What have you done to your MS3 today?
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blackmagik
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- 2007 ms3 GT
eff this turbo!? i think more like eff this motor! My headgasket is shot! at 106k cant afford to fix it 
WTF!
WTF!oaklandopen
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hahaha really. that many miles in ANY car is gonna have problems
head gaskets do suck. in most cases you have to machine the block and head to make sure everything is nice and smooth and level for a new gasket. not to mention the time and effort it takes to drain and unistall about 1,000 things, and then refill and reinstall them when you're done
head gaskets do suck. in most cases you have to machine the block and head to make sure everything is nice and smooth and level for a new gasket. not to mention the time and effort it takes to drain and unistall about 1,000 things, and then refill and reinstall them when you're done
blackmagik
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- 2007 ms3 GT
theres a small drip of milky oil at the bottom of the dipstick, and coolant is sorta dark. idk what the deal is. no CEL. small lose in power but its always 0-20 degrees lately.
blackmagik
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- 2007 ms3 GT
and it smoked blue smoke when i boost to 5-10psi but i just updated my hypertech to SURE because they havnt updated till now.
vanilla gorilla
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- 07 Mazdaspeed 3 GT
Did a prosport boost gauge install, JBR SSP, and heavy shift knob install all before the football games started...love all of these mods!
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- 06 LS MS6
07 BM GT (shell has been struck from the roll)
wow
years ago,
i dumped my toy truck
paid 500, bought it from a coworker
22r motoR
started at 175K
drove it 4 years
at 260K it started mixin oil and water
figured cacked head
later, after I sold it for 275
I found out it was not a cracked head,... just a gasket
that truck owes me so nuthin
36 K
ha
like my RD400
5K
but wow, the stories in those 5K
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- 06 LS MS6
07 BM GT (shell has been struck from the roll)
OMG
a head gasket swap on a inline 4
ooooooooooh
that must require 4 or 5 hours of time
pretty sure mazda did that machining for you
WAX ON
WAX OFF
oaklandopen
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Not everyone has the time and tools for that job
and if there is damage to the mating surfaces it would have to be resurfaced before putting a new gasket on
and if there is damage to the mating surfaces it would have to be resurfaced before putting a new gasket on
22R = bullitproof
Lets see some pics of that RD. I have a friend that has an RZ350 and a couple of RZ500s. I've always loved 2 smokes.
blackmagik
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- 2007 ms3 GT
sodo my headgasket i need to order the (gasket & apr studs $250) and timing chain and tensioner($__). can i do this with the engine still bolted down?
blackmagik
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- 2007 ms3 GT
timing chain and tensioner is $130 would i need new guides also?
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- 06 LS MS6
07 BM GT (shell has been struck from the roll)
chain,(and spockets) is just good practice while its opened up
studs? unless you've built like yours, with a much higher BMEP I don't see the need
by tensioner, I assume u mean the chain follower? mebbe some don't wear much
studs? unless you've built like yours, with a much higher BMEP I don't see the need
by tensioner, I assume u mean the chain follower? mebbe some don't wear much
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- 06 LS MS6
07 BM GT (shell has been struck from the roll)
yeah, I got rid of mine cuz it was puttin water in the oil with the rad cap on, and oil in the water with it off
was certain the head was cracked
was assured later by a toy mech that i almost certainly had a exotic head gasket failure
I may find a pic someday and scan it in
I was a machinist at Hills Mcanna so I had access to hasteloy C and titanium
bits of that made its way onto the bike
bought a cdi ignition (point float sux at 10,500)
hogged out the barrels and fitted 6 petal reeds from a dt360
and then had a go at jetting the 36mm Mikunis
the best mod was using some math and a rotary table to machine a 17 tooth front sprocket
could just barely get to redline with that
very lucky to be alive
was certain the head was cracked
was assured later by a toy mech that i almost certainly had a exotic head gasket failure
I may find a pic someday and scan it in
I was a machinist at Hills Mcanna so I had access to hasteloy C and titanium
bits of that made its way onto the bike
bought a cdi ignition (point float sux at 10,500)
hogged out the barrels and fitted 6 petal reeds from a dt360
and then had a go at jetting the 36mm Mikunis
the best mod was using some math and a rotary table to machine a 17 tooth front sprocket
could just barely get to redline with that
very lucky to be alive
i would replace the head studs, typically they yield and stretch, especially at 100k+ no need to tempt fate with a 2nd failure
