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    Rx8 Engine temperature

    Hello,I'm looking into purchasing a Mazda Rx8 and I test drove one yesterday. The thing that I questioned was the fact that the temp gauge for the engine was sitting 1/4 of the way over the midpoint towards hot. The weather outside was 0 degrees celcius(Freezing temperature) and had a cold air...
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    Sold the protege 5/MSP SWAP Here's the new ride!

    Hey everyone, some of you may know my car! I recently sold it to get something more recent/convenient for all year driving! The body had 181,250 miles on it, and the swap had almost 60,000miles on it! I wasn't planning on buying a mazda again, but couldn't resist. I found a good deal on a 1990...
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    Blow off valve maintenance

    I purchased my car with a blow off valve already installed, hovewer there is very bad fluttering( I have the turbosmart dual port bov) I plan on adjusting it, but i heard lubrificating the piston in a good idea also(Jigalube/graphite lube) was suggested. To lube the piston, do I need to remove...
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    Electric current issues, Battery is dying in result

    Hi guys, In my car, even when the eys are out of the ignition and the car is off, the electric windows can still be rolled down, which makes me wonder if that is the reason why my battery is losing it's charge. Is there a way to fix the problem, or a reason why the current stays on?! Thanks
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    My winter teaser video! P5 inside!

    Here is a vid of my protege 5 after taking her out for some air today! This is my first attemp at a video of this kind, I tried my best to keep the camera stable but it didn't work the way I had planned! Oh well, let me know what you guys think! (stash)
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    Wheel spacers

    Hey guys! I was wondering about wheel spacers, i have 2" lowering springs, with 2003.5 msp rims,i want to be flush, not stanced, i will probably roll my fenders so that will not be an issue, what size spacers should i get to be flush, without changing my studs? Thank you!
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    To go flat black, or to stay silver?

    Hey guys, I'm having the debate of flat black paint or staying silver, My car is pretty clean however has a few imperfections, including 1 door that is a lighter silver than the rest of the car(Not a great color match-_-) There is 1 small rust bubble, and a few minor scratches but the car is in...
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    EZ Lip/Front lip/splitter!

    Hello! I Have here my install pics of my EZ lip! I wanted to show you guys how it looked to give you the perspective in case you guys also were interested in the results! It is a flexible rubber material with industrial double sided tape on it to hold it to the front lip. Install took about 10...
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    Mazda metal quality, so sad...

    Hey guys, So I went under the car today and what was initially a fix of a couple holes ended up being a job of replacing the floors(half of the floors were rotten)and laying down sheet metal, fiberglassing and everything, but there is even rust on the subframe and a hole in the metal protecting...
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    The exhaust sound of your P5 challenge!! Post a vid here!

    Hello everyone! I have always been in love with how a car sounds, hence I have decided to create a post where you can post a vid of the sound of your P5! Alot of members have different exhausts, headers,swaps and I'm curious to see the diversity! If you guys want, we can even make it a voting...
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    Sound diagnosis, please help!!!!?????VIDEO INSIDE!

    So today my car started making this noise, I revved the engine while it was cold last night and my dad seems to think this is the reason, which is possible, It sounds like a valve but i need your expertiece on helping me solve the problem! The check engine light also came on today so I'm not...
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    MP5 swap msp with axelback sound clip!

    Hey everyone, I couldn't find a video section but I wanted to share with my fellow enthousiasts the sound of y protege5 with my new mazdaspeed axleback exhaust, I personally like the sound! What do you guys think?
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