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@388401d68e=barrywhite21:
yeh i can can do that in the next few days,, i'll dig my cam out.
Excellent, cheers fella. Is it hard to do?
Its very easy just mount on inner wing and a couple of clips for the pipes.
DONT FORCE IT ON !!!!!
quite often recently my dad has had a lot of bad catalists through that the joints are slightly warped, take it back and get it replaced it sound like its out of shape and thats why it does not fit properly
@b994973ab3=Rainmaker:
Sorry to hear fella but one question why was not a compression test done first to rule out pison/oil ring issues…
Oil rings will not show on compression tests.
Oil rings (Not compression rings) are far more likely to have failed than stem seals on these engines.
Going to the motor factors to find about clutch size tommorow, but anyway
for reference SPEC clutch from UK :
backdraft motorsport
SZ401 - £320
Delivery - £10
Total - £330
Vat - £57.75
Total inc vat - £387.75
SPEC clutch from USA:
TREperformance.com
SZ401
The clutch is $240 and the shipping for slow USPS delivery 3-4 weeks is $140, faster USPS delivery for 2-3 weeks is $185, and the fastest would be UPS for $250 delivery in about 3 days
Total : 251.613 GBP (1 GBP = 1.51026 USD)< lives rates >2010.03.03 20:39:03 UTC
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@6bb19aab3f=jay:
it has a K&N air filter and running high octain fuel
would decat make much difference?
Is that a panel filter or cone filter? Just interested because I can't find them for mine.
its a cone filter. its not an mx3 one but k&n have started doing them now.
tip: when you look for an air filter you need to find one that is capable with the same or more bhp, the one on mine is capable up to 500bhp power.
awe comon guys £3 for a small resistor and an extra 25 bhp wow where can i get one NOT..No seriously its a waste of time big claims and not much else..its just a small resistor about 25p worth fitted into your maf to fool the system into over fueling itself…
Hi, sorry for not replying sooner but been away from home. Had a mechanic take a quick look at my engine and he pointed out the coolant sensor for the ECU further back on the block. He reckons the thermostat housing must be a replacement from a different Mazda and the broken sensor has no function on my engine. he reckons the MAF might be the cause of my bad idle, but he then adjusted the throttle stop to raise the idle to 1100 - 1200. In the evening ( cooler air) she idled at 1500, I even put it into neutral and coasting at 50mph it stayed at 1500. Figured as he had opened up the TB butterfly I could adjust air screw( with jumper wire) back down to slower idle so did that and sure enough she ticked over at 800-900 but the screw is now only half a turn from bottom. Also adjusted TPS fraction at a time till it stopped surging when A/C was switched on. Ran perfect for a day - no surging but steady idle and not dropping with A/C on or when coming to a stop at lights etc. Now a day later she still idles at 800 - 900 but has started bouncing if A/C on and coming to a stop. Nearly back to square one.
I've currently got Denso's in mine.
My local motor factor sells them for £1.20 each. Also sells the NKG ones for the same price.
So that's £7.20 plus VAT to sort out my V6!! Not bad that!
Shop around, the bog standard plugs for the MX-3 are dirt cheap. I don't understand why ebay and the likes that sell the same ones for £20 +
After reading up on .com alot of people don't like the iridiums for our cars, I've not tried so I can't comment, but when you consider you can get say 4 sets of normal plugs for the same price as 1 set of iridiums, my mind was made up!!
oil required for just and oil change is 3.7 litres
oil and filter change oil required 4.0 litres
oil required after a total rebuild of engine 4.9 litres