Recent content by MazdaSteve3

I just had a look at the intercooler cover, and I think you have probably hurt your on-road performance. It looks like the cover is designed to fit closely around the finned core of the ic and direct all of the air through the core, and prevent the air from flowing around the outside of the...

Looks like you did a nice job. It is easy to astray when cutting plastic. Maybe you didn't need to remove so much from the front and rear, who knows. Wonder what the effect would be if you created a seal between the shroud and the ic to make all air flow through the fins, not around the sides...

Okay, pics have been added. The ftp problem was with Microsoft (imagine that). With IE 7, you don't edit ftp sites within the browser any more, you have to check an advanced setting, then click the Page button and open in Windows Explorer. "Hey, lets change something that worked fine, and not...

I'm struggling getting these photos up. I can't modify my ftp sites. Don't know if my company has disabled this or what. Be patient.

I did this mod today, but I did it without pulling the selector mechanism out of the transmission. My goals were a) minimize disassembly and b) get the shift knob in the right position, which for me, meant keeping the knob in the same position for the odd gears, and letting the knob not go as...

I got the Konis on. Not good. Even on the softest settings, there is a lot of undue vibration, even on new blacktop. Just unnecessarily harsh. And the float is still there. Reduced some, but definitely still there. No body roll in the corners, with rapid onset of understeer. Clearly, a...

Hmm, don't know why I don't get reply notices from this forum. Have to check settings. I really didn't notice any difference in smoothness when I changed fluid. It's been a while, and no ill effects, though. The diff performed well on the track. From the information that I could gather, the...

I'm planning to put Koni sports on this weekend. Stay in touch. There's massive posting on one of the other forums about the floatiness of the stock suspension, and whether it is due mainly to the springs or the shocks. My intuition says it is the shocks. Yes, I realize that is counter to...

An "O" drill is .316". I thought that the hole was probably designed in metric units. Sure enough, 8mm = .315". It would be a bit tighter, though, so the O might be easier. Just FYI. I removed the counterweight once to see what it felt like, and it was pretty harsh. A lot of impact...

Anyone know for sure what type of limited slip is in the Mazdaspeed3? The literature states "Tochigi-Fuji torque-sensing limited-slip front differential", but what exactly is the configuration? I would guess that this is a mechanical torsen type, but I've seen talk about conical rings in...