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[Soyo]

ok lately I've been getting this wierd noise right after I start it up, sometimes it does it just idling but sometimes it only does it if I rev it up a little bit. its like a sqeeky/scratchy noise and I have no clue what it is

also it feels like my transmission is slipping or something because say I got to 4k rpms in 1st and shift to second then go back on the gas, the rpms stay at 4k then after like 2 seconds on the gas it drops down to normal again... *sigh* my car is falling apart more and more everyday and I don't have any money

[Jims5543]

The woes of owning a 15 y/o car.

The first problem I have no clue.
Second problem sounds like your clutch is going. You could do a ghetto repair and get a clutch disc for about $70
http://www.moonlightmechanic.com/sto...rt=Clutch+Disc

Or do a whole new OEM type setup for about $300

http://www.moonlightmechanic.com/sto...tion=000374216

[Soyo]

cry... its so wierd, it was working totaly normal friday night when some guy in a civic tried messing with me while I was minding my own business, then I had to tell him bye bye then saturday morning I'm on my way to circuit city and I'm like WTF!?!? wierdest feeling ever. I figured it was the clutch(duh) I was just hoping I was wrong cry some more
looks like I wont be getting a new acoustic guitar for awhile now... just wish I had 500 bucks to get a street clutch and steel flywheel from mazdatrix and then I'd be glad it went out cuz it'd give me a reason to buy it... but I have a whole 267 dollars on me and maybe 80 in the bank so that may not work heh

[Soyo]

ok I got a question, I could replace the clutch and keep the same flywheel for awhile till I can get the new flywheel can't I?
this is what I'm looking at as an upgrade since mine seems to be going out http://www.planetperformance.com/veh...oductID=182994 gimme some feedback on what you think

[Jims5543]

If you are planing on replacing the flywheel in the future then just drop in a clutch disk for now. It will buy you some time and save you some money.

[Soyo]

it'll shift fine if I do that? like as in it'll last till like may? cuz thats when I was planning on doing the clutch and flywheel before all this happened. I found a new OEM disc at mazdatrix.com for $65, is that a resonable price or would I be better off buying one from a shop or something?

[Jims5543]

If your looking for a few months it should work fine.

Just sucks to have to drop the tranny twice thats all.

[Soyo]

that deffinately makes sense, thank for the suggestion, I think I'll be doing that, unfortunately its cold as balls in kansas right now so I might be paying a shop to do it for me unless it warms up a bit

the rx7 is fun on the ice roads

[DevoutWankelist]

lol, I did mine a few weeks ago during the big snow, FUN FUN FUN

[Soyo]

ok I'm hoping this might be my problem, I was just kinda looking around on the racing beat website and saw that on the clutch throwout bearing they said something about if it goes bad it can kinda make a whirring sound, although mine is at startup sometimes not everytime I put in the clutch, http://www.racingbeat.com/FRmazda2.htm that the page. any ideas? could that maybe be the sound? I'm hoping it is cuz its only $35 haha

[Jims5543]

I think it only makes noise if you have the clutch disengaged. But if its fubar it might make noise all the time.