out of jersey, traded me a 2002 Mazda Protegé5 even trade, but he had a motor to put in the escort and I had to put it in.
So he came up, i did the motor swap, and i got the car.
Yes the stripes are horrible, and I cant do shit about them, As they are painted in DEEP under the clear, so until I have $$ for a paint job thats how it stays!
So heres how i got it:
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/P5/IMG_0058.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/P5/IMG_0063.jpg)
And heres how it sits now @ a car show on sunday:
Lowered 1.75" front 1.5" rear
17" 2008 Mazda 3 Snowflake rims
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0500.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0501.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0503.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0504.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0506.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0539.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0541.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0545.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0546.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0549.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/ccsu036.jpg)
Plans for this one is gonna be a V6 swap (from Probe, MX6, 626, Millenia) by new years and boosting that by summer... My goal is 350whp turbo V6 Daily driven WAGON lol
Heres some pix in really bright sunlight that u can see the flake in the paint
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0359.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0371.jpg)
![](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/Tino6988/IMG_0374.jpg)
So what do u guys think?
Last edited by 91escortgt; 10-06-2009 at 09:19 AM.
#3
Yep i know... lol but the way i see it .... trading a 91 escort gt with a blown motor and a turbo setup for an 02 protege5 ,it coulda been hot pink and i still got a great deal lol
#7
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^ Yeah, I've never really been a fan of those wheels, but they look great on your Protegé 5. Always liked those cars. I wish they had done a Mazdaspeed version of it like the regular Protegé sedan. Test drove one and almost bought it before ending up with an EP3. That car handled like it was on rails and was surprisingly quick. Good luck with the V6 swap. Can't wait to see some pix of that!
BTW, where in CT you from? I grew up in Shelton, went to school in New Haven, worked in Stamford and lived in Ansonia for a few years.
BTW, where in CT you from? I grew up in Shelton, went to school in New Haven, worked in Stamford and lived in Ansonia for a few years.
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#8
The Protegespeed swap is worthless to me as well, its the exact same block the car has now, Mazda changed nothing, just slapped a turbo on it... And the rods like to exit the block @ 10-12psi
^ Yeah, I've never really been a fan of those wheels, but they look great on your Protegé 5. Always liked those cars. I wish they had done a Mazdaspeed version of it like the regular Protegé sedan. Test drove one and almost bought it before ending up with an EP3. That car handled like it was on rails and was surprisingly quick. Good luck with the V6 swap. Can't wait to see some pix of that!
BTW, where in CT you from? I grew up in Shelton, went to school in New Haven, worked in Stamford and lived in Ansonia for a few years.
BTW, where in CT you from? I grew up in Shelton, went to school in New Haven, worked in Stamford and lived in Ansonia for a few years.
As for the wheels, I see them ON mazda 3's and they dont look as good to me as they do on the P5!! plus with the car being lowered, It makes them look more like 18"-19" not 17s
Last edited by 91escortgt; 10-07-2009 at 11:09 AM.
#9
Someday, an RS6 Avant+
You got a nice deal, and pink would have worked ![what](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/what.gif)
If the stripe can go, get rid of it, other than that, you'll have some fun smoking cars with another sleeper. Congrats.
![what](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/what.gif)
If the stripe can go, get rid of it, other than that, you'll have some fun smoking cars with another sleeper. Congrats.
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