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That IS a very nice bumper...., probably the nicest i've seen

your best bet would be to ask them

You'll probably get pulled over and bashed by irate oncoming drivers first

nope, nothing off the shelf anyway

check to see the alternator is working, voltage across battery terminals should be more then 14v whilst car is running.

how long ago was the stereo/alarm installed?

what was the most recent work you have done to the car?

That's an interesting front kit, i like the way the airflow to the radiator is blocked off

even without wierd offsets or spacers, if you choose your rims carefully you should still be able to get a decent lip, after all, we've only got tiny brakes and calipers to allow for

If you have a proper CAI then yes you can expect a gain, but with that you usually lose some peace-of-mind ie; you now have to dodge puddles etc. but mostly people just stick on a pod filter and tell everyone they're pushing an extra 20 horses! :roll: as for the larger TB, it's not something i'd eve...

Nope, that about sums it up

I've tried all kinds of variations of intake, the best by far is a simple K&N filter in the stock airbox. It doesn't look fast, but it works.

Probably your best bet is to see the specialists, a mag shop or something, get some measurements done. With it being for shows it wouldn't have to be practical (or legal) so you could get a huge (or tiny, i forget which way it goes lol) offset and roll the guards

I know this may sound random, but have a read through the loooooong TPS thread, KiwiMx3 was building a drag MX3 and posted some info in there...., actually, have a check thru some of his posts, there's tidbits of info everywhere lol! most of his stuff was homemade or custom-made

Hmmm, the only MPV's i've seen are the 3.0 V6 :shrug: but maybe the US-spec cars are different? Without doing any ACTUAL research, i'm pretty sure even the KF Vitara/Proceeds were auto only. Kinda ironic really, Mazda made crappy auto gearboxes and then fitted them to frickn everything! Hmmm, i can'...

As much as i don't know how good a deal $1000 is...., i'd be a lil cautious, rotaries can get pretty expensive if poorly maintained
lol! listening to it ain't gonna do much good, they're supposed to sound like crap!

87? is that a series 4?

Nope, it reads it as an error and dumps fuel into the engine...., sort of a safety thing

The K8 tranny is controlled by a seperate TCU (located under the ashtray), unfortunately this makes it incompatable (not 100% of course) with KF/KL ecu's, these ecu's are designed to run the tranny without a seperate TCU. However, this isn't the end of the world for you, you can either say 'F*%k it,...

Yeah, i think there's a couple of AWD RS MX3's on here, maybe they can help? If you're wanting to stay V6, then you may want to look at the Mazda Capella wagon, or the Mazda Proceed/Suzuki Vitara (early models used the KF engine), they are probably JDM-only models though oh, that MPS was a show car,...

the oil is probably just the valve cover gasket leaking, pretty common problem, not a big deal to fix (except for the rear one lol!)



as for the rest, my suggestion would be to try a disty that you KNOW works, otherwise you could well end up chasing you tail for fricken ages.