2.0t03speed
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- 08.5 CWP Speed 3
8k front 10k rear
What have you done to your MSP today?
- Thread starter baconbitz
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege 1660, 2004 Winning Blue RX8, 2005 Mazda6
Yeah, that's where it's most noticeable... I've heard it many times... lol
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- '13 CWP MS3 & '16 Mazda6 GT
Im assuming then that higher rear spring rate is better for this car?
2.0t03speed
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- 08.5 CWP Speed 3
sweet we can have the battle of non forged motors with bigger turbo's lol
Lol yeah. I have the 228k mile motor I'm my shed, that's the one that will be forged. May get the standalone Before I put the forged motor in as well. Then when I put the forged motor in, it will be the last piece of the puzzle.
For autocross and the mtns, you want the rear to slide with lift throttle, so yeah, a stiffer rear spring rate helps with that.
I'll tell you something strange I found out while doing the suspension though; the car felt more stable, and planted with the front swaybar disconnected. The steering was kind of numbed, and less quick, but the car was more planted overall.
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- '13 CWP MS3 & '16 Mazda6 GT
Interesting...An easier way to get the rear to slide out more would be an adjustable rear sway bar but I dont believe anyone ever made one for our car...
bikingpro5
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- 03 Protege5
AWR makes an adjustable rear sway bar for our car
Not the same, IMO, but yes, it would help with rear rotation. With an adjustable bar you could also tune it to give you a very neutral feeling rotation, which would be an advantage.
2.0t03speed
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- 08.5 CWP Speed 3
he runs a microtech
I have AWR coilovers F600lbs and R600lbs, AWR trailing arms, and a modified AWR rear swaybar. I have the rear clamps as far up to the curve of the bar as they can go. With throttle lift sometimes the car rotates to much if I have street tires on. More of a track setup, but nice on warmer days with nice street tires. If it rotates to much you have to point the car with the steering and give it some gas to pull it through the turn. Almost like a drift, but with you're hoping it won't rotate any more rather than powering through a slide for a turn. I broke a front endlink a while back and it will plant the car more, but the steering is less responsive, less nimble, and will tripod a lot easier. I prefer the slide out the rear method over the push the front end method any day though IMO.
2.0t03speed
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- 08.5 CWP Speed 3
woot just got an email my cusco tie bar is done and being shipped from japan today!!!
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- 1989 RX-7 GXL Blaze Red
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