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19337 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2009 at 6:11 PM
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 13, 2009 3:03 pm) |
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Make sure it starts easily when cold. If you bypass the rev limiter and wind those things up, which they will freely do, you get wear on the rotor wipers and lose compression when cold. Crank that sucker all you want and it won't want to start, or if it does it will burn oil and run poorly until fully warmed up. Knew a guy who routinely ran his up around 9-10K rpm all the time. After an extended highway run at those speeds, he pulled up to his house and turned it off. Next morning, no start, no compression. Mazda warranteed the engine, but told him the new engine was all his if it broke.
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Replying to: jlflemmons (Jan 13, 2009 4:57 pm) |
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Replying to: michaell (Jan 13, 2009 2:56 pm) I have to doubt in 40 years, when I am around 70, should I or any of us be around then, that the computer componentry in modern cars will have held up. Maybe it will all be able to be bypassed by some miracle new technology.
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 13, 2009 6:10 pm) Their computers still use "core memory" (ferrite rings)!!! |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 13, 2009 11:47 am) I liked your thoughts about what teenagers will be driving in fifty years. I can see Lincoln Town cars with body kits , lowered and painted lime green. Of course they will have added hydraulic seats to make getting in and out easier.
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Replying to: guss (Jan 14, 2009 4:34 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 14, 2009 7:32 am) |
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Dent on '96 Miata. How much you think to bang it out and blend in the paint? This is not a quiz, I really don't know. Any ideas? 
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 9:10 am) Man, those hood bras are such a bad idea. I can't believe folks still use them.
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