I have a 90 that I inherited from my dad when he was ready to get another car, but the poor car lived in Ohio for years. Anyway, because of its life up north, it has quite a bit of rust in the rocker panels towards the rear of the car. Because of the unibody construction of the convertible,...

Hi I'm trying decide whether a mazda3 hatch or a sedan would suit me best, and I'm finding that both offer excellent advantages. I have also noticed that in europe hatches and wagons are especially popular. Are there any Europeans here who can give me an idea why this is so? Is this a popular...

Tiresonline.com has the Toyos TS-1 on sale for $59 US. I needed new tires and got a set. $45 US for delivery to the East coast. What a deal. Dave 2000SE

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Questions answered in the Rotary (Engine) FAQ: 1.How does a rotary engine work? 2.What's a boinger? 3.Why does a rotary engine make as much power as a boinger twice its size? 4.Why does a Renesis make so much more power than prior rotaries? 5.How reliable is a rotary engine? 6.Is the rotary engine...

2000 Miata, third set of tires, and I did a "performance" alignment whose specs I don't recall at the moment, but was reasonably close (close as they could get) to the recommended specs from Miata.net back in 2001 when I had it done: FRONT Caster +4.7 to +5.5 (what ever the maximum attained...

When instaling the lower shifter boot (the small one) I couldn't decide how far to slide it down on the shifter. I slipped it over the top part and then it popped onto the part where the shifter goes from being fat to being skinny. There is a little groove there that the top of the boot slid...

Anyone have a link to where I can find some carbon air dam protectors? I found them once while surfing around the internet, but for the life of me, I can't find where they are now. There were little carbon fin bumper thingie's that bolted onto (underneath) the two front corners, so you wouldn't...

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Hi I am thinking about taking over smb's lease for Mazda MPV . There is 15 months left, and I don't know yet whether I want to return the car at the end or I would buy it out. Just wanted to ask if anybody had an experience returning Mazda after lease. One of my collegues had really bad...

Hey everyone. I've been looking for a 90-95 Miata near Albuquerque, New Mexico for a while now. There seems to be a crappy selection around here...the first nice one I saw sold two days before I called, the second one has a measly 120,000 miles and had bad compression on cylinders 2 and 3. There...

Hi Like the subject says, the battery died, I changed it, between the time I also shorted it by jumpstarting it with the cables set wrong. Anyway, I bought a 100AMP fuse and fixed that part. But now, the car starts and works fine, all the dashboad lights work fine, but the door lights / the...

After 4.5 years of suffering with a trunk rack for my mountain bike, I'm ready to take drastic measures to get a hitch rack on there so I can access my trunk with the bike on the car. My problem is a regular receiver hitch won't work... My driveway slope is too much, so when I go in and out of...

Hi Guys, I am replacing the standard 14" 7 spoke hollow wheels on my 94 Eunos, after one too many bumps have caused a buckle. I really fancy the OZ Records in 16" with 205/45 section tyres. I cannot find any weights for the OZ Records at all, from many hours surfing, but needless to say they are...

hey im looking for 12a and 13b porting templates if anyone out there could help. thanks

I have a 2000 Mazda Miata. I see references to MK I, MK II and MX-5. Can someone tell me what the differences are? And if they would know what I have (i.e. can you tell by the year or is there other differences). I know its a dumb question, but I thought I'd take a chance and ask.... Thanks

Nice shiny red, 5 spd., hardtop, rollbar, looks stock. Here's what really caught my eye...one owner with only 78K miles. It's six miles away, I'm going to go check it out later this week if it's still for sale (sometimes auto trader listings get old!) Here's the catch. I wasn't planning on...

just barely flunked ca smog test due to slightly -- very slightly -- over-the-limit nitrogen oxide at idle (while o.k. at 25 mph). the technician (it was a "test only" facility) said he suspected the oxygen sensor needed replacement. everything else tested fine. any other thoughts out there before...

I am about to purchase a replacement (ebay) for my second keyless entry remote. The specs match up completely and I'm not even certain if it's a MAZDA part or an aftermarket one. Anyway, how easy will it be to program? When I enquired about replacement about a month ago, the dealer quoted a...

Has anyone used the hks turbo manifold on 1.6/1.8? Any thoughts about it? Looking to build my own kit and need opinions if they are reliable unlike greddy units. Robert