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think its possible my car is running ideal and its just the; 200ish lbs ive added with my stereo and rx8 seats, short city driving, 2.5" exhaust/intake and larger rims? short city driving and larger rims are a drag on your fuel economy - you gotta figure all the idling is 0 mpg or infinity lit...

Same engine, same spark plug for all years. NGK or Denso were original equipment - either will work. Platinum or Iridium if you don't like to change your spark plugs often. Spark plugs on the K engine are easy to change so you could use copper if you don't mind changing spark plugs every 30K miles (...

Miata may be designed that way - not familiar with the BP engine, but it must have spark plug tubes that are threaded into the head with some kind of o-ring seal. That is not the design for the K series engine so just replace the valve cover gasket and it will seal the spark plug tube from the rest ...

Why get rid of power steering? Because the damn thing leaks after you take it out once. I'm goin to try to re-install it again but with some gasket maker. See if that helps Where would you use RTV? I have replaced the pump once because the bearings were bad, but it wasn't leaking. I know the thing ...

I've seen reference to 90 - 94 323 manual rack is the one we want. Not as cheap, but you could buy a rebuilt unit for $150. Also there is a detailed write up on how to depower an MX3 power rack to get similar results. Link

1st gen MX6 = 88 - 92
2nd gen was in 93 when they got the KLDE

Here is the diagram. I think you're talking about part labeled #4. I did this mod and didn't need that part. I'm certain the seat belt is secure. I'll have to look later, but think it is mounted to one of the 2 positions of the former lap belt reel. If I remember I'll take a pic and send it. http://...

I believe the main contributor to any benefit from SS brake lines is not the SS wrapping but the inner teflon hose. The inner teflon hose is more rigid than rubber. The SS braiding and then the clear coating over the top is mostly protection from debris that would damage the inner hose. Personal exp...

Sorry - misunderstood reference to special tools. You'll rarely need the Mazda specific special tools that are mentioned and the manual usually shows you how to do the adjustment or check without the special tool. You'll see that with every car brand and you rarely need to invest in the special tool...

EGR is the same and will throw a code if there is a problem. Assuming you have a working V6 tachometer in your dash you could set the idle using the tach in your car. It won't be super accurate but between 500 and 1K rpm is good enough for idle speed. Setting the TPS and timing requires a digital mu...

Yes - follow the link and you'll get pictures and everything in the online manual. K8 or KLDE or KLZE the adjustments are the same. Idle adjustment is shown on the page 74 - just click on the first link and it will advance to the next page.

I think you've solved your high rpm issue. The V6 requires a V6 tachometer in the instrument cluster like you'll find in a GS cluster. Daninski is sending you on the right path to solving these last few issues. Sounds like you've got all new "tune up parts" but now you need to do the tune ...

Haven't done the water pump without removing the timing belt, but it looks possible. No water pump bolts are covered by the tb or pulleys, but the engine mount bracket would definitely get in the way. So you will still have to remove and move all the accessories to get the timing covers off and I th...

Lower control arm bushings: OEM part # EA013446YA BUSHING LEFT (L), RUBBER – rear bushing in bracket – bracket is mirror image specific to side EA013446XA BUSHING RIGHT (R), RUBBER EA0134470 BUSHING, RUBBER FRONT – front bushings same for both control arms Energy suspension lower control arm replace...

Guess: Timing light not connected to #1 spark plug wire? Just not sure what else it could be. I'd almost guess that the timing light is connected to the coil wire since spark would remain constant regardless of position of the distributor, but not sure that you would see timing anything near spec - ...