Wheels + Drop = WOW! (no 56k)
- Thread starter Derek88
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I guess you used the black huh?....lol.
I was going to but then, between not having immediate wheel locks, and fearing a slight "rice" look.... I passed. I'll probably try them out just to see how they look soon.
And oh yeah.... I guess I also wanted to be original.haha. Several of us with the BlackMicas have the MS wheels, in fact I dont believe Ive seen a car on the boards with them that isnt black. Strange huh?
If you like the black lugs better, I'll stick with the stock. That way we'll be able to tell our cars apart. That and the fact that my Vibrant tip still has its "foreskin"
Dynos arent cheese brother.... they dont go bad, I dont think...lol
The fact we were so close gives me great confidence in that machine. Plus the fact that it is about EXACTLY where wed be with drivetrain loss and the mods we both have..... assuming of course Mazdas power claims werent bogus to begin with.
I agree. 5hp and 1tq. As close as they get. Until you put down 289/319 for a split second...
I would think that dynos need calibration every now and again, but I feel that this one is pretty much accurate.
Adammazda06
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- Mazdaspeed3
hey i've eaten at that bonefish!!
me too!! Im actually surprised this thread hasnt gotten more hoots from some North Carolinians. Derek and I both expected a guy or two, from the triad, to come out of the woodwork. Oh well.
I guess that explains why theres 5 MS3's(including several 07's) sitting up at City Mazda. I talked to them and they said they hadnt sold one in a while. I got the impression that they would be ready to deal if someone showed some interest.
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- 2003 Mazda Protege 5
Nice shocker decal, I've got the same one! haha And how is that Valentine One hooked up? Car looks good.
Adammazda06
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yeah, i don't make it up to greensboro much, but i am in raleigh every weekend with the gf. i actually ate at that bonefish after me a coworker finished the cx9 ride and drive at the coliseum. i wanted to take my 3 around the course they had set up but they wouldn't let me.
The MS3 has a 12v outlet thing in the center console. I have the radar detector at the top of the windshield and the wire is hidden under the headliner and down the passenger side a-pillar and hidden all the way back to the console. Then the accessory wires are hidden from the console to the steering column. Pretty easy.
I guess you used the black huh?....lol.
I was going to but then, between not having immediate wheel locks, and fearing a slight "rice" look.... I passed. I'll probably try them out just to see how they look soon.
And oh yeah.... I guess I also wanted to be original.haha. Several of us with the BlackMicas have the MS wheels, in fact I dont believe Ive seen a car on the boards with them that isnt black. Strange huh?
If you like the black lugs better, I'll stick with the stock. That way we'll be able to tell our cars apart. That and the fact that my Vibrant tip still has its "foreskin"
HAHA I went black and couldn't go back I guess. Silver lugs is cool then good logic for distingushing our cars. Mine will be the one with the spray painted lock nuts. But seriously you have to nip the tip as Mel Brooks says, it look way better. I don't know if my thread with the pics of the chopped tip are still floating around.
flipstylex
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- Mazdaspeed 3, Cosmic Blue sport
where's u get the gauges, how much is it too ??? i like em
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- 2007 MS3
The alignment question was asked on Cobb's site because of the same concerns. They went back and checked the rear wheel alignment (makes you wonder why they didn't do it on their own...) and with their Stage2 kit installed the alignment came up within factory specs, or so they said. That kit supposedly drops the nose an inch, and the rear about 7/8ths.
happy and angry
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Do you know if there are any major camber changes with the Cobb stage 2 kit?
