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    Cobb SF Intake & Defi Red Boost/Vac Guage

    Both Items Have Been Sold FS: Cobb MS3 SF Intake Condition: Used Includes: All original hardware, cleaning kit, original box, Cobb license plate ring. Price: $105.00 shipping inclusive. Payment Method: Paypal Only References: See Ebay User ID mattmnx Notes: Please PM to confirm item is...
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    ms3 for new driver??

    I'm amazed people here would suggest that you buy the ms3 as a first drive for a new stick drive. I personally think the ms3 isnt a very forgiving clutch and I've been driving stick for 17 years. You say you like to drive stick but you dont know how? I'm a little confused by that statement. Keep...
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    Calling Home Link Mirror Owners

    I didnt tap any wires. I purchased the mirror along with installation when I took delivery of the car. The dealer caused all these problems.
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    Calling Home Link Mirror Owners

    I appreciate the quick response to my question.
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    Calling Home Link Mirror Owners

    I need confirmation from a home link mirror owner on an issue I'm currently struggling to work through with my local dealer. For details on the issue you can check this thread:http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123723402 Basically I need to know if your home link mirror leaves the...
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    Second Dead Battery in 2 months?

    This is exactly what I did last night and indeed I have discovered the cause of the parasitic draw on the battery. The problem goes all the way back to my first month of owning this car in June. As part of the purchase I ordered a Home Link mirror to be installed by the dealer. The first mirror...
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    Second Dead Battery in 2 months?

    I hit the dealer and did a quick check while in the parking lot. This was an easy visual inspection test, lift the hatch, turn on the lap, close the hatch, drop the back seat. Light goes on and off when the gate is lifted. This is a simple troubleshooting task that takes all of 15 seconds to...
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    Second Dead Battery in 2 months?

    Ok, that's very encouraging to hear. I ran a test for this a few weeks back but it was during daylight hours so maybe I just couldnt see it. I'm going to pick the car up today and i'll most certainly double check that. It's aggravating that this whole issue might be related to one line in the...
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    Second Dead Battery in 2 months?

    Ok, Sanity check time. Dealer calls me, says they put a new battery in the car and ran a draw test on the system and found a small draw. According to them this draw was coming from the light in the hatchback. According to the manual (page 6-66) if the light switch is in the on Position then...
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    Second Dead Battery in 2 months?

    Agreed, unfortunately I drove it several times over the 24 hour period that followed the first trip to the dealer and had the battery checked under load which came back fine. Now its been run dead twice which means the battery well on its way to being garbage. Plus I'm going to need to work on...
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    Second Dead Battery in 2 months?

    Well back it goes to the dealer this morning. I drove the car on Friday then left (in another car) for a weekend trip returning Sunday evening. When I got home the first thing I did was start the car and of course no juice. Battery showed 2 volts on my Multimeter. Battery showed 11.5 volts...
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    Second Dead Battery in 2 months?

    So this afternoon I took the car over to the dealer. To get the car to the dealer they suggested I try and jump the car and bring it in. I did so and they took the car in right away and inspected it on the spot. After waiting 45min the tech returned and indicated that after letting the car sit...
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    Second Dead Battery in 2 months?

    I should point out I have no car modifications at all. Also when this happened the first time I replaced the battery with a brand new one.
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    Second Dead Battery in 2 months?

    Thought I would share this story since I couldn't find anyone else with a similar issue while doing a forum search. In the middle of August I returned from a week long vacation to find that my MS3 wouldn't start. Since it was only a week undriven i feared the worst but decided to give a jump...
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    When do I need A fuel controller?

    If I'm playing with boost the first question I'm asking myself Isnt where my fuel computer is, it's where my wide band o2 sensor is. I'm not sure any of us can tell you for sure how much you need a fuel computer, but the wideband can. If you put lots of money into performance parts and then muck...
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    Mazdaspeed 3 vs Mazda 3 5door

    You might want the extra money you'd be spending on the Speed3 for when you leave the nest.
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    has anyone tried chopping their stock hood?

    A change to your hood will also effect the aero on the car. You might see a changes in your MPG as a result of hood alterations. With the price of gas I figured it was at least worth mentioning even if we are driving a performance car.
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    at least we didn't get shafted like subaru owners

    New models come out every year, thats how automakers encourage new sales. I don't see why Subaru owners should feel shafted.
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    Do you consider the MS3 to be a real sports kar?

    Real sports cars have two seats and no roof, the MS3 is just a quick hatchback.
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    Dent pop trick????

    Rapidly cooling a small part of your body panel to more than -100F seems like it could do damage but what do I know, I'm neither a metallurgist or a chemist and most people on this channel probably aren't either. Even then it depends a lot of the paint and also the properties of the panel its...
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