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    Fidanza, Kartboy, AWR, HKS, and MORE! Cheap Cheap Cheap!

    Fidanza, Kartboy, AWR, HKS, and MORE! NOW REDUCED! Ok, so this is just the beginning of my part out, so expect more to come. But here's a little taste of the goodies I'm offering right now. AWR Motor Mounts 88 durometer (front+rear) - $120 HKS SSQV (the discontinued version) - $130 w/adapter...
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    Wastegate flapper...HELP!

    Has anyone ever heard of the wastegate flapper breaking?? I'm pretty sure that's what happened, cuz I don't have boost anymore.....but the engine runs fine. It's either that it was my turbine wheel i heard exiting my exhaust. I doubt it though. Anyway i was in boost right at 12psi, and then...
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    Amount of power loss from 8.5:1 cr

    Is the 2007 Nissan SE-R specV supposed to be alot faster than the earlier versions??? I was dead even with this guy all the way from 30mph to 120mph with me on 6psi and he was completely stock. I'm trying to convince myself that all the money i put into this engine was not a waste....ya my...
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    Plugging my oil squirters

    Soooooo, here is what has happened to my engine lately. I've got CP pistons and had been running them for a good while, melted one of them at the track on c16 and 21 lbs of boost with an unknowingly fried wideband....Much fun. After tearing the block down, turns out my pistons had broken 3 of...
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    Bottom Tranny mount upgrade - guaging interest

    For everyone using the AWR Front and rear motor mounts and don't really mind the extra vibration that comes from them, I have upgraded the bottom transmission mount that attaches to the lateral crossmember. Its the only mount that no one makes an upgrade for, so i decided to try and make my own...
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    broke my tranny....

    Yup, except, all the internals of the transmission are still intact....at least i think they are. A 2x2in piece of the tranny case at the differential where the bottom bolt of the rear motor mount attaches, broke off....i don't really know why it broke, but i'm guessing it was prolly wheel hop...
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    Need Help Quick Please!

    I've had a really bad ******* week.....i think my Cometic head gasket just took a huge s*** ALLL OOVER ME TODAY lsd;kfjaso;dfiujasdlfjk FUCKKK!!!!!!!! I checked the stock part #'s for head gaskets on RockAuto.com for the mazdaspeed protege and a 98 626 and they are different? are there...
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    Re-using Main Bolts

    Torqued from factory, then never touched till the other day when i started my rebuild....i took the crank out, the machine shop had to torque the main bolts back down before honing, i had to take them back out to install the crank and right now that is how it stands, with the crank installed and...
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    The time has come....Built motor in progress

    Ok ladies and gentlemen, i had mentioned to some of you a couple weeks ago that i was going to be tearing down my block and building it up with forged internals and what not.... So here is basically what has been happening over the last few days: Tuesday 1/2/07 5pm - Car makes its final run on...
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    Boost during break-in period

    Ok, I just purchased everything i will need for a rebuild + install of my MSprotege turbokit. Which btw, all these parts are siting up in my room, and its killing me that they aren't in the car yet....This includes: Pauter Rods CP Pistons 8.5:1 cr Clevite bearings Cometic gasket kit including...
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    Boost during break-in period

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    Higher than stock cr w/ nitrous

    I'm doing a complete rebuild, and i'm thinking of 10.5:1 cr forged wiseco pistons paired with about a 60-75 wet shot of nitrous. My question is, is that safe/reliable, and can i run it on 93 octane? Everything is going to be controlled via megasquirt.
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    AWR - Front and rear installed

    88 durometer front and rear AWR mount installed today. Everyone complains about how the rear mount is a pain in the ass to install....but it took me a little more than an hour for both mounts...its really easy on the 626 (first). Anyways....ya, ****** a, i knew they'd be stiff but....damn...
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    Block revisions of the FSDE

    Alright, since the FSDE has been around since 1993 in the ford probes, 626's, and mx-6's, has mazda made any revisions on the block at all? I ask this cuz i want to buy a shortblock from a junkyard, machine it, rebuild it with new pistons/rods/bearings/etc and then boost it. that way when its...
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    Camshaft idea

    this kinda just dawned on me....but. Everyone knows that the specs(ie lift, duration, etc.) for both the intake and exhaust cams are the same except that they are just 180 degrees(approximately) apart. Now, people have said that you can take an FSZE intake cam to a machine shop and have them...
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