Recent content by Kobayashi

Ahhhhh..... You've hit the beauty of the R... it rewards the driver who knows how to drive (it) properly. It is often compared as the front wheel drive version of the front wheel driver version of the E30 BMW M3 and as the greatest front wheel drive car ever produced. I know. I am probably...

Yup, that is what I did and they then said (2 days later) that they would cover all of it under warranty. But wait, it gets better. Then they had the audacity to say that I needed to have the throttle body and injectors cleaned. I asked how much that would cost and they told me $257. I told...

Yeah, I saw that. Thanks for posting it though. I may have to try this after the dealer does what they will cover under warranty. I am just wondering if the dealer is yanking my chain on the other EGR part.

My P5 started idling erratically and then dying when at a stop (in neutral - the car is a manual) a couple days ago. I took it to the dealer and they said that it threw two codes (with no check engine light). The codes were for the EGR valve and EGR valve passage way (or pathway); the dealer...

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I guess I'll eventually go back to a Yakima unit. Cheers!!!

I've read up quite a bit on the forum but still have a question. I have a 03.5 P5 and want to add the factory system. (Yeah, I know... I'm the minority here who likes how it looks...) My question is this. You said the installation is just the opposite of the removal. Are all 6 of the holes...

kdub, I'm in the same boat that you are. How did the install go with the Canadian rack and how much did they charge? I just found all of this out this weekend. When I bought my car in October, the dealer said it was possible to buy and add the rack. When I called a dealer this weekend they...

Yeah, well, it will be a couple week wait until the next auto-x to see of the Underpants Ganomes return... Seriously though, thanks for the input and I'll post if it happens again.

It could be wheel hop - to the degree of when going around a tight turn at a decent speed (30-40mph) that the tire breaks loose for a fraction of a second.

Even though some people say it will make noise on tight turns, I honestly haven't heard it make any.

Other people asked me the same thing, but it is way too loud for that.

Leigh: I agree, it seems to happen when I upset the car exiting a corner - it does kind of feel like wheel hop but worse. azian6er: Yes, I have the stock motor mounts. I'm running S-DS this year. Is that an STX legal mod? I'm thinking about that for next year.

Questions for everyone about a 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege... Under acceleration through a fast, semi-tight turn (2nd gear-mid rpm), have you heard a pounding noise under the hood? I heard it twice yesterday in the same run and at first I thought it was the exhaust hitting the frame, but not...

Tire pressure, tire pressure, tire pressure.... That (along with driving technique) will help you rotate the car. I ran S03's yesterday at a local auto-x and the car plowed until I had the rear tire pressures above the front (front 44 - rear 45). Then the car rotated nicely. I don't think I...

Mazdaspeed = does not void warranty? Is this correct?