What have you done to your P5 today?
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- 2002 Mazda Protege
Havent been on here in forever, not much going on anymore I guess.
Been tuning the car more and more lately, getting it ready for the dyno day on the 27th of this month. Looking for over 300whp and no broken s*** lol
Been tuning the car more and more lately, getting it ready for the dyno day on the 27th of this month. Looking for over 300whp and no broken s*** lol
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- 2016 GT ST 47A
Drove to the bank during lunch and heard a godawful squeal/screech that seemed to be coming from the PS front. As I turned into the drive thru it sounded like the wheel might fall off. Similiar to the noise I was hearing about a year ago (but much louder this time around) that went away after I replaced the front and PS motor mounts. Thinking it's the LCA or tie rod?
CheeseHelmet
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If it's only when turning it could be a loose/worn PS belt. Check your ball joints to be safe, but I doubt that's the issue.
You can confirm this (and rule out the PS pump as a possible cause) by driving around for a few days without the PS belt on to see if the sound goes away.
bikingpro5
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- 03 Protege5
getting mine ready for snow season.
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- 1989 RX-7 GXL Blaze Red
bikingpro5
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- 03 Protege5
Looks nice in that new garage. Shiny floor with p5 reflection
floor was just washed to remove the sanding dust from a few other house projects, the garage looks nothing like this picture now as i started to fix the wall that was bugging me.
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- 1989 RX-7 GXL Blaze Red
Did you opt to just leave the floor the bare concrete? I know you had been talking about doing fancy tile dealies
bikingpro5
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- 03 Protege5
the floor is coated in EUC diamond clear epoxy with paint chips to help with a bit of traction when its wet. everything will constantly change in there just as much as my car did till im happy with the space.
So just exactly how sticky should the rear wheel bearings be without the wheel on? I can't give it a little push and it rotates a few times. More like, I push it and it stops when I stop. No noise though.... I guess it's time to replace it. Might as well do both sides while I'm at it.
Other than that, I FINALLY got my ebrake brackets on. I only had to drill out the passenger side mounting bolt. The damn thing was seized in there (no, I haven't invested in a torch) and both types of extractor bits wouldn't budge it. A few drill bits and a nail set finished the job. Now my fun handle is back in business!
Other than that, I FINALLY got my ebrake brackets on. I only had to drill out the passenger side mounting bolt. The damn thing was seized in there (no, I haven't invested in a torch) and both types of extractor bits wouldn't budge it. A few drill bits and a nail set finished the job. Now my fun handle is back in business!
Swapped the snow tires on last night. Out with the blue and in with the fluorescent yellow.
Talk about meaty tires!!!!!
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- 2016 GT ST 47A
Gave her a nice bath yesterday before the cold weather kicks in.
Looks good, love that wheel style. I'm running MX-5 wheels in the summer also but the 16" variety.
Oh yeah, 185/70/14.
Looks good, love that wheel style. I'm running MX-5 wheels in the summer also but the 16" variety.
Oh yeah, 185/70/14.
