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10w30 and I'll use OEM, Wix or Purolator. Never use Fram!Originally Posted by Aku
I've had really good luck with Westco batteries. Other options are the Autozone one and Optima batteries. You want to use a Glass Matte type battery, not lead acid. Avoid the Mazda battery as they are not as good anymore.
Welcome, plan on autocrossing at any?
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
by the way, hello nice to have you here.
Noooooo, Fahrtincann is what I have on the back of my MiataNope... that would be Fahrtincann.
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
Not Bean. He is a firm believer of leaving it all on the (Autocross) field.Noooooo, Fahrtincann is what I have on the back of my Miata
I think that's a que for me to show this picture again...
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Thank you sir! I was afraid many of the newbies wouldn't get it, but I didn't have a copy of the pic. I do now.
Ditto all the welcomes and wish you a wonderful Christmas!
I totally disagree.
Oh look.... something shiny...
Yes we do, I think it's in the by-laws.
Mobil 1 0w-40, Mobil 1 filter, Mobil 1 in the transmission and diff, Westco battery.
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
i thought it meant "car in a box"....
Welcome to the board Aku!
I live where even the coyotes won't go...
Welcome aboard!
To answer your questions:
- Treibenschnell is German for "my car is in boxes". Most of us can't pronounce German, let alone spell it properly, so we "Americanized" it to 3 Bean Salad, also written as 3Bean, Bean, Beano, and "Hey you! When ya gonna put your car back together?"
- I think Mazda recommends 10w30 oil. I used a higher hot weight oil in mine (usually 0w40), because my car saw a lot of autocross use, but I'd recommend 10w30 unless you plan to spend a lot of time at the track. I would also recommend using a good quality synthetic oil.
- I used Mobil 1 filters. You can use the recommended size for a '97-'03 Honda Prelude (can't remember the p/n off the top of my head, but your local Autozone can tell you) if you want a slightly larger capacity filter than OEM.
- The OEM battery is a quality gel cell unit. It is small, compact, reasonably light, and should last for a lot longer than a typical car battery.
Hope that helps!
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
[Drift ON]
Remember the line - "Hey, there's a piece of the suspension on the track... it came off of that ugly blue car!"
[/Drift OFF]
Damnit... I can't remember who it was that retrieved that piece of pipe!
I'd hate to crush your dream...
Speed
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Don't look...there's nothing down here for you!
It's alright baby, take your shot.
Well, "schnell" does mean fast. However, "treiben" has nothing to do with driving a car. It's the "drive" you associate with the phrase "cattle drive"--to herd something. What you are wanting as your German equivalent of "driving fast" is "schnellfahren."It's alright baby, take your shot.
Furthermore, "schnell fahren" can be translated as "driving fast." Schnellfahren (one word) is the act of driving fast.
Speed
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Don't look...there's nothing down here for you!
For fun, I plugged them all into Babel Fish:
Treiben = Float
Schnell = Fast
fahren = drive
Schnellfahren = High-speeddrive
Schnell fahren = Fast drive
Treibenschnell = drive-fast
Treiben schnell = Float fast
**Yes, I know that Bable Fish is often wrong... it was just for fun**
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I still think Bean's screen name should have been "mein Auto ist in den Kästen".
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
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