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Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: May 15th, 2011, 1:56 am
by Evo_Spec
congrats man! how far along is she?
i just had my baby girl in march and the 2 door's doing me good, getting it in and out is pretty simple.

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: May 15th, 2011, 6:22 am
by RS_OBD'oh_2
she is around the 3 month mark.

Thanks everyone for the kind words

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: June 10th, 2011, 6:16 pm
by RS_OBD'oh_2
Sorry everyone following this.. Been busy and just maybe a little lazy. The MX is booked to go in for a new exhaust on the 15th!!!! yay. Then comes tuning to follow.

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: June 11th, 2011, 6:52 pm
by the_twig_187
Keep us poasted brotha !

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: June 18th, 2011, 7:33 pm
by RS_OBD'oh_2
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Had carline add a joint so I can drop the exhaust and work on it.
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Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: June 18th, 2011, 7:36 pm
by RS_OBD'oh_2
the sound quailty is much better, but I find the performance difference massive. I had upgraded the exhaust to 2inch several years ago, and now to 2.5 all the way back. The difference in spool up is crazy. Boost hits early. I love it.

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: July 4th, 2011, 12:12 am
by RS_OBD'oh_2
New (to me) hood installed. Thanks Chris.

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Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: July 4th, 2011, 12:09 pm
by Mooneggs
best hood for the mx-3 IMO :2thumbsup:

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: July 4th, 2011, 12:22 pm
by marcdh
what a great mx-3. Jealous of these nicely styled CF hoods.

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: July 4th, 2011, 2:56 pm
by the_twig_187
That is one bad a-- front end!
1) with the mazda speed front bumper ...open to the yawning chrome intercooler
2) the inverted scoop carbon fiber hood... With Proper Hood Latches I May Add
3) and the blacked out projector lights

Dude that is a very badass, very agressive looking front end! Cheers to you doing it right :)

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: July 5th, 2011, 5:57 pm
by RS_OBD'oh_2
Thanx guys. I am loving the look so far. And the hood is working well, all that heat finally has a place to go. Some custom mods coming soon.

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: September 10th, 2011, 10:43 pm
by RS_OBD'oh_2
Picked up some used parts last week. Minis sides and a raised spoiler.
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I have a bit of an issue with the spoiler. The upper portion will not come off. I don't know what I should do... Leave it black and hope it looks ok with the carbon hood kinda theme, or paint it all to match. I was hoping to have the garnish black and the upper to match the car. I think it really pops like that. Any thoughts?

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Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: September 10th, 2011, 11:18 pm
by Evo_Spec
man that's messed up, mine was just held in by 2 10mm bolts on each side.

i also really like the garnish black and the top painted to match
can't you just mask the garnish off and paint it?

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: September 10th, 2011, 11:22 pm
by RS_OBD'oh_2
I can mask it. I was just worried about getting proper coverage on the underside of the spoiler.

Re: RS_OBD'oh_2's 1996 RS + T

Posted: September 10th, 2011, 11:24 pm
by Evo_Spec
RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote:I can mask it. I was just worried about getting proper coverage on the underside of the spoiler.
if in the end you can't get them apart, you could just destroy the garnish and get it off, i think i have my old garnish in my garage.
if you like that idea i'll let you know if i have it when i get back to calgary, i think i still have your number