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air- posted:What I kinda dig are Gen2 wheels on the Gen1 MS3 (not my car): I do like the gen2 wheels on the gen2 as well.. (this is my car)   They also look good on the RX-8  IOwnCalculus posted:And if the OEM pads on the MS6 are anything like those on the MS3, your pads will practically shed dust while your car is parked. They work great but generate insane amounts of dust. The Hawks I have now are great because they only lost a little initial bite but have almost no dust.
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Brain Issues posted:They also look good on the RX-8 Not the same wheels
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air- posted:What I kinda dig are Gen2 wheels on the Gen1 MS3 (not my car): ffffffffff that looks good
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Brain Issues posted:Yep.. they dust horribly. My wheels look filthy after only 2-3 days, and I'm not very hard on the brakes, I slow down mostly by downshifting. May I ask why? It seems like brakes are much easier to replace than clutches, syncros, transmissions, etc. If I am going down a canyon or something, then obviously I am going to be in a lower gear, but 99% of my driving, I use the brakes. And yeah, my MS6 sheds brake dust like crazy. It gives me a lot of satisfaction to see how brilliantly the silver stands out against the red paint when I get them really clean though! Rhyno Grats on the purchase. I would have loved to find one with that low of miles. I thought that finding mine with 47K for $15K was a great find. Is yours the Sport trim or the GT? Sunroof, SatNav?
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Somewhat Heroic posted:May I ask why? It seems like brakes are much easier to replace than clutches, syncros, transmissions, etc. If I am going down a canyon or something, then obviously I am going to be in a lower gear, but 99% of my driving, I use the brakes. If I know that the stop is coming a good bit ahead of time, I will engine brake to slow down to save on pads and maybe slightly on gas. Obviously its not feasible ALL the time to only engine brake as you cant engine brake nearly as quickly as you can brake with the brake pedal. Regarding extra wear on the clutch/syncros/trans.. if you revmatch properly you're not really causing any extra wear on anything.
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Apr 2, 2011 17:02
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Rhyno Grats on the purchase. I would have loved to find one with that low of miles. I thought that finding mine with 47K for $15K was a great find. Is yours the Sport trim or the GT? Sunroof, SatNav? The dealer had it listed as a Sport but it has the leather seats and sunroof which I was told only came on the GT. Either way I'm happy as those were the only options I wanted.
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tonedef131 posted:My question is that when we were test driving the 3 I noticed when you turned on the headlights a strange humming noise came from the passenger side headlamp. It wasn't an idle up, the engine stayed the same and it was definitely coming from the headlamp assembly. Is this a bad sign? It was pretty loud and if that mean the unit is on it's way out he should be aware because I assume that isn't a super cheap fix. Are you sure it wasn't the electric/hydraulic power steering? The motor and pump is located behind/below the passenger side headlamp and its very loud. The SPEED cars do not have electric power steering.
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Apr 3, 2011 04:05
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Gen2 Speeds have the electric/hydraulic power steering.
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So what are my options on stereo replacement? From what I've read if I replace the Bose head unit the steering wheel controls become useless? Does the stock unit do MP3s?
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Yea, after the 08.5 model launched, they became 6 disc and mp3 compatible. Not sure about regular 3's but I know the MS3's are.
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Rhyno posted:So what are my options on stereo replacement? From what I've read if I replace the Bose head unit the steering wheel controls become useless? Does the stock unit do MP3s? It's a galactic nightmare. Replacing the head unit will disable the little trip computer, or you have to keep the stock head unit still wired up in addition to your new head unit (probably in the glovebox).
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Well in other news, my MS6 left Jersey a little while ago and should be here my mid week or so. Edit: Or NOT! The driver just called and said they got their wires crossed and it's going to be here in 11 hours! Rhyno fucked around with this message at 02:52 on Apr 5, 2011 |
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I've noticed this a few times on my 09 MS3 and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this/if it's normal. I have a little over 13k miles on it. I bought it from another person in town with 12k miles. When I get home or I'm parked/sitting/idling somewhere in neutral, with the clutch engaged, I'll hear some rattling/chattering from the clutch. If I press in the pedal the sound goes away. It's not loud, but it's noticeable if you're somewhere quiet. Is my throwout bearing going bad, or is this normal? I've done some very limited searching and found that other MS3 owners have experienced this, but I'm not sure if this is something I should take the car to a dealer for, since it's still under the factory warranty.
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Try turning your A/C on and off. If that makes the noise louder with the A/C on and quieter with it off, that joins my Miata, my MS3, and my Ranger as all doing the exact same thing.
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MetaJew posted:I've noticed this a few times on my 09 MS3 and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this/if it's normal. I have a little over 13k miles on it. I bought it from another person in town with 12k miles. I had this exact problem, and my dealer said it is a bearing, so they rebuilt the gear box. The noise didn't go away, so I took it back and they were cool enough to get permission from Mazda for a brand new gear box. The noise is still there. I have decided to just live with it. If you are lucky enough to have an awesome dealer, you may get a new gearbox out of it but it wont do anything to fix it.
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Are colder plugs required for an AccessPort? I believe I'm only at a Stage 1 if I did flash (93 octane, intake+inlet; all stock otherwise) As stated earlier, a downpipe would probably come after the AP at some point. So would the cold plugs be better early on or once I decide to get tuned?
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Sublime Process posted:Yea, after the 08.5 model launched, they became 6 disc and mp3 compatible. Not sure about regular 3's but I know the MS3's are. Actually my 2006 has 6CD + MP3/WMA. I installed that one from the OEM accessory catalog, stock it came with a single CD audio only. 2004-2005 there was a single CD MP3 player, or 6CD CD Audio only. It's kinda confusing really, there may be more varieties of course. edit: OHH I am talking about the 3. My bad. They should be similar but maybe not???
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The gearbox chatter perfectly normal. I've got it in my 2010 MS3 and have had it in other cars as well. Most notably a 2001 VW Jetta 1.8T. The noise started after I swapped out the heavy-rear end dual mass flywheel and clutch combination with a traditional 14lb flywheel and clutch. There's just a lot of play in transaxles today it seems. I'm surprised the dealer replaced the box under warranty. Might be useful down the line if you have other troubles with the box that they won't cover.
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It's here. But I'm stuck at work for another 90 minutes! Edit: Hahahahahah! I loving love it! Rhyno fucked around with this message at 22:42 on Apr 5, 2011 |
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Rhyno posted:It's here. Oh man, that was fast. Post some pics please!
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CharlesM posted:Actually my 2006 has 6CD + MP3/WMA. I installed that one from the OEM accessory catalog, stock it came with a single CD audio only. 2004-2005 there was a single CD MP3 player, or 6CD CD Audio only. It's kinda confusing really, there may be more varieties of course. I had an 04 MZ3 that was a 6 disc, but no MP3 - you are right in that aspect. I'm not sure about pre-08.5 MS3's though.
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07 MS3 GT here - six disc, no MP3.
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Lilbeefer posted:I had this exact problem, and my dealer said it is a bearing, so they rebuilt the gear box. The noise didn't go away, so I took it back and they were cool enough to get permission from Mazda for a brand new gear box. SynMoo posted:The gearbox chatter perfectly normal. I've got it in my 2010 MS3 and have had it in other cars as well. Most notably a 2001 VW Jetta 1.8T. The noise started after I swapped out the heavy-rear end dual mass flywheel and clutch combination with a traditional 14lb flywheel and clutch. There's just a lot of play in transaxles today it seems. That's sort of relieving, but it does seem loud to me. I never noticed this kind of noise on my 170k mile 240sx (but that thing had so many rattles that maybe I couldn't hear it if it did!). If I find some free time I'll probably take it to the dealership just to get some record of it. I also need to buy some oil filters so I'll kill two birds with one stone. This would be under drive train warranty work if something were going bad, right? I've never had a car under warranty. Do they bill you if you take it in for something like this? IOwnCalculus posted:07 MS3 GT here - six disc, no MP3. So glad I got an 09 now. I didn't realize that the 07-08 models didn't have MP3 cd players.
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IOwnCalculus posted:07 MS3 GT here - six disc, no MP3. Lame! You got shafted.
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Brain Issues posted:Oh man, that was fast. Post some pics please! I was so hyped to drive it I only took one picture last night which is on my camera which is in the car. Pics will be up later today! It's stupidly fast, I drat near peed myself when it boosted the first time.
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Rhyno posted:I was so hyped to drive it I only took one picture last night which is on my camera which is in the car. Pics will be up later today! Don't worry. It'll feel slow in about a week and you'll be itching to mod. 
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SynMoo posted:Don't worry. It'll feel slow in about a week and you'll be itching to mod. It has a lovely Autozone intake so I'm already there!
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Dear god, get rid of that. I'd be surprised if your MAF is metering properly. Grab one from cp-e or Cobb or something.
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SynMoo posted:Dear god, get rid of that. I'd be surprised if your MAF is metering properly. I plan to. It was inspected in Jersey but I'm still having it looked over just in case. And then it's intake and exhaust time! And man, getting off the interstate last night a Grand Prix cut me off and I took such joy in blowing past him effortlessly.
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Rhyno posted:I plan to. It was inspected in Jersey but I'm still having it looked over just in case. And then it's intake and exhaust time! It really is great when you completely dominate an rear end in a top hat driver who thinks he's hot poo poo. Enjoy, but remember: With great power, comes a lot of fun. Err.. responsibility.
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Here's a horrible cell phone pic until later. I was walking away and I swear the car called for me to come back.
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MetaJew posted:I've noticed this a few times on my 09 MS3 and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this/if it's normal. I have a little over 13k miles on it. I bought it from another person in town with 12k miles. My 08.5 does the same thing, but usually only after a longer drive and everything is real hot. Its not super easy to reproduce so I've just ignored it for now.
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CharlesM posted:Lame! Meh, I would really much rather have good Bluetooth integration. The $90 head unit I threw in my Ranger is awesome for it but I'm torn on how much of a pain it is to keep steering wheel controls / losing the (useless) trip computer, etc.
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PICTURE TIME! Here's yesterday after I ran it around the block a few times.   Here's today after I took off the dealer stuff and washed her.     You can see the bumper damage in this one    26K miles!  And now the bad. The bumper dent. Looks like they drilled a hole and tried to pop it out.  A scratch  This is the worst, damage to the clear on the hood.  And in the whole interior this is the only flaw I can find  Overall it's fantastic looking. Already had a buddy look over the body work and thinks he can do it cheap which will leave money for MODDING!
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Looks very nice, take good care of it  IOwnCalculus posted:Meh, I would really much rather have good Bluetooth integration. The $90 head unit I threw in my Ranger is awesome for it but I'm torn on how much of a pain it is to keep steering wheel controls / losing the (useless) trip computer, etc. I agree, that would be nice. I thought of experimenting with putting a new head unit behind an older faceplate, but the Bluetooth controls are on the steering wheel, so there would be no way to access the functions, making it pointless. Loss of functionality is why I bought the expensive OEM MP3 cd changer rather than an aftermarket headunit right off the bat. At the time, there were no steering wheel adapter interfaces, either. I am so used to steering wheel controls now that I hit the horn with my thumb on a rental car while instinctively going for the volume. Oops.
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Rhyno posted:PICTURE TIME! I could definitely live with those flaws, especially given the low price of $15k you paid for it. What is that around ~12k off sticker price with hardly any mileage at all? That's a drat good deal you got. It should have whole lots of life left in it.
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Brain Issues posted:Nice I [i[could[/i] live with the flaws but my buddy's quoting me a stupid low price for the hood and bumper repair so I can't pass it up. He's gonna fix every major flaw we can see and re-clear it. After that it's mod-time. Suggestions?
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Rhyno posted:I [i[could[/i] live with the flaws but my buddy's quoting me a stupid low price for the hood and bumper repair so I can't pass it up. He's gonna fix every major flaw we can see and re-clear it.  That is so awesome dude. You're lucky Rhyno posted:
After that maybe a CAI, downpipe, catback exhaust, bigger intercooler, and accessport tune. If you really want more power get a bigger turbo.
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Brain Issues posted:
Those are all pretty much on my list as well as upgraded suspension. I have about $3K left to play with so I might be able to do all of this pretty quick. And another buddy of mine tells me his brother works at the Import Doctors and I could get a deal on professional installation. And I think now we can have out Fort Wayne Mazda meet.
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