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I have one. As onikaze said, great "street dyno." I personally feel it's pretty acurate however, the ultimate knowing would be compare it with a dyno run.

Hello! I know this thread is about the CX-7 but I couldn't help to tell you that I have a Mazdaspeed3 GT and I pay $608 per year. My MS3 is surely in the same class as the EVO, Sti's etc. For you to be paying $2300, something is wrong somewhere. If I were you, I'd be making some insurance quote...

I anxiously await the verdict...

True, some habits are hard to break. I've just always used the golden rule of making sure things are grounded before applying electricity to them. However, what you said is correct and if your not paying attention, you can easily be (ZAPPO) reminded. (drinks)

Well here's the problem with that. If you modify the OEM bolt from it's original state with any "improved" bolt and that bolt happens to break, I'm willing to bet Mazda may say, "hey you installed an aftermarket bolt and the bill is on you." Sure there are a few options like a bolt & nut...

Ok, it literally took 30 minutes and I stopped for a phone call. It's very easy and straight forward. A 10mm socket completes the entire job. Once I obtained access to the mount, I checked the torque (66 - 86 ft/lbs) and for mine, I immediately received a click of the torque wrench; wheeew...

whitey4311, although your logic is spot on, regardless of mods, these bolts are breaking on cars with no mods. There are over a dozen so far from this forum and others, and maybe a handful of them have mods. If those same folks officially report it to the NHTSA, that would be a great start...

Josh is GREAT!!! I'll have to give him a call today.

Habuzaki, nice photo! I hear Silver is the fastest!!! (headbang)

Smart move! When I check mine out today, if the bolt is even backed out the slightest bit, I'm calling the dealer to come get it. I know allot of you are fixing it on your own which is great, but after talking to my dealer they said what ever I find, leave it. They will take the necessary...

(cool) That's way more of risk than I would take, but have fun!

Your car looks great, but I could never go with a Eibach Sportline kit in my neck of the woods. I have in the past and once they settle another .5" - .75" your going to be mowing the roads. For your sake I hope your roads are nice. You stated they are regular 3 springs, to my understanding the...

Ahh nice! Nice to see another engineers take. Maybe all of us engineers should get together and redesign it for Mazda... (thumb) I believe it's an M12 bolt but, not exactly sure. I actually have the day off tomorrow and I'm going to remove my battery and check things out from a design standpoint.

It all depends on the mid-pipe issue Mazdaspeed was having. It could be next week, next month...

So far the best price I have seen is $590 shipped by our friends at Tonkin Mazda.

Well for the most part it's only the bolt that breaks/comes loose to cause this craziness however, In my opinion the entire mount should be redesigned. I personally feel with the current design and the bolt being completely vertical, that causes excess stress on the bolt, hence the backing out...

I just went to the NHTSA Website and reviewed the complaints and the investigation. For safety sake, I hope something happens sooner than later. Keep us posted.

Looks good! ~26HP & 30ft/lbs of torque. Very comparable to the Mazdaspeed CAI. I have some friends that run Injen CAI's on their cars and they are very happy with them. Also they appear to be great quality.

+1 The current complaints on NHTSA Website list one complaint. The other posted complaints are "I heard that the bolts were breaking and the engine falls out. Mazda needs to fix this problem" bla bla bla. Gents this is not going to fix the problem. Anyone who's even had to tighten there bolt(s)...