What have you done to your P5 today?

[Hy8us]

you can pick up used from 30-40 i think new from any gm dealer for around 60ish. i got mine new off a ebay gm oem parts dealer for 49.99

 

[Hy8us]

all i gotta do is rig the power into my 9volt distribution block under my driver seat and done!

edit: oh and run the temp sensor outside somewheres(yes)

 

[ZoomZoom03]

I'm hoping a lot of dish soap/WD40 and some muscle will be enough - it'll be easier if I can get the midpipe out of the way first but who knows. Supposedly there is a tool for pulling off exhaust hangers but I got a bunch of funny looks when I went into various auto stores asking for one (eyeballs)

WD40 will do the trick, I had to remove my kartboys when i realized i put the wrong ones in the wrong spots, spray em up real good and voila, easy sliding action....man that sounds dirty (boom04)

 

[magnumP5]

WD40 will do the trick, I had to remove my kartboys when i realized i put the wrong ones in the wrong spots, spray em up real good and voila, easy sliding action....man that sounds dirty (boom04)

Just a little (crazy)

 

[amsgator]

WD40 will do the trick, I had to remove my kartboys when i realized i put the wrong ones in the wrong spots, spray em up real good and voila, easy sliding action....man that sounds dirty (boom04)

the sliding isnt the problem, it's forcing them over the knots on the ends mine slide already from the lithium grease i used to put them on, but its still hard to get off i hope i dont have to take mine off anytime soon....

 

[Yaggie1]

Anybody check Autozone or something along that line to see if they might rent one ?

My brother in law has one. Yay for me (cabpatch)

 

[rednecks_r_us]

I washed my car today.

Now I'm heading down to Apex-UMS to pick up this http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123667933

 

[silverpro5]

amsgator, I think this may help you out. My P5's exhaust consists of an OBX header - MAM midpipe - RB cat-back. First off, all exhaust systems (even the OEM) expand and grow as they heat up. A few issues pop up when you increase the pipe diameter with an aftermarket setup and things are compounded when you construct an exhaust system from different aftermarket suppliers - the "excepted" manufacturing tolerances add up with each piece and it may take a bit of work to keep things from coming in contact with other parts both when the system is cold and when it is up to temp. It took a quite a few tries before I got things dialed in and a friend to help out will make it easier. I started with the 12mm Kartboy hangers in the front and the 10mm in the rear. No matter how much I adjusted the pipes by loosening the bolts and repositioning/tightening - I could not stop the RB from hitting the underside of the car over bumps where it loops over the rear subframe. Next, I placed the OEM's back at the midpipe and the 12mm at the rear and I got a cold start up rattle. Finally, I put the OEM mounts back at the rear, loosened all the exhaust bolts and re-tightened things with the recommendation that RB has with the installation of the cat-back. For example, I pushed up (hard) on the mid-pip and 1st section of the RB while pushing up (effectively forcing the other end of this section down) on the RB exhaust tip while I tightened the bolts at the section that goes over the rear sub frame. Success! A few mm here and there make all the difference. I now have zero contact at any time.

holy essay! way to be committed to helping your forummates

 

[amsgator]

holy essay! way to be committed to helping your forummates

yeap i appreciate the help!!! i tried but i cant get the bolts off. my friend tightened them and i only weigh like 150 and i just drag myself across the ground when i pull. lol. but i think i MAY have gotten a temp solution, i wont know til i go to work at 6. so hopefully it works. if it does i'll post pictures of my contraption quite interesting

EDIT: it didn't work. i'll try a couple more zip ties later and see if i can keep it from moving or not. i can get it to knock by using my hand to push so i am sure it will knock when starting up etc. hopefully i can get the entire engine mount kit soon, i think that will help by helping w/ the shaking from going down the exhaust

 

[magnumP5]

Well, it looks as though someone bumped me yesterday in the parking lot and took off... There are scratches on the front bumper on the passenger's side and it looks like something got bent underneath because the headlight is sticking out a little and it looks like the right front fender is pushed in a little. This really sucks - I mean I don't care about the scratched on the bumper cover - I was going to replace it with an MSP one eventually anyway but if something inside is bent that makes everything a bit more complicated...

My question is this: do I try to take off the cover and headlights and fix this myself or should I just take it to a bodyshop somewhere and have them align everything?

 

[aMaff]

I got my RR-Racing front / rear motor mount inserts installed. OMG so awesome. Just a little vibration, but they made a big difference to how the car feels. Everything's just a little less 'sloppy'. Wheel hop's almost gone, as is driveline lash. The only time it really lashes a bit is low speed in parking lots, but even then it's MUCH more controlled. Highly recommended.

For the record, while their product is awesome, their customer service SUCKS BALLS. I had a problem w/ my order (I decided to order while every1 was on vacation apparntely), and it took way too long for me to get them.

 

[whitemp5seattle]

I got my RR-Racing front / rear motor mount inserts installed. OMG so awesome. Just a little vibration, but they made a big difference to how the car feels. Everything's just a little less 'sloppy'. Wheel hop's almost gone, as is driveline lash. The only time it really lashes a bit is low speed in parking lots, but even then it's MUCH more controlled. Highly recommended.

For the record, while their product is awesome, their customer service SUCKS BALLS. I had a problem w/ my order (I decided to order while every1 was on vacation apparntely), and it took way too long for me to get them.

how was the install? the rear mm is supposedly a b****, eh?

 

[aMaff]

Well, I had Shadow102 (tech @ a toyota dealership) do it for me. B/c he didn't actually have to remove the rear mout to do it, it wasn't that bad. You pretty much just slip these in place while everything's still on the car.

 

[Salmon_Rob]

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...ngine=&fuel=&doors=&style_flag=1&cardist=2293

i want to trade it for that

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Well, it looks as though someone bumped me yesterday in the parking lot and took off... There are scratches on the front bumper on the passenger's side and it looks like something got bent underneath because the headlight is sticking out a little and it looks like the right front fender is pushed in a little. This really sucks - I mean I don't care about the scratched on the bumper cover - I was going to replace it with an MSP one eventually anyway but if something inside is bent that makes everything a bit more complicated...

My question is this: do I try to take off the cover and headlights and fix this myself or should I just take it to a bodyshop somewhere and have them align everything?

What's your insurance deductable? If the repairs are less than your insurance co-pay then do it yourself.

If its more than, use your insurance company and let them pay for the MSP bumper and all the repairs.

Hit and run is a no fault accident and shouldn't mess with your rates.

When I hit the guardrail and took out a bunch of stuff on my car, it was considered a no-fault accident and my rates didn't change. Road conditions contributed to my accident.

 

[magnumP5]

What's your insurance deductable? If the repairs are less than your insurance co-pay then do it yourself.

If its more than, use your insurance company and let them pay for the MSP bumper and all the repairs.

Hit and run is a no fault accident and shouldn't mess with your rates.

When I hit the guardrail and took out a bunch of stuff on my car, it was considered a no-fault accident and my rates didn't change. Road conditions contributed to my accident.

Yeah, paintwise there is little damage which suggests the impact was almost dead-on so probably someone backed into me - hell for all I know this couldn't happened a few days ago since its been a while since I really looked at the front. I guess I wait until I get off work and look at it somemore - hopefully nothing truly bad happened and the panel is just pinned somewhere. I guess I'll just remove the bumper and take a look. Other than that, I'll have to ask my dad or someone else with more experience with dealing with insurance companies...

I don't know much about insurance companies but I have a hard time believing they would pay to have this fixed without any cost to myself. So if the repair cost is higher than my deductable, the insurance company will pay for it???

All things considered, I would rather just have the current bumper and fender restored to their previous places if possible (there are no scratches on the fender so no rust, and the bumper is scratched up enough from daily driving that this doesn't really bother me). I've got plans in the future for the front end (MSP bumper, DG lip and grille) and I would rather do all of that at once instead of in stages...

 

[amsgator]

Yeah, paintwise there is little damage which suggests the impact was almost dead-on so probably someone backed into me - hell for all I know this couldn't happened a few days ago since its been a while since I really looked at the front. I guess I wait until I get off work and look at it somemore

look at other people's cars in your lot and see if your paint is on there car if so you know who did it!

if the repair is higher than the deductable you pay the deductable and they pay to have it fixed

 

[magnumP5]

look at other people's cars in your lot and see if your paint is on there car if so you know who did it!

if the repair is higher than the deductable you pay the deductable and they pay to have it fixed

Will do about the paint although there is no other paint on my bumper so I'm skeptical. I guess at this point my major concern is an insurance hike if have to use them and the deductable associated. Anyone here with State Farm know if hit-and-runs are considered zero-fault?

 

[amsgator]

Will do about the paint although there is no other paint on my bumper so I'm skeptical. I guess at this point my major concern is an insurance hike if have to use them and the deductable associated. Anyone here with State Farm know if hit-and-runs are considered zero-fault?

since you were parked it's not ur fault so the insurance shouldn't go up. if they try to hike it then there is a problem and something should be done about it (to them) b/c it's a zero fault accident (provided you were inside the lines i suppose)

 

[MyZmZm]

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=219960970&dealer_id=59844785&car_year=1994&search_type=used&num_records=25&keywordsfyc=&make=MAZDA&transmission=&model=RX7&distance=0&make2=&address=21113&default_sort=priceDESC&advanced=y&certified=&max_mileage=&max_price=&sort_type=priceDESC&min_price=&body_code=0&end_year=1995&keywordsrep=&color=&start_year=1991&drive=&engine=&fuel=&doors=&style_flag=1&cardist=2293

i want to trade it for that

should've told me you wanted an rx7 a few months ago - my fiance's best friend was selling his 93, pretty much fully race-prepped too (about 450whp iirc). and for about 15k less than that one. my only regret is that i never had a chance to go for a ride in it before he sold it damn, that would have been a blast