Recent content by RMinNJ

Did your 1st and 3rd gen Mazda 3 have any rust? We were burned my early 2000s Mazda Protege having so much rust I swore off the brand. Pity what you said about the Gen4.. I know the Ford Fiesta STs are torsion bar and handle really well.

Just wow...the coolant overflow tank and headlights are the only thing I recognize compared to my GTI.. The intake manifold looks twice as large as stock?

Ramps are the way.

I swear when I put in some Sunoco 94 I got much better gas mileage. But could have been my trips that week.

Oh wow..1500..but it's like all the seals..seems not that bad of a price for a dealer. Hope it's completely sealed now.

Didn't drive in anything but light snow and they were fine. Any extensive long distance driving in heavy snow I think dedicated snows are best.

I have the A/S 4 Pilot Sports ..all season michelins. The stock hankooks I got the GTI with were dangerous at 17K. I gotta say after owning (on other cars) BFG, General, Hankook, ...Pirelli etc... Im finding the Pilots wear and handle great. I would gladly pay their usually...

To me the PCV seem easy to replace. I had oil on the lower back of the engine but above the oil pan...turned out to be the cam cradle ...done under warranty... would have 1500 I think at the dealer if not covered :(. In this life I would like to own a car that doesnt leak oil. I surmise...

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NJ official state run inspection stations for you..you can have bald tires, limited brakes, and headlights aim at the sky. But O2 sensor better say ready.

I had to raise the back of the seat with the McMaster bolts and washers and now my back is much better. It makes the seat more flat.

Sticking brake caliper? The Pipe Dynamics is an exhause mod? Does that indicate it is tuned?

How do you clean these?

My stock air intake has the cold weather block off plate on horizontal box above the grill so I'm not sure I have a ton of air getting in the bay?

Being open up top and front does it really keep engine bay heat out ?