What have you done to your Mazda6 today?
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i (lol2).. both are 3 stage paints... lol.. but keeping your car clean does help with aerodynamics.. proven on mythbusters. 
Heres the flip side. That extra coat added weight to the car making it slower.
So here is the thing guys. I am off tomorrow all the way til tuesday. WooHoo!! I plan on changing the oil tomorrow. And possiblly the shift linkage since I bought a replacement. Just to see if I can make this baby shift better.
I am also considering going to the track and making a pass or 2 for the hell of it. I have gotten rather good on the launches and to whereI dont smell clutch anymore after a few of them. I think I may take any necessary weight out of the car to make it faster. Any suggestions rather than my 100lb speaker box?
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spare tire/jack/carpet peice in trunk/dont eat for a week.. lol.. thats about it.
lol. You forgot passenger seat. Ill remove the hood. Nice weight saving and the engine will cool better. Hell. I'll remove the trunk lid as well. haha. Just found out test and tune is tomorrow night around 6-7pm. Its ladies night or whatever so I am sure a lot of ladies will be there. I am just not sure if they are ready for the speed6. I was wishing the rack was open saturday or sunday moring for it but it looks like it will be closed all the way up til next friday when Pinks all out is coming to town.
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ok guys what do you think of my rebuild powdercoating color choices..
Engine Block --Wrinkle Black
Head -- Wrinkle Black -- if it can be done im not sure if it can
Valve Cover Recoated Candy Blue
Oil Pan --Gold,you dont see it anyway, might as well go wild!!
Timing Chain Cover -- Wrinkle Black
Transmission -- Candy Blue
Transmission Mounts -- Wrinkle Black
All Engine Mounts -- Candy Blue
Exhaust Mani -- VHT Black
Downpipe -- VHT Black
Intake/Inlet -- Wrinkle Black
Battery Tie Down -- Candy Blue
Power Steering Pump -- Wrinkle Black (im not sure if it can be done)
Intercooler Piping -- Wrinkle Black..
can u tell i love wrinkle black ??
people that have seen my IM can attest that wrinkle black is 1 of the nicest if by far the nicest powdercoating colors, it feels cool when you touch it
all bolts and odds and ends will be black..
ok guys what do you think of my rebuild powdercoating color choices..
Engine Block --Wrinkle Black
Head -- Wrinkle Black -- if it can be done im not sure if it can
Valve Cover Recoated Candy Blue
Oil Pan --Gold,you dont see it anyway, might as well go wild!!
Timing Chain Cover -- Wrinkle Black
Transmission -- Candy Blue
Transmission Mounts -- Wrinkle Black
All Engine Mounts -- Candy Blue
Exhaust Mani -- VHT Black
Downpipe -- VHT Black
Intake/Inlet -- Wrinkle Black
Battery Tie Down -- Candy Blue
Power Steering Pump -- Wrinkle Black (im not sure if it can be done
)Intercooler Piping -- Wrinkle Black..
can u tell i love wrinkle black ??
people that have seen my IM can attest that wrinkle black is 1 of the nicest if by far the nicest powdercoating colors, it feels cool when you touch it
all bolts and odds and ends will be black..
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i dont think so.. HTC Racing http://htcracing.com/index.htm will most likely do the work pending the pricing they give me on it, they did all my powdercoating work so far, and it came out awesome.. to my knowledge wrinkle black is a powdercoating color only.
if they give me high prices, everything will be sent to ken at PG for powdercoating.
http://www.vhtpaint.com/wrinkleplus.html
VHT says their wrinkle paint is good up to 350 deg, and they list the valve cover as an application...so probably good for a few parts, but not the whole block.
VHT says their wrinkle paint is good up to 350 deg, and they list the valve cover as an application...so probably good for a few parts, but not the whole block.
Finally!!!I already asked Taylor this...but should a WELL DOCUMENTED & WELL MAINTAINED MS6 w/high highway miles scare me away from a purchase?
I checked the CARFAX and everything is legit/on the up & up.
93k on the odo (est 21,535/yr ). 1 owner.
I checked the CARFAX and everything is legit/on the up & up.
93k on the odo (est 21,535/yr ). 1 owner.
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lol...ofcourse...
now say I was walking out the door priced @ $10.5k (KBB says $14k w/those miles) and the dealer is giving me a 60 day warranty on it in the event that something is wrong...really what do I have to lose.
I'm planning on getting an extended warranty through a 3rd party (suggestions?)
hopefully with all of that highway time they weren't using the accel function of the cruise control in 6th... to accel it goes WOT... and WOT and low revs in high gear make car go boom
Oh, your gonna <3 this as much as I did when I saw it up for sale.
2006 White Water Pearl GT, the heated leather seats, keyless start (credit card key) w/everything except satnav.
Stock & never modified.
So I think its a good deal.
