LAX Area Meet (Part II).
06-16-2007, 03:29 AM
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Some dude in a Civic Si got his *** owned by me on the freeway the other day. I pulled on him nicely from 80-110 in 4th gear.
time to go back to LBC Mazda!
06-17-2007, 09:27 PM
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06-18-2007, 01:11 AM
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I need the following thing checked out:
1. battery/starter
2. motor mounts
3. air bag light
4. tire pressure light
5. piece of plastic from the passenger seat.
6. maybe tranny (couldn't shift on 6th gear)
wow! alot of **** is going bad
06-18-2007, 01:20 AM
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wow Ocho!
1) what years is yours? If it's an 04 or early 05, you might be eligible for the upgraded battery / starter.
2) if your car is shaking while sitting at lights or when the A/C cycles, then you definitely need the motor mounts looked at. I think it's the Right one that fails
3) air bag light stays on or just comes on from time to time? (Rasp had that)
4) did you check all 4 tires when they were cold? (what psi were they at?)
5) does it make a popping sound when people get out? If so, it's normal.
6) original fluids in the car still? how many miles do you have?
1) what years is yours? If it's an 04 or early 05, you might be eligible for the upgraded battery / starter.
2) if your car is shaking while sitting at lights or when the A/C cycles, then you definitely need the motor mounts looked at. I think it's the Right one that fails
3) air bag light stays on or just comes on from time to time? (Rasp had that)
4) did you check all 4 tires when they were cold? (what psi were they at?)
5) does it make a popping sound when people get out? If so, it's normal.
6) original fluids in the car still? how many miles do you have?
06-18-2007, 01:38 AM
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Jorge,
1. my 8 is an 04
2. this weekend had the a/c on and it would shake so does my sunroof.
3. air bag light goes on and off from time to time.
4. i checked the all air pressure on my tires.....i guess it has to do with the heat
5. a piece of pastic came off and another is hanging.
6. original fluids remain in tranny.....Royal Purple soon. (have 33K miles)
f$#k!
1. my 8 is an 04
2. this weekend had the a/c on and it would shake so does my sunroof.
3. air bag light goes on and off from time to time.
4. i checked the all air pressure on my tires.....i guess it has to do with the heat
5. a piece of pastic came off and another is hanging.
6. original fluids remain in tranny.....Royal Purple soon. (have 33K miles)
f$#k!
06-18-2007, 02:12 AM
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06-18-2007, 10:03 AM
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06-18-2007, 11:01 AM
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06-18-2007, 11:17 AM
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Rodger: since you've now got RP, you get to be another guinea pig. How's the transmission been since swapping? Have you done some HIGH 1st to 2nd shifts? More or less grind then what you had previously? (did you have oem or redline?)
06-18-2007, 11:27 AM
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yeah, I thought so as well BUT I'm starting to learn otherwise. I'm seeing a strong pattern with RP and gear grinding at HIGH rpm's. Shifts are super smoother at low RPM's but I'm starthing to think RP doesn't respond well with our synchros at 7,000+ rpms
Rodger: since you've now got RP, you get to be another guinea pig. How's the transmission been since swapping? Have you done some HIGH 1st to 2nd shifts? More or less grind then what you had previously? (did you have oem or redline?)
Rodger: since you've now got RP, you get to be another guinea pig. How's the transmission been since swapping? Have you done some HIGH 1st to 2nd shifts? More or less grind then what you had previously? (did you have oem or redline?)
I have to say that getting new motor mounts, putting the stock shifter back in, and using royal purple fixed my tranny issues.
06-18-2007, 11:28 AM
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hmmm.....
I've got around 6 other forum members whose had issues with RP.
I've got around 6 other forum members whose had issues with RP.
06-18-2007, 11:37 AM
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I ran out of it when I was filling the tranny. So I added about an ounce of RP 75-90 diff oil.
That might have thicken it up a little.
That might have thicken it up a little.
06-18-2007, 12:10 PM
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rodger: you've got a scanalyser or canscan thing in your car, don't you??