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Okay, so I replaced the valve stem seals, and that has taken care of the smoke at startup. I finally tracked down the oil leak to a bad camshaft seal,and that is fixed as well, but now I have yet another issue; I get smoke when I accelerate, particularly when in boost, and I am only boosting up...

Ever since I replaced the valve stem seals and got the timing right, I have had a very high a/f ratio, pegging out my wide band. At first, the car would sputter and cough any time I really punched it, but now it just doesn't respond like it should. I never get boost over 3 psi, and I was running...

My original problem was smoke at startup, leading to valve stem seal replacement.Put her back together, still have the smoke, and my A/F Ratio is pegged high on my wideband, but the car runs as if it is running rich (hence the smoke, I hope), and I have an oil leak on the passenger side of the...

how do you tell which engine mount(s) need to be replaced? They all look visually okay without getting really up close with the rear, but the shifter moves back and forth on acceleration and deceleration, so I know I have a problem.

I know that a lot of MS3 and 6 guys run E85 tunes on their cars. Has anybody done this with an MSP? If so, what mods were you running, and was it worthwhile?

So the last few days, my MSP has started sputtering at idle. It doesn't do it all the time, it will idle fine for a while, then it starts dying, chugs a bit, then will suddenly roar to life on its own. Also happens at low RPM. once I'm above 2000, everything seems fine. This is especially...

If your OEM shift knob has a damaged leather wrap, or, as in my case, the wrap is completely missing, there's a guy on the Facebook group Mazdaspeed protege enthusiasts that is putting together a group buy for replacements. $18.50 shipped in the US. I'm getting one.

Looks like I can get my hands on some used WRX 440's pretty cheap, but I don't know if it would work well with my set-up. I've got the stock turbo, but I do have FMIC, 3" exhaust turbo back, and an SSAFC. Just starting to get my hands dirty on this one, and the injectors may sit on a shelf for a...

I have never had a turbo before, much less one that has been modified as mine has, so I have a couple of questions; First, my boost goes all the way up to around 15, which scares me a little. I have the FMIC, 3" exhaust, cat delete, split second (I am running the FMIC map from this forum). I...

I've got the brake warning light nearly all the time. Pretty sure it's just the E-brake engaged warning, because I can get it to go off sometimes by pulling hard on the E-brake, and releasing it. In addition, i don't have any mushiness when I apply the brakes, so I don't think I'm gonna have a...

Saw this on the local Craigslist, looks like some type of Protege. Seems like a good deal for someone with the right vehicle. Any guesses? http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/pts/2066670413.html