All Wheel Drive Mazdaspeed 3
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Even a RWD conversion would be nice to have, AWD I would imagine would be pretty sick, tho not necessarily needed for DD on the city streetsMazdaspeed6 curb weight: 3,589 lbs
Mazdaspeed3 curb weight: 3,153 lbs.
Add the 122lbs of this kit and there is only a difference of 314lbs. That's considerable if you are taking your car to the track, but for most of us who don't it is roughly the difference between driving by yourself and driving with two friends. I'm sure Mazda also had that in mind. Plus the 274HP that the MS6 puts out (which would be equivalent to what an AWD MS3 woudl put out) is not enough to compete with the EVO or WRX so Mazda simply tackled the 2WD market successfully instead of falling short of the goal in the AWD market.
Mazdaspeed3 curb weight: 3,153 lbs.
Add the 122lbs of this kit and there is only a difference of 314lbs. That's considerable if you are taking your car to the track, but for most of us who don't it is roughly the difference between driving by yourself and driving with two friends. I'm sure Mazda also had that in mind. Plus the 274HP that the MS6 puts out (which would be equivalent to what an AWD MS3 woudl put out) is not enough to compete with the EVO or WRX so Mazda simply tackled the 2WD market successfully instead of falling short of the goal in the AWD market.
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- 2001 Mazda MP3
i just want to know what componets they used, i'm assuming a MS6 tranny and rear def
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- 2001 Mazda MP3
naw, its all from the 911 Turbo AWD and its a direct bolt up
Nismothecat
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- 08 Mazdaspeed3
Come on tell us the truth we know that the whole AWD system is from the STI, and it's a direct bolt-on.
(smash) hahha
yup just like the STi hoods.
I havent seen parts and labor kill people yet!
turtleman321
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my guess would be the rear differential is now located where the gas tank was located. so they moved it into the spare tire well.
builthatch
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ehh..i dunno. 275hp out of the box and awd for 26ish would be ideal! it's way more powerful than the regular wrxs that have been available, and alot cheaper than the EVO and STIs. I think it would be ideal, honestly. While an option for it sounds ideal, in reality i think that it's a marketing litmus test that would have ended up leaving a bunch of excess fwd ms3s around.
high power and fwd just isn't ideal for a car that is primarily a street warrior. i think the turbo honda guys have shown us that...
i love my ms3, and have driven nothing but fwd as my main vehicle for 10 years, but considering what else is available now, i would rather it be awd.
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factory fuel tank in the way of the drive shaft
oaklandopen
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the base price of a speed3 compared to the base price of the evoX, almost $10k. i think an AWD speed3 version from the factory would have still been a better bargain.
and if it could have been done from the factory they wuldn't even have to change the power output either, just get rid of the limited boost in 1st and 2nd and im sure it would be a very low 5 second 0-60. i've seen the ms6 advertized at 5.4 seconds 0-62
and if it could have been done from the factory they wuldn't even have to change the power output either, just get rid of the limited boost in 1st and 2nd and im sure it would be a very low 5 second 0-60. i've seen the ms6 advertized at 5.4 seconds 0-62
