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    Top speed discussion of 2.5L

    I can't find the thread now, but there was a discussion on calculating the top speed of the 2.5L car based on Car & Driver's 133mph top speed for the 2.0L automatic car. I calculated the top speed of the 2.5L based on similar weight and the 184hp of the 2.5L, and verified the results with a...
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    Detroit Belle Isle Mazda Corral: May30 - June1, 2014 We're on the Island!

    Here's my Google photo album of the pictures I took Friday and Saturday at Belle Isle. https://picasaweb.google.com/112311372196410341791/2014DetroitGrandPrix?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCPyXnK3LqInknAE&feat=directlink
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    Finally some decent photos of my 2014 3s GT hatch

    I will probably lower the RX-8 a little eventually, but I'm getting some good use out of the good OEM monotube dampers, first.
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    Bicycle Advice

    That's what I do. I lay a blanket down in the hatch area (queen size), and it covers all the way up to the back of the front seats. I use a microfiber towel to cover the one spot where the front fork touches the side of the hatch. Other than that, nothing really scrapes. My bike is fairly...
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    CorkSport intake

    That's actually pretty standard for SRI intakes. I've seen a fair number of race cars with similar setups.
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    CorkSport intake

    Any mpg increase that might have resulted from this intake, if there is one, was probably washed out with the fact that I tend to drive it more aggressively around town due to the fantastic sound. I don't see a significant difference in the numbers in my spreadsheet.
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    Lowering Kit and Rims for 2014 Mazda3

    Prices aren't too bad, especially if they really are a decent quality coilover. I'll be keeping them in mind. Thanks!
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    Detroit Belle Isle Mazda Corral: May30 - June1, 2014 We're on the Island!

    I must say, I was not impressed today. The only place I was actually able to see the race was in our reserved grand stand, #2. After walking around and checking everything out that I could get to, I got bored and left early.
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    Lowering Kit and Rims for 2014 Mazda3

    I don't see any mention of Ohlins in Font Motorsports post, but I would sure hope they would be less than Ohlins. I've been eyeing Ohlins for my RX-8, but there's no way I would spend anywhere near that kind of money for a coilover kit for my daily driver, which gets about 33,000 miles a year...
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    Detroit Belle Isle Mazda Corral: May30 - June1, 2014 We're on the Island!

    I'll be there for the police escort Saturday! I'm also going tomorrow, probably showing up around 9:30 AM.
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    Music on USB drive

    I posted too soon! When I started the car on my way home from work yesterday it forgot where it was.
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    Music on USB drive

    It's this one (PNY): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0063GKG6I/?tag=m20b7-20
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    Music on USB drive

    After everything I've read in the owner's manual and from users here, I hadn't bothered to give it a try before, but I thought with v29 it was worth a shot. I've been pleasantly surprised to find that my 64GB drive, with about 41GB of music, has been working flawlessly. It even remembers where...
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    Infotainment System Bugs

    Are you kidding me?! v31 is out now? I just had mine updated Wednesday to v29. Crap.
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    2015 Mazda3 Sedan & Hatch - 2.5 Liter "S" Model with Manual Transmission

    I would love an MX-5, but my wife would kill me if I had THREE Mazdas! Besides, I don't fit well in even the NC Miata. I test drove one before my RX-8, and I was just too cramped in leg room.
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    2015 Mazda3 Sedan & Hatch - 2.5 Liter "S" Model with Manual Transmission

    Speaking of this, I've been using Sport-Manual mode almost exclusively in around-town driving for two or three weeks now. I haven't seen a significant drop in fuel efficiency. I calculate it for every fill-up, and record my calculated number and the car reported average in a Google Docs...
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    2015 Mazda3 Sedan & Hatch - 2.5 Liter "S" Model with Manual Transmission

    Yeah, manuals haven't been faster or more fuel efficient than (good) autos for a while now, but they're still more fun and involving. I never would have considered buying my RX-8 with an auto with paddle shifters, even if it was faster and more fuel efficient. I would be willing to bet that...
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    2015 Mazda3 Sedan & Hatch - 2.5 Liter "S" Model with Manual Transmission

    Cool. Although I had to have an automatic for my daily driver so my wife can drive it, I want to see a manual offering in the 2.5L.
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    Submit a Product Idea

    How about CorkSport hoverpads to get out of traffic jams when someone's Mini Cooper burns to the ground on the expressway? :) Seriously, I'm hoping you guys do your coilover system for the 2014 Mazda3 (s hatchback is what i have).
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    2014 Mazda3 Bose speaker sizes

    One of the documents I have for my 3 states the sizes of all of the speakers. I forgot which one. I think it was the dealer brochure. The size of the front speakers is impressive, and why it has pretty good bass for a car without a subwoofer. In fact, I like the bass in this car better than...
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