2014 Mazda 3

[squall88]

The 2.0 iStop requires the higher grade Q85 batts. There are 2 types. Locally, Motolite has EnhancedFloodedBattery * about 3 times the cost of your regular batt.


The better type is AbsorbentGlassMat. These are pricier. Here is a pic:

For the non-iStop 1.5s, they come w/ OE Panasonic Jp batt 55D23L. It's better to go 1SM, N75D23L.



Our traffic, climate & drive conditions have proven to shorten the Q85's service life. A way to keep it healthy longer is to plug it to an iStop batt trickle charger like the CTEK start/stop shown below.

Thank you sir trav! How much ung device an yan sir at saan pwede makabili? Thanks!

[squall88]

Get Amaron, kahit i-stop or non i-stop user ka. Me, I have Amaron under my bonnet kahit na 2.0 engine ako with i-stop. I-stop works perfectly. And to add, much better ang Amaron kesa sa binebentang Motolite sa casa wherein sa ibang members namin eh hindi man lang tumagal ng 1.5 years. Cost wise, lugi ka kasi para kang nagtapon ng 7.5k yearly.

Nice! 21months na warranty/ How much sir ang Amaron battery? Thanks sa suggestion sir

[tolitsaso]

Good day guys, would just like to ask for your opinions specially those who have cquartz-ed their mazda 3. Does this look like it has cquartz? Don't you think the gloss is lacking? Because I'm wondering if it's just the paint color or the detailer's doing. Would really appreciate your opinions. Thanks!



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Where did you get yours done sir?

[travajante]

Thank you sir trav! How much ung device an yan sir at saan pwede makabili? Thanks!

PM'd you supplier's contact, sir.

[travajante]

Can't wait for my Mazda 3! geeez I feel like a kid again

Grats, sir!!!! What color & variant did you order? ETA?

[buknoii]

Grats, sir!!!! What color & variant did you order? ETA?

sonic silver po sir pero 1.5V lang kasi di na kaya ang higher trim but what a joy!

planning on buying those plate relocators and changing the tires and rims.. which is better 17 or 18 inches? di ba matagtag if 18 inches?

[travajante]

sonic silver po sir pero 1.5V lang kasi di na kaya ang higher trim but what a joy!

planning on buying those plate relocators and changing the tires and rims.. which is better 17 or 18 inches? di ba matagtag if 18 inches?

Grats, sir!!!! Awesome color. I've the hobo BM hatch, too...running on 19s. Key to wheel upgrades is lightening. Suspension, braking & acceleration feel will all be positively enhanced w/ lower unsprung weight. 18s will be your best balance for performance & aesthetics. The 3's suspension is drive-tuned & handles very well. I have been on 19s since 2014 & have been all over....still, everything feels like nothing has aged.
For power mods? Hands down, best bang for buck is OrangeVirusTune. Call OV1 +63 927 155 8085 for more details.
For hatches, I've got a few kits left of the USmade RacingBeat Axleback exhaust...for gains, deeper exhaust tone & 4" twin tips...for more details, please email satravajante*gmail.com
Thanks!

[travajante]

Here's a bit of RB History w/ Mazda
Racing Beat's founding duo, Jim Mederer and Takayuki Oku, began modifying and building rotary engines for racing applications back in 1972. It was odd pairing of an American automotive engineer meeting up with a Japanese racer that brought these two unlikely partners together. Together, many early successes came while building engines for dirt track midget cars, IMSA R/S class RX-2's , Car and Driver Magazine's Bonneville RX-4, and Racing Beat's RX-3 NHRA drag car.

Needing a way to finance these projects, newly formed Racing Beat developed and offered a new line of rotary engine performance products. Not all engine development projects were racing applications, some of the more interesting projects in the next few years included a mechanically supercharged rotary engine, a single-rotor experimental engine for NASA, a 4-rotor prototype racing engine, a turbocharged self-contained industrial engine for seismic drilling, and a government-sponsored 1000HP aircraft engine for use in short airstrip takeoffs.

Racing Beat built several RX-7s for land speed record attempts both at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed in CA, and the Bonneville Speedway in Utah, Nevada. Three different Racing Beat RX-7s set new land speed records over a 25-year span. An ill-fated attempt in 1993 resulted in a harrowing airborne ride for car designer/driver Jim Mederer at speeds approaching 220mph! The car was repaired and in 1995 returned to the salt flats and established a new land speed record of 242.005 MPH. As a testament to the extraordinary accomplishments of the Racing Beat RX-7 race vehicles, these land speed records have stood the test of time for over 30+ years!

While going fast in a straight line was a thrill, road racing was Jim Mederer's true passion. Racing Beat-built RX-7s dominated the 1980 IMSA GTU season, winning 8-of-12 races and capturing the class championship. Returning to run only endurance races in 1983, the Racing Beat RX-7 won GTO class events at the 24-Hours of Daytona and at the Mosport 6-Hour Endurance race.

In the 1990's, Racing Beat concentrated their efforts on developing racing and performance products for the newly introduced Miata. Racing Beat's Miata was featured in Motor Trend Magazine and established several new handling records, all with Racing Beat's bolt-on performance parts! In 2000 Racing Beat was invited to join Car and Driver Magazine for a tuner show-off, which highlighted our high-developed 1999 Miata. This project then led to a similar feature article with now-defunct Sport Compact Car Magazine; where the Racing Beat Miata set an all-time skid pad record of 1.1g during testing.

In 2008 Racing Beat was selected by Mazda USA to build and test a 20B 3-rotor engine for use in Mazda's futuristic Furai concept vehicle. This concept car thrilled journalists and legions of web viewers with its display of impressive looks and exotic rotary sounds. Sadly, the Furai's demise came during the filming of Top Gear when it caught fire and was destroyed.

The 2000's continued an era of developmental work with continued involvement with the Miata MX-5 platform and newly introduced RX-8 rotary application. By now the Racing Beat was in full production mode with new products also being introduced for the Mazda/Racing Beat co-branded Protege MP3. A decision was made to sponsor multi-year National Solo Champion Jeff Kiesel in the 2011 KFR/Goodyear Tire/Racing Beat Rotary Turbo Sprite in the SCCA Pro Solo class.

The 2010's continued with further advancement in R&D and manufacturing. Racing Beat worked again with Mazda USA to develop and produce the exhaust systems on two SEMA-bound CX-5 show cars. This project was the starting point for a line of Racing Beat exhaust systems for both the Mazda3 and CX-5 Skyactiv applications. In 2013 Racing Beat installed a 2004 Renesis rotary engine and transmission into a MOTEC-sponsored rotary-pickup project vehicle. Fitted with the latest engine management system and components from MOTEC and a fully-customized exhaust system by Racing Beat, this 70's era classic received a stunning classic upgrade!

Next, Racing Beat partnered with Mazda USA on the development of exhaust systems of three all-new 2014 Mazda 6 and Mazda 3 vehicles bound for the Las Vegas SEMA show. In 2015 Racing Beat teamed up with Mazda USA and the University of California-Irvine (UCI) Advanced Power and Energy Program on a joint project to develop a Distributive Generation/Combined Heat and Power (DG/CHP) system, essentially a small natural gas powered Renesis rotary-engine generator system with waste heat recovery benefits.

Got a few kits left for hatches. For details, please email satravajante*gmail.com.
Thanks!!!!

[buknoii]

Got a few kits left for hatches. For details, please email satravajante*gmail.com.
Thanks!!!!

i already send you an email the other day boss (chinese new year)
thanks for the inputs.. ill start with the plate relocators

[travajante]

i already send you an email the other day boss (chinese new year)
thanks for the inputs.. ill start with the plate relocators

Pleasure has always been mine, sir. Thanks!!!!

[travajante]

Planning to get a worthy mod for your 1.5 or 2.0 hatch?
The sought-after & proven Racing Beat Hatch Axleback Exhaust fits '14-'16 BMseries & Facelift '17 BNseries hatches.

On a Mown3r's 2.0Speed

On a Mown3r's hobo 1.5:

-No welds. No cuts. No clamps. Just 2 bolts & 4 stock hangers. No adjustments on alignment.
-DIYable. Precision bolt-on kit. Installs in minutes w/o need of jacking nor lifting. .
-Visible dual 4" tips & exhaust body
-No weight penalty
-No drone, no vibrations, only deep, sweet & low exhaust note.
Racing Beat Skyactiv 2.0L Mazda 3 Axle-back Exhaust - YouTube
-Performance gains as seen on this 2.0 dyno chart:

-Top notch quality & precision as these are...


For more details, please email
satravajante*gmail.com
Thanks!!!!

[mp88]

Nice! 21months na warranty/ How much sir ang Amaron battery? Thanks sa suggestion sir

yes bro same question here how much is amaron for the 2.0 variant? And who installed it? Thought pag battery replacement kelangan mazda since they need to reset something? Thanks!

[travajante]

yes bro same question here how much is amaron for the 2.0 variant? And who installed it? Thought pag battery replacement kelangan mazda since they need to reset something? Thanks!

Amaron the size of our cars should be sub5k. Competitively priced. Dealership needs to do BATTERY CONDITION INITIALIZATION LEARNING (i-stop LEARNING) for [SKYACTIV-G 2.0 & 2.5]

[MindrayBMC]

Hello guys, I need some of your opinions or advice. My 2016 2.0 M3's fuel consumption suddenly became higher than its usual. And this happened immediately after my 3rd PMS (20k?). After leaving QAve, I filled up my tank (450km++), then drove off and noticed my fuel range is going down faster than my usual. I ignored it thinking it was adjusting. I drove for like 390+ km to south luzon on a Sunday, and still noticed the range is still going down really faster. When I reached my destination, my fuel range is only around 100km remaining (contrary to the 180km fuel range remaining after a full tank going from south luzon to manila with the same passengers (3), cargo, and arriving on a Friday rush hour, a day before my scheduled PMS at QAve). I drove max speeds at around 50 - 100kmh depending on the traffic, and rarely reaching 100kmh when the highway was straight. So, I tried checking it today using my trip meter at a city driving speed of 20 - 30kmh. After driving 0.2km, the range gone down 1km. When I reached 1km, the fuel range went down 3km already. Based on the fuel monitor, my actual average FC is 10L/100km. Correct me if I'm from wrong, but does it mean my FC is roughly 3km to a liter now? I felt disappointed since I got used to the 'matipid' M3 I knew, despite the 80% city driving. Or is it that what I'm experiencing is normal? My M3 is only at its 6000km mileage.

[StockEngine]

Are you basing your observstion on the display alone?

Only way to verify fc is by full tank method.

Is your 3rd visit for the 18month pms schedule?

[travajante]

Are you basing your observstion on the display alone?

Only way to verify fc is by full tank method.

Agree. I never rely on range. Many factors dictate the fluctuations & our ECU is adoptive. What you can do is have the dealership reset your ECU. With 1.5s, a simple batt unplugging does that as there is no iStop learning process to do. Also, verify the viscosity of the fresh oil they poured....just to rule out accidental mistakes.

[travajante]

Hmmmm...is it just my dino gadget or are posts here really uneditable??? I meant *adaptive ECU above.

[testament11]

Nice! 21months na warranty/ How much sir ang Amaron battery? Thanks sa suggestion sir

4600 lang sir! Kung sakaling bumigay sa akin within 1 year, ok lang sa akin kesa naman sa overpriced Motolite battery ng casa.

[Walter]

You can't edit a post if there's already a post after it ...

[travajante]

You can't edit a post if there's already a post after it ...

Thing is there wasn't...used to work fine. Dino gadget, I guess. Plus, the pop-ups here are getting to be annoying. Thanks, Walter sir.