What's the cheapest mod/repair you've done to your car?
02-06-06, 07:41 PM
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What's the cheapest mod/repair you've done to your car?
My moment of glory was when I bought one of those K&N filters you install into your stock air box. But when I installed it, it sounded exactly the same and had only a modest power increase that was barely noticeable. I remembered seeing a person's car in RX tuner mag where he had a K&N intake and drilled out the top of his air box. I wanted to do the same, but didn't have anything to cut it with and didn't want to. But the next morning, I had an inspiration. So I ran out to my car in my PJ's with a handfull of rubber bands. I took of the lid on the air box and secured the filter with the rubber bands!
Now I can really tell the difference and I hear a great throaty intake sound any time I floor it!
What cheap mod or repair have you done?
Now I can really tell the difference and I hear a great throaty intake sound any time I floor it!
What cheap mod or repair have you done?
02-06-06, 07:45 PM
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My idle was pretty rough and there was some power loss, so I checked out my TID and it was cracked right at the turbo. Some duct tape patched that mother right up. This is a temp fix but it still counts i think
02-06-06, 08:26 PM
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my car was getting the shittest milage ever.....then i found out the o2 sensor was disconnected...plugged it in...drove like a grandma....its been getting 17-19 even with spirited driving every now and then
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02-06-06, 08:46 PM
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i got a million of them....car use to run pretty hot......then i realized dirt/oil had covered most of my AC condenser....took it out just leaving the rad....the temp has never been above 1/4 since....
02-06-06, 08:56 PM
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lol, wow. I'm going to try this rubber band thing out. But then there's the concern. By doing that, wouldn't you be pulling in hot air as well? Another ghetto mod that I saw someone do, The had shitty idle, so what they did was attach a spring to the throttle to keep it open a tad bit, thus, their idle while stopped at a light or even in neutral is perfect. It wasn't a big spring either.
02-06-06, 09:12 PM
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2.00 yankee candle air freshner,now the car smells so SWEET!
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02-06-06, 10:11 PM
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The cheapest mods/repairs I've done so far are:
- Disconnected the OMP and switched to premix (ran noticably smoother, smells like a chainsaw... later fully removed OMP and injectors.)
- One of the wires on the BAC connector had been broken when I got it, so I just soldered it back up and used some good shrink tube to cover it.
- Fixed aux. ports by taking them off, removing the gunk in the little air holes that feed them, soaked the top in carb cleaner where the rod enters the actuator, then beat the **** out of the rod with a deadblow hammer until they moved... they now work very well.
- Disconnected the OMP and switched to premix (ran noticably smoother, smells like a chainsaw... later fully removed OMP and injectors.)
- One of the wires on the BAC connector had been broken when I got it, so I just soldered it back up and used some good shrink tube to cover it.
- Fixed aux. ports by taking them off, removing the gunk in the little air holes that feed them, soaked the top in carb cleaner where the rod enters the actuator, then beat the **** out of the rod with a deadblow hammer until they moved... they now work very well.
02-06-06, 10:16 PM
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radiator had air pockets in it, brought it to my work and used the coolant flush machine and now it struggles to even get to half temp. never knew it coolant flushes would help so much
02-06-06, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by CyborgRyu
duct taping my intercooler coupler cause it was ripped.
02-06-06, 10:25 PM
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i vented my stock BOV to the open air and put a one way valve on it...it has a nice WHOOSH to it now...and i used parts from HOME DEPOT to make my intake 
YES, the gold oneway valve on the BOV...and the home depot intake
-Matt
YES, the gold oneway valve on the BOV...and the home depot intake
-Matt
02-06-06, 11:01 PM
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gee~ the keyword is "cheapest"
let me see~~~
how does cut away melted drain hose counts? see? THAT is like taking away from my car....
instead add onto it, i take away from it....
now nobody beats it
let me see~~~
how does cut away melted drain hose counts? see? THAT is like taking away from my car....
instead add onto it, i take away from it....
now nobody beats it
02-06-06, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by red87tll
just take a dremel and cut the center out of the top of the box. The part that says MAZDA. Works great.
