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One of the guys I know around here has a Speed 6 that had a similar issue, and it sounded like knock, and he couldn't get the power out of the motor. After being to the dealer several times they actually found the issue. It was a problem with the fuel system, Fisrt being a bad injector, and...

I'd be interested in how the straps are setup too. Even though it's too late for my mount.

hmm It is illegal to have a shop to remove the 2nd cat, but ther are a few ways around this depending on where you live. BLow off valves are not illegal if you're car has one from the factory. Just make sure that if a cop does look at your car that he doesn't know exactly what to look for...

Smokey :( IT really depends but most of the time it's usually the seal on the turbo that goes. It you run full synth oil all the time, and at least 5w30 you should be okay. I recommend Valvoline Racing synth 5w30 or 5w40 or Redline, royal Purple of the same weight. STAY AWAY from...

Noise I would do the bearing check on all 4 corners, and if you can get it high enough to get under you can do a few things with a stethoscope too. Just make sure you don't touch those moving parts. It could also be tires. As most tire shops will tell you that high performance tires usually...

Mufflers I like the Magnaflow mufflers. You can typically get them at any shop, and in any finish.

Tans noises I would try using Synthetic gear oil for the trans. Also Make sure you use the same weight oil. You can actually damage your trans due to using the heavier oil. It just doesn't get inot the places it really needs to lube up. I had great luck with the GM brand full synthetic gear...

Rear end issues The rear differential is pretty good in design, and great for holding power, but the weak links are the axles, and the diff mounts. I'm in the midst of replacing my LR axle again, and rear diff mount for the 2nd time. the firsttime the diffmount broke was 2 days after I bought...

Catless or not Well it depends. I know that some shops won't remove cats legally, and some techs still work after hours on private projects. Hope you know this person well or it can come back to bite you hard. Around here we have had problems with people stealing the cats off of cars and...

I know what you mean bu the cluch feeling funny. I actually came across this on a modded Speed3, and it was a little issue with the pedal height not set properly from the factory. this is common on most of the Speed 3/6 cars. You can adjust it yourself. Another problem might actually be the...

It is against the MM act to blow the horn on OEM replacement parts. If the Mazda dealer is doing that it's illegal. You can, and are allowed by law to use after market parts such as batteries, filters, and bake pads if they are direct oe replacements. NOT PERFORMANCE ALTERING. Just because the...

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Let's just say I've had all to many cars to begin with, and now I have a MS6 86 Mercury Topaz Totaled 84 Mercury Capri (foxbody chassis) gave to my brother he killed it with 225k on it 92 Ford Probe Extensivly modified head. Port pollished, cammed, bigger valves. upgrades oil pump. tuned by...

Defoul Yes i have done then a couple of times when it starts to smoke, and it usually resolves the problem for me for about 5k- 6k miles.

Yeah i checked it last time I was under the car back there still good so far

It's supposed to do this while you're highway driving, and it' checks for several factors that cause to do this on the highway. Unfortunately most of the cars don't do this. You can manually do it, and this is how. drive around to get the car in it's normal operating temp, park turn off all of...

If i get a weekend off You can use my car if I get a weekend off, and I can come up witht he money to make it happen for my car as well. I've already broken 2 sets of bolts, the last time was a pain because I had to drill them out.

Hmm... Let's think about this rationally. Yes a bigger turbo would be very fun you know something like a PT67 that would actually be rebuildable since it doesn't have ball bearings. , and is just as good as a turbo with ball bearings. Not to mention how big it is for the same price. On a...