2014 Mazda 3

**travajante** · September 28th, 2022 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by JohnM

No iStop ;)

Reviewers at that time agreed that the 1.5 felt more responsive than the 2.0.

Exactly. Tried both prior & figured future tweaks would give what the 1.5 lacked. I was never gonna iStop, nor did I ever need the glass roofs from past vehicles w/, & dropped the 2.0.
The 1.5 & OVT gave me the best of both worlds. Simple & fun.[emoji4]

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**bugsmobile** · September 28th, 2022 08:51 PM

Plus cheaper car registration for the 1.5! Hehe

**hardwang** · September 28th, 2022 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by travajante

Exactly. Tried both prior & figured future tweaks would give what the 1.5 lacked. I was never gonna iStop, nor did I ever need the glass roofs from past vehicles w/, & dropped the 2.0.
The 1.5 & OVT gave me the best of both worlds. Simple & fun.[emoji4]

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Are there any concrete data vs the 2.0L? Or just butt dyno?

**travajante** · September 28th, 2022 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by hardwang

Are there any concrete data vs the 2.0L? Or just butt dyno?

OVTunes have evolved so much since they started Skyactivs some 8 or so years ago. From what's seen over foreign forums, customer commissioned dynos for the NA 2.0 see about +25whp/+30#ft average gains. The updated 1.5 tunes are so much better than their earlier dyno documented ones. Theirs are now the go-to tunes for Supercharged Skyactivs.

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**yapoy86** · October 9th, 2022 08:06 PM

Update, installed new belts and replaced the leaking tensioner.. oh my.. that tensioner will really flex your muscles.. super tight space, tighter belt and tensioner squeezed the bejesus out of me.. the stretch belt is easier to install.. butterfingers be careful..

I opened up the rubber boot of the old tensioner.. its just a regular spring type tensioner with hydraulic damper.. there's a pool of oil inside.

Next project is lower arm bushing replacement

**travajante** · October 9th, 2022 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Update, installed new belts and replaced the leaking tensioner.. oh my.. that tensioner will really flex your muscles.. super tight space, tighter belt and tensioner squeezed the bejesus out of me.. the stretch belt is easier to install.. butterfingers be careful..

I opened up the rubber boot of the old tensioner.. its just a regular spring type tensioner with hydraulic damper.. there's a pool of oil inside.

Next project is lower arm bushing replacement

Are you going SuperPro bushes?[emoji4]

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**yapoy86** · October 10th, 2022 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by travajante

Are you going SuperPro bushes?[emoji4]

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Will go stock.. i already have mazda bushes here..

Also performed throttle body cleaning.. surprised that its not that dirty ha..

**travajante** · October 10th, 2022 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Will go stock.. i already have mazda bushes here..

Also performed throttle body cleaning.. surprised that its not that dirty ha..

You can source genuine Mazda bushes separate from the arm assemblies now? Nice! PNs? Thanks!

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**yapoy86** · October 10th, 2022 04:36 PM

Yup.. thunder auto in shopee is selling mazda bushes.. found that cx5 and 3 are using the same lower arm bush.. bought mine from shopee (indonesian seller) same with my tensioner..

Just need a machine shop to push out and in the big and small bushings.. i think even ball joints can be replaced as i can see some selling for 3 skyactiv.. confirmed with the seller.

Engine mounts for the cx5 and 3 are also the same.

Stabilizer links are also same..

I just dont know why these stab links have different part numbers for L and R side.. one side is more expensive than the other.. physically, just the same.

**travajante** · October 10th, 2022 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Yup.. thunder auto in shopee is selling mazda bushes.. found that cx5 and 3 are using the same lower arm bush.. bought mine from shopee (indonesian seller) same with my tensioner..

Just need a machine shop to push out and in the big and small bushings.. i think even ball joints can be replaced as i can see some selling for 3 skyactiv.. confirmed with the seller.

Engine mounts for the cx5 and 3 are also the same.

Stabilizer links are also same..

I just dont know why these stab links have different part numbers for L and R side.. one side is more expensive than the other.. physically, just the same.

Been scouring PNs, in vain, for just the bushes alone. Jikiu had em, but opted SuperPro...still in my parts bin. The stock bushes have exceeded lifespan expectations, so w/ the endlinks...to think ours had been on 19s pretty much from the get go.
Amazed at how you dug & good to know they're now available separate from the arms. Thanks for sharing, sir.[emoji120]

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