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I replaced a front wheel bearing in my car recently, and thought my experiences might help a few of you out. This isn't intended to be a how-to, but if you have questions, I'll try to help you out with specifics. I drive a 2002 Protege5 with the manual transmission and ABS. I bought it new...

Well, I just passed the 100,000 mile mark with my car. I know a lot of people come here to ask how good these cars are, and what repairs to expect. There are too many variables to expect a solid answer, but this is what I've done to my car over the last four years. I'm the original owner...

We're flying out next week to close on some land we're buying in Western Mass. We're pretty stoked about it. It's about 30 miles west of Springfield, and about 10 miles north of the Mass Pike. It's 45 acres of forest, with a 10 foot wide stream running through it. We should have a great time...

It looks like they only import to Canada, but the cars are great! Several of them I recognize from Gran Turismo. www.japanoid.com Chris

Anybody looking for an MR2? I don't know how street legal it is, but wow... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4561280339&category=15289&rd=1

I'm looking for an intake for an '03 Impreza Outback and haven't had much luck searching for it. The car is N/A, and has the regular 2.5 motor. AEM and Injen have intakes, but I'm looking for an ebay or a home-made sort of intake that does the same thing. Has anybody come across something like...

The auction ended awhile ago, but wow! This was a lot of work. It's too bad the paint job isn't as good as the drivetrain. Chris http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4525856165

Wow... anything this unusual has to be cool just because it's different. I've never taken my car to the track (for good reason; it's mostly stock), but I don't imagine any of us would like watching a built P5 or an MSP losing to this minivan. http://www.turbovan.net/van.html Chris

I do a bit of reading, and thought I'd share some great websites I've found that I enjoy from time to time. They're on all sorts of topics, and I'm curious to see who among us has similar interests. Chris www.corporateasylum.com - excellent essays about work and life. www.reactual.com - "A...

I drove down to Las Vegas yesterday for the Fall Nationals drag event. We only had time to attend the first day of racing, but we saw all the classes run their trials and some qualifying events, so it was definitely worth the drive. Best ET of the day - 4.52 - this was in a nitro rail...

I installed four new Brembo blanks and new pads on my car yesterday. The stock pads were original, so with almost 80,000 miles, I think they held up pretty well. The front rotors had been turned twice to counter warping, and the driver's side rear caliper piston had stopped sliding, so the...

This is not specifically automotive, but it's a fantastic site. Thorough, useful reviews of all things efficient. Chris www.reactual.com

This will be quick, so please read it all and think for a few minutes before blurting out a hasty response. I wanted to take a moment to express my frustration with the soft porn rampant in the forum. This has been addressed before, but it always deserves a moment of thought, I think. Many...

I'm curious to see how many of us have clicked past the 75,000 mile mark on our cars. I'm at just over 76,000 miles now. I bought the car new in November of 2001. Non-scheduled maintenance for the entire life of the car is as follows: MAS replaced under warranty at 12,000 miles. Front...

My wife and I returned from another great road trip yesterday, and I thought I'd share some of our experiences from the trip. We drove a total of 2,723 miles on 82.8 gallons of fuel, averaging 32.88 mpg. We had two tanks of fuel average just over 35 mpg and two tanks of fuel average just...

I installed an eBay SRI a few weeks ago, and thought I'd share some info about the gains I experienced. The total cost for the SRI was $45. I installed it myself in about 45 minutes. I've run three tanks of gas since the install, and kept track of fuel mileage for the latter two - the first...

My father-in-law recently purchased a 1990 Miata with the 5-speed transmission. It starts and runs beautifully, and he has had all of the fluids changed within the last week. It's been pretty cold here recently, and every morning the transmission is frozen into gear (he usually leaves it in...

I dropped my car off at the dealership this afternoon to have a strange noise checked out. Maybe some of you have had similar issues... During acceleration I would hear a metallic sound coming from somewhere in the engine bay. You know the sound you get when you're trying to accelerate too...

I was doing some looking around tonight and found some interesting information. I know it's been brought up before, and I've even posted about this being done by my brother-in-law in Alberta when he comes down to visit, but I thought it might be fun to share the following again: According to...

I know the auction has ended, but has anybody heard about this before? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1845167612 The description of the item is all the way at the bottom of the page, and seems to be some sort of electric forced induction. Any ideas?