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[tunersteve]

diffusers iirc are for usually for the undercarriage. these are called generators because they increase the velocity of wind streaming over the car, they dont diffuse it. the thing at the front of a Bimmer sunroof is a diffuser because it cancels the air attempting to breeze over the top (making no wind enter the car)

Basically. Diffusers cancel out the air, generators channel it to improve downforce on the vehicle.

 

[ajrockr]

So I'm starting to get the hang of driving manual and it feels good. Right now I'm at the point where I feel comfortable about driving around town again, just not with a lot of traffic; hills I'm still having problems with and I want to ask if letting off the clutch until its about to engage and then letting off the brake and hitting the gas is bad, to help me reduce the amount of rollback I get. I feel like that will damage my clutch bad so I've been using the e-brake for now.

I'm still not where I want to be yet though, I need to be a little quicker starting from first gear, ya know a little better clutch - throttle response time but I'm sure that will come to me with some more time.

But let me tell ya', I'm loving this car more and more with the more comfortable I'm becoming with driving stick.

I also would like to know why I have to / if I have to let my car sit for a minute when I first turn it on and before I turn it off; my friend says something about letting the turbo spool up and when I'm turning it off letting all of the oil drain out so it doesn't build up; is this correct?

And what kind of fuel do I have to put in this car, today was the first time I went to the gas station and I played it safe and put premium in it, but if I can put regular in it, that would save my bank a lot lol.

also, is having the 4 stock wheels with tires and full psi limiting my learning curve in any way/shape/form? I have to take them out to make room to clean out my old car anyway, this question is just for shear curiosity. I just hope that once I finally take them out, that I become 10x better at driving stick lol, that would be awesome. again I just drove my friends civic si, vw gti turbo, and my other friends mini coop and they all were like a walk in the park, drove them perfectly so I have the feeling that the less weight the easier it is for me to drive lol.

I'm sorry, I'm just excited, I always wanted a manual car, I love the amount of control I have over the car and now that I'm getting better and better the more excited and eager I'm getting to drive this car.

thanks for everyone's responses so far

 

[Super Shredder]

So I'm starting to get the hang of driving manual and it feels good. Right now I'm at the point where I feel comfortable about driving around town again, just not with a lot of traffic; hills I'm still having problems with and I want to ask if letting off the clutch until its about to engage and then letting off the brake and hitting the gas is bad, to help me reduce the amount of rollback I get. I feel like that will damage my clutch bad so I've been using the e-brake for now.

I'm still not where I want to be yet though, I need to be a little quicker starting from first gear, ya know a little better clutch - throttle response time but I'm sure that will come to me with some more time.

But let me tell ya', I'm loving this car more and more with the more comfortable I'm becoming with driving stick.

I also would like to know why I have to / if I have to let my car sit for a minute when I first turn it on and before I turn it off; my friend says something about letting the turbo spool up and when I'm turning it off letting all of the oil drain out so it doesn't build up; is this correct?

And what kind of fuel do I have to put in this car, today was the first time I went to the gas station and I played it safe and put premium in it, but if I can put regular in it, that would save my bank a lot lol.

also, is having the 4 stock wheels with tires and full psi limiting my learning curve in any way/shape/form? I have to take them out to make room to clean out my old car anyway, this question is just for shear curiosity. I just hope that once I finally take them out, that I become 10x better at driving stick lol, that would be awesome. again I just drove my friends civic si, vw gti turbo, and my other friends mini coop and they all were like a walk in the park, drove them perfectly so I have the feeling that the less weight the easier it is for me to drive lol.

I'm sorry, I'm just excited, I always wanted a manual car, I love the amount of control I have over the car and now that I'm getting better and better the more excited and eager I'm getting to drive this car.

thanks for everyone's responses so far

rev up to 2500 quickly, slip the clutch while tapping the gas a couple times to keep the revs at that level, and as soon as you start moving forward, press on the gas while taking your foot of the clutch like a marionette puppet, gas foot gradually down while the clutch foot gradually comes up, jumping off the clutch in this car SUCKS. and stalling on a hill sucks worse. dont be afraid to give it gas but dont go above 3k otherwise the gear will refuse to engage and you'll burn clutch.

 

[ajrockr]

Thx for the info, finally getting the hang of daily driving, alot more comfortable. I might as well keep my questions in this thread instead of making another.

Is there a good website for ms6 parts? Right now I'm looking for different headlights like angel eyes and/or eye lids for the headlights. I keep getting told that I need a boost gauge or controller or something, etc... I keep searching on google but the stores I find either dont have anything or dont seem reliable, and I had a link to a "decent looking store" a couple weeks ago but cant find the link again.

 

[tunersteve]

Thx for the info, finally getting the hang of daily driving, alot more comfortable. I might as well keep my questions in this thread instead of making another.

Is there a good website for ms6 parts? Right now I'm looking for different headlights like angel eyes and/or eye lids for the headlights. I keep getting told that I need a boost gauge or controller or something, etc... I keep searching on google but the stores I find either dont have anything or dont seem reliable, and I had a link to a "decent looking store" a couple weeks ago but cant find the link again.

See link in my sig for parts, descriptions, and vendor names.

 

[Atreyu3388]

Is there a good website for ms6 parts?

Protege Garage owned by a god send to the Mazda community Ken.
(S/N on here is Captain KRM P5)
http://siteground207.com/~protegeg/index.php?cPath=34

Also check the link in Steve's signature for modding suggestions.

 

[tunersteve]

Vendors to look at are:

Protege Garage
RPM Store
Street Unit
MAP Performance

The first ones mentioned are some of the best on this forum. You should be able to find just about anything on their sites.

 

[dquarasr]

So I'm starting to get the hang of driving manual and it feels good. Right now I'm at the point where I feel comfortable about driving around town again, just not with a lot of traffic; hills I'm still having problems with and I want to ask if letting off the clutch until its about to engage and then letting off the brake and hitting the gas is bad, to help me reduce the amount of rollback I get. I feel like that will damage my clutch bad so I've been using the e-brake for now.

There are three ways to do this:
1. With your right foot on the brake, slowly raise the clutch pedal until it reaches the beginning of the engagement point (when the engine RPM's start to go down - watch the tach). Keep your left foot right there. Quickly move your right foot to the gas and feed in throttle as you lift the clutch pedal.

Don't take a long time to do this as while you have the clutch at the "sweet spot", it's grinding the clutch plate against the flywheel, and you're taking life off it. If you do this quickly and correctly, it's really not any worse than any other take-off from a dead stop.

This method is more difficult in a heavy car with an engine with low torque off-idle, which describes the MS6. Try it. If you don't like this method, try method #2.

2. Use the handbrake to keep the car on the hill. Take off as normal, except as you begin to feed throttle and lift the clutch pedal up, slowly release the handbrake with your right hand. Easy.

3. Learn how to heel-toe. I won't describe it here as there are likely thousands of places you can find this on the internet. In this case it won't be for a rev-matched downshift; it will be for pulling away from a stop on a hill.

I'm still not where I want to be yet though, I need to be a little quicker starting from first gear, ya know a little better clutch - throttle response time but I'm sure that will come to me with some more time.

But let me tell ya', I'm loving this car more and more with the more comfortable I'm becoming with driving stick.

Welcome to the joys of shifting yourself.

I also would like to know why I have to / if I have to let my car sit for a minute when I first turn it on and before I turn it off; my friend says something about letting the turbo spool up and when I'm turning it off letting all of the oil drain out so it doesn't build up; is this correct?

I've never heard of letting a turbo sit when starting. Just take it easy the first few minutes until you have some temperature in the oil. Watch your gauge; when you've got movement on the gauge, you can gradually start pushing it harder.

Turbo cars should be allowed to idle a minute or so to keep the oil circulating. Older turbo cars, when driven really hard then immediately shut off would have the oil burn near the turbo bearings, also known as "coking" the oil. It ends up like sludge, which is NOT good for lubricating. Keeping the engine running a minute when turning it off allows the turbo to cool, and allows cool(er) oil to be near the bearings when the car is turned off. No burning the oil at the turbo bearings. This is what devices called turbo timers do.

And what kind of fuel do I have to put in this car, today was the first time I went to the gas station and I played it safe and put premium in it, but if I can put regular in it, that would save my bank a lot lol.

You bought a performance car. Put in the premium and enjoy it.

also, is having the 4 stock wheels with tires and full psi limiting my learning curve in any way/shape/form? I have to take them out to make room to clean out my old car anyway, this question is just for shear curiosity. I just hope that once I finally take them out, that I become 10x better at driving stick lol, that would be awesome. again I just drove my friends civic si, vw gti turbo, and my other friends mini coop and they all were like a walk in the park, drove them perfectly so I have the feeling that the less weight the easier it is for me to drive lol.

Stock wheels, while maybe heavier than aftermarket, are not hurting you or the car, or your learning curve. (Full PSI? Not sure what you mean. MS6 is good at around 38 PSI.) I'm also not sure what you mean "taking them out" but if you mean replacing them with lighter wheels, your shifting technique won't need to change very much, if at all.

The MS6 is not an easy car to drive smoothly. Check out other threads about adjusting the clutch pedal.

I'm sorry, I'm just excited, I always wanted a manual car, I love the amount of control I have over the car and now that I'm getting better and better the more excited and eager I'm getting to drive this car.

thanks for everyone's responses so far

I wrote an article, for no particular reason, about driving a manual shift car. I'd be willing to share it. PM me your e-mail address (offer open to anyone else who reads this, too) and I'll send it to you.

 

[ajrockr]

Stock wheels, while maybe heavier than aftermarket, are not hurting you or the car, or your learning curve. (Full PSI? Not sure what you mean. MS6 is good at around 38 PSI.) I'm also not sure what you mean "taking them out" but if you mean replacing them with lighter wheels, your shifting technique won't need to change very much, if at all.

what I meant was the previous driver put after market wheels on and I had the stocks in the trunk, wheels and tires filled with air and I just took them out of the trunk and I kind of felt a little bit of difference taking off on a hill if that makes sense. probably just mental but it was easier for me. gotta figure I just took off about what... 200 pounds off? w/e the case is, I LOVE THIS CAR!

 

[ajrockr]

What would I need for angel eyes? I know the LED rings and I'm sure I can find an installation guide some where, but do I need an HID kit also? And where do you buy angel eyes? I managed to find my eye lids at street unit and I bought a turbo timer from them as well but I would like to purchase my angel eyes before I put the eye lids on so I dont have to reinstall them or ruin them and have to buy a new pair

are these angel eyes below?

http://www.therpmstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=91_98&products_id=268