Installed JBR throttle body gasket and coolant bypass kit. Hoping to see some better BATs. its currently 79* in Houston and I turned the car on to see 83-85* at idle. Is this good or just normal? Would i see more during driving conditions? I reved the car a few times and got 86* tops
What have you done to your MS3 today?
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You should be able to pick up a mint set for under $500. You know they are different offset from our, right?
oaklandopen
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No, but i know i like them better than stock (looks-wise). I would have crossed that road eventually i guess....thanks for the heads up
It doesnt matter now anyway...i saw a craigslist ad that was parting out 2 ms3's and one ms6, but i never got a reply. Probably for the better since im getting closer and more eager to get a new car
On a side note, and yet still somewhat related....i got a new tool today to help me expand my diagnostic abilities. Had a coupon for an inspection camera (the kind where the camera is at the end of a flex-hose attached to a hand held monitor). Bad news is it was a harbor freight item, good news is i still came under price even after adding a 2 year replacement...which im sure i will use since it is harbor freight
At least now i can see if there is any loose change under my seat instead of contorting my body the whole time just to come up empty-handed
congrats. will you mentor me ? lol
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speed3guy_NJ
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Just installed a full TWM replacement shifter, also picked up a set of Cobb sway bars
you guys scare me a little. maybe i will stop in to guitar center and then hop over for some bbq. noon ish?
sway bars were one of my favorite upgrades. Hows the shifter?
I'll PM ya..
some days are worse than others.
I grabbed a grimmspeed solenoid valve awhile back. they are just a mac valve but industrial grade. good investment.
i have not put my s*** back together yet or decided where to mount it even.
Battery box maybe. I also got packages of tubing to replumb pressure and vac lines. all snazzy blue and then red.
Whats a pmm ?
Mica i have had those days too. One day i opened the hood and black soot was all over the firewall.
Cracked intercooler weldment.
Another day i noticed i noticed my downpipe was cracked. pisser for sure
alrighty then
PMM passenger motor mount
oh. the brown oil referenced threw me off.
I have a topspeed pmm. seems to do its job. and one of the rear mounts just a tad softer than solid. I need get in and do the drivers side before i put more parts back on.
Any opinions out there about the cleanest Drivers side mount. I bought one used and it was a garage designed shameful piece. Popular though.
I still have it in garage but i want nicely engineered product.
Guys ?
I have a topspeed pmm. seems to do its job. and one of the rear mounts just a tad softer than solid. I need get in and do the drivers side before i put more parts back on.
Any opinions out there about the cleanest Drivers side mount. I bought one used and it was a garage designed shameful piece. Popular though.
I still have it in garage but i want nicely engineered product.
Guys ?
I like the trans mounts that replace the stock tee pee. There is one out there that uses the stock tee pee and is just a top plate so your transmission is still held up by the threads on one bolt. There are a couple designs that replace the tee pee and put a couple cylindrical bushings in there so your trans is supported by the shank of the bolt.
Here's the stock one and tee pee:
Here's the replacement top plate version:
Here's the other style replacement:
I have the last kind and no problems for about 50k miles. I'm not sure if you can even get these anymore though FWIW.
Here's the stock one and tee pee:
Here's the replacement top plate version:
Here's the other style replacement:
I have the last kind and no problems for about 50k miles. I'm not sure if you can even get these anymore though FWIW.
i need to get this sorted out soon. before i put a battery box, the ecu and cai and tip back together.I like the trans mounts that replace the stock tee pee. There is one out there that uses the stock tee pee and is just a top plate so your transmission is still held up by the threads on one bolt. There are a couple designs that replace the tee pee and put a couple cylindrical bushings in there so your trans is supported by the shank of the bolt.
Here's the stock one and tee pee:
Here's the replacement top plate version:
Here's the other style replacement:
I have the last kind and no problems for about 50k miles. I'm not sure if you can even get these anymore though FWIW.
Looking for a pretty stiff durometer unit that can take abuse. The medevil one you have might work for me, not sure.
Thanks for the help and good pics brother!
eric
