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My mazda, although it went to a chap on the mx5oc so i knew she was in good hands, just had a quick look and she's just had a fresh mot last week so appears to be still on the road

Black diamond pads and discs are good, low dust and great bite on the predator pads

What year is the car ? My foz's wiring just wore through with the constant opening of the boot may not be getting constant power, do the rest of the wiper functions work ?

Maybe take the arm off the motor run the wiper see where it comes to rest the pop the wiper back on in correct position. Mag work could just open up a can of worms Might be motor that's dying

If you do go down that route try and get one that goes into the void in the inner wing least it will stop some of the heat soak you get inside the bay

Could get a 2nd set of brembos for 500 ish

It's fully automatic, will turn it's self off at some point when it 'sees' the inside temp/conditions are where it wants them to be, Apparently you can get into it using the free ssm software and remove the auto function

Double sided tape around the flange [emoji23] Mines not stuck on at the front, there's enough at the back to hold it in place,

Stuck slider pins and that's about it, check that the pistons move freely too,

I guess it depends how much needs skimming off the head in relation to the thickness of the gasket to maintain correct compression ratio, I'd go for a multi layer gasket type, @savagebulldogs is your man for a more in depth answer

I wouldn't worry about it mate, they all make power differently some take to it really well others just run out of puff early ( mine included )it was a bit dissapoijing at 1st that I didn't have the same pub numbers as others, it doesn't really matter, both classic &newage owners i've been out driving with are surprised at how rapid mine is on road and are always shocked that the result mine got was lower

Boo, sorey to hear the bad news Doesn't matter which one is leaking best to do the pair and get the heads measured &skimmed accordingly, i'd also see if there's any little bits you wnat to do while it's apart, checking the valves etc, new plugs if they are due a change in the next year, i'd buy new bolts but that's just me, Sure someone who speaks more sense than me will come along in a bit

No budget constraints i'd go ap racing

Unless you have an ecutek map on your car in the 1st place you'll have to buy the licence which is £250 ish off the bat plus mapper time & dyno I wouldn't expect to see much change from £500 [emoji22]

Mine slaps from cold all the time until the oil is up to full operating temprature, it's a bad piston skirt design that's to blame (was rectified on other years) but due to the lay out of the engine most of us suffer a little slap when it gets colder out, It sounds like a high pitched metallic clapping, if it's a dull thud or an irregular nose then it's probably knocking as opposed to slap, A good map won't cure it, as it's only when the pistons have contracted slightly and don't 'fill' the bores like they do when warm. As for the shock are you still looking at the forester ? Or am I confused? 90%of foz's have sls suspension which dies and leaves you with saggy !Removed! syndrome, looks a bit like a dog sitting on its rear when the car is stationary, You can grab the rear arch and lift up, assuming it's not full of rust, to unload the suspension, if it drops loads when you let go the shock is dead,

This one's a two port and my plan is just for the crank, i'm going to retain the pcv (have new one to go in aswell) I was going to insert can between the y section on the turbo side, and run it through there, then back it the intake, For this reason I've ordered a load of stock replacment Cafnk/pcv hoses incase I balls it right up, Is the pcv under the tb on the v3 ? Not taken it all apart yet ad nedx to get moving house sorted

Haha mate it's been pickling my head, ghost will be glad I've finally got my head round it, going to see how much this collects from the crank breather, gonna get a 3 port one for the heads may as well [emoji16] It was 80 plus vat [emoji20] but the build is really nice with it being hewn from ally the internals are good too

Not really but I'm just clutching at straws as it's odd to say the least,

Only thing I can think of is the drain channels on the sills are blocked ? Do you have a sun roof ?

Personally I'd steer clear of something that cheap, last thing you'd want is for it to fail then spend more money on pulling it all apart and starting again

This arrived before I went away

With regards to the downpipe bolt, there are only a few and there 3? I think studs with no head on at all so there's a chance you've not sheared anything off

Sorry I've been away, Mr B is resident 3xperf on the foz, hopefully he'll be along shortly, I've no real experience of the pas system, I only ever check the fluid levels

Which figures are you concerned by ? If it's the knock, it isn't a great deal, didn't you have it on the dyno a few weeks back with a map tweak ? If it was knocking outside what's acceptable he would have stopped the map, Remember the knock sensor picks up exernal noise to a degree. I see a couple of degrees of retardation on my monitor but it's not an issue

I'd give somone like www.viperperformance.co.uk or one of the good eBay sellers a look imo samos are over priced and always take ages to get a set,