I thought seafoam was for internal cleaning ?
What have you done to your P5 today?
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I thought seafoam was for internal cleaning ?
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- 03.5 YLW MSP
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- -- 03 P5 / 23 CX-5 --
Mine's never really been seriously cleaned before. Other than me dusting with a rag on occasion. Lives in garage, no winter driving conditions. That header is starting to annoy me tho. May have to drive around with the oem bolted back up & get the OBX coated & have bung for wb02 put on for MPI tuner action forthcoming........happy sigh...so many mods, so little time. LOL. Taking off week of vacation mid April just to stay home, do car projects, ride bikes, FO or whatever. Got new M3 style grill, eyelids, MPI & all that goes with it, maybe new tunez & more that I'll be dabblin with that week.
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i was actually talking about the outside. I'm not familiar with what seafoam does really though. but i do love simple green. i was just wondering if there was a product that sped up the cleaning process that's all.
god i'm such a noob
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yeah you dip a small brush into the bottle and then scrub away! lol
Edit: I'm just pulling your leg woody
Installed the AWR header today. Snapped one of the bolts because it was cross-threaded. Anyone know how to fix that? I am driving with 2 bolts missing from my header (cross-threaded another one, but was able to get it out before it snapped). How bad is that? I suck at modding
I'm going to go with not good. You're probably going to have to drill them out and re-tap them. Maybe a helicoil kit to get them right.
Woody, don't worry about it dude, it's just funny.
here's the info you'll need: http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUp.htm
Yeah, seafoam cleans well INSIDE the engine, not sure how well outside. Probably makes a big mess with it being a petroleum product
Woody, don't worry about it dude, it's just funny.
here's the info you'll need: http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUp.htm
Yeah, seafoam cleans well INSIDE the engine, not sure how well outside. Probably makes a big mess with it being a petroleum product
So, I'll ask here, since searching "MP3 intake manifold" got me no useful answers:
Would I get any additional power out of the MP3 intake manifold? Would I need the MP3 ECU? Will the P5 ECU throw CELs with that IM?
I figure someone on this thread would know.
Would I get any additional power out of the MP3 intake manifold? Would I need the MP3 ECU? Will the P5 ECU throw CELs with that IM?
I figure someone on this thread would know.
1 of the bolt holes is fine. I just need a new bolt. The other is snapped off inside the block. I have been looking on online mazda parts and can't seem to find the bolts themselves. Any idea how to find them?
Touch. I am just so frustrated with this car right now, I can't think straight.
Additional power? Yes. The MP3 intake mani is less restrictive as it deletes the P5's VTCS flaps. The MP3 ECU maximizes this added airflow by adding more timing, but is not absolutely necessary. To prevent a CEL, you just keep the VTCS solenoid power wires plugged in. I've got two of them, and one is for sale lol ....
Thank you Bala. My friend has an essentially extra one sitting around, and I was considering taking it off his hands. He's got the valve cover with the valve cover-cover thingy, too, and it's tempting to do an MP3 semi-conversion on the P5. I'd need to find an ECU to finish it out properly, though, and my wife would not take well to the idea of paying $.20 more per gallon of already overpriced gas!
All of that would throw me into higher class for autocross, too. ...Not that I'd be competitive as-is with it in STS anyway!
So, it's still tempting...
All of that would throw me into higher class for autocross, too. ...Not that I'd be competitive as-is with it in STS anyway!
So, it's still tempting...
Here's a link/pdf from flat_black's thread that shows in detail, the removal of VTCS: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3700651&postcount=400
You couldn't swap the manifold and stay in STS. You'd be immediately in FSP.
You autocross?
That's what I said, toolio.
I figure in about 15 more years, when the kid moves out, I may have time to start up again. I'm planning ahead.
Oh, yeah, and one other thing: **** off.
