Maxx Mazda's 2011 Build Thread

Well, he stated that he's going with custom valve set but not any details so was wondering but why not a full 1mm bigger all around ?
 
Tonight while out with the girlfriend I hit 18psi in 3rd gear. 3rd gear decided it didn't want to cooperate anymore and grenaded. Time to put the car away for the winter anyway, supposed to start snowing next week. Will post pics in a month or so once I begin the teardown of the transmission.
 
Can you tell the trans oil temp when it happened?

Was a hair over 150*F.

Honestly I'm surprised I made it pretty much an entire summer without any gears taking a s*** on me sooner.

In other news, I have a few more things in the works for next year while the car is in storage, I think you guys will like what's in store!
 
Was a hair over 150*F.

Honestly I'm surprised I made it pretty much an entire summer without any gears taking a s*** on me sooner.

In other news, I have a few more things in the works for next year while the car is in storage, I think you guys will like what's in store!

You cant hold out on us like that.haha.. Give us a little taste of whats coming.
 
Got my winter beater tinted out today. 5% limo tint all around:

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Limped it over to the shop without 3rd gear today, (my place is across town) and got it cleaned up. Jacked the car up, and put it on stands. Did a full engine shampoo and undercarriage wash (I get under there with a scrub brush, a creeper and a pressure washer.) Pressure washed all the door jambs, inside the rims, everything. You can eat off my suspension now.

Put the car down, washed thuroughly, clay barred, washed again, and 3 coats of Meguiar's NXT wax. Detailed the interior. I'm holding off on an oil change until I pull the trans next month, but tomorrow I'm adding some sta-bil and putting the cover on once it's parked in a back corner and jacked up and there it will sit until next year. Insurance is coming off this week.

Excuse the iPhone pics:

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Not a bad shine for a 9 year old car huh?

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