I last got to work on my MS3 in January and had just assembled my short block. I had hopes of driving it before spring. Well... four surgeries and...
I got the rotating assembly together for the most part. I got my piston ring gaps right where I wanted them, and all other clearances are great....
I can link it tomorrow. I believe it was over $300.
I've been picking away at cleaning the interior while waiting for the wood furnace to heat up. This car was nasty but will clean up a lot. [ATTACH]
It turns out the supplier sent me a 50-1200 AEM fuel pump instead of the 50-1220. I did not catch it soon enough and tried making the 50-1200 fit....
I got my crankshaft back from having the rotating assembly balanced and they were nice enough to polish the journals for me. I checked my...
I got the transmission pivot shaft seal, bearing and breather swap knocked out recently. I went through the Mazda dealer but these kits are also...
I finally have my block back from the machine shop. After some deliberation about the precise measurement of the gauge point on these exact Manley...
Can anyone link the part numbers for these parts? The sale number is still good, but the bearing and breather are not working for me, and the...
That's where I'm at with things. I am already starting to plan for the north of 500 HP in some ways, but I'll upgrade this later at this point....
When looking at these flow specs on some common MS3 intake manifold options, it's pretty clear that JMF is what I need eventually. Considering how...
I am designing my crankcase breathing system, and I am deciding how I want to develop my oil fill cap portion. I want to vent to a catch can...
This thread was a great find as I'm about to begin assembly. I heard this was a viable option, and no surprise this thread popped up. Can anyone...
Thanks for the reference. That is a very nice write up. I'm tempted to open this gear box up and go through everything while it's out. I didn't...
Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. Once I'm up and running I'm going to put a monetary total by each section of my build list. It's...
Tedious and gratifying. Purple Power with a brush and a firm grip for the win. 100K miles of poor maintenance leaves its mark. Not gonna lie,...
Did you ever do the leak-down test or disassemble the engine? What other evidence did you find to help prove the root cause? When you stated the...
[ATTACH] I'm planning to buy the S line from Mishimoto. It seems like a great value for a bar-and-plate core that is 23" x 12" x 3". When I first...
It is a project for sure. My goal in having the rotating assembly balanced is to reduce some of the harmonics felt without the balance shaft...
I bought a 2008 MS3 POS that I'm basically restoring to be a 500 HP daily driven car. HERE is a link to my build thread, "500 HP Minivan Slayer"....
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