Mazdaspeed 3 ??
05-03-2009, 10:01 AM
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Mazdaspeed 3 ?? Alright, a friend of a friend of a boyfriend told him his car is pushing 400 HP with a bigger turbo swap and some bolt ons in his mazdaspeed 3. Is this possible? He says he crapped on a Camaro SS before. I don't know much about these cars. Anyone wanna chime in? Can 400 be obtailed like that and if not what has to be done? I was thinking of racing him and if its a turbo wondering if i can take him from a dig possibly? Just thinking.. if its really 400 hp probably not
sure thing. He says hes got drag radials. I looked that car up, why are they so damn fast. Like a skittle?
05-04-2009, 10:19 AM
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Plus high compression, direct injection and a fairly small turbo and you can kiss turbo lag goodbye.
05-04-2009, 05:21 PM
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Even so, they have almost 10:1 compression plus direct injection so it won't be huge lag. That was one of the real strong points to my Speed6 (Same engine) I was always in the powerband no matter what rpm I was at or what gear I was in pretty much. Anything over 1700/1800 rpms and you're good to go.
I say run him either way, if you only have a couple bolt ons I think he'll walk you fairly handily from a higher roll, from a dig you should rip him up easy.
I say run him either way, if you only have a couple bolt ons I think he'll walk you fairly handily from a higher roll, from a dig you should rip him up easy.
05-04-2009, 09:52 PM
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Even so, they have almost 10:1 compression plus direct injection so it won't be huge lag. That was one of the real strong points to my Speed6 (Same engine) I was always in the powerband no matter what rpm I was at or what gear I was in pretty much. Anything over 1700/1800 rpms and you're good to go.
I say run him either way, if you only have a couple bolt ons I think he'll walk you fairly handily from a higher roll, from a dig you should rip him up easy.
I say run him either way, if you only have a couple bolt ons I think he'll walk you fairly handily from a higher roll, from a dig you should rip him up easy.
05-16-2009, 05:04 PM
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Because they weigh nothing, like a skittle. I think they weigh 3000-3100lbs, I was really surprised when I found this out because it looks like it would weigh more.
If you want a comparison, my friend has a bolt-on Mazdaspeed 3 it put down 260hp, 280tq and I only beat him by about 2-2.5 cars from a roll. I saw if he has anywhere near 400whp and can put the power down you'll get beat, by a good amount. Even if you do a dig he might have trouble off the line but if you give him time he'll definately close the gap quick with that power to weight ratio.
If you want a comparison, my friend has a bolt-on Mazdaspeed 3 it put down 260hp, 280tq and I only beat him by about 2-2.5 cars from a roll. I saw if he has anywhere near 400whp and can put the power down you'll get beat, by a good amount. Even if you do a dig he might have trouble off the line but if you give him time he'll definately close the gap quick with that power to weight ratio.
06-04-2009, 02:08 AM
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the problem for building power in the mazdas isnt the turbo its the fuel injectors and the ecu. since it is direct injection and the injectors are high pressure the software to run them efficiently and correctly hasnt been mastered yet the stock fuel system leans out at the 400whp mark and thats when engines have started popping.
