highspeed
Well-known member
Thinking of selling my MSP.
Background:
I bought the car in 2005 from a Mazda dealer in GA. I am the second owner of the car and the car has always been in the south, we now live in AL. It has 19k miles when we bought it. It has simply been the best car I have ever own......hands down, and I have owned alot of cars. It has also been my wifes DD since we bought it. The car now has 170,xxx miles on it, and the engine sounds like it did the first day I bought it. I have religiously changed the oil and done all the maintenance on this car because it has carried my two girls around also. I am getting my wife a bigger car so its time to let this go, I love awd and I am looking for another awd car for rallyx and auto x, gvr4 are my favorite. Here is the break down......good and bad........I have nothing to hide and do not want anyone to have any surprises.
First the bad:
-standard rock chips and some superficial scratches
-has some dings, the car is about a 5 footer, nothing major at all
-exhaust manifold has the MSP cracks in it, causing intermittent CEL for 02 sensor, it comes and goes
-car came without the stock airbox and has an AEM cone filter
-has stock junk plastic bpv that has a small leak, time to upgrade to a real bov/bpv
-pin hole in the front drivers fog light that i filled with silicone, no leaks
-A/C works, but has the 3rd gen issue with bad contact in the switch inside the car, A/C works on low and high and intermittently on the two middle speeds, A/C is cold, heat is hot no complaints
-newer CD player, not necessarily bad
-drivers seat is worn, but not that bad
-drivers floor board has a slight tear in the floor carpet next to the dead pedal
-needs new motor mounts, makes 3 gear come out periodically because the engine shifts too much pulling it out of gear, no grinding. I have a BNIB SLS front engine mount, the stiffest one on the market.....but my wife doesn't want the vibration. Its a common issue, stock mounts suck!
-suspension is the stock original struts and springs(tokico and Racing beat), its squeaky, would recommend getting Yellowspeed coilovers
-4 years ago my wife backed into a high curb and bent the stock exhaust tip. I took the rear axle back off to get it repair and decided that it sounded better with it off, 3 months after I took it off someone stole it out of my garage when I was home
Ok for the good
-First off I just bought Arias 8:5 pistons and K1 long rods. Compression will be 8:7 with the long rods. I got them used from a guy on mazda247 in preparation for fully building the motor, had 3k miles on forged parts
-Replaced the 3-4 gear shift fork last June when it broke. I put in the updated tougher shift fork from mazda
-while replacing that I welded the stock LSD up for strength
-Spec 2+ clutch and TOB(which is louder than the stock one)
-new MSP axles and wheel bearings
-Timing belt at 156,xxx
-water pump at 156,xxx
-new valve cover gaskets
-ATP wga actuator
-BNIB SLS motor mounts
-No oil leaks
-Engine has never ever used oil that I could tell
-stock gt2554r has no noticeable shaft play in any direction, always been at
stock 6.5 psi..... always
-just replaced alternator and ps pump
-flushed coolant
-sub was replaced under factory warranty 4 years ago, still works great
-cross drilled rotors up front with stock pads
-new rear rotors with stock pads
-comes with stock Racing Harts that have some rash on them, tires are mismatched
-rims and tires on it now are in good shape, 70% tread all season tires
-have stock MAZDASPEED floor mats that have never been in the car, but come with the car, some generic floor mats in there for DD duty
My wife needs something bigger. I am currently deployed but will be home for a few weeks in FEB. The car probably could use a tune up. It has been all over the south and has never broken down. My wife drove just about every weekend to GA from Birmingham AL to see her family. I figure that someone will be looking to get a stock MSP with some basic parts to start a forged build. I know what some people ask for their MSP, and I am asking ridiculously less and would really like to trade for a decent GTX, talon, or vr4......anything awd, really want to get back into rallyx and autox when I return from afghanistan. I guess I would ask $4000 firm. I see ones with blown motors go for $4k. Here are some pix;
Pix of rods from the for sale ad that I bought them from on msprotege.com
Pistons
New clutch in June 2010
Replacing 3-4 gear shift fork
And the only pic I have right now of the car, and I forgot to shut the hood all the way.......my wife will get some more pix really soon
PM me your phone number if you need me to call you, I may be able to from Afghanistan if anyone is serious. I will be home for leave fairly soon so we may be able to work something out. Title is Clean. PM is the easiest way to get me. Thanks
Highspeed
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Background:
I bought the car in 2005 from a Mazda dealer in GA. I am the second owner of the car and the car has always been in the south, we now live in AL. It has 19k miles when we bought it. It has simply been the best car I have ever own......hands down, and I have owned alot of cars. It has also been my wifes DD since we bought it. The car now has 170,xxx miles on it, and the engine sounds like it did the first day I bought it. I have religiously changed the oil and done all the maintenance on this car because it has carried my two girls around also. I am getting my wife a bigger car so its time to let this go, I love awd and I am looking for another awd car for rallyx and auto x, gvr4 are my favorite. Here is the break down......good and bad........I have nothing to hide and do not want anyone to have any surprises.
First the bad:
-standard rock chips and some superficial scratches
-has some dings, the car is about a 5 footer, nothing major at all
-exhaust manifold has the MSP cracks in it, causing intermittent CEL for 02 sensor, it comes and goes
-car came without the stock airbox and has an AEM cone filter
-has stock junk plastic bpv that has a small leak, time to upgrade to a real bov/bpv
-pin hole in the front drivers fog light that i filled with silicone, no leaks
-A/C works, but has the 3rd gen issue with bad contact in the switch inside the car, A/C works on low and high and intermittently on the two middle speeds, A/C is cold, heat is hot no complaints
-newer CD player, not necessarily bad
-drivers seat is worn, but not that bad
-drivers floor board has a slight tear in the floor carpet next to the dead pedal
-needs new motor mounts, makes 3 gear come out periodically because the engine shifts too much pulling it out of gear, no grinding. I have a BNIB SLS front engine mount, the stiffest one on the market.....but my wife doesn't want the vibration. Its a common issue, stock mounts suck!
-suspension is the stock original struts and springs(tokico and Racing beat), its squeaky, would recommend getting Yellowspeed coilovers
-4 years ago my wife backed into a high curb and bent the stock exhaust tip. I took the rear axle back off to get it repair and decided that it sounded better with it off, 3 months after I took it off someone stole it out of my garage when I was home
Ok for the good
-First off I just bought Arias 8:5 pistons and K1 long rods. Compression will be 8:7 with the long rods. I got them used from a guy on mazda247 in preparation for fully building the motor, had 3k miles on forged parts
-Replaced the 3-4 gear shift fork last June when it broke. I put in the updated tougher shift fork from mazda
-while replacing that I welded the stock LSD up for strength
-Spec 2+ clutch and TOB(which is louder than the stock one)
-new MSP axles and wheel bearings
-Timing belt at 156,xxx
-water pump at 156,xxx
-new valve cover gaskets
-ATP wga actuator
-BNIB SLS motor mounts
-No oil leaks
-Engine has never ever used oil that I could tell
-stock gt2554r has no noticeable shaft play in any direction, always been at
stock 6.5 psi..... always
-just replaced alternator and ps pump
-flushed coolant
-sub was replaced under factory warranty 4 years ago, still works great
-cross drilled rotors up front with stock pads
-new rear rotors with stock pads
-comes with stock Racing Harts that have some rash on them, tires are mismatched
-rims and tires on it now are in good shape, 70% tread all season tires
-have stock MAZDASPEED floor mats that have never been in the car, but come with the car, some generic floor mats in there for DD duty
My wife needs something bigger. I am currently deployed but will be home for a few weeks in FEB. The car probably could use a tune up. It has been all over the south and has never broken down. My wife drove just about every weekend to GA from Birmingham AL to see her family. I figure that someone will be looking to get a stock MSP with some basic parts to start a forged build. I know what some people ask for their MSP, and I am asking ridiculously less and would really like to trade for a decent GTX, talon, or vr4......anything awd, really want to get back into rallyx and autox when I return from afghanistan. I guess I would ask $4000 firm. I see ones with blown motors go for $4k. Here are some pix;
Pix of rods from the for sale ad that I bought them from on msprotege.com
Pistons
New clutch in June 2010
Replacing 3-4 gear shift fork
And the only pic I have right now of the car, and I forgot to shut the hood all the way.......my wife will get some more pix really soon
PM me your phone number if you need me to call you, I may be able to from Afghanistan if anyone is serious. I will be home for leave fairly soon so we may be able to work something out. Title is Clean. PM is the easiest way to get me. Thanks
Highspeed
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