Recent content by njaremka

Thanks for pulling this together! This is a great resource for Mazda3 / Mazda6 / CX-5 owners.

The Vision X Compact looks like fun. The Vision X Coupe... I think this will be polarizing. Looks to me like a grown-up current generation Mazda3. Mazda needs to bring some new fantastic driving "Cars" to market.

According to the Mevotech catalog, the MS3 front end links are the same length as the Mazda5 end links.

Adjustable links are not 100% needed, especially for a street car. Also, the MS3 bars are not THAT much bigger where heavy links are needed. If you installed the MS3 front sway bar, OEM style Mazda5 links will be just fine, unless the bar holes are bigger like in the rear. IN that case, get...

New Mazda6?? https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69029807/mazda-vision-concept-teaser/

The tai lights look to be 2008-2010 LED version, front bumper and headlights are 2011-2015 model. I can't imagine Mazda made the front end structure THAT much different. My guess is a front end accident, and the owner found some junkyard parts and made them work.

Yeah, Mevotech Supreme components. I agree that "Some" OEM parts will be better quality, but I've been around the block enough times to see the value in aftermarket components. Why pay twice as much for a product that might give you 95% quality compared to OEM? If the car has 100k+ miles on...

Based on those videos posted, doesn't look like there is a problem to me - appears to be driving pretty straight. Your alignment looks spot on, too.

For replacement suspension components, I've had really good success with the Mevotech brand at RockAuto. Cheap, and well made components.

Need more space than just lowering all the seats flat? I can't imagine the handling with the seats out will be dangerous, might just feel a little light in the back. I would be more worried about handling with the back loaded with that much cargo...

Nice! I got a 17/20 that time through (y)

It's not that bad. When I did it, I pulled the intake manifold, and I think I just removed the flaps. I might have left the shaft in the manifold to keep the ports plugged. If you remove the shaft, you'll just need to plug the port where the shaft comes through.

To benefit the engine better, pull the VTCS flaps (NOT the VICS flaps) from the intake manifold.

I scored 80 points out of 100 (16/20 correct) That was fun, but I would have liked to see the correct answers at the bottom for the ones I got wrong.

RockAuto has these: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=11050184&cc=1444849&pt=10653&jsn=561 https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=11050188&cc=1444849&pt=10653&jsn=562 Walker Exhaust products 36543 / 36544