Jays work log (1.6 and 1.8 v6)
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got some spat now, going on soon just the frunt spliter next.
i had a go at polishing the cam cover but it didnt come out as well as i hoped but will have another go soon. i looked at some red ht lead from demon tweeks for £86 thay are a bit more than i thought for a good set but its worth it. :)
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aha! its you from japshow down here u was talking to my dad with the 3sGTE powerd mx3 :),
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yes it is, hows you it was a good day wasnt it im going next year.
hows the mazota?
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ive done a little bit more to her ive repainted the rad holder
it looks a bit better nowbefore
after
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hi i find my 1.6 auto flat in lower revs and its a bit slow at acceloration any ideas to improve it?
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thats the problem with a 16v engine and an auto box mate. As I said on mazdamad you will struggle to improve performance as you loose way too much thru the transmission.
A 16v engine is heavy. You have 2 camshafts etc that all have weight to overcome at low revs, thats why the car doesnt actually "get going" until you hit about 4000rpm.
Best way to describe it is like riding a bike. At slow speed your legs ache to get the bike going and if you change gear early your legs continue to strain to get up to speed. if you change gear when you have gained acceleration you have to put in less effort to go faster.
Not sure what your bhp is, but I would guess around 100 but then you are proberbly losing 20% thru the gearbox. Not a good combination for that size of car.
You need a v6 mate!
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thanks i will think about changing to the v6
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was a pretty good day mate yes, nice to meet you, the rad holders you can get in carbon fibre from evil yeti pretty cheap ;)
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hows evil yeti and where are thay based?
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thank you ill think about it.
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ive had a go at polishing the cam cover as you can see its not brilliant i cant decide if to have another go at polishing it again or to paint it, any suggetions?
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I'd say paint it. or take it somewhere to get it polished. Its only about £35 - £40.
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get a spare one, and let me lose on it :)
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how much and what you thinking of doin :D :D
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all depends what you want, how much? as its you and your a mx3 owner..ill do it you for price of supplys:), black cover polished letters?
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sounds good how about gun metal gray whith polished letters black is a bit dark what you think?
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up to you mate.
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thanks mate if thats ok to do it. :D :D
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no problem. Sand,Polish,Primer,Paint.