I love the exact miles
What have you done to your MSP today?
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I love the exact miles
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- 1989 RX-7 GXL Blaze Red
Back down your boost and you'll be fine -_- or you can just keep making the same mistakes and wasting money.
average miles before an FSDE get's preferiod by preferio? lol
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
2003.5_MSP
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- 2003.5 MSP
Does anybody know where to source a Canadian egr?
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege 1660, 2004 Winning Blue RX8, 2005 Mazda6
I thought you all would. But in actuality it was a little more than 2,800 miles in my case before I had any issues. I got all new parts, had machine work done, assembled in a clean environment, measured tolerances, referenced AllData throughout the process if I wasn't sure of a torque spec, component position, etc. It's not like I bought used parts, reused bearings/seals/gaskets/internals, put it together in my driveway and got everything "tight enough" or anything like that.
Seriously, don't cut corners, especially BIG corners.
The "corner" I'm cutting off, even now, is the Doc B oiling system. I have made other "improvements" like the oil squirter delete and AWR deep sump, but as I have said time and time again, I am aware of this not being a fix, but I do believe it will improve things. If I have another issue, I have no one to blame but myself.
Another thing to think about is your ability to correct these mistakes. I'm not using my profession as an excuse to "cut corners," but I can't imagine how I'd ever keep this car, even lightly modified, with the way I drive, if I didn't have my shop to use.
On a side note:
The final component needed for reassembly was a crankshaft. I stumbled across an OEM NEW crankshaft still in original packaging from a Mazda dealership here in Tennessee for 1/6 of list price. Apparently it was special ordered and never paid for or picked up and had been on the shelf for almost 5 years. It shipped out last night and should be here tomorrow.
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege 1660, 2004 Winning Blue RX8, 2005 Mazda6
WorldPac has them. And Borg Warner makes them. Borg Warner part number is EGR1883. Advance and O'Reilly both carry BWD brand, and you could easily have another company cross reference the number to their own.
2003.5_MSP
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Cool thanks for the info... Probably should get one soon as I've having idle issues on/off...
TheMAN wrote a very nice thread about about a valve cover mod that may or may not help. He knew his stuff about the FS so it might be worth a read. I can't find it on 247 but it's on TMF: http://www. the mazda forum .com/showthread.php/7348-The-REAL-reason-why-the-FS-burns-oil
Compared to rebuilding an engine, looks like a simple job.
Bingo! and this thread isn't cluttered with signature pushing his oil drinking bottles
bikingpro5
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exactly, funny how those are no longer made and even he says it was a mistake and learning curve..
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege 1660, 2004 Winning Blue RX8, 2005 Mazda6
Everything is here and ready to begin reassembly of the engine. After assembling it, but before installing, I've got to replace the engine harness, reinstall the SSAFC and install my gauges.
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
I have so many goodies laying around that I have yet to install. I really should stop procrastinating so much, and get it all done before the winter is over.
protege3690
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- 2003.5 MSP #290
float_6969
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- 2003.5 MSP Blue #2450, 1995 Nissan 240sx, 1996 Mazda Miata
I've never seen a Weisco piston, but there should be a notch for the oil squirter, unless they don't have a stock style skirt design? Is one skirt larger than the other, ie; asymmetrical piston?
ilovewheels
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A pic I took in between some spirited runs in the local canyons
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71999981@N03/11490659646/" title="inthe dirt by korbancorbett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3755/11490659646_6e6d9ccdc7_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="inthe dirt"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71999981@N03/11490659646/" title="inthe dirt by korbancorbett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3755/11490659646_6e6d9ccdc7_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="inthe dirt"></a>
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- 1989 RX-7 GXL Blaze Red
Really not a fan of the fender flares or the tires poking out that far :/ To each his own though.
