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wun911
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Postby wun911 » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:17 pm

OMG its CF!!

OMG its < 2 kg!!

I just jizzed myself looks so beautiful.
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Postby philz » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:22 pm

CF overlay to be exact.
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Postby Hammer » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:28 pm

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Hey Zombie, keep an eye on your radiator. It's now badly discoloured (brownish/green), I've been told when the top of the radiator on the 5 gets like this, its a sign that its passed its used by date.
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Postby tuned_to_fly » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:34 pm

wun911 wrote:OMG its CF!!

OMG its < 2 kg!!

I just jizzed myself looks so beautiful.


The Mania website lists the CF model as 2kgs and the aluminium one as 1.76kgs... As stated above I'm guessing the CF is actually adding weight in this instance :( Still looks sweet though!
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Postby zombie » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:37 pm

Hammer wrote:
Hey Zombie, keep an eye on your radiator. It's now badly discoloured (brownish/green), I've been told when the top of the radiator on the 5 gets like this, its a sign that its passed its used by date.


Thanks for the tip!

I've had no problems with overheating, even on warm days like today (39ºC) the temperature stays in the centre, but I will keep an eye on it.
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Postby sliq » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:59 pm

hammer, that looks sweet as. good buy.

marcusus, not the same one as the nb8b. the one on the 8b's are more solid on the end and have a solid bar that runs across.
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Postby PUR157 » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:31 pm

zombie wrote:
Hammer wrote:
Hey Zombie, keep an eye on your radiator. It's now badly discoloured (brownish/green), I've been told when the top of the radiator on the 5 gets like this, its a sign that its passed its used by date.


Thanks for the tip!

I've had no problems with overheating, even on warm days like today (39ºC) the temperature stays in the centre, but I will keep an eye on it.


Overheating isn't the problem... it's more that they are starting to crack and then leak
So keep an eye on the coolant levels (or spots of coolant on the garage floor) as it can still do it's job cooling the engine while it's on its way out
Look for coolant sitting between where the top tank mates with the core
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Postby OVERDRAWN » Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:55 pm

Hi I have bought a Mazdaspeed strut brace for my NA. Where the long bolts are I am going to weld the bar to the uprights, leaving the bolts in place.This will make it a one piece unit except for the adjustment in the centre
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Postby Hammer » Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:58 pm

Any pix?
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