how much of a pain is it to premix?
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not much at all, you could try and find several 10-12 ounce bottles and just fill them with your choice of 2 stroke oil and dump one of them into your tank before adding a tank of gas, the gas will mix up the gas fairly thoroughly just entering the tank and driving will finish the job.
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ive been doing it for about a year now and it only adds about a min to your fill up time so its not really a pain
but you just have to learn to ignore the ppl at the station that tell you your an idiot for puting two stroke oil in your gas
but you just have to learn to ignore the ppl at the station that tell you your an idiot for puting two stroke oil in your gas
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it is somewhat of a PITA, but not too awful bad. if you don't like it, check this out:
https://www.rx7club.com/rotary-car-performance-77/diy-2-stroke-mop-write-up-pics-372329/
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https://www.rx7club.com/rotary-car-performance-77/diy-2-stroke-mop-write-up-pics-372329/
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for me, it was a pain, at first, to find a funnel. wal mart offers a great one, though. i also had to find a bottle with ounce increments on it. i found on at a motorcycle accessory store, but i'm not a fan of it. the process s kind of messy. its not "messy," really, but 2-stroke will leak on the side of the bottle since it doesn't pour 100% perfectly. it could be a step cleaner, but i wouldn't really call it a pain in the ***.
i still wonder if it's legal, though..
i still wonder if it's legal, though..
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it's perfectly legal, oil does not deteriorate the ozone but hydrocarbons on the other hand do. i would be more concerned about having a SAFC or standalone on your dash and explaining to a cop what that does or if he is knowledgable on it. the only way it may be illegal is if you are running too much premix in your gas and excessively smoking going down the road. running a 100:1 mix is hardly noticable if you could even tell.
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Originally Posted by patman
it is somewhat of a PITA,
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Ice_Wolf....
For me it was a way to simplify my installation. Not only were you minimizing the amount of oil that the rotary burns but you are taking off a couple of more vacuum hoses, making it look cleaner, and probably the more important part...preventive maintance.. From what I had herd on these forums is that they could possibly fail thus destroying the engine. Rotary Aviation sells some electric aftermarket ones but they were too expensive. Just a thought though. Other people might have different opinions.
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Originally Posted by Karack
nice writeup but a MOP is for the kitchen, an OMP (oil metering pump) is for the engine.
sorry i couldn't resist.
sorry i couldn't resist.
As for if it's a pain in the ***, isn't for me. When my gas starts to get low I fill up my bottle of 2-stroke and then put it in my glove box, no biggie.
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Originally Posted by Ice_Wolf
What's the point of premixing anyways?
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From not running premix (with stock metering) to running premix (with stock metering), my engine seems to run much smoother from idle to redline. *shrug*
I can feel the vdi kick in at 5500rpm running premix... not running premix, it's only a slight bump.
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I can feel the vdi kick in at 5500rpm running premix... not running premix, it's only a slight bump.
~suds
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I hook a 5 gas reader on my car while running premix. The gas reading was still really low. If the premix did something i couldn't tell. And it doesn't damage CATs. Since i been running premix for a year now and i still pass smog with the same cat.
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dont quote me on any of this, but i think the omp cant keep up past 8 grand, which isnt that important, but appearently i would have to switch my front cover and omp to put the TII s5 motor i just baught in my s4 car woe is me
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[Quote/]I hook a 5 gas reader on my car while running premix. The gas reading was still really low. If the premix did something i couldn't tell.[/Quote]
as far as emissions...premix or my way should be cleaner than stock MOP...motor oil is not meant to be burned....2-stroke is...also not as much of it burns at once...it doesnt actaully take part in the combustion process, but seperates from the fuel and coats the parts....then afterwards it degrades and burns.
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as far as emissions...premix or my way should be cleaner than stock MOP...motor oil is not meant to be burned....2-stroke is...also not as much of it burns at once...it doesnt actaully take part in the combustion process, but seperates from the fuel and coats the parts....then afterwards it degrades and burns.
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lol sorry, though the FSM may call it a metering oil pump it is incorrect english so i guess we are laughing at mazda not at you.
btw, the MOP is not necessarily going to blow your motor if it fails but if you don't recognize that it is failed then it possibly could do damage. i forgot to install the rod for my MOP when i reassembled the engine, i drove the car for a few days without knowing it wasn't even hooked up and i did pull full boost a few times and drove it semi hard but no problems arose, i also found it fitting that i just left it disconnected and ran premix instead.
btw, the MOP is not necessarily going to blow your motor if it fails but if you don't recognize that it is failed then it possibly could do damage. i forgot to install the rod for my MOP when i reassembled the engine, i drove the car for a few days without knowing it wasn't even hooked up and i did pull full boost a few times and drove it semi hard but no problems arose, i also found it fitting that i just left it disconnected and ran premix instead.
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Originally Posted by twistedriver
I hook a 5 gas reader on my car while running premix. The gas reading was still really low. If the premix did something i couldn't tell. And it doesn't damage CATs. Since i been running premix for a year now and i still pass smog with the same cat.
what kind of emission numbers were you putting out? i miss having access to a 5 gas analyzer.
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Originally Posted by dDuB
Har har. It's funny how everyone on this forum calls it an OMP when the FSM and Mazda calls it a METERING OIL PUMP (MOP). I still don't know how or why everyone started calling it an OMP, but oh well...