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It may leak easier or burn some at higher mileage because synthetic gets in smaller places than dino but yeah, not likely to cause other issues as was stated.
What have you done to your P5 today?
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ZoomZoom03
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i actually wouldn't mind doing the a/c delete altogether. i never use it as it is, but i have an unorthodox UDP so i am not sure as to the correct belt size to bypass this, i found the belt size to bypass without the UDP on the forums.
mounted the ractive SRI a little better than before (had zipties for the first few months but they kept snapping under heavy cornering)
I used a metal 'C' type of bracket, a thin metal piece with two holes to go on the 'C' bracket and then a "barn door stop" which I drilled another hole into and used a screw and few nuts to get it all mounted together.
$13 and a bunch of drilling I solved the problem of the brake pedal vibrating on and off from the intake touching the MC, and also solved the annoying rattle that was coming from the intake vibrating whenever I was stopped.
I used a metal 'C' type of bracket, a thin metal piece with two holes to go on the 'C' bracket and then a "barn door stop" which I drilled another hole into and used a screw and few nuts to get it all mounted together.
$13 and a bunch of drilling I solved the problem of the brake pedal vibrating on and off from the intake touching the MC, and also solved the annoying rattle that was coming from the intake vibrating whenever I was stopped.
SOLD IT! For $5000
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SOLD IT! For $5000
Picked this up:
More pix:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123761668
awesome dude. i put my wheels back on but cant tell if they are as smooth as your snowflakes and tires on the highway, so i may swap them back again tomorrow and do another test ride then get one of the sets back to you
KLDE for now, planning to supercharge it by the spring/summer time
Yeah man figure it out! I want my snowflakes on the MX6 so bad!!!!!
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racerx43269
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i wnt from dino to synthetic then back to dino.... the synthetic made all kinds of noise in my engine.... but eh... ill give it a whirl around...
never im keeping them! ill do the swap again today and we will get mine balanced next week then youll have the snowflakes again
im working newington next week monday and thursday i believe. so i can drop them off monday after work and give the snow flakes back to you thursday after work
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slideshow240
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How hard is it to do a wheel stud in the front?
Easy peasy if you've got the right tools. You just need to take the wheel and brake rotor off to reveal the hub face.
A 2-3 lb sledge will do you good here. Hammer that bad boy out.
Here's where the right tools come in: a pneumatic or electric impact wrench will be your best friend here.
Run the stud through the back of the stud and shim it with some washers so that you've go thread all the way down.
Get an open ended lug nut, put it flat-side-down (as opposed to the tapered side that usually goes down) onto the stud, and hammer away with the impact until it's seated.
Reassemble the brakes and put the wheel back on, and you're good to go.
A 2-3 lb sledge will do you good here. Hammer that bad boy out.
Here's where the right tools come in: a pneumatic or electric impact wrench will be your best friend here.
Run the stud through the back of the stud and shim it with some washers so that you've go thread all the way down.
Get an open ended lug nut, put it flat-side-down (as opposed to the tapered side that usually goes down) onto the stud, and hammer away with the impact until it's seated.
Reassemble the brakes and put the wheel back on, and you're good to go.
slideshow240
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I need to do some s*** to my wagon. I looked over it and I have 3 bad motor mounts alignment is out and the sway bar is hitting in the rear and all my front suspension rattles....maybe some other stuff.
Oh yeah my tires are almost done for
Oh yeah my tires are almost done for
I need to buy inserts soon. I priced it from Corksport, and for all 4 mount inserts it's right around $100, which isn't bad.
http://www.corksport.com/awr-protege-side-motor-mount-inserts.html
http://www.corksport.com/corksport-motor-mount-insert-set-for-protege.html
http://www.corksport.com/awr-protege-side-motor-mount-inserts.html
http://www.corksport.com/corksport-motor-mount-insert-set-for-protege.html
Why? I've used Energy Suspension inserts in my Civic with torn mounts and they worked just fine. The ES inserts are fairly stiff, too.
You can, but it will not get the same results as if your mounts are intact. And the inserts won't fit properly if the mount is torn will they?
Mine fit fine on my other car. If the center is completely separated from the mount then yes, but otherwise you won't have any problems. Not to mention the vibration won't be nearly as bad if the mounts are slightly torn.
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