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by swanseav6
December 18th, 2005, 12:25 pm
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: front bumper
Replies: 5
Views: 481

my bumper has the side lights and indicators built into it and just below the light is a duct to allow cool air for the discs, I will try and post a pic
by swanseav6
December 16th, 2005, 4:01 pm
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: front bumper
Replies: 5
Views: 481

yea tried loads of breakers, cant get the same style bumper and most of them are in a very bad state
by swanseav6
December 16th, 2005, 1:08 pm
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: front bumper
Replies: 5
Views: 481

front bumper

Some idiot decided they didnt like the look of my car so thought they would park their van on my front bumper........anyway does anyone know of any places either in the states/canada or here in the UK who supply cheap body parts??? thanks guys
by swanseav6
September 4th, 2005, 1:48 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Oil in spark plug hole.
Replies: 9
Views: 521

ive just found oil in teo of my spark plug holes...DOH....take it is the valve cover gasket? there is no exhaust smoke at all and the car drivrs perfect, how easy is this gasket to change, or is it a garage job????
by swanseav6
August 11th, 2005, 6:26 am
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: Fast Car Stories
Replies: 26
Views: 3264

best handling car has to be a supercharged lotus exige a friend lent me for the weekend.......and quickest without doubt was 4.5 V8 TVR cerbera, 440bhp in a car that weighs just 1100kg 0-100mph in 8.2 seconds, insane for a road car...................
by swanseav6
August 5th, 2005, 6:50 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: new v6
Replies: 14
Views: 1196

cheers, so what are your views on these engines? having owned dull 4 cylinder lumps b4 im new to this rev hungry 6 cylinder masterpiece, so any info is greatly appreciated
by swanseav6
August 5th, 2005, 5:12 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: new v6
Replies: 14
Views: 1196

thanks for the explanation, if thats the case then it isnt like the honda Vtec system which changes camshafts at higher revs for more power? does anyone have definitive performance figures? i have seen so many differnt figures for these cars i dont know what to believe????????????
by swanseav6
August 5th, 2005, 12:07 pm
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: running higher octane on your mx3 does help with power
Replies: 19
Views: 2097

ive have been running my jap import v6 mx-3 on shell optimax (98 octane) and the thing flies....especially when you hit 400rpm and all hell breaks loose....and believe it or not the economy has also improved, well worth the extra cost
by swanseav6
August 5th, 2005, 12:05 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: new v6
Replies: 14
Views: 1196

Im having my car dyno tested this weekend so will be able to tell u all how much it is putting out, although it is fitted with a stainless steel exhaust and induction kit, so will prob be slightly higher than stock, any ideas why the jap model produces more power? it surely cant just be due to the ...
by swanseav6
August 5th, 2005, 11:36 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: new v6
Replies: 14
Views: 1196

cheers for the quick reply, what does vris stand for? as soon as you hit 4000rpm, esprcially with a cold air induction kit, the engine goes nuts and really flies. Shame there arent many performance parts out there for these cars
by swanseav6
August 5th, 2005, 11:10 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: new v6
Replies: 14
Views: 1196

new v6

Hi peeps I have just bought a 1993 V6 MX-3 (jap import) first things first, what an awesome engine, the noise as it hits 7500rpm has to be heard........just a few questions, does the jap import differ from the regular UK models, besides having air con as standard. And wht is VRIS, i have tried a ...

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