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This is the engine bay

Just a note for those of you who may be shopping for winter tires for your Mirages..
When I bought my '17 Mirage it came with an additional set of steelies and tires for winter.

Tires are...

Added Honda Fit info & links.
Added Mini Cooper info & links.

I'll add another table. :)

I used Wheel-Size.com as my source for sizing info. Here is what they say about the various model cars...

Yeah once I tear the old engine apart Ill let you all know my findings and will post pictures of all bearing surfaces.

The new ND Miata came out this year and there was a lot of talk about how the engine was under powered and that the US market wasn't getting the larger engine or turbo options. I've had the car on...

You thanked MetroMPG for this post back in 2014 lol.

It says MITSUBISHI MOTORS NEW MULTI GEAR OIL ECO API GL-4 SAE 75W-80
Quantity dm³ (qt): 1.6 (1.69)


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Well, you could print it but I hope you have a lot of paper!

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmM-AiVvMaF5whvj8lyHkvx4pjbG

Little water in your gas never hurt anything.

http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/clean-carbon-out-free-226313/index8/#post3277180

Too answer your questions, in order...

Yes Im serious, yes I've...

You definitely won't get 10% better economy by switching too pure gasoline lol

Ethenol is roughly 80% effective compared to gasoline. So you would get about 2% betterr, and that's if your engine...

I've had my homemade oil catch can in place for approximately 6,650 miles and wanted to present my results. I have used Mobil 1 0W-20 the entire time without an oil change and have witnessed a drop...

made this months ago from a solid steel bar. I just measured from end to end, pounded the ends flat and drilled.

checked it this afternoon to see if it's still straight and it is. was also a good...

Metro is correct! You bent the control arm. Go have your toe set to keep from tire wear until you can replace the control arm,or just do it all at one shot because toe will have to be reset with the...

Bummer! My suspicion is you bent the control arm.

Hopefully Old Mechanic gets his eyeballs on this thread because this topic is right up his alley.

I didn't even think about using old tie rods, that's not a bad idea at all. My first setup bent buckles rated somewhere in the 220lb SWL range, and I replaced them with 1200lb ones. The turnbuckle...

Here it is with the U bolts that ended up snapping.
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I don't have pictures of the new version.

The octane rating doesn't have anything to do with power, but about how stable the fuel is. The lower the octane rating, the more readily it burns. Higher octane fuels are more stable and less likely...

I made one final video this morning, showing the cabin air filter replacement procedure. Pretty simple, but sometimes it's nice to watch it being done first. :)


http://youtu.be/bsI1BI_62YE

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painting the inside of the headlights is kinda tricky.. taking it out of the car itself was easy and took like ten minutes but separating the outer cover from the rest of it to expose the...

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This one is a bit long, 22 minutes. Lots of stop and go, freeway, through town and cruising.

@4:50 you can hear a backfire LOLZ

@15:07 you can hear the mivec change on deceleration, my air box...

GET A MIRAGE FOR YOUR GARAGE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGdSgQKDMXI

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGdSgQKDMXI

For those of you who really dislike this attribute of the Mirage, you should read this article on how to modify power steering assist:

Modifying electric power steering - autospeed.com

It...

REMOVED IT. Now I can see. Maybe my neck muscles will relax and stop aching.
Took 2 seconds / zero brain damage, if any of you other tall ones want to try it.
Use a mirror to look up underneath the...

Quite a lot of cars have similar air dams bolted to the underside, and I'd be looking for one 3 inches wide by 6 feet long. Probably one from a pickup. I'll go and scout out some junkyards at some...

TTAC writer spends an inordinate amount of time going over every detail of the Mirage's exterior in this (serious) critique.

In the end, he likes it (always surprises me).



Bonus: a...