I am thinking about replacing my turbos with an efini twin turbo setup. Are there any good shop manuals available that would help with this job?

 

mazdatrix.com has a shop manual . . . you'll be unpleasantly suprized at the price tho

 

The Mazda shop manual is the way to go - there's no other aftermarket (Haynes, Chilton) service manuals on the FD.

There are PDF copies of the manual floating around - just Google for one. But, IMHO, having the paper manual is invaluable - MUCH easier to use and refer to.

Mazdaformance has the "small" version of the shop manual for $100 -
http://www.mazdaformance.com/Merchan...egory_Code=491

Pricey, but worth it.

Dale

 

I am not as happy with my shop manual as I thought I'd be. Very "not" user friendly IMO. It has a strange layout, and really doesn't describe in detail on what you need to do. Granted I don't need something spelling everything out like which way to turn a bolt, but in parts that I've read, it just said, remove xxx part and not steps to get you to that point. Maybe I just haven't figured out the manual yet, but I prefer the way a Chilton's or Haynes is set up (Have/had them for my DSM and FC). Wish they made one for the FD.

 

I agree. That's why I printed the .pdf's off double sided and put them in a 3 ring binder with section dividers and note sheets.

 

I doubt the manual was created to be used for someone who hadn't been trained on the car (like the Haynes or other manuals). The Mazda manual is to be used as a reference, not a guide (which is why you understand the instructions AFTER you have already done it before).

 

I hate being mean, but I don't recall a shop manual teaching me which way to turn a bolt.

 

That is the one problem with the shop manual - it assumes you're a trained mechanic. Haynes manuals walk you through a lot of things that, to a mechanic, would be obvious.

But, EVERYTHING is in the shop manual. You just gotta know how to use the information that's there.

Most common repairs, and probably some uncommon repairs, should be written up in some way shape or form on this forum.

Dale

 

I've seen the FD3S and the SE3P manual; I don't see any problems with the diagrams. Hell, I'm not even a trained mechanic, just a mechanical engineer .

Off-topic - haven't seen you in the RX-8 Forum lately, dcfc3s.

shelleys_man_06

 

There ya go. Shop manual.

http://www.iluvmyrx7.com/

 

ill be happy to sell my 93 shop manual $60 shipped.