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by happyclown
September 8th, 2005, 4:42 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What to buy if you had $10,000 for a car
Replies: 17
Views: 465

What to buy if you had $10,000 for a car

When i get out of college this year Im thinking about getting a loan for a newer car and just tuning the mx for fun. Probably not gonna happen but im intrested to hear what others would do if they had about 10,000 for a car. Put links to dealers and e-bay auctions or something like that for 'proof' ...
by happyclown
September 8th, 2005, 4:30 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Lets make the longest thread EVER!!!!!
Replies: 313
Views: 35432

I thought it was a one post thinger :?:

:evil:
:roll:
:arrow: :idea:
by happyclown
September 8th, 2005, 9:02 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Squeally tire noise, but no tire spinning + some clunking
Replies: 7
Views: 353

I also forgot to say, the squealling noise only happens if i rev high when letting out the clutch, kinda like on a hill when you wanna get from second to third real quick and you rev a little high (thats what i was doing when i first heard it)... could it be that the clutch is slipping and thats a n...
by happyclown
September 8th, 2005, 8:58 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Squeally tire noise, but no tire spinning + some clunking
Replies: 7
Views: 353

This is not a belt squeal, similar sound but alot more muffled. I looked at the frount mount lastnight, and its hard to tell if its shot, but it was sagging to the bottom of the ring pretty good. Is that normal or should it be in the center, even with all that weight on it. I also checked all my bal...
by happyclown
September 7th, 2005, 4:07 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Squeally tire noise, but no tire spinning + some clunking
Replies: 7
Views: 353

For some reason im really paranoid that my motormounts are bad, so when i was at the garage getting my tires balanced I asked the guy to check, after i paid he started walking to the back so i stopped him to ask if they were checked and he just nodded and said their fine. So... How do i go about che...
by happyclown
September 6th, 2005, 2:08 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Squeally tire noise, but no tire spinning + some clunking
Replies: 7
Views: 353

Squeally tire noise, but no tire spinning + some clunking

So when I let out the clutch in first and second I hear a clunk noise, I also hear it when going over bumps so I took a look around and (im no mechanic) I am darn sure that I have a bad balljoint. I'm not sure the cluck with the cluch is connected... more recently i am hearing a squealing noise when...
by happyclown
August 26th, 2005, 5:39 pm
Forum: NorthEastern USA MX-3 Club
Topic: Vermont Tech Spotting...
Replies: 4
Views: 2509

Vermont Tech Spotting...

So someone living in i think Keenan dorm with the teal green paint, nice mazda rims huge dual exaust and a mazda decal on the hatch...

Licence plate says 'Im Rich'.... :wink:



You on this forum???
by happyclown
August 25th, 2005, 4:50 pm
Forum: MX-3 Related Items For Sale/Trade
Topic: [FS] lots of stuff from 6 crates of MX parts
Replies: 17
Views: 2121

only 5 bucks for the hatch struts. Those are the piston things that hold it up right? im not really in need of some but mine suck...

I dont have a pay pal account or anything... what if i mailed you a check :wink:
by happyclown
August 25th, 2005, 4:44 pm
Forum: MX-3 Related Items For Sale/Trade
Topic: [FREE] reinforcements
Replies: 3
Views: 183

sounds good! i'll take 'em :lol:


um yeah... what he said...
by happyclown
August 25th, 2005, 4:36 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: turbo info
Replies: 1
Views: 155

me and a friend just swapped the turbo in his dsm... We were thinking about taking all of his old stuff (turbo intercooler piping, anything that will work) and trying to turbo my 1.6, but I wasnt able to find out where anything like that (oil from/back-to engine, coolent) would go... I went and look...
by happyclown
August 14th, 2005, 10:20 am
Forum: Electrical & Lighting
Topic: Guage Faceplate question...
Replies: 2
Views: 286

So their not recalibrating it just because they removed it? They probably changed something?
by happyclown
August 13th, 2005, 11:31 am
Forum: Electrical & Lighting
Topic: Guage Faceplate question...
Replies: 2
Views: 286

Guage Faceplate question...

I was looking around at different places for some new guages, and i was reading the project stuff at corksport and they have a bunch of crap in there about recalibrating the needles! Why would you need to recalibrate the needles?!? You cant just take you cluster out and put the new faceplates on? Th...
by happyclown
August 13th, 2005, 11:24 am
Forum: MX-3 Related Items For Sale/Trade
Topic: [FS] Parting wtih mx-3
Replies: 7
Views: 830

If there were a way to get the car up to Vermont easly i'd buy it from you. How much do you think it would take to get the car shipped or towed or whatever? Depending on what it would cost i may pay for that also... does the car drive on the highway very well? i'd almost be willing to take a train o...
by happyclown
August 13th, 2005, 10:46 am
Forum: Electrical & Lighting
Topic: E-Spec Turn Signal Info? ***UPDATE w/PICS***
Replies: 14
Views: 979

so... since you can only use one pair... how much will you be sellin the other pair for :wink:


does anyone know where those 'stanley' brand ones he found are sold at?
by happyclown
July 25th, 2005, 10:46 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: :: cries :: My transmission blew up!?! HELP PLEASE!!!
Replies: 11
Views: 994

eeeeeek... were there any signs to this comming on, when it hopped leaving mac D's was it the first time it hopped? or was it doing it a little bit before? mine, most mornings will buck/hop when i pull into the road. i cant tell if its the wheels or the tranny, but it hops. also when im accelerating...

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