Mazdaspeedgirl
Resident Autocrosser
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- 99 10AE MX-5 | 2016.5 CX-5 GT
We just bought this baby from a guy in Austin:
The specs I know about it so far:
GSL rear w/ discs and LSD
Big front sway bar, poly on rear sway bar
Tokico Blue's and ST Springs
Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Aftermarket Pads (MetalMasters)
Full Racing Beat SP Exhaust (bling!)
15" Panasports (bling-bling!) w/ 195/205 Dunlops
Speedo from 83 model (reads to 130 mph or whatever,
instead of 85mph)
Removed rats nest emissions
Dual Alt Pulley
Bigass front oil cooler
etc, etc, etc. - tons more
Here's the only issue-it is sitting in a parking garage in Austin (i already checked her out) waiting to be fixed. The car is a steal for what she's got under her skirt, but maybe you's rotor nuts can gimme some hints on where to start when I go to fix her.
The seller said these events happened that caused her to sit where she is for 2 months:
The specs I know about it so far:
GSL rear w/ discs and LSD
Big front sway bar, poly on rear sway bar
Tokico Blue's and ST Springs
Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Aftermarket Pads (MetalMasters)
Full Racing Beat SP Exhaust (bling!)
15" Panasports (bling-bling!) w/ 195/205 Dunlops
Speedo from 83 model (reads to 130 mph or whatever,
instead of 85mph)
Removed rats nest emissions
Dual Alt Pulley
Bigass front oil cooler
etc, etc, etc. - tons more
Here's the only issue-it is sitting in a parking garage in Austin (i already checked her out) waiting to be fixed. The car is a steal for what she's got under her skirt, but maybe you's rotor nuts can gimme some hints on where to start when I go to fix her.
The seller said these events happened that caused her to sit where she is for 2 months:
Thoughts? A friend who has a 3 rotor fd and has had many 1st gens said to check the compression by removing one spark plug, removing the fuel pump fuse and cranking it, listening for 3 distinct "whooshing" sounds (for each chamber).I *think* it lost compression on
one rotor. To be honest, I'm not even sure - it could
be a damn bad coil for all I know. I was cruising
through traffic to work with the AC cranking several
months ago (oh yeah, it has cold R12 AC) when it just
lost it's mojo. I limped it to work, where my
girlfriend dropped me off (we carpool) and she drove
it to her work. She parked it, and it wouldn't start
at the end of the day. I really haven't touched it
since, and it's just sitting in her parking garage
still.
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