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    Is it possible for an ECU reflash to just...not take?

    Here's the deal. Took my car to the Mazda dealership last week because it was the engine was hesitating and they told me I needed an entire new turbo because mine was "broken". It would cost $3,500. So I took their information and spent nearly 2 grand buying the turbo MYSELF and having it...
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    Will an off-the-shelf GT25R fit into an MSP without problem?

    My turbo died. If I order a GT25r from, say, ATPturbo.com, how will the install differ from that if I ordered it directly from Mazda? They're both GT25r's sure, but wasn't the one made for our cars modified slightly? I refer to this: http://www.miataturbo.net/showthread.php?t=6889 ATP wants...
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    Big problem. Need new turbo...?

    One day I was driving and all of the sudden I experienced a violent bogging/shaking when trying to speed up. More specifically when applying enough pressure on the gas pedal to where the turbo would normally begin to spool. I took it to the Mazda dealer and they said it was pushing only 4 lbs of...
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    Transmission help!

    I have a 2003.5 MSP and about two weeks ago I had to take it in for what I thought was a clutch problem. Turns out, and this is what -he- said, a ring gear broke on the final drive carrier of the transmission...? I know close to nothing about transmissions so excuse me. The mechanic said the...
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