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65808
Hey Mike! PikesPeakGTX. Email me at mustbegus@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Gus Kelley
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Jun 1, 2008
8:04 am
65809
Time has come due to other projects and interests. This car belonged to one of the owners of Corksport so you know theres some good parts bolted on this one. ...
jxvw_2000
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Jun 1, 2008
4:11 pm
65810
How much stronger is the GTR trans when compared with the BP GTX trans? I have definitly decided to do a BP swap probably some time in early 2009 and i want to...
Adam Loehmann
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Jun 1, 2008
5:57 pm
65811
Go here. It's a lot of info on the GTR verses the GTX BG cars. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kevmo/index.html Greg Downing Beautiful Downtown Spanaway ...
Greg D
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Jun 1, 2008
6:01 pm
65812
Hey Adam! Another Company that used to import B6Ts is Zxtuner.com. Worth a try. He doesn't list any in his web site but worth a call. Rob is in Southern...
Gus Kelley
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Jun 1, 2008
7:27 pm
65813
Gus, V-engines are the ones that need to have the assembly weight(piston,rod, and wristpin) set for a certain counterweight. Inline and horizontally opposed...
Bob Campbell
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Jun 1, 2008
9:12 pm
65814
At one point I had 5 spare GTX trannies so I set out one day to try and blow one up and see how much it really took... I made 350whp, Did about 200' of 4WD...
Michael Richards
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Jun 1, 2008
9:33 pm
65815
The GTR's tranny is somewhat stronger in that the gears have been shotpeened. That's really the only difference between the two. Jim Adam Loehmann...
Jim Chittenden
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Jun 2, 2008
12:28 am
65816
Hey Bob! Thanks for the info, try to keep that in mind. Dan recognized that assembly straight-up and identified it as a non-turbo crank. The results of using...
Gus Kelley
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Jun 2, 2008
12:58 am
65817
I'm putting my engine back together again after a rebuild. Concerning water pump, oil pump, rear crank seal housing and water pump outlet which all use a...
erwzerotwo
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Jun 2, 2008
5:01 pm
65818
For those types of gaskets, I have had very good results using Copper Coat spray on gasket sealant. Bob ... From: 323gtx@yahoogroups.com...
Martin, Robert M.
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Jun 2, 2008
5:28 pm
65819
Where would I be able to find a gtx radiator mount bushing, the little donuts the radiator sits on? I'm guessing its pretty generic if anyone knew if a ford,...
David Bednar
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Jun 2, 2008
5:44 pm
65820
I am guessing, because I do not know for positive, but a 1st generation Mercury Tracer (looks like a GTX), A Mercury Capri (Same B6T engine in the XR2 model),...
Caymen
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Jun 2, 2008
6:49 pm
65821
I normally use a 'skin coat' of hylomar hpf to keep the gasket from getting dry and crumbly. It looks like a tube of RTV, but does not dry and cure. -- Matt ...
Matt M
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Jun 2, 2008
8:33 pm
65822
I have not even wanted to address this but now I have time. When my GTX was in the body shop years ago, my friend doing the work decided to upgrade my ...
Oliver Love
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Jun 2, 2008
9:16 pm
65823
Hey Zero Two! I agree with Bob. Copper spray works great. Spray both sides and let dry a moment. If you can't find copper spray then any of the spray gasket...
Gus Kelley
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Jun 2, 2008
9:51 pm
65824
I forgot to mention that the BOV was promptly changed to a recirculating Bosch upgrade for a 911 TT. There are no vacuum leaks or BOV leaks. -Oliver 88 GTX St....
Oliver Love
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Jun 2, 2008
9:55 pm
65825
If my engine is running and I gnd the green test connector to gnd, I indeed get a few hundred RPM drop in idle speed. I also get a drop idle when I add a load...
Greg D
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Jun 2, 2008
11:37 pm
65827
i need to find rear rotors for my 88 GTX and wondered if anybody knew of a good place to get them. or if anyone had any for sale. and also if they are hard to...
threewestcarclub
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Jun 3, 2008
4:19 am
65828
It isn't the AWD that so much the issue when it comes to brake work on these cars, it's the engineering that seems to stem from drinking too much sake while...
Rick Barnes
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Jun 3, 2008
12:17 pm
65829
For the front brakes the best thing you could do is to swap them for the gallant VR4 brake upgrade. After this upgrade you will have the disc mounted on the...
Michel Morency
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Jun 3, 2008
12:29 pm
65830
You might try www.rockauto.com for the rotors. Rick Barnes told you some info on the captured rotor design. My word of advice to you is replace the bearings...
Greg D
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Jun 3, 2008
12:30 pm
65831
Be sure to use Timken bearings. Do not use dealer supplied bearings. Timkens are ground to maintain an overall width. The SDK bearings are not, which is why...
Martin, Robert M.
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Jun 3, 2008
1:10 pm
65832
I think you sent me one more of these letters at a later date. It doesn't matter much since I still do not have either the part or my money back. I will...
Jeff Ferber
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Jun 5, 2008
4:51 am
65833
Hey Jeff ! Sorry to here your misfortune. You may remember me on the old disbanded Mazda Gtx forum. I threw strong criticism at Reich just a couple of months...
Gus Kelley
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Jun 5, 2008
5:26 am
65834
Jeff sorry to hear about your dad. If his situation wouldn't inspire Reich to hasten the production of these elusive kits, I don't know what would. If you do...
erwzerotwo
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Jun 5, 2008
12:58 pm
65835
Hello all. It's been a while. My name is Jason, I formerly went by the handle '323lx' on the mazda323performance site as well as on this list. I've recently...
mazda323lx
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Jun 5, 2008
8:13 pm
65836
White smoke is a sign of steam. That tells me you have something leaking water. Possibly a crack that heals itself when it get hot. Without looking at it, it...
Caymen
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Jun 5, 2008
8:17 pm
65837
White smoke from the exhaust is not always from coolant burning(although that is the case 99 percent of the time). Another possibility is from oil getting past...
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Jun 5, 2008
9:26 pm
65838
Hey Guys, Just wanted to give you an update.&nbsp; I checked over and over and all I could see was that the pump was getting 12v but not turning on, even with...
Ryan Hall
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Jun 5, 2008
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