Recent content by ragingxtc

I need an FS-DE long block, preferably under 80k miles, and close to Dayton OH. PM me or email me directly at kielbryant@gmail.com. thanks, Kiel

i get my new graphite mazda3 gt hatchback with the tech and moonroof/bose packages tomorrow. cant wait!

yea, from everything ive read, the v6 mx6/pgt guys love to do this swap... the obd1 guys literally just drop it in. i think ill be satisfied with the power gains for now, but a small turbo might be a possibility in the future. :-)

actually, you are correct on the rims... but the rims it comes with are the universal 4 lug pattern. but i completely agree with you, and the plan is to get the engine running in the mx-3 before transplanting it into the protege. this way, if i do screw something up on the install, im not...

hey guys, well i finally blew the motor in my 2003 protege lx, and i've decided that i'm done with the FS-DE. so why not go KLZE, right? i got real lucky and found an mx-3 with a fresh KLZE install (less than 500 miles). It's got a clutch masters kevlar clutch, resurfaced mx-3 FW, stainless...

hey guys, its been a while since my car has run well, but now its not drivable. it started out as a cyl 4 misfire CEL and a rough idle back about 4 months ago. i replaced the spark plugs, and it went away for about two months. when the cyl 4 misfire CEL came back, i swapped the coil packs...

yea, that does help, but is there anything that can be done to fix it internally? again, i can't imagine how frustrating it has to be for the new guys that haven't figured out how to get around this problem.

i pm'ed the mods of the website help & feedback forum, but no response as of yet. :-/

thanks for the advice, islandp5. i'll have to give that a try next time i have to do some research. seriously, no input from the mods yet?

any moderators reading this? any of the mods want to weigh in on the subject? fkmp5, you bring up a valid point about the time delay between searches, but i do believe that's a security measure to prevent server overloading (correct me if i'm wrong). it does get annoying tho.

nobody else?

while i haven't really posted all that much, i have been a long time reader of the forum. there is just such a wealth of information here. my biggest issue with this site, by far, is the search function... it seems to be so difficult to sift through the results to find the information needed...

1. i personally just did a one square foot behind each speaker on my front doors and i don't get any distortion out of my fronts... but then again, i run a high pass filter on them, so you might need more if you are going full range. 2. i mounted mine just forward and slightly higher than the...

so i spent sometime last night trying to isolate the problem and finally figured out that it was the power lines going into the line driver cross-talking with the rca lines going from the line driver to the amp. i put some shielding on the power lines and most of the alternator whine went away...

i'm experiencing some interference with the new system i've installed... mainly an alternator whine thats completely independent of the volume. i also get some interfere (louder than the whine) when i adjust my mirrors, and a slight noise when i lock and unlock the doors. first off, i'll give...