I think I haven't posted the full build here at any point, but now's as good a time as any to start. Here is my 3.
Unlike most of the other flared 3's my main intention is to fit tire, not wheel. The goal with this project is to get maximum lateral G's while keeping close to 39mpg highway (the factory rating) to prove that you don't have to compromise efficiency in the name grip. In the coming months I'll be revamping the aero package, lowering the car a bit more and cleaning up all the details to get that 39 back (we're already at 37!) and gathering data of the car pulling over 1G on street tires.
Modification list:
Power/MPG:
Cut-airbox short ram intake
Intake resonator delete
Custom Magnaflow 11132 exhaust w/ 3.5" exit
Ford E-Focus Rear Motor Mount
Chassis/Suspension:
Custom-spec BC Racing Coilovers w/ ext-reservoir, double-adjustable front struts
Digressive valve shim stack in front
Swift Springs 8k, 7" in front
Hyperco Springs 7k, 6" in rear
SPC Rear Camber Arms
Corksport 24mm Rear Sway Bar
Corksport Rear Toe Links
Tri-Point Rear Endlinks
Hotchkis Billet Aluminum Sway Bar Brackets
Powergrid Front Endlinks
GTSPEC Front Strut Tower Bar (cut to clear Skyactiv engine lines)
GTSPEC-Clone Mid-Chassis Brace
Corner balanced by Johnson's Alignment, Torrance, CA
Race alignment by JC Auto House, Temple City, CA
Brakes:
Mazdaspeed3 front brake caliper conversion
Mazda5 rear brake caliper bracket conversion
Centric 125 Series front rotors
Centric 120 Series rear rotors
Stoptech Street Performance pad set for Mazdaspeed3 F/R
Stoptech stainless lines F/R
Edelbrock speed bleeders
Motul RBF600 brake fluid
Wheels/Tires:
Enkei NT03+M 18x10.5 +30 F/R
Dunlop Direzza ZII 285/30/18 F/R
Eibach 15mm spacer F
Eibach 10mm spacer R
ARP 100-7708 2.5" wheel studs F
Eibach 55mm wheel studs R
McGard Splined Lug Nuts + Locks
Enkei silver aluminum valve stems
Exterior/Aerodynamics:
ZG Flare widebody conversion
Front bumper support cut and shimmed
DTM-style cut rear bumper
Rubber strip bumper finishing trim
Garage Vary Front Lip
Bayson R side skirts
Custom Voltex replica Evo IX rear diffuser
Custom aluminum diffuser subframe
Custom fiberglass front diffuser
Custom 3D printed front turning vanes
Custom polyurethane rear lip spoiler
VG Sharkfin Antenna
Interior:
Flush-mounted BC rear damper remote adjuster
Custom eccentric aluminum shift knob
Lighting:
Hella Optilux Extreme Yellow 65W 9005 high beams
Hella Optilux Extreme Yellow 55W H11 low beams
Corksport LED Hatchback Brake Light
Brake light flasher circuit (soon)
Chassis setup (will update numbers as I find information):
Front Dampers: 15 Bump/15 Rebound (clicks from hard)
Rear Dampers: 24 Rebound (clicks from hard)
Springs: 8k F/7k R
Preload: 1 turn F/~14 turns R
Droop: 2" F/2" R
Front Sway: Stock
Rear Sway: 24mm bar on 644 lbs/in setting
Front Endlinks: stock length
Rear Endlinks: +1" length from stock
Bumpsteer Correction: None
Ride Height: 25.0" F/25.3" R (Fender-to-ground measurement; half tank gas, stock-diameter tire)
Camber: 2.4 F/1.6 R
Caster: 3.2 F
Toe: -0.00 F/0.05 R
Unlike most of the other flared 3's my main intention is to fit tire, not wheel. The goal with this project is to get maximum lateral G's while keeping close to 39mpg highway (the factory rating) to prove that you don't have to compromise efficiency in the name grip. In the coming months I'll be revamping the aero package, lowering the car a bit more and cleaning up all the details to get that 39 back (we're already at 37!) and gathering data of the car pulling over 1G on street tires.
Modification list:
Power/MPG:
Cut-airbox short ram intake
Intake resonator delete
Custom Magnaflow 11132 exhaust w/ 3.5" exit
Ford E-Focus Rear Motor Mount
Chassis/Suspension:
Custom-spec BC Racing Coilovers w/ ext-reservoir, double-adjustable front struts
Digressive valve shim stack in front
Swift Springs 8k, 7" in front
Hyperco Springs 7k, 6" in rear
SPC Rear Camber Arms
Corksport 24mm Rear Sway Bar
Corksport Rear Toe Links
Tri-Point Rear Endlinks
Hotchkis Billet Aluminum Sway Bar Brackets
Powergrid Front Endlinks
GTSPEC Front Strut Tower Bar (cut to clear Skyactiv engine lines)
GTSPEC-Clone Mid-Chassis Brace
Corner balanced by Johnson's Alignment, Torrance, CA
Race alignment by JC Auto House, Temple City, CA
Brakes:
Mazdaspeed3 front brake caliper conversion
Mazda5 rear brake caliper bracket conversion
Centric 125 Series front rotors
Centric 120 Series rear rotors
Stoptech Street Performance pad set for Mazdaspeed3 F/R
Stoptech stainless lines F/R
Edelbrock speed bleeders
Motul RBF600 brake fluid
Wheels/Tires:
Enkei NT03+M 18x10.5 +30 F/R
Dunlop Direzza ZII 285/30/18 F/R
Eibach 15mm spacer F
Eibach 10mm spacer R
ARP 100-7708 2.5" wheel studs F
Eibach 55mm wheel studs R
McGard Splined Lug Nuts + Locks
Enkei silver aluminum valve stems
Exterior/Aerodynamics:
ZG Flare widebody conversion
Front bumper support cut and shimmed
DTM-style cut rear bumper
Rubber strip bumper finishing trim
Garage Vary Front Lip
Bayson R side skirts
Custom Voltex replica Evo IX rear diffuser
Custom aluminum diffuser subframe
Custom fiberglass front diffuser
Custom 3D printed front turning vanes
Custom polyurethane rear lip spoiler
VG Sharkfin Antenna
Interior:
Flush-mounted BC rear damper remote adjuster
Custom eccentric aluminum shift knob
Lighting:
Hella Optilux Extreme Yellow 65W 9005 high beams
Hella Optilux Extreme Yellow 55W H11 low beams
Corksport LED Hatchback Brake Light
Brake light flasher circuit (soon)
Chassis setup (will update numbers as I find information):
Front Dampers: 15 Bump/15 Rebound (clicks from hard)
Rear Dampers: 24 Rebound (clicks from hard)
Springs: 8k F/7k R
Preload: 1 turn F/~14 turns R
Droop: 2" F/2" R
Front Sway: Stock
Rear Sway: 24mm bar on 644 lbs/in setting
Front Endlinks: stock length
Rear Endlinks: +1" length from stock
Bumpsteer Correction: None
Ride Height: 25.0" F/25.3" R (Fender-to-ground measurement; half tank gas, stock-diameter tire)
Camber: 2.4 F/1.6 R
Caster: 3.2 F
Toe: -0.00 F/0.05 R
