Apex Seals...decisions...decisions!
03-02-05, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SevenDreamz
I didnt know that...now I am worried agian. Everytime I make my mind up about a certian Apex Seal I here something negative about it....LOL. I just want to make the right decision. Thanks
Mike
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03-02-05, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bukwild
I RA says on their website only to use them on new housings.
03-02-05, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SevenDreamz
I didnt know that...now I am worried agian. Everytime I make my mind up about a certian Apex Seal I here something negative about it....LOL. I just want to make the right decision. Thanks
Mike
Mike
I'd rather (and I did practice what I am preaching) spend the extra doe for the Mazda ones......that nobody said was crap......just expensive.
03-02-05, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Net Seven
Doesnt say that. It only says that the warrenty is for when they are used with new housings. The main different with using new housing with RA seals is the break in time, and the compression. It should not affect the wear.
07-27-05, 02:21 PM
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so are RA seals good or bad damnit! If they are bad does anyone want to use their mazdacomp membership to buy me some seals and I'll through in some extra cash for the time spent?
sorry to bring back a dead thread but I've put off buying apex seals for this very reason. if I could join mazdamotorsports.com I would have by now and bought some dame seals as it would only be like 20 bucks more than RA's seals but I am not in any racing team
sorry to bring back a dead thread but I've put off buying apex seals for this very reason. if I could join mazdamotorsports.com I would have by now and bought some dame seals as it would only be like 20 bucks more than RA's seals but I am not in any racing team
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07-27-05, 03:02 PM
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RA seals = harder than OEM 
They are very strong and hard and harder to break, BUT they cause faster and more wear on housings than OEM or Atkins. So it's kind of a give-and-take situation.
Also, if you're running boost don't use the RA springs, use Atkins or OEM.
They are very strong and hard and harder to break, BUT they cause faster and more wear on housings than OEM or Atkins. So it's kind of a give-and-take situation.
Also, if you're running boost don't use the RA springs, use Atkins or OEM.
07-27-05, 10:20 PM
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Mechanical Engineering
Originally Posted by hondahater
yeah I just bought the oem springs and are in the mail just don't really want the housings to go quickly as they are in like perfect condition now......Damn I don't know what to do.
07-27-05, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by hondahater
yeah I hear that man, I'm just being a cheap *** I wish I could join mazdamotorsports 
I wish I could join mazdamotorsports
07-28-05, 07:22 AM
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ya'll really need to stop rubbing the mazdacomp discount in my face I wish I could join
Capn: I know what your saying it's already done it once in this rebuild when I bought a rebuild kit off of this ******* for 150 bucks and ripped me off, so yeah your absolutely right!
I wish I could join Capn: I know what your saying it's already done it once in this rebuild when I bought a rebuild kit off of this ******* for 150 bucks and ripped me off, so yeah your absolutely right!
08-07-05, 10:33 AM
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ok so what about atkins.....I was hearign that they are weak and will give under some abuse. I am going to be porting my motor and maybe doing the supercharging ala 88integraLS with the lysholm if all works out for him. So would a moderate amount of boost be okay on some atkisn seals?
