Mazdaspeed3 / Mazda3 MPS [Merged]

**niky** · July 26th, 2006 04:07 PM

Like m2 said... it makes more sense to trade in your 1.6 for a similar year 2.0.

The turbo will void your warranty.

The installation can be cheap (50k+) or expensive (200k+), as you like it, but balancing your Air/Fuel mixture will cost you. You'll need an air-fuel controller or a piggyback ECU, and dyno tuning (to ensure you get the most power without blowing up your engine) will cost you a lot of money.

A cheap install may blow up your engine. A poorly tuned expensive install may do the same thing also.

Also note that your AT may not be strong enough for high-powered applications, so you're best off holding peak power at 150-170hp.

All-in, if you want to be sure not to blow up your car? Budget 100-150k.

For that much, you could trade in your 1.6 for a secondhand 2.0 of the same year... which would give you more kit, a sunroof, better mags and skirts.

Like m2 said... it's not worth ruining a brand new car that's still under warranty.

**bobby** · July 27th, 2006 12:10 PM

thanks mga bossing. now i will consider very seriously selling my mz3 1.6 and buy a 2.0L. talagang di ako masaya sa power ng mz3 1.6 pero talagang impress ako sa itsura ng mz3. i can't undestand bakit gumawa mazda ng ganoong engine (1.6) na very less ang power compared to other brands of the same displacement.

**chieffy** · July 27th, 2006 01:45 PM

bakit di mo na lang tapusin ang warranty tapos palit ka na lang ng 2.3L engine with turbo? samahan mo na rin ng manual gearbox...

**niky** · July 27th, 2006 03:01 PM

The Mazda 1.6 isn't really underpowered, per se... it's just too heavy for the engine.

**ozcity** · August 24th, 2006 04:42 PM

Engine type 2.3 litre Direct Injection Spark Ignition (DISI) turbocharged in-line 4 cylinder 16 valve DOHC
Engine capacity cc 2,260
Bore and stroke mm 87.5 x 94.0
Compression ratio 9.5 : 1
Maximum power kW 190 * 5,500rpm
Maximum torque Nm 380 * 3,000rpm

i like!!!

naalala ko yung ausie commenting dun sa "DISI" na naka print sa engine ng Mazda 6 MPS last year motorshow....."its a diesel" hehehehehhehhe

**5Speed** · August 24th, 2006 05:02 PM

whoaaaa!!!!

DIS-i like.....hehehe

danda danda......red one please.....

**niky** · August 24th, 2006 05:07 PM

I'm sure this was also posted in another thread... but it's still worth drooling over.

BTW, 190 kw = 250 hp. This one's a monster.

**ssaloon** · August 24th, 2006 08:53 PM

awd ba to?

**rj_tim** · August 24th, 2006 09:49 PM

is there any chance that this baby will come out here any time soon?

**AG4** · August 24th, 2006 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by ssaloon

awd ba to?

Its only FWD...
Even if the Impreza WRX has 20 less hp, i'd still go for the AWD WRX.

US price of the 250hp Mazdaspeed 3 aka 3 MPS, is $22,800 for the basic Sport model and $24,515 for the Grand Touring model which extra features like Xenon HID headlights, LED taillights, Bose 6-disc CD player etc.

Impreza WRX MSRP: $24,995