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by lakersfan1
September 7th, 2007, 7:33 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Driving on a messed up water pump question
Replies: 7
Views: 292

well you gotta fill up 50 50..not jsut water...and it jsut gets worse..it happend to me..so ..id say replace it..its not cheap tho It hardly matters if he uses 50/50 in Sept. Stright water is fine for now. The only reason I use close to a 50/50 mix is to keep the rubber seals on the water pump from...
by lakersfan1
September 3rd, 2007, 2:32 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Battery cable replacement connection
Replies: 3
Views: 323

There's an electrical chassis ground point on the firewall behind the battery. Make sure to sand off any corrosion with a medium grit sandpaper or scotch pad before bolting down the ground.
by lakersfan1
August 17th, 2007, 9:08 pm
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: Idle adjust without jumper wire
Replies: 2
Views: 224

The whole diagnostics thing for adjusting idle doesn't work. Just adjust it when it's fully warmed up running normally and you're good to go. All diagnostics does is turn off the IAC, but our throttle bodies are so old, the IAC's really don't fully turn off when warm. So you need to adjust it runnin...
by lakersfan1
August 8th, 2007, 10:19 am
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: recommended wheel sizing
Replies: 9
Views: 692

atlantamx3 wrote:45 is the right sidewal height for 16s. NOT 40.


if you get 40s on 16s it will look ridiculous.
50's actually work out alot closer to stock for a 205. 45 is closer for a 215 width.
by lakersfan1
August 4th, 2007, 12:01 pm
Forum: Car Stereo/Alarm
Topic: melted cables
Replies: 15
Views: 3570

yea not the strut mount, its the bolts that come up from the struts or whatever, the ones youd be bolting a strut bar to.. Yes. That would be the strut MOUNT. That's what those four bolts go to. As said, if you didn't scrape paint off underneath the bolt, then it'd be useless and just grounding to ...
by lakersfan1
August 3rd, 2007, 3:20 pm
Forum: Car Stereo/Alarm
Topic: melted cables
Replies: 15
Views: 3570

umm all my connections look fine pretty much, for my capacitor i have the ground going to the actual body of the car, and for the amp the ground goes to the strut... unless one of those was a bad choice im not sure :/ I assume you mean a strut MOUNT ...... which is entirely coated with rubber ........
by lakersfan1
August 3rd, 2007, 3:13 pm
Forum: Car Stereo/Alarm
Topic: Earthquake Subs?
Replies: 3
Views: 1281

Earthquake has been around for about 15 years. They used to be a very high end brand for SPL competitors. The stuff nowadays isn't quite as beefy as it used to be in the 90's, but it's still 100% better than any low-end brand stuff you'll find.
by lakersfan1
August 3rd, 2007, 3:12 pm
Forum: Car Stereo/Alarm
Topic: my latest setup
Replies: 10
Views: 2094

I think you should deep 6 the rear speaker idea. Not only is the idea of coaxes on the cargo floor retarded, but upgrading your rear speakers at all while your front speakers are not up to par is re-retarded. Your front speakers are the most important part of your system. Take care of them ASAP. Get...
by lakersfan1
July 31st, 2007, 9:34 am
Forum: Car Stereo/Alarm
Topic: melted cables
Replies: 15
Views: 3570

xboxlivemonkey wrote:
whats poor ground
God help us.
by lakersfan1
July 31st, 2007, 9:32 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: K8 ECU Question
Replies: 15
Views: 568

I had a 93 MX3 ECU and Probinator couldn't change the timing and fuel maps on mine. It ended up all he could do with mine was change the VRIS points, but I had to keep the fuel and timing exactly the same as the K8 chip. If you want Probinator to give you a KL31 rechip, I'd suggest buying a used 93-...
by lakersfan1
July 30th, 2007, 1:10 am
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: SRD front control arm bushings (size problem)
Replies: 11
Views: 753

I had a little initial squeeking with the provided grease, and ALOT of squeaking a year later. I just redid with the Energy Grease and now I have ZERO squeaking in the fronts.
by lakersfan1
July 29th, 2007, 1:14 pm
Forum: Car Stereo/Alarm
Topic: Went to another show today
Replies: 7
Views: 2106

It pissed me off when they changed from the AC meters. I was only getting 139.7 with the AC in like '02 with a setup I had in my wife's sedan with old Boston .4 10" subs. When I got my MX3 and put a big honking 15" in it, I was sure I'd break into the 140's, but then I found out they had s...
by lakersfan1
July 28th, 2007, 4:54 pm
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: SRD front control arm bushings (size problem)
Replies: 11
Views: 753

The ones with the tapered ends (39mm) go on the rear of the A-arm with the taper facing the back of the car with stock nut and stock washers on the tapered end. The shorter bushings (38mm) go on the front A-arm. Look at the stock bushings to see which side has a thicker lip so you know which way to ...
by lakersfan1
July 27th, 2007, 7:42 pm
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: Suspension replacement
Replies: 3
Views: 316

It's pretty easy. All you need outside a regular socket set and normal assortment of tools is a set of strut compressors, which you can 'borrow' from Autozone with a deposit.
by lakersfan1
July 27th, 2007, 7:39 pm
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: what car do these go to? help please
Replies: 4
Views: 299

You need to know what years those mounts fit. I know the insterts for the Probe are specific. I want to say off the top of my head that 93-94.5 are different than 94.5-97 inserts.

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