Recent content by XPLORx4

I e-mailed them my parts request to verify their prices and shipping cost, then phoned in my credit card info to make the purchase. Those parts aren't shown on the website. I got the part numbers from my local Mazda dealer.

Why do you want to install a turbo timer on a watercooled turbo? Except for the "cool factor" it's not necessary.

Nice job! I wonder how much better you could have done without a passenger weighing you down.

Yup.

the LED only flashes when it's in or near the car but the ignition is not on. Review the section about the keyless entry in the owner's manual to see if there is a malfunction. Also, if the steering wheel has "locked" in the ignition-off position, the tension on the steering column locking...

The pracing site says the AEM CAI is "coming soon" for "ALL" makes... $245 for a product that's "coming soon" not "in stock and ready to ship" is a gamble with your time and money. In the software industry, that's known as vaporware.

When I purchased my Speed6, there was a MS6 sport-model that had been sitting on the dealer lot for 60 days. They were offering it at $1000 under invoice just to move it, but it wasn't equipped well enough for my preferences, so I ended up paying $500 over invoice for a fully loaded MS6 GT with...

Regarding your comment about "straight line stability", what you've described is known as "tramlining" in the tire industry. It has more to do with the tire size (width to sidewall aspect ratio) and suspension dynamics than the tire rubber compound. Switching to winter tires alone won't affect...

Power loss happened to me last night. Fuel level was low- I filled up 14.9 gallons. I'll blame it on the low fuel level for now...

FWIW, I had the oil/filter changed by the dealer at about 700 miles with their standard oil grade (I didn't have the time to do it myself). At 3000, I changed the oil/filter and filled with Mobil1 5W-30. I plan to change the oil again at 8500, then 15000, then every 7500 thereafter. I wouldn't...

Just get any 3.5mm stereo extension cable from a place like Radio Shack or (as you posted above) Best Buy. Here's my installation of the auxmod, to which I've attached the cables from one end of a Radio Shack ground-loop isolator:

Yes, I second that. The Sylfex Auxmod plugs into a port on the bottom of the HU, and allows you to plug in any audio source using a headphone plug. It enables the "Media" button on your HU. Looks like it just became available again.

Not a stupid question at all. Clutch material is a semi-metallic compound that resembles brake pads to some extent. If you slip the clutch excessively (such as rev the engine, but don't let the clutch all the way out), the surface of the clutch gets really hot from friction, and basically starts...

There have been several reports of the problem you described over on mazda6club. After some investigation, it is believed that an overly sensitive knock sensor causes the engine to go into "limp mode" which essentially disables most of the available boost pressure. Within the next month or so...

Sounds like you tested a unit that had the "powerloss" problem. It's possible that your dealer didn't put 91 or 93 octane in the tank.