I didnt mean to come off like that, and I thought you had a speed haha. But you cant tell me the 3s do not have a lack at building power. but anyways your car is nasty dude! it looks awesome.
Disagree. Small things make pretty nice differences on the 2.3. I've driven his car, and I've driven a number of MS3's. I'd rather drive his 3 the way it is to be honest. The car pulls pretty well for an N/A car, and the torque curve is relatively flat. I have no doubt that it would take a stock MSP thru a quarter mile... hell, even one with mild bolt ons.
But... at the same time, there's no doubt that just about every Mazda has an inherent flaw that causes issues. FS-DE with the weak rods, MS3's with the transmission dropping habits... etc.
But this isn't the point of the thread of course.