hey, im a newbie with a few questions...
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hey, im a newbie with a few questions...
Hey, I'm Erik. Ive got an '88 Turbo II... And ive also got a couple questions. First, I had my stock clutch replaced at a local mazda shop. when i went to go pick it up i asked the mechanic if there was any kind of warranty on the clutch. He kind of gave me a wary, sideways glance and told me "ya' know this car ain't for drag racing, it's for auto cross." He added that it "did have a one year 'parts and labor' warranty", but that i better "not come back in a month sayin' my clutch is slipped". I kind of assumed (ignorantly) that he replaced it with an upgrade clutch, but it was just a stock replacement. Anyways, i was stoked on the new clutch, broke it in, but was a bit peturbed to find out that i could barely get any second gear scratch. In my old NA, with a new clutch i was getting major scratch. Now, i know that scratch is not a good thing, but for me its a fun thing (sometimes)... So, I went ripping around for a few minutes about a week ago, trying to perfect my shifting method, attempting to get the elusive 'second gear scratch' when i slightly slipped my clutch in the proccess. My first question is thus; Is my inability to scratch the tires, due to the fact that the Rx has a stock limited slip? If it is, i feel like a dork for never putting two and two together (and saving myself the clutch slippage)... Next is an ethical question; Do i contact the mechanic and wrangle with him about whether or not he should have to replace my clutch? Philosophically, if there is need of a warranty, they admit that they are occasionally at fault, and since their is no definiton of what 'normal driving conditions' are, who are they to say that i was driving abusively? Should i try to get him to order me a new, heavy duty clutch, and than pay him for the labor? Any reccomendations for clutches? I dont want to be a jerk, so if you guys dont think i should complain, i wont. Also, my car warms up in stages... Starting at about 2000rpms, it drops down to 1500, bounces up and down rhhh..rhhh..rhhh.., for a few minutes than slowly works its way down to 800rpm's. The whole proccess takes close to 10 minutes. The problem is; if i dont allow the car to take its "10", than if i rev to 5000rpms or so, the motor will begin shuddering violently... This is very unpleasant, so if there is an answer as to why... or any sort of remedy, i would appreciate a response. Im sorry for the long post, but i found it difficult to adequetely explain my problems in any shorter format. THANK YOU!!!
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Don't say you raced the car. NEVER say you raced the car. As far as anyone who has to pay money on a warranty that they gave you to fix a part covered by that warranty is concerned, you drive like a little old grandma in a church parking lot. Give them a reason, any small sort of reason, and they WILL, now this is one of those things that is completely 100% guaranteed in life, DEFINITELY try to weasel out of replacing said part for free.
As far as I know, that's the normal warm-up process for rx7's. I can tell you that it's the same for my Accord - 1500 - 1000 - 700.
As far as I know, that's the normal warm-up process for rx7's. I can tell you that it's the same for my Accord - 1500 - 1000 - 700.
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