Mazdaspeed 3

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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Oh ok, didnt know he had those. Light wheels do make a big difference for sure.

[The Brice]

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18" OZ ultraleggaras with Kuhmo MX's. Says it shaved 40lbs. of unsprung weight. That's like shaving approx. 300lbs. of sprung weight!

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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[QUOTE=The Brice;128503]They are not winters they are Kuhmo Ecsta MX's. QUOTE]


17" Michelin X-Ice winter tires on Sport Edition rims and the stock wheels and tires is what he told me. Unless he has a third set of wheels/tires?

[The Brice]

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Mike's aftermarket wheels have snow tires on them, so I'm not sure he used those at the track or not, and as far as cai, motor mount, and a test pipe being serious power adders, well I would disagree. But yea, a mod is a mod.

You could be right about the unusual conditions at race city though.If what you say is true and ms3's normally run 15's in Calgary then I'm wrong about how they stack up against the mk5 gti's. A chipped gti will be just as fast if not faster than a ms3.

They are not winters they are Kuhmo Ecsta MX's. I do think a stock ms3 would be faster then a chipped GTI, just not 14sec. stock, not up here. It would have been interesting too see how a chipped mk5 GTI with traction and a good driver could have done in those same conditions though, probably wouldn't have been too far behind. Props to those drivers for some very impressive times though.

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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Mike's aftermarket wheels have snow tires on them, so I'm not sure he used those at the track or not, and as far as cai, motor mount, and a test pipe being serious power adders, well I would disagree. But yea, a mod is a mod.

You could be right about the unusual conditions at race city though.If what you say is true and ms3's normally run 15's in Calgary then I'm wrong about how they stack up against the mk5 gti's. A chipped gti will be just as fast if not faster than a ms3.

[Kor]

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I'm not dissing, these numbers are very good, but I don't think a stock or close too ms3 would put up near the same numbers on a typ. Calgary summer track day.

Any car with aftermarket wheels also likely has aftermarket tires too.

I do think that guy deserves congratulations for his time, but no way a stock MS3 will run 14.0 in Calgary.

[The Brice]

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Eh, check out the last few secret street threads on beyond. Mikestypes ran a 14.0 at 99.3 mph, and there was another (cant remember his username) who did 14.1 at 97.x.

But I was wrong about them being stock. Both have cai's lol.

Very impressive!! Considering that on that friday Race City was having record setting low air mass conditions, frigid cold temps. and a good tail wind to boot, supposedly. You can see a few weeks prior that the ms3's were in the low 15 to upper 14's on typ. calgary summer weather, and from what I read about Mikestypes he has a CAI, performance motor mount, lightweight OZ wheels, and a testpipe. I'm not dissing, these numbers are very good, but I don't think a stock or close too ms3 would put up near the same numbers on a typ. Calgary summer track day.

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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I don't mean to be a hater but, are you sure a stock Mazdaspeed 3 can run 14.0 in Calgary? This seems very unlikely to me.

Even according to a 1/4 mile calculator, a 3200 lb MS3 at 263hp can run low 14's at best - at sea level. On a good track.

Also Mazda would probably like to advertise a 1/4 mile time that competed with the STI/EVO if they could.

Also based on some reading and youtube videos, it seems like even modified MS3's start to brag when they crack the 14.0. There are some high-13s runs on youtube - but on slicks on better tracks at lower altitudes.

14.0 bone stock in Calgary at race city... I'd like to congratulate that driver!

Eh, check out the last few secret street threads on beyond. Mikestypes ran a 14.0 at 99.3 mph, and there was another (cant remember his username) who did 14.1 at 97.x.

But I was wrong about them being stock. Both have cai's lol.

[Kor]

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I don't mean to be a hater but, are you sure a stock Mazdaspeed 3 can run 14.0 in Calgary? This seems very unlikely to me.

Even according to a 1/4 mile calculator, a 3200 lb MS3 at 263hp can run low 14's at best - at sea level. On a good track.

Also Mazda would probably like to advertise a 1/4 mile time that competed with the STI/EVO if they could.

Also based on some reading and youtube videos, it seems like even modified MS3's start to brag when they crack the 14.0. There are some high-13s runs on youtube - but on slicks on better tracks at lower altitudes.

14.0 bone stock in Calgary at race city... I'd like to congratulate that driver!

[DeanerF]

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How could a stock ms3 run faster at 3300+' alt. then they can at sea level?

oops!



i dont mind them actually. . . somethings i dont like about their looks, and their interiors arnt the greatest. . (niether are rabbit interiors though, but still not asnice)

[The Brice]

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lol sounds good Graeme.

Oh and Freddy, there were a couple stock ms3's at secret street running 14.0-14.1. Correct me if I'm wrong but chipped mk5's normally go low 15's at the same track so....

How could a stock ms3 run faster at 3300+' alt. then they can at sea level?

[Canadian Turbo]

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Mazdaspeed 3 Extreme from down under!

[me=mk3]

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I work at a mazda dealership and I do agree that its not a good looking hatchback, especially the oversized exhaust and the big spoiler, but the engine is the key point of that car. It is programmed to limit the torque in the first two gears to avoid spinning the wheels, but if you chip it it will make a big difference. The only downisde of that car is that its fwd.
If you want to buy a mazda, stay away from rx8 and buy a speed3

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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Coming to the meet tomorrow? Id like to check it out

We can hang out in the corner by ourselves

lol sounds good Graeme.

Oh and Freddy, there were a couple stock ms3's at secret street running 14.0-14.1. Correct me if I'm wrong but chipped mk5's normally go low 15's at the same track so....

[Triple G]

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Well I just picked up a new mazda speed 3 last week

Coming to the meet tomorrow? Id like to check it out

We can hang out in the corner by ourselves