Old thread, but I thought I’d contribute. Often times “tuners” will plus size their wheel/tire package. We often think jumping from a 225 or 235 tire from our stock 205 tire will result in a larger...
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Old thread, but I thought I’d contribute. Often times “tuners” will plus size their wheel/tire package. We often think jumping from a 225 or 235 tire from our stock 205 tire will result in a larger...
So when are you guys heading out again?
It was great to see so many Mazda3's out there. I stopped by with my wife and three kids, so it was a good treat. I have a '15 hatch I'm going to bring out sometime. When are you guys going to the...
I agree with most of what you say, but you should research oil oxidation and its hygroscopic properties. EVERYTHING oxidizes, and oil most definitely absorbs moisture. It's not as much an issue in...
For sure...I'm not saying keeping it in the basement isn't a good idea. But the temperatures they're talking about are 140 degrees F and higher, because oxidation doubles every 10 degrees above that.
Yeah, but you might have 50cc worth of air volume compared to 4000 cc of oil. That 50cc will give up its free oxygen pretty quickly and only have a minor effect on the oil. I'll wager the air volume...
If the oil is un-opened, it's fine the garage. It needs air exposure to oxidate and absorb moisture, which is how most oil degrades over time.
That would be easy to challenge in court. Does that mean a Focus 2.3 can't use a filter from a Mazda3 2.3?
5W20 is recommended for fuel economy reasons. Any other reason you hear is bull-dooty. The bearing clearances for the 2.3 litre are 0.7 to 1.1 thousandths of an inch (to a max of 3.9 thou). Even 5W40...
5w20 oil is used to help meet the EPA's CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) targets, and that's the only reason. Mazda's fleet has to meet the average, and to increase it, they chose 5W20....
Hydraulic specialist with a strength in mobile equipment (diesel and gas powered hydraulic machinary). But also your average hardcore car guy.
That's an odd rule.
*number four rod journal...I still don't know how to edit a post on this forum.
I'm sure most of the members of this club are aware of how bad the L3-VE is. If you don't know, I'll gladly fill you in.
Back in the late 80's, early 90's, Mazda had their B-Series engines. The...
More pointless maintenance:
Headlight fluid reservoir cleanout ($100-150)
Rotary end girder greasing ($50-100)
Muffer bearing flush ($125-175)
Unfortunately, I have two kids and we're going to have another one. I'm leaning towards an E350 wagon, which has a rear-facing, fold down third row seat.
Yes, the crank pin journal diameter. I guess I didn't go all the way down to the bottom of the document! Haha, it's 50mm. Thanks SAS.
haha...and now I have a sig!
1989 B2200
1990 Protege GT
...in addition to the three cars in my sig I own right now. When I was a teenager, my brother always had 1982-ish 626 RWD's, which I'd love to see again sometime. My...
This helped a lot. It still doesn't say anywhere in the manual what the rod journal diameter should be.
Yes, and when you take your car to the track where you're doing lap after lap, the CAI is the obvious winner. Definitely not for dynos and stoplight drag racing, however.
BTW, that's quite a...
What's the deal with the Search Nazis in this thread? LOL. I've been part of automotive forums for 8 years, and I've never seen a thread related to the long-term effects of aftermarket intakes....
Does anyone know the connecting rod pin diameter, rod journal diameter, big-end thickness and rod big-end diameter?
LOL, I appreciate your advice, however it wasn't the advice I was looking for. It was more along the lines of "Gen1GT, you'll need to give the undertray fasteners a good soak of WD40, since they tend...
It's not a pain, since I enjoy working on my cars. I'm on vacation too, so I have the time to do it. I just wanted to know if anyone has pulled out the crank from the bottom end, and what I should...