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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jmc23200
I guess a spoon feeding was enough..................
I believe you meant, "wasn't enough" in reference to me

Unlike most, I actually like to learn outside my expertise.

Originally Posted by alnielsen
Just click the link I provided. I keep it as a Favorites/Bookmark link.
*sigh* Fair nuff.
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Vlaze
I believe you meant, "wasn't enough" in reference to me

Unlike most, I actually like to learn outside my expertise.
1) It's called sarcasm

2) It is perfectly ok that you would like to learn about things "outside your expertise". Again, 100% ok. Just be willing to read the links someone gives you as most people are not going to give you cliff notes
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jmc23200
1) It's called sarcasm

2) It is perfectly ok that you would like to learn about things "outside your expertise". Again, 100% ok. Just be willing to read the links someone gives you as most people are not going to give you cliff notes
1) Oooooh is it nao? *doing his scottish accent impersonation*

2) "You don't receiveth because you don't ask", ever heard something among those lines? Doesn't hurt to ask for explanations; some people are willing to explain, some are not. I read the link and inquired more about how it worked but from the looks of it seems too much of trouble to go in depth with it and I was fine with that which is why I said, fair nuff.

/end thread jack

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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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You asked what something was, a link was provided, you then proceeded to ask questions without reading the link. If he wanted to explain it in detail, he wouldn't of provided the link.
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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Um, no

I read the link and proceeded to inquire more about how it worked, simple as that.
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by alnielsen:
Just click the link I provided. I keep it as a Favorites/Bookmark link.
Originally Posted by Vlaze:

*sigh* Fair nuff.

Odd response for someone who read the link.............
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 04:49 PM
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SOHN adapter FTW!
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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Lol WTFBBQ
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Vlaze
If it's an add on to the software that this site uses, then isn't there a direct link on the homepage like you posted to go use it?
A perfectly valid question. In other words, is there a way for a user to find the link by navigating the forum, or is it more of a "secret handshake"? And if the latter, then why?

No need to make someone feel inadequate for asking a legitimate and pertinent question. A question which is not answered by clicking the link.
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:28 PM
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Enough about iSpy...... let's get back on topic.
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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Which premix is the best one? Can I use baby oil as premix? Will premix affect which intake I buy? What exhaust work best with premix?
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:31 PM
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Thats more I like it No, use Fumunda Cheese oil
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jmc23200
Thats more I like it No, use Fumunda Cheese oil

Cheese Fumunda my nutz?
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jmc23200
Enough about iSpy...... let's get back on topic.
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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^I'll except that as the topic isn't even on topic It annoys me when people thread jack.... oh wait... wrong thread
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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I've had 3 old guys tell me (on seperate occasions) to put mothballs in my gas tank? Premix? wtf?
Someday I will get a Sohn adapter setup/
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Chad D.
I've had 3 old guys tell me (on seperate occasions) to put mothballs in my gas tank? Premix? wtf?
Someday I will get a Sohn adapter setup/
I've seen that somewhere also. Apparently, when they were made with naphthalene, people used to think they would raise the octane.

Sohn adapter is great.
Old Feb 18, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by robrecht
Sohn adapter is great.
Yeah, I probably should have gone that route when it became available. Not sure if it's worth it now at over 40,000 miles... ?
Old Feb 18, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Nubo
Yeah, I probably should have gone that route when it became available. Not sure if it's worth it now at over 40,000 miles... ?

For $100.00 it is still worth it IMO.
Old Feb 18, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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SOHN is worth it, but since you are already at 40k, don't do anything to prolong your engines life. In fact, stop premixing the bitch. Let your engine die, get a new one and then premix and SOHN
Old Feb 18, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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That's what I'm doin'. Drive 8k everywhere!
Old Feb 19, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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"Then Ford put Martin Leach, now president of Ford of Europe, in charge of product development at Mazda and he encouraged its engine specialists to make the technology more efficient and compliant with stringent future exhaust emissions regulations. The result is Renesis — rotary engine, new beginning."


I think a little knowledge is a dangerous thing! Too many amateur experts not to be taken seriously.








Originally Posted by jmc23200
Just ask 9KRPM who is on his third engine. He listened to Mazda twice and failed twice. Now he is trying his own thing. I listened to mazda and got a new engine at 48k miles. I did everything that the owners manual said to do including early maintenance. Mazda claims Ford was holding them back from creating the rotary engine they wanted to create since Ford DID own most of Mazda. If Ford made any decisions about the rotary, it would be detrimental as Ford knows nothing about them.

All I can say is experience is the key here. Many users on this forum have done what the manual has said to do and got rewarded with a new engine around 50K. Just because you got lucky ONCE and got 186K miles on an engine does not mean the manual is correct. You sir are one in a million.
Old Feb 19, 2010 | 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Onyx57
"Then Ford put Martin Leach, now president of Ford of Europe, in charge of product development at Mazda and he encouraged its engine specialists to make the technology more efficient and compliant with stringent future exhaust emissions regulations. The result is Renesis — rotary engine, new beginning."


I think a little knowledge is a dangerous thing! Too many amateur experts not to be taken seriously.
Onyx, you're not really offering anything to this thread and kind of missing the point. If you want to argue about Ford's role with Mazda, why not start your own thread about that?

The tangential relevance to this thread, which I think you missed, is the claim put forward by some within Mazda, after Ford sold their controlling interest, that Ford bean counters had prevented Mazda engineers from including a third, center oil injector on the Renesis OMP system.
Old Feb 19, 2010 | 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Onyx57
"Then Ford put Martin Leach, now president of Ford of Europe, in charge of product development at Mazda and he encouraged its engine specialists to make the technology more efficient and compliant with stringent future exhaust emissions regulations. The result is Renesis — rotary engine, new beginning."


I think a little knowledge is a dangerous thing! Too many amateur experts not to be taken seriously.
I think believing everything in press releases or other information from the manufacturer that was spread by the marketing team is just a little bit naive.
Old Feb 19, 2010 | 08:22 AM
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it's not a press release, but no matter, point is under Ford Mazda developed the RX8 engine and car. I think that's good! Not trying to score any points.





Originally Posted by SpIcEz
I think believing everything in press releases or other information from the manufacturer that was spread by the marketing team is just a little bit naive.

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