Recent content by sparky1337

Sedan FTW!!!! In the new car and driver they state that the new Mazda3, even though the skyactiv isn't the newest, will be shipped with 4-2-1 headers stock. Compared with a standard exhaust manifold that they come stock with now. With a much improved gain in midrange torque. It moves the torque...

So it was just the siezed caliper. The car is so much smoother than when I got it.

Ok sorry for the long wait but I may have solved a critical problem. Apparently my caliper seized. I first thought this when I had the car jacked up today to take the wheel off at my friends shop and I couldn't even touch the rim without welding gloves. And as soon as I removed the caliper and I...

The brake shield has never been moved to my knowledge so it shouldn't be an issue. The rotors are Wagner, and the pads are Wearever Ceramic both from Advanced Auto Parts replaced at exactly the same time. Like I said earlier the shake has always been there as long as I've owned the car, and it...

I redid the brakes earlier last year with all new rotors and pads, and when I jack the front end up both wheels spin freely. There is a slight (and when I mean slight I had to sit there and spin the wheel for about 20 minutes) hesitation or scrape at the same point every time I rotated the...

I've looked and haven't found too much on discerning the problems that my car has. It's not whether or not I can fix it but what exactly the problem is. I don't think it is a warped rotor because all of the symptoms go away eventually. So it usually starts out as a pulsating like a warped rotor...

Has anyone used this site? It seems like a prime spot to get parts cars and such but I can't find any solid info on how it works. And it looks like you have to put $1000 down to just even bid. I've never used an auction site and was just looking for some insight on where to go for parts cars...

Just finding stuff for N/A is hard. Finding something worthwhile is awesome. I'm getting ready to replace the whole exhaust system on my car so this custom work is a goldmine really if it works out.