For anybody interested, i have spent a lot of time and money putting together a complete hpfp o-ring rebuild kit. All o-rings are Buna-n (meth/eth safe) metric size, properly measured and test fit on a spare pump, ran on my DD. I dont have enough posts to sell here and cant post outside links...
I was looking at McMaster and did find a metric double seal o-ring that might work better than the standard size listed above.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#1200n156/=14k9f5x
Just curious if anybody has tried the double seal o-rings listed above for the internal piston housing (being that they are undersized)? was going to order a pack of 50-100 of each of the meth/eth safe o-rings listed above, rebuild a spare pump...and possibly put together cheap pump o-ring kits...
stock crash bars don't protect worth a shit either. I'm not saying this is any better, just saying they are both pretty much worthless in a descent crash. I wouldn't even really label this a "crash bar" , more of an " Intercooler support hanging device" ...and that's really the only reason i...
well it's aluminum, so it most likely wont hold up very well in a good front end collision. It is however pretty sturdy and lightweight, and too be honest...the stock crash bars offer very little protection as is.
Just thought i would share this. This is a new product out from Treadstone for the Mazdaspeed 6, custom aluminum crash bar for mounting TR8 or TR1035 Intercoolers. Pics included are of it installed on my car. Fitment is pretty good, mounting brackets and bolts were included. Some longer bolts...