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I recently installed a Pioneer NEX 1330 with Apply Car Play and love it. Got tired of the factory radio starting at the first song on on my iPod every time I restarted the car and taking forever to load. Currently working on a 3-way active front stage with a JL TwK DSP. https://youtu.be/SFu4aczPCMk

I found this interesting article about Mazda's Skyactiv technology and what goes into it and wanted to share it here. http://altairenlighten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Mazda-Skyactive-lightweight.pdf Enjoy. Just got back from a drive in my CX5 and I just love this motor and transmission...

I got this in an email from Mazda the other day and thought it would be good to share it with those who may not have received it. http://links.mkt2473.com/ctt?kn=10&ms=Nzc3MjgxOAS2&r=MTAxMDI4MzEwOTg3S0&b=0&j=NjgyOTkxNDIxS0&mt=1&rt=0

I drove a company 2014 Escape SE with just 1000 miles on it and I have to say it wasn't bad overall. The smaller turbo engine feels good and is silent with less NVH (noise vehicle harshness) than the 2.5 in my CX5 but the CX5 engine is still noticeably stronger. Its somewhere between the Mazda...

Crutchfield has a picture of it with a Pioneer radio installed on the front cover of their catalog. I got my catalog in the mail today and saw this nice radio installed in this familiar dash and said "hey, that's my dash in that picture". :)

I added some felt floor protectors to my Polk tweeters to tone them down a little bit. I got this idea from the Snell Acoustics type A speakers I sold where they used a piece of felt covering half the tweeter to I assume make them sound warm. These are the 1" tweeters from the Polk 6500 series...

I'm doing a pole here to see if you think the CX5 has high road noise. I especially want to see if there is a difference between the Yokohama Geolander G91A 17" tires and the Toyo A23 19" tires. Please select the vote that applies to the tire size you have.

Was surfing fuelly and making a comparison of the 2014 CX5 gas motor to the same Subaru Forester and noted that the CX5 is getting better real world fuel mileage than the Subaru Forester by 1.3 mpg. This is significant because in Consumer Reports testing the Subaru Forester ousted the CX5 by 1...

So now that I have a new more powerful sound system I started looking into my old CD collection from years ago. Most of those CDs were tossed around inside boxes in my storage and ended up so scratched up that they were unplayable. Some were really bad and I thought for sure they were a loss. I...

I really want to replace the factory radio in my wife's 2012 Mazda 5 but I cannot find a retrofit kit that will allow me to replace it. Does anyone know where I can get one? Crutchfield says there are none and the Mazda 3 dash is different. Thanks

I've searched but haven't been able to find info specifically for the CX5. Just want to know if anyone has installed sound dampers like Dynomat or Second skin on their CX5 and were they effective at reducing road noise at 70 MPH. It seems that the front of the car already has pretty good sound...

Anyone have these and how do you like them? How do they sound on the factory radio? I'm getting tired of the lack of mid range and boomy stock front door speakers. Thanks

I found this YouTube video on the subject interesting. They explain why it happens on early takers of the technology and what manufacturers have done to solve the problem. http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=IzXeeCiSL7k

There was a decent continuous driving rain today on my 70-mile commute home. I filled up just before I left and reset the computers ave mileage trip. Normally when I do this I can get the computers avg gas mileage to the 36-37 range for the first 140 miles. With this driving rain I was going...

I have read somewhere here that the speedometer under reports the actual speed by 2+% and that to compensate for this you need to add 2-3% to your calculated mileage to compensate. I just don't believe that so I ran a little test with the best tool I have. I used my GPS to track the total miles...

I discovered this by accident on my 1 hr and 10 minute commute to work. I like to listen to AM radio and about half way to work I lose reception. So I decided to download the Iheart radio app so I could stream the radio station I like on my phone. While my phone was downloading the app I plugged...

I test drove one mostly because a family member is interested and wanted me to come. I drove it because I wanted to experience the difference in power between the 2.5 in the new 6 and the 2.0 I have in my CX5. I have to say the difference in power is much less than I expected, but it is only 30...

Had a family member go look at a 2014 6 in the showroom today and he said it was EPA rated 38 hwy. Pretty good for a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder pulling a 3300 lb sedan around. This engine might do ok in the CX5.

I was comparing the specifications of the new Mazda6 to the CX5 on the Mazda website and noticed that the 2.0 liter engine in the CX5 has direct injection and the 2.5 in the 6 has Electronically controlled multiport fuel injection. I wonder why they did that? That can't be good for better fuel...

I noticed today that when I ejected the CD from the player on my Sport model that it was unusually hot in my hand. If this thing gets this hot inside than I imagine the electrical components inside the radio head unit not lasting very long. Anyone else notice this? I'm thinking that the heater...