You're going to regret it later if you don't switch now.
[QUOTE=opaali;49056009]Starting to get a little bit slippery here, not sure if changing tires on the weekend or not. The summer tires worked amazingly well on the slightly icy tarmac today so idk[/QUOTE]
What temps are you getting? If they're under 5C, I'd swap it over. It could get icy anyday, and the rubber in your summer tires isn't made for those low temps, lowering your grip even on dry roads.
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;49056028]You're going to regret it later if you don't switch now.[/QUOTE]
I just changed to summer tires 1 month ago (because my car sat still from march). Forecast is looking pretty nice also
[img]http://puu.sh/laCHV/9bd8754ce9.png[/img]
I just don't like driving with studded tires when there's no reason because
1) They are hella expensive and wear out on dry asphalt FAST
2) They are hella noisy
3) They don't feel very good on dry asphalt
[editline]5th November 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Gulen;49056078]What temps are you getting? If they're under 5C, I'd swap it over. It could get icy anyday, and the rubber in your summer tires isn't made for those low temps, lowering your grip even on dry roads.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I know. But it was -3c now and I really had to try and didn't get any significant grip loss.
[editline]5th November 2015[/editline]
Being unemployed currently I do most driving in the daytime when the roads have warmed up
[QUOTE=Hellle;49055269]I need some advice from you guys! I have been thinking to buy something fun, and i got an offer to buy a Mazda RX-8, 2003, 231hp with 68400 miles on it.
What do you guys think of this car? anyone here had/have one? anything i should look out for? I need some advice here.
I know it is thirsty and loves to consume oil but that doesnt matter, i havent planed on using it as a daily driver anyway, got an Audi for that.
So yeah what do you think?[/QUOTE]
[url=http://www.carthrottle.com/post/7-things-you-need-to-know-before-buying-a-mazda-rx8/]This article is the only one I've read mentioning the low mileage life of the engines, so I don't know if it's an extreme case for them to not last much longer than 60-80,000 miles[/url]. Aside from that, as you probably know, they can be a bit of a finicky car, demanding above average monitoring of essential components.
[url=http://www.carscoops.com/2013/04/Owners-Guide-Mazda-RX-8.html]Here's another guide.[/url]
Also consider that since the car burns oil, it [I]may[/I] have been run dry by a previous owner unaware of the fact they burn oil.
[QUOTE=Hellle;49055269]I need some advice from you guys! I have been thinking to buy something fun, and i got an offer to buy a Mazda RX-8, 2003, 231hp with 68400 miles on it.
What do you guys think of this car? anyone here had/have one? anything i should look out for? I need some advice here.
I know it is thirsty and loves to consume oil but that doesnt matter, i havent planed on using it as a daily driver anyway, got an Audi for that.
So yeah what do you think?[/QUOTE]
They're really nice cars, a friend of mine owned one for half a year or so. Very sporty things, lovely interior. He said it was terrible on short trips though, ate fuel like nothing else. Another thing to look out for is flooding the engine - I'm not quite sure how people do this, but it seems to be a common issue (something about starting the engine, then shutting it off relatively quickly again).
[quote][media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ha9Gq72wNs[/media][/quote]
If you do buy one, do make sure the milage is as low as possible or that the engine has been swapped at some point. Engines in those things almost seem like normal wear items like a clutch or a bushing if not taken care of properly. But if you find a good one, they're some of the most rewarding cars in its segment.
[QUOTE=Hellle;49055269]I need some advice from you guys! I have been thinking to buy something fun, and i got an offer to buy a Mazda RX-8, 2003, 231hp with 68400 miles on it.
What do you guys think of this car? anyone here had/have one? anything i should look out for? I need some advice here.
I know it is thirsty and loves to consume oil but that doesnt matter, i havent planed on using it as a daily driver anyway, got an Audi for that.
So yeah what do you think?[/QUOTE]
burns oil by design
95% chance it wasn't look after properly, my dad gets quite a few of them to scrap because the engine goes naff, the renesis is more forgiving than other rotaries but people still can't look after them. run rich as heck when cold so driving from stone cold and not waiting for it to warm up is just asking for trouble more than a normal engine. if it hasnt been looked after it wont be long until the seals pop? honestly unless it has some sort of recent rebuild/engine health check stay away.
early models (pre-2006 iirc?) had oil starvation problems under low engine load (see highway cruising conditions) because mazda didn't program the ecu right and they were recalled to be flashed to fix it, which probably wasn't done
stay away honestly unless you can get a later year model
[editline]5th November 2015[/editline]
compression test beforre you buy that is super important and will basically tell you if the apex seals are fucked
It certainly haven't had any real health check what i know of anyway, maybe i should just pass. Such a shame there is so much "shit" about the car when its such a great car to drive. Thank you all for your help/advice!
What performance mods do yall recommend for my 06 RSX Base?
Bolt ons
tires
[QUOTE=lope;49057410]What performance mods do yall recommend for my 06 RSX Base?[/QUOTE]
driver skill, brakes, tires, suspension. in that order
[QUOTE=ToastedBread;49055117]He's in my town too, so taking it to my mechanic shouldn't be an issue. Anyone have any experience with doing that?
Obviously if he refuses, it's a red flag.[/QUOTE]
I'm my own mechanic, I wouldn't know. But no seller with an ounce of respect would be bothered with you bringing your mechanic along. Best bet is to not tell him, and just show up with your bud. The seller doesn't need to know he's a mechanic.
[QUOTE=butre;49057476][B]driver skill[/B], brakes, tires, suspension. in that order[/QUOTE]
Don't wreck yourself before you check yourself
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;49052740]That's photoshopped.[/QUOTE]
You don't think that guy owns a 2/3 scale Lancer? :v:
[QUOTE=lope;49057410]What performance mods do yall recommend for my 06 RSX Base?[/QUOTE]
Find a nice set of rims you like, and throw the stickiest rubber you can on them. Michelin Pilots or super sports are lovely tires. Then upgrade brakes (see Slayer for specifics on the brake kit). Then an LSD. Then and only then may you begin to roll in some power.
Since we're talking about Actual Performance Mods, here's what I want to do to the Miata:
Star Specs (on the factory BBS)
Beefier front sway, if needed
1.8 brake conversion (NA8 had larger rotors than NA6)
Carbotech XP8 brake pads
invisible but effective
[QUOTE=lope;49057410]What performance mods do yall recommend for my 06 RSX Base?[/QUOTE]
Buy Integra Type-R parts for it, you can get the front/rear struts for $300 assembled+shipping.
[url]http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/whatsnew.php#DC5[/url] 2002+ Integra's (RSX)
[url]http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/whatsnew_detail.php?prodID=1148[/url]
The RSX Base motor is considered the worst K series motor ever produced, not because there's anything wrong with it but rather that it doesn't hold any of the performance that all of the others do. Unless you plan to KPro/tune, do not do any modifications with the intent of extracting more power from it because you just won't get any remotely worth your money. You might be able to pick up some cheap bolt ons like a stock exhaust manifold off a Si/Type-S or something.
Swaybars from a ITR would also be a really great upgrade, I might hold off though since adding the huge RSB from the ITR on a car used by a beginner(RSX has been asked about a good few times?) or someone unfamiliar with the chassis can end badly as it will definitely oversteer if you cause it by unsettling the car significantly.
[editline]5th November 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Slithers;49059325]Find a nice set of rims you like, and throw the stickiest rubber you can on them. Michelin Pilots or super sports are lovely tires. Then upgrade brakes (see Slayer for specifics on the brake kit). Then an LSD. Then and only then may you begin to roll in some power.[/QUOTE]
RSX Brakes are decently sized AFAIK, just toss some fresh Centric blanks and some cost effective Stoptech pads from Rockauto. LSD, swap in the RSX Type-S 6spd trans with LSD! Power, I dunno if you can do a headswap to get rid of the eco vtec head but a JDM Type-S swap would probably be more cost effective anyways.
[QUOTE=danjee;49059381]Since we're talking about Actual Performance Mods, here's what I want to do to the Miata:
Star Specs (on the factory BBS)
Beefier front sway, if needed
1.8 brake conversion (NA8 had larger rotors than NA6)
Carbotech XP8 brake pads
invisible but effective[/QUOTE]
You should some Bilsteins and get them revalved along with a good spring if you don't have a suspension setup already. I'm totally in love with my Bilstiens. Swaybars also make an insane difference, definitely needed. Tires are the biggest thing I'm lacking but I live in Oregon and it rains so I have some fresh Goodyear Eagle Sports which are very very nice in the wet compared to some of the other stuff I've ran.
[editline]5th November 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=clutch2;49058168]You don't think that guy owns a 2/3 scale Lancer? :v:[/QUOTE]
I drove up next to a newer lancer the other day, couldn't believe it was a good 3 feet taller than my Integra, my roof line was near where the window line was :v:
I've about had it with this Stratus. Completely has me enraged.
It got a tuneup minus wires, ran like ish still.. put a new distributor and coil on and it was running cherry. Seemed to be ready to go to we welded a flex pipe on and done (with the battery disconnected) and then it was running good.. for about a minute. Then it died and we only got it to start once after that, and it was running like shitty shit.
Today I yanked the manifold.. again.. and threw some wires at it (should've changed em anywho before) just to eliminate that. Nothing, no change. It sputters a bit and that's it.
I don't fucking know, haven't had one that kicked my ass like this in a while. I'm tempted to swap in the old distributor/coil just to get back to square one. It smelled rich as hell when we did have it running last night.
That is really all I can think of is the junkyard distributor/coil gave up already.. haven't had time to put the old 'sort of junk' one in to test. Beating my head against he wall on this one. Even made sure the coolant sensor was OK by stuffing a resistor into the plug to make it read about 70*. No change. Just crank crank crank crank with a little sputter about once every revolution, blub blub blub but it doesn't fire. :suicide:
Looking for generators is a pain in the butt.
I can get a 15kw military genny diesel for the right price but it looks like the back end stuff is going to be a pain in the butt. But also looks like a arduino or something similar can make things easier.... Im just wanting a affordible way to have backup power and the generator automatically start up when shore power goes offline and it will crank up every other week or so and run for a hour.
Im starting to think of good ways to use old surplus stuff.....
[QUOTE=clutch2;49059987]I've about had it with this Stratus. Completely has me enraged.
It got a tuneup minus wires, ran like ish still.. put a new distributor and coil on and it was running cherry. Seemed to be ready to go to we welded a flex pipe on and done (with the battery disconnected) and then it was running good.. for about a minute. Then it died and we only got it to start once after that, and it was running like shitty shit.
Today I yanked the manifold.. again.. and threw some wires at it (should've changed em anywho before) just to eliminate that. Nothing, no change. It sputters a bit and that's it.
I don't fucking know, haven't had one that kicked my ass like this in a while. I'm tempted to swap in the old distributor/coil just to get back to square one. It smelled rich as hell when we did have it running last night.
That is really all I can think of is the junkyard distributor/coil gave up already.. haven't had time to put the old 'sort of junk' one in to test. Beating my head against he wall on this one. Even made sure the coolant sensor was OK by stuffing a resistor into the plug to make it read about 70*. No change. Just crank crank crank crank with a little sputter about once every revolution, blub blub blub but it doesn't fire. :suicide:[/QUOTE]
You've tried unplugging each thing individually and starting the car without it right? I've heard stories of people going through multiple distributors on hondas trying ones that work perfectly fine on a running car but when put on a different car just don't work as they're actually on their last legs.
Yep, we checked the TPS and it was good via checking ohms, we swapped a MAF we had from another car, we swapped a MAP that we had from another car. No changes there. Plugged or unplugged O2 sensors doesn't make much of a difference (as it shouldn't when it's cold / at idle).
It would only seem to make sense that it's not sparking enough, though. Because the smell of fuel is pretty strong, after only cranking for a few seconds. It's either dumping way too much fuel in, or the spark isn't strong enough to light the normal amount of fuel it's dumping in, or so it seems.
[editline]6th November 2015[/editline]
Actually.. if anyone's into an interesting read, check this out;
[url]http://www.club3g.com/forum/problem-reports/161792-01-stratus-r-t-no-start-fun.html[/url]
Sounds like the exact same problem. Interesting.
Coil driver is a possibility Chrysler didn't exactly understand how computers work, have a buddy who messed around with $500 grand cherokees for a while. He shorted an o2 wire chopping the exhaust off and fried the ECU. He had to get an ECU that was "coded for his vin" or something ridiculous, those things are not designed well at all.
[QUOTE=lope;49057410]What performance mods do yall recommend for my 06 RSX Base?[/QUOTE]
A mad big wing and wider arches and jdm stickers
[QUOTE=DPKiller;49059997]Looking for generators is a pain in the butt.
I can get a 15kw military genny diesel for the right price but it looks like the back end stuff is going to be a pain in the butt. But also looks like a arduino or something similar can make things easier.... Im just wanting a affordible way to have backup power and the generator automatically start up when shore power goes offline and it will crank up every other week or so and run for a hour.
Im starting to think of good ways to use old surplus stuff.....[/QUOTE]
My dad wanted to buy backup power for his company, we were looking at retired hospital generators. Came in 20ft intermodal containers, with enough power to light up our whole block in the industrial district for less money than a refurbished civilian unit with 5 times as many hours. Our main concern was maintaining the diesel in the tank when not running. Is there fuel stabilizer for diesel? I'm really not a diesel guy, I don't know much about car/generator engines besides [I]tooooorque[/I] and [I]boooooooost.[/I]
fuel stabilizer is the lifeblood of dieselheads.
Speaking of which only 2(ish) more months till I can go up to utah and claim my grandpas 87 F-250 diesel as my own. I excited.
Why is it everytime I bring one of my cars to an alignment shop they give me some bullshit answer as why they can't do it? This time it's because the brakes are "bad". IT'S GOT BRAND NEW HEAVY DUTY BRAKES AND ROTORS ON IT.
[QUOTE=Lerlth;49061873]Why is it everytime I bring one of my cars to an alignment shop they give me some bullshit answer as why they can't do it? This time it's because the brakes are "bad". IT'S GOT BRAND NEW HEAVY DUTY BRAKES AND ROTORS ON IT.[/QUOTE]
You need to find a good mechanic somewhere they exist.The shop I went to did my alignment for their regular price of 54$ even though it was horrendously out.
[QUOTE=Lerlth;49061873]Why is it everytime I bring one of my cars to an alignment shop they give me some bullshit answer as why they can't do it? This time it's because the brakes are "bad". IT'S GOT BRAND NEW HEAVY DUTY BRAKES AND ROTORS ON IT.[/QUOTE]
I'm telling you you'll never hold an alignment anyway, your tie rods need to be replaced after what happened. Try it for yourself, jack up one corner in the front and see if you have any 9-3 play. Chances are the ball joints are totally ruined.
[QUOTE=Aetna;49062080]I'm telling you you'll never hold an alignment anyway, your tie rods need to be replaced after what happened. Try it for yourself, jack up one corner in the front and see if you have any 9-3 play. Chances are the ball joints are totally ruined.[/QUOTE]
It's cool. I just spent $300 on balljoints, inner and outer tie rods, fuel pump, filter, sender unit, track bar, and rear rotors. After this, the only thing original will be the shocks.
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