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MX-3's never had a 2.5L engine stock. There are 3 engines available: 1.6L SOCH with 88hp in all base (RS) models from '92-'93, 1.6L DOCH with 105hp in all RS models from '94 up, and a 1.8L V6 with 128hp in all GS models. If you are planning on eventually doing an engine swap it doesn't matter so muc...

I've decided that I want to swap in the BP n/a engine into my car and make it fast slowly as I save up. I've done some research, now I have a few specific questions before I proceed with the swap. <P>1. I know that I need a 1.8L engine from an Escort or Protoge, but what are the year ranges? I saw t...

Yeah, I agree with you Smokey, I am definetly not putting a nice system in my car, maybe a cheap CD player but I am spending my insurance money on performance upgrades. Although someone once tried to steal the catback exhaust off of my friend's civic so not even all performance parts are safe. I wis...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SmokyMcGee:<BR><STRONG>tint is a bad idea... 1st off..like it was said...thieves think your hiding something.. 2nd the tint holds the window peices together so if it gets broken its just one bi...

A few weekends ago my car was broken into in front of my house in Phoenix. They got my deck, amp, and sub+box all worth about $1500. In addition they got about 40 CD's, destroyed the plastic area of my dash that surrounded my deck, and broke the passenger window. Nothing was in plain view, and the d...

If you put lowering spring on your car, is there a sacrifice in safety or handling?

You are right that the CV joint is closer to the wheel, the tie rod has a boot also but what makes me think that it is the CV joint is the fact that the clunk/click noises speed up and slow down as you accelerate and brake, if it was the tie rod the speed should not matter. Are either of the CV join...

I looked into doing it on my own but after checking out the online shop manual I realized that it is a pretty involved project requiring a lot of time, tools, and knowhow. For me, ripping apart CV axles with a hammer and ratchet set in the dorm parking lot didn't seem like such a good idea. I wouldn...

Its probably your CV joints, which are the metal drive shafts that connect your transmission to your wheels. Once the boot is broken (which is why grease is leaking out) dirt gets inside of the joints and they start to make a clunking noise. This happened to me about a year ago and unfortunately it ...

Best way to ditch a chopper if you have already managed to ditch the police cruisers is to drive to an airport, police and news choppers aren't cleared to enter that airspace. Also, if you are trying to beat the cops in a chase your chances impove if you keep the chase short. Best thing to do if you...

I took this girl i'm dating to see Black Hawk Down and she cried through half the movie-so if you guys are looking for a good excuse to get a little closer to a girl you like invite them to see it! In all seriousness it is an excellent movie, it really makes you appreciate the sacrifices of our serv...

On a similar note, does anyone know what is a reasonable horsepower expectaion for an MX-3 that can still be driven comfortably on the street? I hear a lot of talk of people attempting to get these B6T's to pump out 400 and 500 horsepower but I'm guessing that would be difficult to control in daily ...

Luckily, this has never happened to me but a few weeks ago my little brother's really nice Alpine deck was stolen out of his Mazda B4000, it was parked in front of our house and some bastard broke into it in the middle of the night, they got the neighbor's stereo too. Oh well, sh*t happens I guess. ...

Dude, that sucks! Anyways, you can find tons of dirt cheap MX-3's on <A HREF="http://www.autotrader.com.," TARGET=_blank>www.autotrader.com.,</A> its easy to find an RS for under $3000 and I've seen a few as cheap as $1700! If I were you I'd take the insurance money and buy an MX-3 with hi...

For me, the September 11 attack hits very close to home. My dad is in the US Army and works in the Pentagon about 3 days a week in the wing that was hit. Luckily he was not there on the that tragic day, but if he was he would most certainly be dead because many of his friends and coworkers are. I ca...