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Club protege, thx. A friend of mine has 4 of those vj (maybe) series off 1.8l Subaru's made by IHI correct? just made in Japan not IHI America?. He is bringing one in tonight for us to measure and figure out adapter flanges and routing of turbo ex outlet and air in & outlet pipes. They use a tri...

I was trying to get the list (hyperlink) to work for the 4 cyl MX-3 junk yard turbo car list but it wont load, times out looks like some gaming site is host to the file. Thought it was a sticky but can not find it today. Please Help! Would someone repost the junk yard MX-3 4 cyl turbo list or someth...

Wanted to buy smallish available turbo (prefer entire setup, manifold, down pipe, etc inc BOV) but intercooler and piping NOT required) for my 1994 MX-3 RS base model 1.6L DOHC BDDE with manual trans. I am willing to take one with problems if all disclosed and am able to rebuild one if the price ref...

After driving all winter with the starter drop out problem I have decided the problem I am having after installing a start switch/relay to bypass the one in the ign switch that the hold circuit in the starter solenoid is intermittently open (closed until heated by some use) below 20F the starter sta...

Got this problem solved. It was exhibiting cold engine froggy (wants to gun best with a heavy gas foot) symptoms even after a good throttle body cleaning like when you remove the thermostat on engines that perform well street strip racing so I had the boys change the thermostat and sure enough the c...

The very dirty plenum from previous owner neglect was causing not only the sticky throttle but ALL of my drive ability problems. Used about half a large can of cleaner. Since cleaning from the throttle plate on in to as far as the jet spray carburetor cleaner with tube on it would go The following p...

Today found out hard way that a man trans Protege pass CV shaft assy will not work albeit it would if the cat was not there and a exhaust pipe shield was used. Boot hits the cat. Should have helped the boys change the clutch and I would have known. Tried to find a escort or 323 man trans pass shaft ...

It was really late at night and very dark and I was extremely tired at the end of the disty mod when I set the timing so did not have time to mark it. Yes great tip on the timing mark. I did the white out or white appliance epoxy paint on the '96 Nissan Quest another one hard to see and get at years...

Ryan, Nice to know about the reverse quirk not being isolated to my car or my driving. My wife will be relieved and be less critical. I have seen other man trans be this way just not this bad. Yes, we have done some looking for vacuum leaks and have fixed one disintegrated small oval plastic filter ...

Well I do really understand see 3rd paragraph. I printed it in two formats and stuck it in my factory manual binder pocket at front with large header print after reading the swap thread first page repeatedly. I would have never asked if I thought the search as working correctly for me. Thankfully I ...

The Man trans also does not want to go into reverse but its likely due to high idle if I get RPM down by going into 2nd and letting out clutch some and hit R fast before she creeps up in RPM it shifts good into R. I also have to downshift into 1st early while still moving pretty fast or it does not ...

On a happier note the search is getting hits and good ones at that now.
Do not know why it is fixed but its working great.
I will not be needing help finding things now.
Thank you to all who helped me searches.
Opera has had a few upgrades since then.
Just guessing that may be it.
Shaun

Thought I vaguely remembered something like that but its reassuring to know. Will look at that thread and study it so I do not forget it.
Thank you Ryan your help has been invaluable to us.
Shaun

Just got today a salvage '93 1.6 RS SOHC 88 hp man trans to put in my '94 RS DOHC 1.6L. Is it the same F25M-R trans or did I make a big mistake because it was the only MX-3 available? Who here knows for sure? Also did the same for the AC compressor since my '94 RS one locked up 3 weeks ago and that ...

Am interested. Let me know exactly brand and model what it is, etc and I will let you know. Is it just glass or entire aftmkt pop up type kit? Sorry its been a while I have been fixing our minivan lost a engine due to FOD strike to oil filter. Just got her running today after engine swap out from wr...