Recent content by mikey1981

blown turbo is my guess... http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4686921#post4686921

try to find a good deal on the 08, you do not want the 07, for that price, with those miles. A GT will sell new, today, for 26k, maybe less.

i had all reflashes up to the point when they took the car back...i did not notice any significant improvement to be honest, the car did not like to be in 6th gear on the highway, and the second you would call for some acceleration, it would downshift no matter what....so, i left it in manual on...

you can keep it at zero boost, but u have to basically not move the gas pedal...any slight depression and the boost will float into the upper 1/3 or into 2/3rds of the gauge..the first pic was no boost - steady acceleration basically keeping my foot on top of the gas pedal...the 2nd pic was...

ok, so ........erhayes? one thing i guess is missing from this, the instant u step on the gas to accelerate, whether you think u r just feathering the pedal or really getting on it, boost will spike in the mid/upper 2/3rds, no matter what speed/incline ur at...boost spikes greater on the...

all done on flat highway...baseline mph i kept at about 70 on more or less even highway Steady Acceleration - turbo usually will just nudge off the resting needle & always stay in the lower 1/3 of the gauge..rpms highway cruising 60-80 are usually around 2k-2500k acceleration - boost will...

while i was stopping by, i saw this post..... how do "you" decide when you are going to use turbo power, absent a boost gauge....im not asking an idiot question, i guess what im asking is do u just not accelerate past 2k rpms or something, do u have a boost controller or something else? seems...

yea i wasnt really agreeing that bent valves & dirty oil go together, doesnt really make sense, but just in generalities, if the guy was doing the work himself, mazda has the clear advantage, especially absent any proof from the guy showing otherwise

i was around here when i bought an 06 CX-7 GT...we mighta had some back n forth i honestly dont remember but i remember your posting name, on acurazine i tend to stick with the RDX/TL/RL forums but no idea

in most instances, you do your own work, you save the money, you take on liability. end of story. theres a reason why people goto the dealer, even though it costs more money, when you have a problem and no problem can be worse than a dead engine...YOU dont have liability!!! (in most cases) the...

Heyyy, all is well Just so you know, i now have an 08 RDX...the 07 was a lemon hahhahah, just my luck...but no mechanical issues. there was a problem with the sunroof they could not fix, the 08's had just come out and i landed in the same model but just a new 08, lucked out actually Mods so...

Just so you guys know....WEST has basically been shunned by alot of memeber of acurazine for his postings that try to invalidate any single performance enhancement to any vehicle, he also tries to make directed posts, such as now to the CX-7, a vehicle hes never owned or driven, just like he has...

gonna be tough to address after passing 24k. id say you may have some recourse if you have it documented with the dealer prior to....have u brought this up as an issue in past service visits?

ill take my chances with a hosed off pressure washed dealer wash any day before they drive my car thru an automated set up with no pre rinse or attention to anything...lts face it, they are both risks having some kid take 5 mins to speed wash ur car...but, when my RDX comes back to me, it comes...

some advice......always ask if your dealer has a carwash....if their answer is YES.....ALWAYS tell them NOT to wash the car!!!! i would tape a paper to my dash and write a note on the key fob "NO CAR WASH". IF they hand wash it, then that seems ok, just get some proof first like walk into the...