Recent content by tec97

I never trust dealer service departments. They are in business to make money and the more service they sell you, the more they make. I go by the owner's manual.

Seotaji, I don't mean to be argumentative, but of the mods you listed, the only one that should add any weight would be the s/c - cams should break even, and tubular headers/aftermarket exhaust should save several pounds. As I said, I don't know anything about this engine, but the output just...

Korean_Redneck, I've heard the 3.5L V6 in the Sorrento falls on it's face at higher revs (evidenced by the relatively low output for its large size) - to your knowledge does anyone make a set of headers/hi-flo cats/exhaust that would help this engine out any, either here or in the KDM?

I'll chime in here and say that the OEM tires on my 02 Mazda Protege ES were AWESOME! This car rolled out w/ 195/50/16 Dunlop SP5000s and these tires were teh r0X0r!

Yes, and yes.

I'd recommend paying extremely close attention to the intake gaskets...

I've posted a couple of UOA's of Havoline full-syn 5W30 - one in an 01 Mitsu Eclipse and another in an 02 Mazda Protege ES - the oil did exceptionally well in both engines and Blackstone seemed to think it fine for at least 6K mile intervals in my applications.

Here's a crazy thought: Take a sample of your oil and send it to Blackstone and have a UOA performed on it...

My suspicion is that they are seeing high temps because they have stuck the engine in a middie configuration that does not provide the same level of cooling as the MR2. I couldn't see any problem w/ this engine in the Matrix, synthetic oil or no.

I go both ways.

I think it's the same engine, but in the TSX it's tuned to crank out 200 hp which I believe is about a 40 hp bump over the Accord.

Did this, per chance, coincide w/ Ford aquiring the automotive division? Actually that may be a little unfair; I've heard that since the 70's there are three truths that Volvo owners hold dear: 1) Volvos are very reliable cars 2) Volvos are very economical cars 3) Truths 1 & 2 apply to all...

My 01 Jetta came w/ Goodyear RS-As. They were OK, not the greatest tire I've ever been on and not the worst, but in VW circles, they were nicknamed Screamin' Eagles! That said, my 02 Protege came w/ Dunlop SP5000s and those were incredible OEM tires, esp on that car. I got an irrepairable...

Panther. The Tiger (at least the Tiger I) just had a really big gun and really thick armor - there was nothing particularly innovative about it. The Panther on the other hand, was a magnificant machine - Heavy armor w/ a good slope on all sides, a small, heavy sloped turret, and a gun that...

As stated earlier, urethane motor mounts will eliminate most if not all of your wheel-hop issue (then you'll be saying D4MN! Now I've got to get a limited slip diff for this thing )...