car goes boom(pics)

[SPEEDYHANS]

ok u guys need to chill the 3's are not bad car but like all car they have there week point if u wore on other form thn u shod know that arout the power u wore making it was bound to happed especialy sens there no good tones out there for biger turbos let alonge knowing that here in miami there no good tuners that work on mazdas donw here

2nd daonly1around there not need for to insoult n-e-one even if they have a bad opining about the car

 

[coyfish]

This isn't mean't to be critical but I am amazed how you managed to get that warrantied. Regardless of what caused the damage, you still had some serious mods in there. Can't believe mazda actually analyzed the situation and took your side instead of raising red flags and screwing you at the first sight of a mod.

Ive never had a warranty problem yet so I dont really know how bad it is but ive mentioned a CAI to 4 or 5 dealers all over florida and they all act like they are ready to screw me.

The mazdaspeeds are not POS cars but I do agree they are not the most mod friendly. American cars like the SRT and cobalt are cheapies but it seems like their platforms are much sturdier for mods.

 

[slo4now]

first line of the original post.


If your dealership is honoring your warranty with those mods, I am going there from now on.

If i have to tow my car there i am also going to that dealer.

 

[dkswim]

ouch until i read your mod list. but it dosnt matter i guess if mazda is footing the bill.

 

[jbiird317]

i call BS that mazda will cover all this, but hey, great news for you if you either have a) a kick ass dealership that is willing to ignore MASSIVE modifications to this car or b) a very vivid imagination. Either of those should make anybody very happy

 

[Captain KRM P5]

hey ken waz up man, theres a mark on the piston pin which the tech told me that the pin slowly slipped through the clip, the clip came off intact no damage at all.

i would love to see pictures of that if possible. mazda almost never has a tech pull one of these apart even for warranty replacement, so unless the engine was stripped down that kind of damage would never be seen. not calling your tech a liar, just saying that no dealer in chicagoland (where i am) has ever been asked to do anything other than pull an engine and ship it back to corporate, then toss a new engine back into it. whether it be a 6, 3 or mazdaspeed3 or 6.

 

[SPEEDYHANS]

his got a good point

 

[PCspeed3]

Just goes to show that the speed 3 is not big turbo friendly. Cobb's Speed 3 has been on the dyno 1,000 plus times and hasint shown one sign of weakness.

 

[SPEEDYHANS]

thats y i think the best set up is a gt28 and im steying to it

 

[jamesk]

what about the new hiboost kit? they prove to push the car to 450 whp dont they?

 

[blackmica08]

i would love to see pictures of that if possible. mazda almost never has a tech pull one of these apart even for warranty replacement, so unless the engine was stripped down that kind of damage would never be seen. not calling your tech a liar, just saying that no dealer in chicagoland (where i am) has ever been asked to do anything other than pull an engine and ship it back to corporate, then toss a new engine back into it. whether it be a 6, 3 or mazdaspeed3 or 6.

actually i have the piston pin that ame loose with me, i post a picture tomorrow.

 

[blackmica08]

thats y i think the best set up is a gt28 and im steying to it

i had it with this car im putting everything back to stock and start selling every aftermarket part. theres no potential for this car , very dissapointed, i should had stay with my s/c gt.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

i had it with this car im putting everything back to stock and start selling every aftermarket part. theres no potential for this car , very dissapointed, i should had stay with my s/c gt.

sorry to see you jump ship my friend. enjoyed working with you.

 

[SPEEDYHANS]

i had it with this car im putting everything back to stock and start selling every aftermarket part. theres no potential for this car , very dissapointed, i should had stay with my s/c gt.

let me know what ur selling dont mein to sound like a volter

 

[Captain KRM P5]

vulture you mean?

 

[jbiird317]

he englesh and spillng no good, must furgiv

 

[SPEEDYHANS]

YES plz

 

[mckraut]

To the OP, are you saying Mazda has already said they're going to cover it or you plan to strong arm them into covering it? Don't they send out some sort of Mazda warranty inspector or something? From the other stories I've heard, I'm stunned that Mazda would cover this under warranty at no cost to you.

 

[60181]

If your dealership is honoring your warranty with those mods, I am going there from now on.

exactly.....and if that's truely the case, then post the name of the dealer so others can make arrangements to go there. shouldn't be a problem if what you're saying is true.

sounds rather odd though. I just got back from getting my oil changed and when I talked with the techs in the garage they all said that the Speed Series has been pretty reliable. They worked out some bugs in the Speed 6 early on but since they've been fine. And this isn't a small Mazda dealership.

In fact the only ones they've seen come in with issues are ones that have been modified. One had a completely ****** up tune done then tried to reflash it back to stock but was busted because the s/n's in the software didn't match the car. Ouch. They see a ton more WRX's and STi's though...but then they do sell a lot of those too and we all know how often those are modded and beat on.

Good luck just the same. I would say stop bashing the car though....especially when you're a far cry from stock. You've changed just about everything reliability revolves around. Now if you built 5,000 per year just like yours and then one failed...different story. Obviously something wasn't right and to blame it on the factory is plain not accurate.

 

[SPEEDYHANS]

hey to be honest ever sensce i meet u u have had big turbos u went from a gt 28 to a gt 30 in like no time cause when i meet u u had just installed the 28 and now ur saying that u have a 30 dode for the bidding u give it its held up prety good u must say that not only u only have had a reflash think about it