Originally Posted by dubulup

N/A's are

Originally Posted by Miss_liss_a

<---husband right now!


but not for long

Originally Posted by FDNewbie

You know the funny thing? A lot of ppl on here wag their tail about doing their own work. It's almost like a bragging right, as if to make one owner "better" than another. But if you step back and take a look at things, you'll realize something really quickly. Of the guys who do their own work, how many of them have problem-free reliable FD's? Hmmm....

My point, one of the MAJOR reasons the FD got such a bad rap for being unreliable was the very high maintenance cost, which led many owners to try and cut costs (and hence corners) and do the work themselves. You have full fleged Mazda Mechanics - some of which are VERY talented - who are absolutely *lost* when working on rotaries, esp. FDs. That should tell ya something. So when ppl start getting creative and trying to do things wayy past their expertise on their own, the crap hits the ceiling pretty darn fast.

So in short, it's great to work on your own car, but *within your own limits*. I'm not ashamed for a SECOND to say I paid for one of the best shops in the nation to work on my car several times... Sure I did a few simple installs, diagnoses and repairs (along w/ the help and guidance of friends and forum members), but knowing your limitations is key. And I gotta tell ya, when you do that, you'll have a MUCH more reliable and enjoyable FD in the long run. I know I have...

~Ramy

PS: It's funny, cuz there was a thread in this section discussing this very same fact not too long ago, and pretty much all the guys who had prob-free FD's said the same thing...

Originally Posted by FDNewbie

You know the funny thing? A lot of ppl on here wag their tail about doing their own work. It's almost like a bragging right, as if to make one owner "better" than another. But if you step back and take a look at things, you'll realize something really quickly. Of the guys who do their own work, how many of them have problem-free reliable FD's? Hmmm....

Originally Posted by A3ON7

That's so true. That happens to me too when i started working on my Corvette Sting Ray. I try to save some money to fix it myself and in the end i make things worse and need to pay $1500 to the shop for repairs, labors and parts.

Originally Posted by snkydvl

Welcome, nice to see another FD chick in here. It's a nice clean car you have there.

Originally Posted by FD3S2005

Great another female 7 lover/driver... its good to see another.. i now know 3 girls that drive a 7..have fun with the car and be careful its a beast

Originally Posted by Section8

This is what you'll need for Oil Temp and Pressure. It says RX8, but it will work on the FD. I'm getting ready to order one myself.

http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtnumber=11803

Originally Posted by revsteve

Ahem Ramy - I do all my own work and my car has been extremely reliable. I also did a bit of work on your car if I remember correctly....

Then again, your car is in the shop now so maybe I should shut up

Originally Posted by Miss_liss_a

Hello all, I have been a lover of the FD's for quite a long time and i have finally found the right one for me. Its a white 1995 touring model with a black leather interior. Im still reading up on the workings of the FD's as i am not familiar with them, i downloaded and printed the FSM and it has already proven itself to be extreamly useful.

I have a few parts in my living room that need to be installed but i am waiting for a few more to get here befor i begin any of that. The parts that are waiting to go in are, fluidyne radiator, alum AST, 180 degree thermostat, 185 degree fan switch, and a downpipe coated in header wrap. im hoping all this lowers my underhood temps drastically!

Now for my question befor i show you all some pics of my new baby, im planning on installing all this with some new gauges (coolant temp, boost/vacume gauge and an oil PSI gauge) and im having problems figuring out the best way to install the oil psi gauge. Im thinking about using an oil filter sandwich adapter, however im not sure on where i can locate one that is not cheap ebay crap and will match my autometer z series sending unit(electric model not mechanical). any help or segustions would be greatly appreciated.

also on a small side note, i just installed a very high end stereo and had some problems with the head unit, how did you all overcome the fact that there is not mounting brackets behind the stock pieces. Pics of your installs would be great if you have them. I will post pics of mine once i take some.


-once again thanks for your time and i look forward to utalizing this forums vast knowledge and resources.





here are a few pics of my husbands Z32
yes i will be making my engine bay pretty too, probably with some powdercoating and polishing!

Originally Posted by adam c

Not sure why you decided on an oil pressure gauge when the car already has one.

Originally Posted by Improved FD

you're jokin, right?

Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S

Once you get a new sending unit, the stock oil temp gauges works fine, it is accurate and has the proper range of psi. why clutter up the interior with gauges you don't need?

Originally Posted by Improved FD

you mean "stock oil pressure gauge"?

I replaced the sending unit and it's already going bad again....it's a pos, and oil from the filter drips right on it, talk about a retarded location

Originally Posted by Improved FD

you mean "stock oil pressure gauge"?

I replaced the sending unit and it's already going bad again....it's a pos, and oil from the filter drips right on it, talk about a retarded location

Originally Posted by Mahjik

You know, you could wrap it to protect it.

Originally Posted by Miss_liss_a

<---husband right now!

I have a TT motor in preperations to go into the car in the next few weeks. It is an NA, but it is heavily modified, full suspension/drivetrain/brakes lots of little engine improvements, but once the new engine is in i plan on breaking well into the 12 second range in the 1/4(i dont race 1/4 mile, its only for benchmark and tuning purposes.... im a road course guy all the way, as is my wife)


But yes, right now shes faster then me

but not for long

Originally Posted by CantGoStraight

Hi There,
Welcome to the forum. You two need to come out to our local car club. We meet on tuesday nights off of 39th ave. There are several FD's in the club as well as other sports car oriented vehicles, Mr.2's, S2000, a Vette.....any way your welcome to join us, just PM me and I'll give you some more specifics. Jack

Originally Posted by FDZero

Hey, I have the Motortend this article came from. Nice to see the FD is very well balanced in all fields.

Originally Posted by Miss_liss_a

Thanks. We actually went a long time ago (3 or 4 years ago?). It's behind Kazbors, right. Sam used to work there. Anyhow, we normally go to the intmo meets on Thursday nights on Archer. We will try and make it out there though. I only see FD's in passing, so it would be cool to chat w/ owners.

Originally Posted by Miss_liss_a

I know we're going to the June 17th Brevard Motorsports open track, but I don't know about the 10th. I had to work Tuesday night, but we will probably be at intmo on Thursday. My lil bro graduates from high school tomorrow in Citrus County, so hopefully we'll make it back in time. I know what you mean about the negativity of the intmo meets, but it's been better lately. The ricers stay on their own side, and no cops in quite a long while. Look forward to meeting you, though.