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I agree with jon mortensen. Internet can be a great resource, and a horrible, horrible double edged blade. This thread should be deleted

but still awesome only way it's less awesome is because the exige driver was a hot chick

ORIGINAL AND UNMODIFIED! includes following modifications: • Relocated differential position (to improved '73 position) • 3.54 gears • All new Spicer U-Joints (all 6) • Tokico competition springs (lowered slightly) • KYB Strut inserts • "Suspension Techniques" sway bars front and rear • All new brake hydraulics (cylinders and calipers) • Includes all soft lines • Front brake upgrade to Toyota • 4 Piston Calipers (from 4wd truck) http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/1024077571.html

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yep, thanks for confirming my idea. I was planning on draining out all hte fluid anyway, and lucky for me there's a drain right on the waterpump which is the lower point of hte engine. and by drain, i mean the hose

goddamn that's a good deal. I'd jump on it if it was local

just says it needs ethylene glycol mix with corrosion inhibitors. Basically same thing as Flag anti freeze I have sitting in my garage

For reference, oil is Motul 15w50 semi-synthetic blend, exactly what FSM calls for. Also another question if any bike guys are reading this... Any issues using regular automotive coolant, and not overpriced mobil1 crap dealer charges an arm and testicle for? As far as I can tell, manual says that it has to be ethylene based, and not methanol, and needs to have corrosion prevention agents. Not too keen on paying $20/half gallon

or is there? Let me give you a quick background, so all facts are in... my friend offered me his old bike that was sitting around in pieces a year ago at a very low price. He dismantled it to fix a throttle/idle issue, never got around to it, so it sat there for 2-3 years. I picked up the bike, put it back together, replaced the idle air control valve, filter, plugs, all basic maintenance, bam! fired right up. Still had the throttle issue when cold (it would not rev past 4k rpm and not build power), but once warmed up, it was pretty good. I rode around for a month or so (sparingly, not every day), and took it to the dealer to have the ECU reflashed. Once the new ECU tune was loaded, bike runs like a champ. Takes a couple cranks to start when it's cold, but otherwise idles and responds just fine, and I've put maybe 700-800 miles since the ECU reflash Now onto the problem. This weekend I decided to flush the coolant, oil, clean the chain, do misc. stuff to it. When I drained the oil (which has no more than 1500 miles on it), it had a hint of burnt gas to it. I wouldn't say it was very strong, but it was sufficient enough to make me worry. The motor is 9 years old now, and has just under 19,000 miles. It was never abused at the track, but has been romped on around mountain roads and used for commute. This is the 2nd oil change since I got the bike. There is no black or blue smoke, and when I wind it out in neutral to 9-12k rpm, I don't see much coming out of the exhaust (on a pit stand) What are my chances that this is piston blow by, or if it's just a fluke from all the crap from sitting around, or incorrect amount of fuel being dumped from the bad ecu load when I first rode it? The bike is a Triumph TT600, which is basically a copy of Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R

I remember a few times I was driving around with this tool in his 68 and then 72 plymouth furies.... he'd pitch the back end out all the time, and try to race civics.....

I think it was funnier when Eddie Murphy said it with Dan Akroyd watching...

hey, i have a mazda 3! but no, i'm not stupid enough to do this

OK, time to make this thread really worth while... want ot see who's behind the helmet?

yep, that looks correct: for reference, here's the PDF from the service manual with diagrams, scroll to D14: http://www.rx7city.com/Manuals/89-91%20Manual/Lubrication.pdf

whoa, shrink that pic down please. it's too big to load

I stand corrected.... this is funnier

yep, you're a bachelor

hahhahaha goddamnit, I got the joke.... TK-421, why aren't you at your post? TK-421, come in

I win

some things to consider: -anything safety related for lemons does not count towards teh cost of the car. -you REALLY want a good cage, as it WILL have to pass tech inspection, and this is rubbing and racing -focus on reliability -come up with a fun theme if possible (yes, it does factor into the cost) -whatever you don't need, strip out of the car, sell it, put that money towards the car (so, if you bought it for $3, and sold interior panels and trim for $100, you've spent -$97 on the car