Flywheel flywheels flywheels.
03-13-2007, 01:00 AM
#301
Originally Posted by shaunv74
You need better friends...
I have tons of *other* kind of friends tho.
I am going to print shop manual out, and Im studying like 2 hours a day at local book store now, just trying to read as much as I could, do all my homework before I take my car apart.
The car might just end up in the shop, by a tow bed. but hey, I like to take risk :P
03-13-2007, 02:54 PM
#304
Originally Posted by shaunv74
^^See you do have friends like that. All you have to do is put him out and take him out to one of the thousands of awsome restaurants in NYC for dinner.
Im not that type of person ya' know.
03-13-2007, 06:26 PM
#305
Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
Instead of assuming, maybe we can discuss it.......I drove 11 hours, one way, just to meet a few other 8 owners and do 1 nitrous installation. Granted, I was a bit disappointed in my own lack of ability in not finishing chrism's entire installation but that is no comment on the host group. Actually, Lurch was quite accomodating in finishing the electrical side of the installation for me and chrism is very happy with the job both myself and Lurch did. As for flywheels/clutches; piece of cake and I have all the "cool" tools. Need references? Mail rxeighter to see if I know what I am doing or not.
Clutch will be here tomorrow ....
Well I just need somebody to be around just to make sure that I will not do anything wrong
but some work just came up and I gotta take care of those first ..... it shouldnt be long ... maybe a week or 2.I will let you know ASAP, if you need a night or 2 of hotel room I can arrange that for you as well (its on me, so dont worry about the price, and dont worry its going to be a REAL hotel, not motel or some ****
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03-14-2007, 01:00 PM
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ya, my transmission just went crazy within the past 2 days... So my 8 is in the garage, but I got that ACT clutch/flywheel combo off of rx7store.net coming in... Also AP's underdrive and K&N's intake (all within a week, I wonder if my butt dyno will notice a difference)...
Only question I'm asking is that my powertrain is still under warranty, and they will install both the flywheel and clutch for 270 bucks... I plan on taking the offer, only problem is that if it doesn't work.... I know it will, I mean it comes in a set, but if it doesn't I'd have to pay some 900 just too have it taken apart back to stock...
Only question I'm asking is that my powertrain is still under warranty, and they will install both the flywheel and clutch for 270 bucks... I plan on taking the offer, only problem is that if it doesn't work.... I know it will, I mean it comes in a set, but if it doesn't I'd have to pay some 900 just too have it taken apart back to stock...
03-14-2007, 01:24 PM
#309
If they're working on your tranny, you should've offer them 150 to do the install, since Mazda already covered the cost to take the tranny down.
Maybe I should go complain about my tranny too (make some **** up) and see if they will do it .... then Im gonna offer this kind of *deal* .... lol
Maybe I should go complain about my tranny too (make some **** up) and see if they will do it .... then Im gonna offer this kind of *deal* .... lol
03-14-2007, 01:31 PM
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um, I'm not complaining....
I can't engange 2nd, gotta force it forward too get into 1st... It makes a train noise in 4th, a moderate grinding noise in 3rd, and a slight grinding noise in 6th... I was on the highway for 20 miles in 5th trying to get home... This isn't some "deal", my transmission is "the broken"
I can't engange 2nd, gotta force it forward too get into 1st... It makes a train noise in 4th, a moderate grinding noise in 3rd, and a slight grinding noise in 6th... I was on the highway for 20 miles in 5th trying to get home... This isn't some "deal", my transmission is "the broken"
03-14-2007, 03:15 PM
#311
Originally Posted by Keef
um, I'm not complaining....
I can't engange 2nd, gotta force it forward too get into 1st... It makes a train noise in 4th, a moderate grinding noise in 3rd, and a slight grinding noise in 6th... I was on the highway for 20 miles in 5th trying to get home... This isn't some "deal", my transmission is "the broken"
I can't engange 2nd, gotta force it forward too get into 1st... It makes a train noise in 4th, a moderate grinding noise in 3rd, and a slight grinding noise in 6th... I was on the highway for 20 miles in 5th trying to get home... This isn't some "deal", my transmission is "the broken"
Im just talking about what Im going to do.
03-17-2007, 10:18 PM
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oh ****, speeddemon32, I just found something
I re-check my packages again, it seems that Fidanza Flywheel COMES WITH counterweight bolts. Please add a note to it. (In the other words, do NOT buy extra bolts from Mazda, it will be a waste of money, just like what I did)
Im going to post a pic up in a bit to show you guys about it.
I re-check my packages again, it seems that Fidanza Flywheel COMES WITH counterweight bolts. Please add a note to it. (In the other words, do NOT buy extra bolts from Mazda, it will be a waste of money, just like what I did
)Im going to post a pic up in a bit to show you guys about it.
03-18-2007, 07:37 PM
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looks like we'll be doing it again though.....Peter forgot his pressure plate and pilot bearing We'll see if we can beat the 5 hour time on the "re-install"....
We'll see if we can beat the 5 hour time on the "re-install"....
03-22-2007, 04:29 PM
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pics of the exidy for the first post.... thanks to..... I forgot who sent me the pics. (e-mail said landslide)
03-24-2007, 01:54 AM
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well update on my situation... a Mazda representative came to my dealership (or so my service provider says), and came too the conclusion to simply give me a whole new transmission! He says that it was so destroyed that it would be cheaper too give me a new one... I wouldn't doubt that at all... A 6-speed with 9,000
RPM's is tricky as hell to drive when your most experience has been from a 5-speed Geo Tracker
I'm glad this happened 8,000 miles before my drivetrain warranty expired, or I'd be having serious debt... Thanks Mazda! You just bought yourself a customer for life!
RPM's is tricky as hell to drive when your most experience has been from a 5-speed Geo Tracker
I'm glad this happened 8,000 miles before my drivetrain warranty expired, or I'd be having serious debt... Thanks Mazda! You just bought yourself a customer for life!
03-24-2007, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
So, you're saying that you exercised poor shifting technique which caused your synchro failure?
The 2nd gear synchro went out first though, I think it's because I would shift roughly from 1st too 2nd... Hopefully with the flywheel I can still shift as fast without breaking anything...
