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This may be a weird/stupid question, but I've never had to deal with steel wheels on my MSP before - I got a set of steelies with winter tires from discount during their special recently. They arrived yesterday and I went to check the fit - size & bolt pattern is correct, but the wheels...

I was driving today when I heard an odd sound coming from the rear passenger side of the car. It sounded rather like the sound of a baseball card stuck through the spokes of a bike wheel. Pulled over and did an inspection but nothing was apparent as being stuck and the tire/wheel and wheel well...

I'm looking at replacing my brake pads soon and was trying to decide what to go with. They'll be used mostly street/autoX but I will probably be doing a handful of DE type events with them as well. I remember hearing the Carbotech Bobcats were good, and was considering those, but their website...

I've been noticing recently something's going on with the MSP, but I'm having trouble pinpointing the problem. I *think* its somewhere in the front end, but I'm up for suggestions on what to check. The ride quality's been kind of going downhill the past 2 months, I attributed it at first to...

Just wondering if anyone else did these. We had our first night event last Saturday. Lots of fun driving in the dark and it kind of adds a new element to things. Also - some of the prepared cars spit flames. Its very cool to watch at night. :D Don't know any other groups that run in the dark...

Does anyone use wheel spacers on an MSP? I'm considering getting a set of 1/4" or 1/8" for the front end (is it a problem to space the front only BTW? Or should I get for back end also?) since the 225 Kuhmo MXs I've got are rubbing ever so slightly when the wheel is fully turned, rears appear to...

Did anyone that AutoXed these a lot notice a sharp drop-off in performance near the end of their life? I was running terribly this last weekend - something like 6 seconds slower than I was the weekend before. Some of that I can account for the fact that I wasn't driving very well, but the last...

Okay, so the baseball sized bruise on the side of my leg from being slammed into the door last weekend has finally convinced me to stop dawdling and invest in a harness. I'm a little back and forth on what to get though, so I wanted some opinions. I know there are MSPs using the Schrothe...

My OEM RE040s are starting to look a little loved around the edges - I figure they'll last fine through the remaining April events & can be nursed through most of May, but will probably be pretty much gone heading into June. Starting to think about what I want to put on the car next(what can I...

I went in finally to have my alignment checked & get more negative camber put on this week. I'm kind of suspecting the guys were being sloppy though and was told that it was "impossible" to put more negative on the front of the MSP. Since they didn't give me the toe I asked for on the front...

Question; I know the bulk of the people that run my SCCA region in Solo2 use their street cars. I'm among this group and don't think this is particularly worse on a car than some of the street driving I do with it (hello 6ft pothole, hello new wheel & tires, goodbye nice paint). But I've been...

We have the national tour coming through next month and I've been convinced to have a go (will probably not be competetive, but I'm looking forward to the experience). My first try at national level competition... Just wondered if anyone else if planning to run the tour events this year?

First one I've done myself (first change was done by the dealership) for this car. A little concerned though - the oil seemed waaaay too gunked up for the time period its supposed to have been in there (about 2500mi/7wks - I would have left it to 3000 but I'm forever paranoid of any work I...

I autocross and am looking to get a more agressive alignment for this year. Anyone know a good shop to go to in the area? I also frequent Austin and will be in the area this coming weekend if there's anything around there someone wants to recommend. thanks!

Just wanting to stir up some conversation & maybe get some input... I've been doing AutoX for about a year but only had the MSP for a few months. So far I really enjoy driving it, but today I had it out at a local event(I've been running DS on the stock bridgestones - this was my 4th event with...

Took my MSP in to have the rear bushings replaced and they gave me the 156D part. Didn't realize until I got back to work & had a chance to look at the paperwork. I know the part's going to fail... but does anyone have a timeline for this? Will it end up being worse than it was before? The...

Hey all, wondered if anyone had experienced this. If there's already been a thread about it point me that way - I wasn't sure how to search for this one. I've noticed my MSP has started to do this odd thing at idle. I'm not sure what it is, but it feels kind of like the engine is giving this...

Got my new Blazing Yellow 3.5 MSP a couple of weeks back & I've noticed a couple of oddities since getting it home. First - when I went to plug in the VIN number on the MazdaUSA website the car is coming up as a MS1 model... not an MS2 - is this possible? I thought the 03s were only made in the...