Recent content by bigsho

Not a whole lot to update on other than surpassing 20k miles 2 weeks ago. Now that the snow has melted will likely do a new video for the YT channel soon with some thoughts now that I've had the vehicle a decent bit of time.

Their headlights are aimed way too high. Our grand highlander was the same way. Got flashed everywhere at night until I manually aimed them down to correct spec lol That being said, we traded in the Grand highlander on a 2025 cx70 preferred. 20k miles so far and no issues. Fun to drive, good...

Does anyone in here have a JB4 that would be willing to share a WOT data log from map 1, 2 or custom mapping? I'm beginning to get the itch...but also want to see what this piggy back does or if I should just hold out for hope this i6 makes it to a different platform that sparks real tuning...

Got a hair over a foot of snow yesterday Went out this morning for some fun. Parking lot was a bit too deep as it was unplowed aside from a ring around the edge of the lot. Sport mode and TCS off had no problem holding a slide. Didn't get to mess around too much as I did get stuck once and...

There's a TSB for the headlight malfunction. They should just need to update the software. As far as the OFF position on the headlight/signal stalk. Thats normal on pretty much every newer mazda. Its spring loaded. They only want you to be able to turn the DRL off when completely stationary. If...

Heres the official doc for MSP66. Mazda will replace the battery if youre throwing a P0DAB code. Otherwise its a flash. To me, it seems like most of the battery issues arent actually battery issues and moreso software thats tripping DTC's even if within normal operating range. These updates...

Went in for service today and they did perform the MSP66 Update. Guess my car didn't require the TCM relearn. Have driven about 100 miles today running errands and such and left i-stop ON so far just to see if any difference. The handoff from engine off to back on at highway speeds is...

Some more info on MSP66. From my understanding if you bring in your car for service and it falls within the VIN ranges specified below, they'll replace the 48v hybrid battery if youre throwing a p0DAB code. If not throwing the code, they'll flash the PCM and TCM with an update.

Anyone gets this PCM/TCM update yet? Looks like its supposed to deal with a battery balancing code issue p0DAB code. I have one more free oil change left at the dealership. Probably will take it in early Jan or end of December and see if they mention anything about this. Saw mention of this...

More snow over the weekend. Gonna melt this week though as it'll be 55 on Thursday lol!

On proper snow tires it'd be a beast. On the factory 19" toyo's, it did fine. Can definitely tell its RWD biased, but its playful and well balanced. Easy to make corrections if needed! Waiting for a proper snowfall to find an empty parking lot to really mess around in with TCS off and in sport...

Played around with TCS off in an empty parking lot this morning after dropping the wife off at work. Was fun tossing this thing around despite its size! Got a good workout in cleaning off the cars and shoveling the driveway as well.

Almost 18k miles on my CX-70 with the greige interior and it still looks great. I clean it once a month and apply a conditioner once every 3 months. Only time it has got dye transfer from jeans was with dark jeans that were fairly New on a hot day where I was sweating. Wiped right off with some...

The wife went down to KY in her 3 last weekend for a baby shower and had a few instances where her phone lost reception and couldn't use maps. So hopped on Amazon and ordered 2 $28 navigation sd cards since the 25 mz3 and cx70 apparently use the same cards. Got em both and put them in both...