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    Why you should go AccessPort with any sort of mods

    OP, in your situation with a BT then no doubt about it - Hypertech will not work, you won't get anyone to disagree there. For others running bolt ons with the K04 the Hypertech offers a safe canned tune that's hands off and much less expensive than a AP. I mean that in comparing the AP to the...
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    Any body using catted downpipe from Ultimate-Racing?

    I currently run a stock DP but this DP is on my list to get as its a shorty DP with cat. This UR DP offers the ability to slap in a straight pipe or stock mid-pipe with cat depending on emmision checks without having to mess with removing with the DP. Looks like a quality unit. Not sure if...
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    FS: PG Reworked Turbo with less than 7k miles

    Cracked near the waste gate?
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    Progress vs. JBR rear sway bar. Need opions

    I too am in the market for a RSB. Per JBR the stock bar is 479lbs/in, not sure how this equates to performance comparison between the JBR and the Progress bars? Does it need to be stiffer like the Progress bar to feel enough of a difference? Or are the JBR settings ok in that the Progress bar...
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    On the quest for more horsepower for my Mazdaspeed3

    Oh yeah, and regarding PTP, if your not scared away from their bankruptcy issues then Google earth their address you'll see a pic of a suburban residential home with a MS3 parked in the driveway. Not to say that's bad but my take on this is to me that's as much a performance shop as any...
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    On the quest for more horsepower for my Mazdaspeed3

    +1 ^ If you don't want to go ATP, then I wouldn't go any smaller than a BNR stage 3 which uses a 2871 hybrid with a sleeve/journal bearing CHRA instead of a Ball Bearing CHRA like the ATP units are. This will save you some $$ as they are several hundred quid less than the ATP 2871. If you go...
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    How many miles on empty warning light

    215 miles per tank, total? Or even 215 miles for the light to come on? Wow, either way sounds like you have a heavy right foot.
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    Best/cheap website to buy tires?

    Also check out tires-easy.com
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    Blasphemy!!! Making the MS3 a more 'cozy' car

    Sell the Yellow's, get the 4045 FSD's. No need change the wheel tire combo as you should enjoy the ride more with the FSD's (Still waiting for FFF full review of the 4045's). For power get a HT tuner. Full boost in 1st and 2nd gear, safe power and softer suspension and your out less than 1K...
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    Section width VS compound for traction and handling

    I rattle can painted mine also. Color is a dark charcoal with matte clear coat. They turned out good but I put alot of time into the prep and a 3 step painting process over several months as I had time on the weekends to deal with it so I had high expectations. You're right about gunmetal and...
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    Section width VS compound for traction and handling

    Wurf, Youre in luck - I also have a MGM with charcoal painted RX8's that I just put on a set of Nitto NT05's. (Yep - that's my winter set up here in SoCal(rockon)) They fit perfect and no rubbing for me (I'm on the stock suspension) While they are 200 treadwear, as we all know you can't...
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    TPMS Monitors S*ck

    OP, Just pay the $12.22 shipped from eBay for the TPMS service kit which covers all 4 wheels and consider the problem solved...
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    Considering Selling for an S4...

    +1 Just did a quick Autotrader search, you can find a decent 2001 - 2003 C5 ZO6 for a little more than a Audi S4 B6. B6's start in the high teens and go well into the 20's. With the ZO6 Vette going around the low to mid 20K range you'll get 405hp with 3.9sec 0-60 and a 11.9 1/4 mile stock...
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    Water Wetter

    It all comes down to science. Water is more efficient in transferring it's heat off than anti-freeze. To make water more efficient with heat transfer you can decrease it's surface tension by making the water "wetter" Water Wetter also gives the rust and corrosion protection you wouldn't get by...
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    What tire size for RX-8 wheels

    Running stock ride height and you reconsider rolling the rear fenders then go 245/40's. They are the closest diameter to stock running RX8 wheels on a MS3. 235/40's are 6mm shorter than stock compared to 245's which are only 2mm taller than stock. 225/45's are 8mm taller than stock and you...
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    So I've been looking for a used E46 M3

    Another 6K and you can get this one...
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    KONI YELLOW struts ready to ship

    Good seller. I bought his TPMS a few weeks ago, no issues.
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    Fender roller

    There are places online that you rent them from but they'll require you to make a huge deposit then pay you your deposit back less the rental fee after you return it to them. Like mentioned earlier, using a heat gun is recommended as paint will crack when bent if not heated up properly Search...
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    Gen1 vs Gen2

    2010 MS3 received: base MSRP up $455 weight gain = 90 pounds revised steering rack (new electromechanical assist) restyled rear fascia w/dual exhaust outlets (I like the update here) ugly front fascia (not so much) new interior: dash and trim different seats: red dot dizzy pattern with less...
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