What have you done to your P5 today?

[808MP5]

^I'll go ahead and correct my prior statement...

I've never seen anyone use a torque wrench to tighten lug nuts, lol.

Lol. I've seen it done. Went to sears to pick one up. Damn those things are like $90. Said f&@k it and just used my best judgement and made them tight. Picks will come later today. Gotta drive back to the store and exchange one pack of lug nuts. Sold me 5 packs but one pack was the wrong threading. bronze Jdm aluminum extended forged lug nuts ftw

 

[ucMP3]

Lol. I've seen it done. Went to sears to pick one up. Damn those things are like $90. Said f&@k it and just used my best judgement and made them tight. Picks will come later today. Gotta drive back to the store and exchange one pack of lug nuts. Sold me 5 packs but one pack was the wrong threading. bronze Jdm aluminum extended forged lug nuts ftw

Torque wrenches are expensive, lol. Anytime I need to use one, I go borrow my brothers.

I was looking at some hard anodized lug nuts on ebay. What kind of brand is muteki? Any good? I'm also bidding on some used blue Work Emotion RS lock lug nuts. hopefully I get them... They look sweet!!

 

[Brian_K]

removed 4 of the 6 side moldings today, couldnt find 3m adhesive remover so i decided to try some bug and tar remover by turtle wax came out great, just takes a bit longer. i was also surprised to see that the paint under the moldings hadn't faded.

 

[HKPRO5]

I got my torque wrench on black friday at sears for $35. Since then i always use it.

Testing the airspace for my enclosure. Also cleaned it out.

 

[vampyrate]

i got one for like 40 back in july last year and i keep it in the back of the car just in case, but i rarely use it since i dont have the sockets for it yet

 

[The ManLaw]

around $40 for mine at harbor freight tools. they have like weekly coupons so you might be able to find one cheaper.

 

[808MP5]

I got my torque wrench on black friday at sears for $35. Since then i always use it.

Testing the airspace for my enclosure. Also cleaned it out.

I like borrow. I be heading to pearls in about an hour

 

[xJAZx]

harbor freight has them for under $20

 

[slideshow240]

changed 2 wheel studs on the right front and changed the oil. mobil 1 10w30 and filter.

 

[HKPRO5]

I like borrow. I be heading to pearls in about an hour

Call me! its not too late! lol

 

[MonctonP5]

Oil change and installed my MP3 ECU. Drove 200 miles of rev-happy twisty roads to get into break-in.

 

[hornsfan10609]

harbor freight has them for under $20

You get what you pay for, I had a cheap torque wrench and now it's just a huge socket wrench, it doesn't click to tell you when it's tight enough.

 

[Matt V]

I'm now offering "parts kits" for those that want to try retrofitting themselves and save nearly half price. Check out the FS thread for more info.

 

[xJAZx]

You get what you pay for, I had a cheap torque wrench and now it's just a huge socket wrench, it doesn't click to tell you when it's tight enough.

if you got it from harbor freight, they have a lifetime warranty of their stuff...

 

[hornsfan10609]

if you got it from harbor freight, they have a lifetime warranty of their stuff...

I never knew that, I think there is one around here somewhere, I should check it out.

 

[808MP5]

Well put on the mazda3 rims. Need some spacers. Need to be more flush with the fender. Probably going to the shop tomorrow to see what they got.

anyhow... here's a pic... color kinda changes because of the flash... there is a slight reflection in the color because of the reflective paint under the clear



here's a shot of the rim in the day time when it was freshly painted... probably take more pics tomorrow

 

[Fireglow6]

Replaced my DS rear caliper, did both rear rotors and pads. No more horrible scraping sound!!

 

[323]

Well put on the mazda3 rims. Need some spacers. Need to be more flush with the fender. Probably going to the shop tomorrow to see what they got.

anyhow... here's a pic... color kinda changes because of the flash... there is a slight reflection in the color because of the reflective paint under the clear



here's a shot of the rim in the day time when it was freshly painted... probably take more pics tomorrow

which spray paint did you use

 

[racerx43269]

puzzled... brand new wastegate.... from atp.... supposed to be 6 psi.... but boost gauge says 4psi.... no vac leaks that i can find... my wastegate is driven off the turbo though ( nipple put into housing to get accurate boost....

 

[323]

what did ur boost read before?