Recent content by donnw

Hi: I don't mean to rant or step on anyone's toes, but has anyone noticed that: - aftermarket accessories for the P5 are priced as though they were being snatched up by BMW & Mercedes owners... - no one seems to offer any significant discounts (a couple % is not what I call significant) to...

Now I know about the "cold start rattle" issue and I'm getting ready to take mine in for an ecu tweak too, but is there something they can do about roof rack noise? I took mine off, because I figured, just like my old VW Golf w/ roof rack, there was no other way around it.... or is there?

Oh yes, and BTW - the K&N CAI that routes down thru the fenderwell hole by the washer fluid bottle looks to be a nice item too! ;-) Maybe some Tokico shocks (Illuminas?) and mild lowering springs too... :-b...

Hi - There's a definite need for a 1 stop shop with great prices for all the easy-to-do / "normal" P5 items, like: - Sparco wire set - NGK Iridium plugs - Short shift kit (low cost ;-) - Injen CAI - K&N drop-in - Mobile 1 oil filters (highest ratings by various sites) - Redline MTL & Water...

Hey Don (or anyone else) -- You've got me thinking again - had you tried anyone's car with the Kartboy shifter or do you have any idea how it would fare as far as ball joint 'slop'? Can anything be done to improve the stock shifter joint? Thanks much!

hmmmm - you're double blessed! :-)

Hi Macklum -- Great idea! I think I'll try it. I'm doing some head scratching at the moment to see if I can mod my stock air intake to make the car breath easier & cooler, w/o resorting to a $150 pipe. The challenge is to make meaningful mods with low cost, yet professional appearance...

Hi All: Would anyone here care to donate or sell me (cheap) their oem stock shifter that is just laying around, now that you got that shiny new short throw shifter?? Pls email me if you're game... Thanks much! Peace and blessings... donnw@opticalscientific.com

Oooops - I didnt' notice this thread jumped into the MSP group - If its the same for MP5, I'm interested, but if not - duh ;-)

I'm interested if the price is good...

Hi All - Hmmm - I noticed in my first week of driving my new P5 that a short shift would indeed be a nice mod - The stock isn't all that bad, but I used to drive a 3rd gen RX7 and got used to the shorter shift on it. But what's the deal here? I've checked on short shifters from several places...

Hmmm - decisions, decisions. I don't suppose there's any P5 owners trying the stock airbox mods that have had access to dyno testing and got before & after runs?

Hmmm - anyone wanna try their luck ? ;-) http://pioneer.carclub.ru/subwoofer/ts-wx50a.html (I'm not that brave....)

Hi All - decided to do a search on the web for TS-WX50 and came up with this link: http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache:OWSMZrB-qGcC:integramod.tripod.com/ideas/ideas.html+ts-wx50+amplified+OR+spare+OR+tire+OR+subwoofer&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8 (Put it all on one line and paste into your...

Thanks eMKay for the pic post. Oh - too cool! - I like it! I doubt this will shake off any knobs either, but at least it doesn't eat up the whole trunk space. (I got this car so I could carry around DJ and sound gear - not to mention, have fun driving it :-) Have you ever tried switching it...