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Old 08-03-06, 03:34 AM
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cut off mid drift?
does the fd3s have a cut off switch of some discription that cuts the engine if the car gets into a spin?

can go sideways fine but if i spun 360 the engine kept cutting out??

plenty of fuel in

any ideas?

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Old 08-03-06, 04:08 AM
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stalling out because of loss of revs sounds like your problem, if you're running fine under normal conditions.
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Old 08-03-06, 08:40 AM
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thats happened to me before. almost like the car powered down. but i think it was b/c i was feathering it. Ive been able to do all out spin with no problems.
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Old 08-03-06, 09:49 AM
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ahh i was feathering the throttle so what you do differently?
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i dont know.....like i said, sometimes it kinda boggs down (mid spin), most of the time it just spins like crazy though. i dont have an exact answer for you, i was just letting you know your not the only person that that has happened to.
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sounds like you's are holding back put your foot to the floor abit more and you wont have dat problem!!!!...
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Do you have at least 1/2 tank of gas, maybe more? If you are turning left and it cuts out, you are probably running into fuel starvation.
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will fill the tank and try again,

cheers for the replys
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full tank problem solved!

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I ran into this problem at autocross.

Left hand turns with less than 1/2-2/3 tank lead to fuel starvation
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Gotta love 95's
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I dunno why someone told me that the 95's weren't good enough. dub, would you be able to confirm that ALL '95 tanks have that issue resolved?
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That's a strange thing to say to someone?!?! Not good enough? IMO, the are the best looking

I can only confirm what I've read on here...the 95 tanks have the same P/N as the 96+ tanks; which are the "upgraded" tanks.
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Originally Posted by Wilberforce
full tank problem solved!

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Yeah, you don't want to starve fuel like this since it can blow your engine.

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That's a strange thing to say to someone?!?! Not good enough? IMO, the are the best looking
Bah....I meant the tanks not being good enough. You know what I meant.

Besides, everyone knows that the '93s are by far the best.


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I can only confirm what I've read on here...the 95 tanks have the same P/N as the 96+ tanks; which are the "upgraded" tanks.
That's all I needed to know! I'm sure Ray can hook it up. Thanks!
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Post a price for the 95+ tanks if you do get one.
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fuel starvation = pop!

be careful when playing in the street kids.
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Fuel tank price
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That one is for a protoge...the RX-7 one is $597

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Oops I went thru that kinda fast.
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Malloy's prices...

95 shipped from Japan - $497.63

Modified (?) 93-94 in stock - $547.50

Did Mazda, after the issues were known, change the design after the fact and sell them as a modified part?
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I'm working on a product to fix the fuel starvation issue....I'm hoping to have a prototype out by next month
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If it's a better price than a new tank, I'm all over it.
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Are you talking about a fuel cut? Too many detonation?
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It may be about the same price or a little more, considering it will be running an additional pump.
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