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I've heard mixed things about aftermarket end links. Some folks swear by the OEM links. *shrug* I'm gonna toss on a JBR rear sway bar in a few weeks and see how long the OEM end links last. I also might do the front sway bar...wish me luck.
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# ¿ Jan 14, 2018 17:00 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 12:54 |
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I'm guessing it's the same airbag as the 3/6 (whatever you drive)? That's a pretty large swath of vehicles to be like "Airbags? Yeah nope"
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# ¿ Jan 15, 2018 05:50 |
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MetaJew posted:I got a screw in my passenger rear tire right near the edge, so it's probably time to replace them. I'm rocking Pilot Super Sports in a different size and love them.
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# ¿ Jan 17, 2018 22:28 |
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Pilot Super Sports are the ultimate tire for anything that isn't seeing a substantial amount of track time. Are you running them on the stock 18's? Yeah, I have 235/40R18 on the stock wheel. I think when I wear them out I'm going to a 17" wheel.
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# ¿ Jan 19, 2018 01:51 |
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2012 MS3 owner here. I thought I would have some fun this weekend and do CDFP internals and an intake. Pulled off the stock TIP to see this: https://imgur.com/a/C8QMR Looks nasty Car only has 56k miles, so I guess I wasn't expecting so much gunk. How worried should I be? Edit: looks like the source is oil entering the intake from the valve cover breather hose hattersmad fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Feb 25, 2018 |
# ¿ Feb 25, 2018 00:03 |
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MourningGlory posted:My '13 MS3 liked to blow oil. Catch cans are mandatory. I had JBR cans on mine but I was considering switching to the Corksport system which puts the crankcase under vacuum at all times. Yeah, I'm going to toss an OCC on, wish I had done so sooner. Will that gunk decrease the life of the turbo or anything, or should I just toss on an OCC and drive/be happy?
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# ¿ Feb 26, 2018 23:29 |
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Well goons, I'm happy to report that I got my oil catch cans installed. Along with some other parts...
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# ¿ Mar 24, 2018 03:19 |
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You'll need the RMM. As a datapoint, I recently put in an RMM from Damond. After about 1k miles of break in, it's only noticeable when giving the car throttle from 1k to ~1.75k RPMs, and even then is just some low frequency vibration (enough to rattle the mirrors basically). There's no change in NVH at idle. Maybe it's just cause I've driven some fairly rough driving older cars, but I literally don't even notice it anymore and it's my DD. I think trans and pass mounts is where things get harsh.
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# ¿ May 1, 2018 07:17 |
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:Alright, so my paranoia may be kicking in here, but I seem to be having significant power loss when trying to accelerate rapidly, at almost any speed. Used to be I could put my foot into it a bit and my 3 would get after it, no problem. Now you put your foot into it and it gets noisy with no expected boost, it will still accelerate and get up to speed, but it’s worrying the hell out of me, especially since it usually happens when trying to pass or merge. I checked the oil and trans fluid about a week ago and both seemed fine. Anyone else run into this? Air filter wasn’t too dirty, so I left it (beat it some and got some dust out, surely that wouldn’t drag this much). Any check engine light? Does it do this sporatically, or every time? E: How old are the spark plugs? hattersmad fucked around with this message at 22:36 on May 7, 2018 |
# ¿ May 7, 2018 22:30 |
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I did a stupid thing today. I parked the car, and noticed a puddle under it when I got back out of the grocery store. Leaned down, smelled/felt it, yep definitely water *shrugs* Continue driving, stop at Costco. Go in, come back out, and another puddle. Hmm, weird, I'm not running the AC. Smell/feel again, and yeah it's definitely water. Okaaayyy... Come home, park the car. Come out later to yet another puddle of water under the car WTF WHY IS MY CAR SPEWING WATER ALL THE TIME *furiously googles esoteric exhaust leaks/cat failures, gets paranoid* Turns out the AC is on when in defrost mode regardless of what the AC light/indicator shows, and I was running defrost the whole time. Welp this is my story of me not knowing how my car works
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# ¿ May 12, 2018 04:21 |
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I ran Extreme Contact DWs for a while. Traction was great, and I didn't have any issues in the Texas rain. I switched to Pilot Super Sports after those, which overall I would say are better tires, but for the price the DWs have a great bang/buck ratio. No complaints about the DWs from me.
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# ¿ May 19, 2018 05:14 |
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Satchmo posted:The mechanic says my PMM is blown. I had the RMM replaced with the softest JBR mount and it's still more vibration than I'd like. Is my best bet the OEM mount if I want to keep vibration down as much as possible? I realize this means I'll have to replace it again sooner than I would with aftermarket. For what it's worth, I'm pretty sure JBR is the worst when it comes to NVH. I think folks have had good luck using the E-Focus mount for improvement over stock while keeping NVH to a minimum. No idea on the power steering thing.
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# ¿ Jun 1, 2018 04:36 |
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:Can these be torqued down/fixed more than once? I clunk pretty badly at low speeds on bumps now, honestly I know even less about all this than most of the other noob stuff I post about here. If the end links are just loose, then yeah they can be tightened. If you're running a stiffer sway bar, the end links like to come loose. Depending on how old they are, they might just be going out, though.
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# ¿ Jun 1, 2018 04:54 |
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Would recommend putting Loctite on the end links while you're at the task of tightening them
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# ¿ Jun 10, 2018 18:23 |
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That looks great!
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# ¿ Jun 24, 2018 01:25 |
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Guessing steering wheel angle sensor issue? Honestly don't know though
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# ¿ Jun 29, 2018 23:47 |
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I'd be interested to know how you like it. I've been mulling over getting one myself.
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# ¿ Aug 12, 2018 00:53 |
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Pretty sure VVT is a gen 1 thing only.
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# ¿ Aug 25, 2018 01:38 |
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I'm a fan of the NAPA gold and platinum. Cheap, and surprisingly well made from what I've read.
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# ¿ Sep 3, 2018 02:00 |
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MetaJew posted:Yeah I've got the Bose audio. Will that line in work for Android? I thought it was something like iPhone only. It's a 3.5mm jack. Anything with a headphone jack (e.g. a phone) can connect to it with a 3.5mm cable like this. Essentially your car speakers become the "headphones" you would normally plug in to your phone.
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# ¿ Oct 7, 2018 00:06 |
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Not sure, but it probably will be soon if not. Apparently Ford is shifting almost entirely to trucks and SUVs? Kind of surprising since I see Focus and Fiesta STs all the time so I assumed they were pretty popular. Maybe it just skews that way here in socal.
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# ¿ Oct 13, 2018 21:30 |
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MetaJew posted:So, I'm doing a kitchen remodel right now (and appliances and faucets are loving expensive), so suspension refresh might not happen until sometime in early 2019. But, have any of y'all done LCAs, rear trailing arm bushings, and any other related stuff? Does someone have the rear trailing arm bushing press/removal tool? 80k miles seems a little low to need to replace control arm bushings, but maybe someone more knowledgeable on that can respond. Never replaced them myself, but I'm only at 60k.
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# ¿ Dec 15, 2018 02:44 |
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I’m using a JBR knob. Personally I like the added weight it has over the stock knob.
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# ¿ Dec 24, 2018 05:39 |
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So I broke 70k mi this week and realized it might be time for decarbing the intake valves. How much should I worry about doing this soon? e: it’s a ‘12 MS3 hattersmad fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Jan 3, 2019 |
# ¿ Jan 3, 2019 22:33 |
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I’ve never had issues with cars keeping alignment, maybe I’m just lucky. Pretty sure ‘lifetime alignment’ is just a dealer up-sell. For reference I drove my MS3 around for 5 years through all kinds of conditions. Took it in for an alignment, and everything was still within spec. Dude just adjusted the steering wheel slightly.
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# ¿ Feb 6, 2019 21:38 |
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Hell of a lot of work there, hats off to you sir
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# ¿ Feb 17, 2019 05:22 |
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No idea on that one. Maybe something crawled into the exhaust?
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# ¿ Mar 1, 2019 02:31 |
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A Cobb AP is half that price and I’m pretty sure you can read and clear codes with it. That being said, I’ve never had to read codes with mine, so maybe that thing is better somehow. E: Nice wheels/tires BTW hattersmad fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Mar 17, 2019 |
# ¿ Mar 17, 2019 04:13 |
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I went with Stoptech 309 compound last time and have been pretty happy with them performance-wise. Only complaint is lots of brake dust.
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# ¿ Apr 4, 2019 16:51 |
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That’s a super interesting chart
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# ¿ Apr 4, 2019 20:05 |
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Got new wheels and tires for the MS3 RPF1s in 17x9 +45, Potenza RE-71Rs in 245/45R17 5mm spacers Custom center caps (w/ rusty rotors) A bit cheeky but not too HELLAFLUSH The ride hattersmad fucked around with this message at 01:59 on Apr 8, 2019 |
# ¿ Apr 8, 2019 01:54 |
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Thanks, suspension is still stock. I’m waiting until the factory shocks give out and then I’ll figure out what I want to do.
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# ¿ Apr 8, 2019 02:08 |
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Rhyno posted:Jesus just give us a turbo Miata for fucks sake.
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# ¿ Apr 17, 2019 19:56 |
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Yeah, FL22 is Mazda’s long life coolant; pretty sure the general consensus is to stick with it. As mentioned, you have to go to a dealer to buy it.
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# ¿ May 16, 2019 21:43 |
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In my experience, quality of oil and oil filter makes a big difference in oil life. I’ve seen cheap dino oil through a Fram filter look bad after 3k miles, and I’ve seen full synthetic through a good oil filter look fine at 5k miles. Personally, I always change oil between 5k and 7.5k miles depending on the vehicle. Based on the ‘oil life’ meter in modern cars, this is probably excessive, but I’m stuck in my old ways I guess. I’ve gotten blank stares at the Honda dealer as to why I want the oil changed at 6k miles when the oil life meter says it’s at like 60%.
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# ¿ Jun 3, 2019 04:51 |
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Nice! Just don’t run Cobb OTS tunes, they suck.
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# ¿ Aug 29, 2019 23:15 |
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Eh, I ran a Cobb OTS tune for a week and it wouldn’t hit boost targets, had weird fuel trims, etc. Then I got a custom tune from Stratified and it’s been great for 40k miles. I’ve heard good things about Freektune, too. I think the platform is mature enough these days that there are a lot of great tuning options. Are you planning on running an E85 mix? I’ve been running E30 by mixing 91 octane and E85, and it’s a noticeable difference compared to straight 91 octane (40 WHP difference according to vdyno).
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# ¿ Aug 30, 2019 03:30 |
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I’m posting from my WebTV
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# ¿ Sep 26, 2019 20:06 |
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*ssshhhh*
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# ¿ Sep 26, 2019 20:50 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 12:54 |
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I’ve been running all three Damond mounts for a little over a year and have no regrets. Definitely increased NVH, but it’s not overbearing in my opinion (and I DD in LA traffic). I actually prefer them to the stock mounts because I can feel what the engine is doing. Makes it easier to upshift/downshift in traffic IMO.
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# ¿ Oct 21, 2019 16:16 |