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by fabius
April 28th, 2004, 7:25 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Storage
Replies: 4
Views: 101

Re: Storage

Thanks a mill. I was going to sell but decided its too rare to get rid of, and I love it to bits too lol.
by fabius
April 28th, 2004, 7:15 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Storage
Replies: 4
Views: 101

Re: Storage

its gonna be parked up for a good while and some people have said that the oil might go thick like treacle is there any truth to this??
by fabius
April 28th, 2004, 7:00 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Storage
Replies: 4
Views: 101

Storage

I'm putting the car into storage and its going o be outside, whats the best thing to do to the engine to make sure all will be well when I put her back on the road??
Fill it to the gills with oil? empty it?
You get what I mean..
by fabius
April 20th, 2004, 6:41 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Power question??
Replies: 2
Views: 26

Re: Power question??

That's what I was told for the later model with a cat and revised fuel map for emissions. Mazda here told me only a handful of my type sold here, about 100, before the cat car came along, something to do with the timing of production and new emmission restrictions. I'm just going off what the mechan...
by fabius
April 20th, 2004, 6:32 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Power question??
Replies: 2
Views: 26

Power question??

I've looked all over this place and even asked mazda and still no one can answer this question. How much power is my K8? She's a j-spec irish car but the problem is she's a rare spec with no cat or baffles in the exhaust system except for the back box. And she's got an odd ecu map to suit the system...
by fabius
December 15th, 2003, 5:15 pm
Forum: Appearance
Topic: First kit
Replies: 1
Views: 44

First kit

never fitted one before so any advice is appreciated I'm looking at the onderground aggressor kit has anyone fitted one??
by fabius
December 14th, 2003, 8:41 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Rocker gasket woes
Replies: 2
Views: 44

Re: Rocker gasket woes

ta very much
by fabius
December 14th, 2003, 8:39 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: custom exhaust
Replies: 3
Views: 55

Re: custom exhaust

I forgot to say they said they could use carbon fibre or kevlar too if i wanted to save weight
by fabius
December 14th, 2003, 7:11 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: custom exhaust
Replies: 3
Views: 55

custom exhaust

I'm getting an engineering shop to make up an exhaust for me anyone know the best size 2 1/4" is what i'm hearing but what measurment is it and what's the best material to use??
by fabius
December 14th, 2003, 5:57 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Rocker gasket woes
Replies: 2
Views: 44

Rocker gasket woes

my rocker gasket keeps going in the same place on the far left cylinder next to the timing belt but it only ever drips in on top of the spark plug very slowly causing a misfire every once and a while. Is it safe to use liquid gasket to seal it or would I risk bits of the sealant getting in the engin...
by fabius
August 16th, 2003, 7:45 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: V12 anybody
Replies: 25
Views: 204

Re: V12 anybody

forgot to mention got the second engine today so i'll be ordering new ring and things soon and I start measuring soon. wish me the best
by fabius
August 16th, 2003, 7:43 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: mx-6 vs. mx-3
Replies: 3
Views: 50

Re: mx-6 vs. mx-3

like i said they don't seem to add up I asked the local mazda dealers techie to check it for me so I'll be back....
by fabius
August 16th, 2003, 7:41 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: V12 anybody
Replies: 25
Views: 204

Re: V12 anybody

what I'd hop to do is to have that travel occur in the engine bay as opposed to the foot well but that's the least of my worries for now
by fabius
August 16th, 2003, 7:15 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: mx-6 vs. mx-3
Replies: 3
Views: 50

mx-6 vs. mx-3

strange question here but i keep getting loads of different figures for this how much heavier is the 6 compared to the 3?? possible project i'm thinking of
by fabius
August 16th, 2003, 7:12 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Brakes, Cross Drilled and Slotted?
Replies: 16
Views: 201

Re: Brakes, Cross Drilled and Slotted?

forgot to mention most high end sports cars use discs containing a high % of cast iron in them, it must be for a good reason or why bother...

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