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    Synthetic oil debate

    I switched at the first change and never looked back... Mobile One for me!
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    Post your free mod ideas for the MS3

    LOL... Mine is part of the rear view mirror... I love the "Homelink" whatnot... I keep the Blackberry in the ashtray hole... It wont fit in the cubby by the left leg....
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    Stiffen your Mazda 3, Mazdaspeed 3 shifter for FREE

    I also did this mod this morning... Two thick flat washers slipped over each insert and tightened them back until the inserts seated... This method will help alleviate the broken bolt syndrome... I think that the guys breaking bolts are not getting a good "tight" feel because they are squeezing...
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    Jacksonville Cars & Coffee Sept. 13th.

    I will have to go check this out sometime... Pretty close to me... Rather go there than the South Side...LOL
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    Stuck Gas Cap!

    I wonder how many of us are driving around with little white gas caps...LOL I can tell you what is causing them to do this... If you are one of us who ripped the black part of the cap off, I am sure you looked inside it... There are some white plastic parts inside the cap that act like little...
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    Stuck Gas Cap!

    None... We just rip the F'r off...
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    Cold air question...

    This is the type of info I am looking for... I want to know if any of it will be worth the buck... I am not looking to eek every once of HP, just that seat of the pants feeling... When I want to go REALLY fast I prefer two wheels anyway...LOL
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    Meet my 3!

    Will do... Thanks man...
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    Meet my 3!

    PROXES
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    Meet my 3!

    Saint Marys... I work at Cecil Field in Jax... Thanks for the welcome...
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    Cold air question...

    Very good points... After thinking this over a bit and pulling all the good points from the posts in this thread; it looks like the only advantage would be getting better flow from the stock airbox... I dont like the idea of drilling and hacking the box, and I already ruled out the zip-tie...
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    Meet my 3!

    I dont want to lower it... I just want to stiffen it up a bit... The coilovers wont lower it enough to matter if I dont want them to... Thats the good thing about adjustable suspensions... When I wear these tires out I will probably go with the same profile all around... There are no issues up...
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    Cold air question...

    Good question... I assume the batt box is being purged so fumes do not build up... I doubt that cooling is the point of venting the box...
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    Cold air question...

    Well, what I am looking for is a good cold air charge that doesnt draw from the engine compartment... I am talking pre-intercooler air... The air that goes into your filter is drawn form inside the engine compartment unless you go aftermarket and relocate the filter...
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    Meet my 3!

    LOL... Thats next...
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    Cold air question...

    This may have been talked about in the past; but here goes... I was looking at the airbox on my 08 MS3 and thinking about the mods everybody has discussed... I took the lower box out and zip-tied the filter like so many other have described... Then I thought about the amount of heat that would...
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    Meet my 3!

    Hello al, I have been lurking for a bit and started posting lately... I got sucked into the Zoom with the first test drive in the 2008 MS3... I was driving a 2007 Mustang GT with a Ford Racing suspension set-up and thought I really liked it... Then I drove the 3... Cool little twist to all of...
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    is 5w20 oil ok?

    In general thats the idea... Its not really such a big deal where I live, but it makes a huge difference in the winter months up North... Good clarification, Thanks!
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    is 5w20 oil ok?

    Same here... In the real world you wont see a whole lot of difference if you do regular oil & filter changes... I run full synth in my 08; and there is no way that a 20 weight is going to break down in a normal oil change interval... The dealer put 20 in on the first freebie change and I went...
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    Stuck Gas Cap!

    I had the same problem on my 08 MS3... I ended up ripping the damn thing apart at the pump... The top of the cap popped right off and I threw it in the trash... I now have a cute little naked white gas cap... It has a detent that you can feel when you screw it on and works just fine...
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