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    Project RX7 Race car - Progress so far!

    Do you have a section on the manifold that willl have vacuum from more than one "cylinder"? I had dual side draft DCOE Webers on my Honda, so one barrel per cylinder, and I pulled vacuum from a single cylinder for the brake booster... it didn't feel the greatest. Inconsistant pedal feel because...
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    Auto-x Newbie - hope you guys can help :o)

    thanks for the input guys! I have a few kinks to work out before I acutally get a race in, I think i'm looking at next season. As for the springs... would anyone agree with the logic of putting the stiffer springs in the rear and softer springs in the front? Or just leave them as they are...
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    Engine ratte under load

    could be several things, loose fasteners, rad vibrating, detonation. Detonation is always under load and sounds like a rattling, or marbles in your exhaust or small ticks... Start with the most simplest and see what you can isolate. Matt
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    LordWorm Getting Hitched

    Congrats! As long as you stil have time to help me with the Microtech when I get it (eyeballs) Matt
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    burning oil like crazy... wtf?

    unless someone wants to install a catch can to see if the oil is going through the pcv system, thats a hard one to isolate. Hmm... maybe a cheap fuel filter put inline with the PCV hose, something to try. From my personal and professional experience, valve seals generally cause a nice puff of...
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    mspeedP5 Drag Race Report...

    dear god that was violent... the wheel hop is rediculous. Great times though, embarass some stock V8's ! Good job Matt
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    Post The BEST Pictures OF YOUR MAZDA

    Lol.. luckily there aren't any cops over there. Its the rich side of the freeway haha. Thanks for the compliment on the rims, I fell in love with them when I saw them on Enkei's website. Knock on wood, I've never seen another car with them on. I like to be a little different. You've done a...
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    How To: Air/Fuel Ratio Gauge Install

    Hey, Just installed my air/fuel guage tonight along with some others. It is an autometer ultra lite 3 wire hookup Red - +12v Keyed on Black - Ground Purple - Pink w/ Blue stripe right at ECU (see below) I cut the wire in half, added my lead wire onto the firewall side and soldered those two...
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    burning oil like crazy... wtf?

    well guess what... driving today, leave a stop sign light left hand corner, oil light comes on and goes off. Strange... drive some more, high speed right hand sweeper, oil light comes on, left off gas finish corner light is off. Get home from work and check oil. Not even showing on the dipstick...
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    WTB: One OEM RX8 18" Wheel

    and what the **** is that supposed to mean? Sorry I didn't read to the end of a post that has no interest to me. just helping a guy out if I could 3 RX8 wheels. I got them to sell, so I'm willing to let go of them for pretty cheap ($200 for all 3 + shipping, OBO). Look it up
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    WTB: One OEM RX8 18" Wheel

    some one is selling 3 in a thread for $200 bucks I believe. Check in the for sale section matt
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    B&M squeeking

    I used to complain to myself of my shifter doing this all the time as well. I spilled gingerale down there though... I put some lithium grease on the ball and the noise didnt' go away at first. Now a few months later, its completely quiet. Kind of wierd Matt
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    Post The BEST Pictures OF YOUR MAZDA

    And one other
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    Post The BEST Pictures OF YOUR MAZDA

    A little night shot test
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    What do I need to microtech

    How big is the box itself then? Sounds tiny? Matt
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