Let's see some Mazda3 5-doors
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09WhiteBlackAzz
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i want the rear wheels lol
cali_axela
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Yes, the engine blew on the track and caused a relatively epic little oil fire shortly after I exited into the parking lot. There's more details about it on MOCC in the Buttonwillow thread.
cali_axela
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They're Shinkas w/ 225/40/18 SPT tires, and the full set of 4 will probably be for sale soon. I threw the back two on once it cooled down so I didn't waste the track tire tread while getting a two-wheel tow. Those wheels are all in great shape.
cali_axela
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Yeah, well it was bound to happen eventually (the stock engine blowing at the track at least... the fire was a surprise though). Won't have time to dig into it and figure out the extent of the damage under all the melted plastic until this weekend. But unless it's a lot worse than I expect, I do plan to just strip it all out, get a cage put in, and just make it a dedicated track car instead of bothering with replacing any of the plastic/carpet.
MonchieM3S
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damn it cali, I had to run over to the other forum and search.. =P
09WhiteBlackAzz
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how much boost running on stock engine
nvm read ur avatar
nvm read ur avatar
cali_axela
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^ that dyno was done with the stock midpipe/cat right after the turbo install; I've been running a 3" open exhaust w/ high-flow cat for awhile, and it was a very noticeable improvement but never got it dynoed. So I would imagine it was running closer to 255whp for the last couple years if I had to guess. It was dead reliable, more so than a lot of people's stock engines... right up until it actually died.
cali_axela
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It was pinging ever since I got gas at some random ghetto station off I-5 on the drive down to the track, so that probably played a large part of it. I don't think I could hear the knocking with my helmet on, if I had an EGR gauge it was probably ramping up really hot and I would have been able to avoid it, but I didn't realize how bad it was getting since the AFR and boost were fine.
xdrxchalupa
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pic taken at perris race track right
cali_axela
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Haha... yeah, it was at Buttonwillow, as I said earlier.
Here's one from her good side...
And one from the bad:
Here's one from her good side...
And one from the bad:
No, RS vinyl, he's on here
Looks good!
