What have you done to your P5 today?

[aMaff]

I think I know what he means by things getting stuck in the Ecsta MX.. it's such a soft rubber that it is literally sticky.. mine got little tiny pebbles and stuff stuck right into the tread blocks.. not between the tread blocks like on most tires because the MX has massive tread blocks

you must never have driven on Azenis RTs lol

 

[Kansei]

I have. Have you driven on MXs?

I'm still considering the RT-615s for my next tires but their wet performance is worrying living in Rochester where it rains alll the time.

 

[whitemp5seattle]

Yes there are a few ways to patch a tire provided the hole is in the tread and not close to the sidewall. What do you mean by metal fragments?

As for tire pressure, start at 30lbs cold and play with it from there. Size of the tire doesn't change the tire pressure.

I used to run 34lbs but finding the ride to stiff and now at 31lbs.

cool...I'll play with it in the 30s I guess...

as for the metal fragments - it looks like he drove through a minefield and took some shrapnel in the tires or something lol. there's one piece of metal that looks like it's almost a centimeter long, maybe 1mm thick? but it's right in one of the tread blocks...I was gonna pull it out, but it might be the only thing keeping the air in!

 

[StealthWyvern]

Just installed new/used headlights and SU guage rings

 

[whitemp5seattle]

painted headlights?

 

[ctt 1982]

i finally did the painted headlight housing mod yesterday. kinda sucks seeing all these fancy 03 models driving around with their fancy black headlights.
today i'm gonna fill my driver side motormount with windoweld.

 

[Worbit]

new deck is installed as well as the Phoenix Gold sub!

 

[Reitrof]

cool...I'll play with it in the 30s I guess...

as for the metal fragments - it looks like he drove through a minefield and took some shrapnel in the tires or something lol. there's one piece of metal that looks like it's almost a centimeter long, maybe 1mm thick? but it's right in one of the tread blocks...I was gonna pull it out, but it might be the only thing keeping the air in!

Dribble some water on it and see if there are bubbles.

 

[whitemp5seattle]

ooo that's like one of those martha stewart tips...if she were an auto mechanic I mean...I'll go try it out...

 

[JoshP5]

today i'm gonna fill my driver side motormount with windoweld.

I'd be interested to hear your results/impressions.

 

[liljae8]

i just painted my rims which will compliment my blackened headlights whenever i get them

 

[whitemp5seattle]

i just painted my rims which will compliment my blackened headlights whenever i get them

should be by Wednesday (2thumbs)

hey...I have the same mp5 badges too! your car looks like mine! (kinda)

 

[liljae8]

you have the msp lip though. im waiting on my dg lip and my style 1 eyelids. once i get those in, i'll get my dg grill and these installed. well after getting it painted. then tint my front windows.

 

[whitemp5seattle]

dg lip like so?

 

[StealthWyvern]

painted headlights?

No but i'm debatinf on doing that.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3085077&postcount=9

 

[amsgator]

well i got my header in the other day and ever since my idle has been really rough, it vibrates the car like crazy. I dont know if it's just because of the header that it's doing it or what. i dont see a leak on the egr pipe and the nut went on by hand for a while so I don't know what else could be causing it. I know my egr valve needs cleaning but this isnt a drop and rise, it's just an idle at about 450-500 that makes the car vibrate pretty decently. if i get the rpms around 700 or so it stops vibrating. it's weird.

 

[aMaff]

intake leak?

 

[whitemp5seattle]

filing down my 6hatch rear wiper right now...

 

[amsgator]

intake leak?

not positive, i will check tomorrow though. but the header shouldn't cause that alone right? i took it off when doing the header to give more room so i'll make sure it's all on good and tight and secure and see if that helps.

 

[aMaff]

not positive, i will check tomorrow though. but the header shouldn't cause that alone right? i took it off when doing the header to give more room so i'll make sure it's all on good and tight and secure and see if that helps.

DING!!!!



If your header caused an intake leak, you'd have MUCH bigger problems. Like...you'd be in a paralell universe where that kind of thing is possible lol

(assuming it didn't get close enought for the heat to eat through the piping, which in this case, I HIIIIIIGHLY doubt)

Didn't some1 say intake leak early last week?