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by reprobation
May 27th, 2006, 5:42 pm
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: Offset questions! ^^
Replies: 2
Views: 274

Offset questions! ^^

I have some questions about offsets. I have a set of 17x7's with 40mm offset.. These will clear the brakes just fine correct? Someone told me that the OEM offset for our car is 45mm. So will i need to get 5mm spacers to clear the brakes? Also, i'd like to get the rims and tires to be flush with the ...
by reprobation
May 13th, 2006, 7:21 pm
Forum: General Mazda
Topic: e-RAM
Replies: 15
Views: 5225

I once saw a video where they hooked up a leaf blower to a ford mustang..it pushed like 60 more horses on a dyno .. it was hillarious.. ill see if i can find it :-D

I've been curious if this would work too :)

-Chris
by reprobation
May 13th, 2006, 5:21 pm
Forum: Transmissions
Topic: Called mazda for auto tranny price
Replies: 11
Views: 2390

There's a place here in dallas that sells transmission parts wholesale.. My roommate did a complete transmission rebuild on a ford taurus and parts only cost him about 135.00 after tax. Car runs like new now. Transmissions shops charge a crapload merely for labor.. If your paying more than $700 for ...
by reprobation
May 5th, 2006, 8:14 pm
Forum: Appearance
Topic: What stores might have spray paint in Z1 code??
Replies: 7
Views: 900

http://www.paintscratch.com

(I think)

Will custom mix any color code and provide it in many ways, liquid or spray paint. 24.99 i think
by reprobation
May 3rd, 2006, 11:37 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Erratic Idle
Replies: 6
Views: 445

I had a pretty similar problem recently.. Actually found out it was the terminals on my battery.. the negative battery terminal wasn't completely tight and i think it was over-working the system because of the weak connection.. I also had problems with my lights dimming when i used the turn signals,...
by reprobation
April 24th, 2006, 10:27 pm
Forum: Electrical & Lighting
Topic: Fabricating Custom Projectors
Replies: 7
Views: 636

Those look nice! how'd you do it?!

Ill PM you :)
by reprobation
April 23rd, 2006, 2:06 am
Forum: Electrical & Lighting
Topic: Fabricating Custom Projectors
Replies: 7
Views: 636

Well i've seen alot of the civic conversions.. and they look good.. but they just don't fit the stock body lines.. :| ionno

i guess im just looking for the cheapest way to do this..
im a broke a-- college student :D

-Chris
by reprobation
April 21st, 2006, 1:49 am
Forum: Electrical & Lighting
Topic: Fabricating Custom Projectors
Replies: 7
Views: 636

Fabricating Custom Projectors

Okay, so I've got some old headlights which are in decent shape.. the lenses are well.. they look like mustard.. but that doesn't matter. I just hector's old pair of civic headlights (they got wrecked) but the actual light pieces are intact. so i plan to sand the plastic lenses so that they are clea...
by reprobation
April 16th, 2006, 12:12 pm
Forum: Appearance
Topic: Mx-3 Dimmer To Speedhut Inverter Project
Replies: 16
Views: 1867

Actually.. If im correct.. a potentiometer should be variable resistance, basically you can change the resistance of the piece by moving a nob (usually..).. so.. to ask the resistance of it is kind of difficult because your selecting the resistance... This is why you can get different voltage value'...
by reprobation
April 7th, 2006, 9:00 pm
Forum: Electrical & Lighting
Topic: interior light mount location question
Replies: 5
Views: 858

interesting..i used to have a set of green neons... and after about 20-25 minutes they got hot enough to actually make you not want to touch them.. but with cold cathodes.. i've driven around for like 4 hours and not a single bit of heat at all.. Ionno.. maybe it was just my set :P BTW.. cold cathod...
by reprobation
April 6th, 2006, 10:18 pm
Forum: Electrical & Lighting
Topic: interior light mount location question
Replies: 5
Views: 858

okay.. here's what you do: - Be warned.. this is HELLA-LENGTHY! for the passenger side.. go get some tube holders from home depot.. they are like 2 bucks for a box of 24 or something like that.. also get a box of VERY tiny screws.. im talking like less than 1/8" in length.. and small enough to ...
by reprobation
March 31st, 2006, 11:21 pm
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: My strut mounting plate came loose from the strut
Replies: 7
Views: 439

I was told that the rubber area around it was more of a piece that just minimized vibration thoughout the strut mount... I believe the rubber piece actually sit on top of the mount and under the area where the strut actually bolts up to the chassis of the car... I could be wrong.. but. the same rubb...
by reprobation
March 17th, 2006, 1:51 am
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: Evotion Spings?
Replies: 66
Views: 5933

Remember.... after settling.. these things got LOW..
drop so far is about 2.2 inches.. and looks awesome...
Thanks for all the support guys.. and for answering all my questions so friggin' quick!

-Chris
by reprobation
March 17th, 2006, 1:50 am
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: Evotion Springs - INSTALLED!
Replies: 0
Views: 248

Evotion Springs - INSTALLED!

I don't know if this counts as a double post or not..
But I know we had alot of people asking about these springs..

So here they are:
http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.ph ... 2&start=45

That will take you to the original post.. and the pics of the installed springs.

-Chris
by reprobation
March 17th, 2006, 1:47 am
Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
Topic: Evotion Spings?
Replies: 66
Views: 5933

Okay... so i finally got the springs on today.. here's the pic's At first I wasn't all that impressed with the drop.. but after driving about 10 miles.. the springs settled more and i LOVE THEM! The drop was about 2.2 inches.. As for the ride.. its awesome.. they are stiff enough to really make the ...

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