Recent content by OJ Bartley

Yeah, thanks jr, I usually go OEM unless there's a specific part I want to intentionally replace. So it was the bearing, the other 3 are fine. At the same time, he said the front ball joints (SPC) had a lot of play in them and should be replaced. We talked about replacing with new SPC's...

I had a fun Saturday with what I assume is a destroyed front left wheel bearing. She goes into the shop tomorrow morning for diagnosis/repair. I requested a flatbed, and thankfully they were OK with that, and the driver was a good dude. Actually, the truck was pretty sweet. First time I've...

Welcome to the club!! :) Sorry, I missed this, I PM'ed you. Found an ad on Kijiji from AllCore 1 Performance. I was happy with me experience so far. On that subject, I finally had time to go out and plug in the AP. I backed up and loaded the "Stage 0" map just to test out the gauges and...

Fingers crossed for you, Funkster. I went through a whole lot of PTO/Dif trouble last year and it wasn't fun (or cheap).

Looking for a new set of winter tires. Anyone have an opinion on: - Hankook W409 Winter i-Pike - Hankook Winter i-cept Evo - Michelin X-Ice Xi3 They all look decent, posted from lowest to highest price. The i-Pike gets pretty good reviews (4.3/5 on 1010tires) and I'm leaning that way.

No kidding. I have a buzzing/rattle in behind the dash somewhere in the console that drives me nuts. Sounds like a loose clip or something. I'll have to take it apart and fix soon. I ordered my AP V3 yesterday, so should be here in a week or 2 (local vendor). (nana) I'm trying to read...

Yep, I went with all OEM, clutch and flywheel. I didn't want to mess around with aftermarket kits. I was happy with the OEM setup, the parts are quality, and I'd rather pay a little more to have it work out better in the long run. Did you do the mounts yourself, or have a shop do them...

Car is back with the new clutch and flywheel. I can drive again! (carefully for the first few hundred km). I'll have to adjust the pedal this weekend, it feels a little softer than before, and engages almost at the floor. I decided not to have them do the mounts, because it would have cost a...

V2 or V3? I think I'm going to pick up a V3, just looking around to see if there are better prices at certain vendors. What map are you running? I dropped mine off at the shop yesterday for a new OEM clutch and flywheel. Also having the Turbine Tech and CPE dif mounts installed. Then its...

Hahaha, you missed the Speed6! Welcome back, Qwik, good to see you around again. The new car looks very clean, but I have to say I still prefer WWP. It will probably take a little while to get used to not having that instant Vette power on tap, but not having those headaches sounds like it...

Wow, that's terrible. I know I've heard a lot about Mazda paint being thin, but that's excessive in any case. I can see if you had some paint chips from road debris, etc., in a few spots like I had on my hood and roof. I think I got most of them with touchup, so we'll see if that keeps the...

Dave, where are you rusting? Have you been getting undercoated for the winters? I am curious because I have had the coating done all but one winter since I got the car and I haven't noticed any rust, except a few small bits on the rear fender lip.

Clutch stuff above... I've been doing a lot of reading on the various boards, and it seems like the OEM stuff is the most reliable for a regular daily driver that isn't making a bunch of extra power or seeing track use. It also seems that when the clutch goes, it's pretty likely that the...

I guess if I had actually looked at your 4,000+ posts I wouldn't have said "welcome"! The car looks really clean, so I hope you enjoy it. Should be a nice upgrade from the MSP, though that was a nice car too. I think one of the best things about the MS6 for me is the interior. I love the...

SCMP3, welcome to the forum, and it sounds like you got a great deal... (I think, I haven't checked prices in a long time!) I just noticed something new the other night, and I think I may need to replace my clutch. Under heavy acceleration - getting up to speed from the on-ramp, passing on the...