Recent content by Tom03es

Very few FWD vehicles have an LSD. But that doesn't mean that you can't still spin both front wheels. In a straight line, both tires are loaded pretty evenly and therefore spinning both are easy. Try it again going around a fast corner- stomp the gas mid-corner and the inside wheel will...

Wait- is the exterior of the nut stripped, or did you mess up the interior threads of the nut or the exterior threads of the captive bolt?

I've autox'd twice with mine. Another issue to be aware of is if you don't have ABS you can run the risk of overspeeding your engine/transmission. As you know, when in manual mode, the transmission will automatically downshift for you as you come to a stop. Nice feature since the brakes are...

Here's my post about my cooler install: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123683681-Trans-cooler-installed I would completely bypass the "cooler" in the bottom of the radiator if I were you- which is exactly what I'm currently doing. All my fluid goes through my Hayden cooler- all...

My friend lowered his Wolfsburg with some Eibach Sport springs. It looked great- even with the factory BBS wheels. And the brakes on that thing were outstanding. His Jetta felt much more solid. Cruising on the interstate at 90 mph seemed pretty effortless and it was smooth and quiet in the...

Which makes sense that it was the right side since the noise went away when you turned right (unloaded a bunch of weight from the right bearing). When my right front bearing went out, I didn't have any play in the wheel either. But once I had the bearing out, it sounded like it was full of...

And Proteges are just oozing in testosterone.....

These valves sit just before the cylinder head. This is completely closed: Completely open: Even completely open, they still present a slight flow restriction. Removed vs stock: The MP3 comes stock without these butterflies and is part of the equation for its marginally increased power.

In that case, keep the P5 and drive it until it completely rusts out from under you.

And then have you seen it melt out of the door and run down the exterior of the rocker panel? My friend's 2001 Wolfsberg has had all 4 windows fall of their mechanisms and into the door. The 1.8Ts had 2 different levels of tune from the factory. In about 2001, they came with a weak 150ish hp...

Just go slow- it'll burp if you go too fast.

20w50 is a little thick. Recommended oil is 5w30. As far as you original problem- start with all the basic stuff: air filter, spark plugs..... Could need new coils and wires.

I see the link now. I swear it wasn't there when I posted this.

But if you hit the kid because you stop 10.5 inches long, it probably won't be a fatal hit. And WTF are you doing 60 mph in an area that could have a kid suddenly jump out in front of you?

I used to have 100 MBs of storage to upload files before the update- are those gone now? These are separate from the attachment list. I used that to upload pictures. Help!