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Boy I really screwed this up.
So I am disassembling my engine (first time ever working on a rotary). I get the rear side and rear rotor housing off, remove the rotor and the eccentric shaft will barely move. Thinking I missed something on the other end I rotate the motor over and boom, it all hits the floor, intermediate housing, front rotor housing, eccentric shaft and fwd rotor.
I can't believe I did something so dumb. But the damage is done so can someone tell me how bad this is?
Trying to upload pics. Scratches to the eccentric shaft, front rotor bearing, and dimpled one corner seal area. Am I screwed or what? Thanks in advance for your help and thoughts.
Jon
With low compression, I wasn't sure what I'd find. But the rotors and housing surfaces look pretty good to me. There are some marks but no gouges or scratches.
I found one corner seal cracked in half
So how do the rest of these parts look? I'll look elsewhere but whats the best way to clean all surfaces and remove all the carbon build
up?
Need help again. I've dropped my eccentric shaft/rotor and scratched the bearing surfaces (I posed this question yesterday here w/pics but 24 hrs later I'm still waiting for a moderator to approve my post...?????). But my pics uploaded and can be seen by clicking gallery above and I believe are still on the first page. Are these items ruined?
Thanks,
Jon
Anyone ever hear anything about these hart pads i mean I thought the were hawk at first but after a second look i saw its really hart ... any comments? Reviews ? Referrals to some good pads and rotors?
Anyone ever hear anything about these hart pads i mean I thought the were hawk at first but after a second look i saw its really hart ... any comments? Reviews ? Referrals to some good pads and rotors?
Originally Posted by RxEric
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Never heard of them. Have to assume they are Chinese junk. The best referral I can make as to good pads and rotors is OEM. Mazda uses good stuff. The next best referral I can make, if you must have drilled and slotted and all that, is StopTech rotors and Mazda pads. If Mazda pads mess with your head, Hawk's Street 5.0 pads are pretty decent, but Carbotech's 1521 pads are better.
Anyone ever hear anything about these hart pads i mean I thought the were hawk at first but after a second look i saw its really hart ... any comments? Reviews ? Referrals to some good pads and rotors?
There are HAWK too and HAWK are over-priced. I cant blow up that pic but if its 225 for 4 rotors and all your pads that's a great deal. not sure why you would want gold rotors but that's your choice. These are what I have: Premium Cross-Drilled & Slotted Brake Rotors the ones with the black zinc coating are great, they don't rust up anywhere. and I think I just got power-stop ceramics. Pretty much any ceramics are going to be really close to the same, just make sure you read how to break in ceramic pads.
Reason for gold rims is just looks tbh but if you guys think they could be a waste of money then il listen and go with the referrals you provided. These rotors I found dont have any reviews and no one I know heard of them so im sketchy they may be trash
Is getting a midpipe without getting a new exhaust wise? I am thinking of getting a midpipe first because I have money for it, but not the exhaust system I want. I don't want to be doing more harm than good, but I do plan on getting an exhaust system soon.
Is getting a midpipe without getting a new exhaust wise? I am thinking of getting a midpipe first because I have money for it, but not the exhaust system I want. I don't want to be doing more harm than good, but I do plan on getting an exhaust system soon.
Its perfectly fine, in-fact a lot of people do it. You wont get any performance out of an exhaust, but youll squeeze a few ponies out of a catless midpipe. Keep in mind if you go catless of a few things; its louder, your gonna eventually have carbon build up on your bumper, and you wont pass emissions. IF you get an aftermarket mid with a catalyst your kinda wasting your time and money. I recommend the BHR midpipe, theres a lotta love out there for it. And down the road, it couples real well with Borla, HKS, and magna flow cat-backs.
+1^
I bought the BHR resonated midpipe and installed it with my factory exhaust which was 9 years old at the time.
It's a nice, slightly louder and deeper tone with no rasp.
4 years later, still fine.
Never heard of them. Have to assume they are Chinese junk. The best referral I can make as to good pads and rotors is OEM. Mazda uses good stuff. The next best referral I can make, if you must have drilled and slotted and all that, is StopTech rotors and Mazda pads. If Mazda pads mess with your head, Hawk's Street 5.0 pads are pretty decent, but Carbotech's 1521 pads are better.
Arent the hawk street 5.0 composite semi metallic type not ceramic ? Im going for more performance which is why i feel more comfortable with ceramic idk i could just be over thinking things
Originally Posted by NavyScubaSteve
There are HAWK too and HAWK are over-priced. I cant blow up that pic but if its 225 for 4 rotors and all your pads that's a great deal. not sure why you would want gold rotors but that's your choice. These are what I have: Premium Cross-Drilled & Slotted Brake Rotors the ones with the black zinc coating are great, they don't rust up anywhere. and I think I just got power-stop ceramics. Pretty much any ceramics are going to be really close to the same, just make sure you read how to break in ceramic pads.
How about those pass i see there zinc coated but no where speaks of ceramic and the pads your recommending is ceramic if you mix match ceramic with non wont it cause un even/early wear less performance and stuff?
Found these in the trunk when I bought the car their still in the package but its only rear brakes i heard good about wagner but that was basic economic application havent heard for performance yet tbh
Arent the hawk street 5.0 composite semi metallic type not ceramic ? Im going for more performance which is why i feel more comfortable with ceramic idk i could just be over thinking things
How about those pass i see there zinc coated but no where speaks of ceramic and the pads your recommending is ceramic if you mix match ceramic with non wont it cause un even/early wear less performance and stuff?
Ceramic rotors are insanely expensive and definitely not worth it. You can definitely mix ceramic pads with metal rotors without an issue. You just need to make sure you break the pads in correctly. Theres a specific procedure. If you just start using them theres a good chance they'll get too hot and basically cook the surface. Then your pads will be glassy smooth and wont break down so your gonna have next to no stopping power. So again, make sure you look up how to break them in.
As for the performance thing. Are you going to track the car? In day to day driving for the most part brakes are brakes. The only real performance thing you can get out of brakes is a big brake kit that will dissipate heat faster. However, day to day driving you don't ever build up enough heat to need that dissipation. You actually do want your brakes to stay hot for better friction, just not too hot.
Any word on the carbotech rp2 i found a website thats selling 1521 fronts and rp2 rears for 316 total but i notice it says the rp2 is good for high heat dissipation but for normal street applications its noisy any personal reviews you have ?
And opinions on swapping from dual exhaust to single tip ? Sound? Looks? Any loss of back pressure? I understand theres no real power gain but any advantages at all i mean its not a v6 or v8 its a dual chamber housing with a single header exhaust so wouldn't it make more sense to bring it to single tip ? Debating on getting those racing beat midlength headers with the bhr resonated midpipe and still on the hunt for a nice catback or midpipe back i should say since the bhr midpipe will be catless
And opinions on swapping from dual exhaust to single tip ? Sound? Looks? Any loss of back pressure? I understand theres no real power gain but any advantages at all i mean its not a v6 or v8 its a dual chamber housing with a single header exhaust so wouldn't it make more sense to bring it to single tip ? Debating on getting those racing beat midlength headers with the bhr resonated midpipe and still on the hunt for a nice catback or midpipe back i should say since the bhr midpipe will be catless
I know that not many people go with a single tip just cause then you have an open hole in your bumper, but no worries on loss of back pressure. Obviously the sound will be different, but its different with every catback. *Note to some of you if your worried about why mazda did something on this car (like a single to dual exhaust for example) DONT worry. They tuned the f$%& outta this thing, how do you think they got 230rwhp out of 1.3 litres???* Just so you know, your not really gonna gain much of anything on the headers, bhr midpipe is probably the most popular one. And from all that ive seen the top catbacks are borla, hks, greddy, and between racing beat and magnaflow.
And opinions on swapping from dual exhaust to single tip ? Sound? Looks? Any loss of back pressure? I understand theres no real power gain but any advantages at all i mean its not a v6 or v8 its a dual chamber housing with a single header exhaust so wouldn't it make more sense to bring it to single tip ? Debating on getting those racing beat midlength headers with the bhr resonated midpipe and still on the hunt for a nice catback or midpipe back i should say since the bhr midpipe will be catless
Arent the hawk street 5.0 composite semi metallic type not ceramic ? Im going for more performance which is why i feel more comfortable with ceramic idk i could just be over thinking things
How about those pass i see there zinc coated but no where speaks of ceramic and the pads your recommending is ceramic if you mix match ceramic with non wont it cause un even/early wear less performance and stuff?
Ceramic pads generally are not performance pads. They are quiet, low dust, gentle on rotors, and are meant for street use. (Most pads have at least some ceramic fibers in the friction material.) I tried Hawk Performance Ceramic pads on a new set of rotors on my 8 and took them off after a week. I found the OEM Mazda pads to perform much better.
I need help. I tried going to auto zone asking what is the best for premixing my 2004 rx8 and he told me its a 4 stroke and that premixing would do more harm than good. Is that true or should I actually premix?
10-22-2016, 11:19 AM
