flatlander937
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- '11 Mazda2 Sport
Since things are starting to move along pretty quickly I figured I'd start a build thread.
I previously had a 2009 Mazda3i which I had started auto-xing with and was just starting to build for STF... but then decided I wanted something more Mini-like... without the unreliability of one. I drove a Mazda2 at work and it was just stupid fun to drive so that was it.
Got the 2011 Mazda2 almost exactly one year ago(in March of 2014).
I autocrossed it a couple times while bone stock on some crappy Yokohama tires on one end, and some even crappier Kumhos on the other, 320 and 420 treadwear. It would still lift a wheel on hard turns though...
I added a DDM Works rear sway bar at some point, it helps a TON with body roll and more importantly balance at turn-in.
The engine flopping around always bothered me and I have the basic fab skills to make my own rear motor mount.. so I did:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123843131-Built-a-rear-motor-mount
I still wanted more rotation... so installing a set of camber bolts up front and aligning it at home was the next cheap step to get me by since winter was coming and I had some bigger plans ahead. Here's a thread that documented the camber bolts/alignment being done: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...ber-bolt-install-tip-string-alignment-at-home
One last small gripe with the car that I had was that I can't heel-toe downshift it properly. I have to brake with the left side of the right foot, and tilt my foot sideways to blip the gas pedal... which in stock form is too far away. So I made a throttle extension so I can rev match more consistently. Details here:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...-these-cars!&p=6348057&viewfull=1#post6348057
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I previously had a 2009 Mazda3i which I had started auto-xing with and was just starting to build for STF... but then decided I wanted something more Mini-like... without the unreliability of one. I drove a Mazda2 at work and it was just stupid fun to drive so that was it.
Got the 2011 Mazda2 almost exactly one year ago(in March of 2014).
I autocrossed it a couple times while bone stock on some crappy Yokohama tires on one end, and some even crappier Kumhos on the other, 320 and 420 treadwear. It would still lift a wheel on hard turns though...
I added a DDM Works rear sway bar at some point, it helps a TON with body roll and more importantly balance at turn-in.
The engine flopping around always bothered me and I have the basic fab skills to make my own rear motor mount.. so I did:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123843131-Built-a-rear-motor-mount
I still wanted more rotation... so installing a set of camber bolts up front and aligning it at home was the next cheap step to get me by since winter was coming and I had some bigger plans ahead. Here's a thread that documented the camber bolts/alignment being done: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...ber-bolt-install-tip-string-alignment-at-home
One last small gripe with the car that I had was that I can't heel-toe downshift it properly. I have to brake with the left side of the right foot, and tilt my foot sideways to blip the gas pedal... which in stock form is too far away. So I made a throttle extension so I can rev match more consistently. Details here:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...-these-cars!&p=6348057&viewfull=1#post6348057
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