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[bazooka joe]

Mark, Let me know if you want some help. Looks like no trip to Montreal this weekend.

well it looks like tomorrow is the day! give ma a call in the morning...
the before......and after shots....it looks like a piece of jewelry!

 

[snowblazin]

It's a thing of beauty! Lookin good Mark!

 

[bazooka joe]

It's a thing of beauty! Lookin good Mark!

ya, almost to pretty to install!!

 

[Kansei]

ya, almost to pretty to install!!

trade? the one I bought off snowblazin isn't too pretty to install

 

[Reitrof]

well it looks like tomorrow is the day! give ma a call in the morning...
the before......and after shots....it looks like a piece of jewelry!

Cell? i have that one. Don't have your land number.

 

[lasermp5]

I have, and am planning to use, the same manifold... brand new. It's never been installed. I've read about you, and others having this problem with them cracking. Should I take preemptive action and have some work on it before it cracks, or wait till later down the road if/when it does crack.... and I have a feeling it will

 

[bazooka joe]

Cell? i have that one. Don't have your land number.

ya

 

[bazooka joe]

I have, and am planning to use, the same manifold... brand new. It's never been installed. I've read about you, and others having this problem with them cracking. Should I take preemptive action and have some work on it before it cracks, or wait till later down the road if/when it does crack.... and I have a feeling it will

well, you can take the chance..i ran mine for a year..it cracked and i drove with it like that for another 6 months or do...if it were me, i'd have the welds redone now! but it will cost you, unless you know someone..mine was 3 hours to hacksaw through the welds and redoing them all 210 and another 85 to have it coated..it sucks but what are you going to do...you could buy a new one for about that mney, but you'd need a new down pipe as well...more $$$

 

[Reitrof]

ya

Having breaky. Call you in a few.

 

[ZoomThis]

Bunch stuff for sale. Miami Area

UR unorthodox Lightweight Under drive Pulley with belt= $ 220 brand new, never used. in box

Dynamic Turbo Custom Aluminun Polish IC Pipe with recirculation output= $120

B&M Short Trow Shifter, with Shifter Links= $ 200

AEM Intake Bypass Valve, for Cold Air Intake= $ 65 never used, in box

Neon Stage 2 Front Mount Intercooler= $ 80

OEM Coils and Cables, 2 coils, 2 cables, short and long, 7,000 miles on it= $ 100

Bosch turbo manifold O2 Sensor with conector, 400 miles on it= $ 65

Racing Beat Lower Springs= $ 100

OEM mazdaspeed Heads Studs with washers, Brand New, still in Bag from mazda $ 60

OEM Intake cam Mazdaspeed =$ 90, 3500 miles on it.

OEM Clutch 15,000 miles= $ 60

OEM Side Mount Intercooler $ 75

OEM Intercooler Pipes, HOT and Cold Pipe, with
Airbox= $ 150

OEM Disk Brakes, all 4 with pads, 16,000 Miles= $ 95

OEM Brake Lines= $ 30

OEM Stock PCV Valve = $ 10

OEM Back Motor Mount= $ 20

OEM Front Motor Mount= $20

OEM Head Lights, Left and Right= $ 120

OEM S Pipe= $ 60

OEM J Pipe= $ 60

OEM Intake Manifold with Gasket= $ 120 Awesome to do port and Polish, and removing VICS & VTCS

OEM Fuel Rail= $ 30

Autometer Ultra lite Comp Silver Background Air fuel Ratio= $ 50 Flawless Condition

Autometer Ultra lite Comp Silver Background 20 P.S.I
Boost gauge= $ 40 Flawless Condition

Kenwood Rear Subwoofer deck, with brakets, bolts and nuts + Brand new never used Kenwood Ecxeleron 8" Subwoofer without the amp= $ 160

OEM Kenwood Amp= $ 75

Weapon Secret R Chrome Coolant catch can= $ 35

Cone Filter= $ 10

Mazdaspeed Protege 2003.5 Instrument Cluster Around 30,000 miles on it= $ 160 Flawless condition.

WTF does this have to do with Mark's mani?

 

[Reitrof]

I think what ZoomThis is trying to say is that you should have started your own thread.

 

[snowblazin]

He put it in MY FS thread after this. WTF? How stupid can one person be?

 

[bazooka joe]

He put it in MY FS thread after this. WTF? How stupid can one person be?

17 posts.....a BIG newbie no no (ughdance) !!! oh well, good luck sellin your stuff!!!

 

[bazooka joe]

well car s back and running better than eva! a BIG thanks to my canadian friend bruce!! if it wasn't for him i'd still be out in the garage!! and he did all the crap jobs too! he cleaned my IAC and put my egr valve back (pain in the arse that is!) he's a couple of pics...wow, i get to drive my baby once again!! yahoo!!!!!

 

[Astral]

schweet!

 

[ZoomThis]

Looks Nice!! Time to tear up the roads again Mark!

 

[bazooka joe]

There is a little indent for the center plug on the tamper resistant torx heads. It would prevent a regular Torx bit from going in.

As for the cleaning, did not resolve my issues.

I'm still convinced that it is related to the exhaust work and O2 sensor relocation. Still only a cold start issue.

my car idles like a kitten purring! the IAC was all carbon'd up!

 

[bazooka joe]

Looks Nice!! Time to tear up the roads again Mark!

haha...you know it man!!

 

[altspace]

Woot!

 

[Reitrof]

well car s back and running better than eva! a BIG thanks to my canadian friend bruce!! if it wasn't for him i'd still be out in the garage!! and he did all the crap jobs too! he cleaned my IAC and put my egr valve back (pain in the arse that is!) he's a couple of pics...wow, i get to drive my baby once again!! yahoo!!!!!

Yea it was fun. I can't believe you took it out yourself. It was fun trying to get it back in. That EGR valve was a pisser, cut my finger on the gasket, trying not to bleed over Mark's clean engine bay. I will have to check my IAC valve, not that my idle is off but it was easy to get at.

Hey Mark, I think I left my watch in your tool box. Can you check? I will call you later today.