SPEED3 Owners thread - Page 4

Hey guys just checking in. I FINALLYgot my Silver speed3 gt on saturday and so far so good. I've only put approx 220 easy miles on it though. Can anyone tell me more about where the purge valve everyone is having trouble with is located exactly? Also I have been looking for a mazda shop manual for the speed3. I have talked to the service guys and they werent sure if they could get them or not. The reason I ask is I would like a a more complete wiring diagram that I could get for a base 3. Any help would sure be appreciated.

Check out my luck with mazda so far. http://www.mazdaforum.com/m_30615/tm.htm

I've been out of the loop for a few days and, geeze, what a lot of new stuff going on with the MS3!! I got mine on "election day" and have about 4100 miles on it now. No CEL problems so far and the shifter seems to be wearing in a bit. Most gears were sticky at first, but now it's only 6th. I like the fast clutch, so no complaints there. Brakes don't squeal either, but the fronts throw out a hell of a lot of dust onto the wheels.
Sometimes I think it's not making all the power as it does at others, but I may be experiencing the DSC intervening on crappy road surfaces.
All told, I don't have time to pend as much as I want to driving it.

VASpeed3

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ORIGINAL: surfgroove

I had a check engine light twice myself. I cleared it myself the first time (at about 400 miles), hoping it was a loose gas cap...to no avail as it was back on at 800 miles. The dealer found a code P0441 (purge solenoid valve) malfunction. The tech, a friend of mine from when I worked for Mazda, said he has seen quite a few 3s with that repair in the past, this was his first Speed3 incident however. I traded a SP23 (that replaced an '04 STI) on my Speed3 (never had ANY issues at all to return to the dealer with that car, I just let the erratic operation of the Autodown driver's window become a part of the car's personality,even though there was a countermeasure part to fix it...). I also bought an early production 3 (so early it didn't even have the 2.3 decal on the front fender) that my ex-wife still has, also an almost perfect automobile reliability-wise. I work as the service manager at an Infiniti dealer, so I drive demos most of the time, but get a chance to drive almost everything out there...I missed the velocity of my old STi, but loved the practicality and especially the interior style and quality of the 3 over the Subarus (although I miss the bitchin' staccato exhuast of the flat four...) so the Mazdaspeed3 is EXACTLY what the doctor ordered...

mine is in the shop with 5 codes one includes the purge solenoid valve. I only 800 miles on her. I was wondering if anybody has had wheel hop when getting on it in 1st and 2nd gear. I replaced my evo IX for this car, it just seemed more practical. altough I miss it i'm glad i traded for the mazdaspeed 3 , it has been in the shop since saturday. I was wondering where or if the tuning package is available for this car. I found a after market intercooler for it claiming to add 20hp and 20ftlb of torque. I'M SO TEMPED. I do have one gripe about the car. the bose is weak on bass for 222 watts.

I agree on the stereo, but you must admit it's very clear. All that power is'nt going for volume or boom, it's crystal clear. But who's listening to the radio when you busy laughing at the GTI in your rear view?!?! DUDE intercooler???? No snap?? Please link to this of give phone number anything that's great something other than the marked up stuff mazda plans. W00T

dam va you dont play around 4100 miles already sh___t. Lucky you no CEL problems.

just bought myself my speed 3 and damn i cant be any happier

I found this info, and I assume it is the same issue we are having:

http://www.finishlineperformance.com/mazda6/docs/0033.pdf

Mazda gurus, feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

that page seems to be corrupted

I got on there site and read that seems like the case.

Sorry if the link isn't working for you guys, but it is still working for me.

Man we are having some incredible weather for December. Tomorrow it's gonna be about 65º. So I am going to take time to wash the car and give it the first good coat of wax (while enjoying a couple of cold beers). Damn, life is good!!

I'm getting my car back today. they said the O2 sensor was the problem and replaced it. I hope that was problem and that it's fixed. here is the link for that intercooler. so where is everyone from?





http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBOFF%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120053388417&rd=1&rd=1

I am from Winston-Salem, NC.

Hey hey. Mazda say's I'm all good. Clean bill of health and blamed winter fuel and simply a highoutput engine running premium, for the soot/carbon excess. Sigh. Guess this means i simply have'nt gotten used to the trans. But good on all other counts and after a dtive with the tech yep the power thing is me cueing the wastgate. I also shift around town at about 2800rpm so i think i may be a bit low and it's closer to that threshold. Also the brakes thing could not be reproduced and i have'nt heard it either, so maybe just a sign of newness, but what a way to show it right!?

I was out on the dual this eve after work and i found myself next to an SS Cobalt. Pshh. But i was surprised. He held his own quite well. Though i took him and could'nt done better if i'd shifted at about 6ish instead of something lower ( i was'nt in race mode, it came on quick). I do have to give him credit on a fast machine but he also had a CAI, CB and Stage 2 perf upgrade. Nothing can replace the smile i had on my face though not cause i laid down a quicker run but it was fun! Also, um yea, I definatly down't like a supercharger's sound. kinda looses the powerfull sound or boosted sound for a wind up toy like whine. plain and simple i beat him but could have whooped him bad but the squishy part at the wheel malfunctioned.

And dude that intercooler is for replacing the top mount. Screw that. Or at least i will lol. i'm sure it'd be a decent upgrade but I'm not going to spend money to replace a top mount. It stays stock or it's going front mount. Though theres nothing wrong with a topmount as we can all tell by turning the key, Theres no debating that in each instance a front mount would be a step up. Maybe two. I just would'nt spend money to do that when a tad more gets you front mount. Of course that's if you do the work yourself.

Ifanyone knows where to check out the supposed dyno proof of this engine benifiting 30hp from a simple CAI and CB or either it'self please share. I keep hearing it but find no evidence. Could there really be a 300ish pony four banger under our hoods. DROOL.....

I from the sunshine state Florida originally from NJ got tired of the cheap summers and freezing winters LOL. Hey zoomzoom you should try using the zaino system the stuff is frickin awesome. My car goes in Sat morning at 8am I hope all is well will post with results.
Damm that intercooler is $$$$$ I will pass on that and stick with just a CAI I like the exhaust thats stock. Hey zoomzoom maybe you should lose the wannabe now LOL. I love this car I am coming from a Honda Civic dx coupe a whooping 106 hp I added the airintake and exhaust and maybe it was like 110hp ohhhhhh. So I am lovin this car I also have the 06 Mazda 5 for the old lady and kids that thing is cool as well.

Hey zoom this is after using Zaino


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Here is the link if your interested
http://www.zainostore.com

Hey buddy, thanks for the link! I will check it out. I always used Meguiar's products.

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ORIGINAL: MikeMS3

Hey hey. Mazda say's I'm all good. Clean bill of health and blamed winter fuel and simply a highoutput engine running premium, for the soot/carbon excess. Sigh. Guess this means i simply have'nt gotten used to the trans. But good on all other counts and after a dtive with the tech yep the power thing is me cueing the wastgate. I also shift around town at about 2800rpm so i think i may be a bit low and it's closer to that threshold. Also the brakes thing could not be reproduced and i have'nt heard it either, so maybe just a sign of newness, but what a way to show it right!?

I was out on the dual this eve after work and i found myself next to an SS Cobalt. Pshh. But i was surprised. He held his own quite well. Though i took him and could'nt done better if i'd shifted at about 6ish instead of something lower ( i was'nt in race mode, it came on quick). I do have to give him credit on a fast machine but he also had a CAI, CB and Stage 2 perf upgrade. Nothing can replace the smile i had on my face though not cause i laid down a quicker run but it was fun! Also, um yea, I definatly down't like a supercharger's sound. kinda looses the powerfull sound or boosted sound for a wind up toy like whine. plain and simple i beat him but could have whooped him bad but the squishy part at the wheel malfunctioned.

And dude that intercooler is for replacing the top mount. Screw that. Or at least i will lol. i'm sure it'd be a decent upgrade but I'm not going to spend money to replace a top mount. It stays stock or it's going front mount. Though theres nothing wrong with a topmount as we can all tell by turning the key, Theres no debating that in each instance a front mount would be a step up. Maybe two. I just would'nt spend money to do that when a tad more gets you front mount. Of course that's if you do the work yourself.

Ifanyone knows where to check out the supposed dyno proof of this engine benifiting 30hp from a simple CAI and CB or either it'self please share. I keep hearing it but find no evidence. Could there really be a 300ish pony four banger under our hoods. DROOL.....

hey there is a article in the new january Modified Mag . I will quote " And don't think for a second that the MRZ is tapped out in OE trim- with forged crankshaft and connecting rods, there's little doubt that there's room to turn up the boost. The outer power limits of this engine are still somewhat unknown, but given how beefy the internals are we're pretty confident that 400 whp isn't out of the question when the MS3 finds it way into the hands of a turbo tuning gurus like XS Engineering or AMS here is a link to a evo forum where a first class tuner did a tune on a MS3 and got 290whp and 315 torque!



http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=237907&highlight=mazdaspeed

thanks for the link bro. Hey, if we keep this up, we might become the biggest thread on "3 forum"

the mazdaspeed 3 has some serious potenial. i still want to know where I can get the mazdaspeed 3 accessories that add 30 hp . here is another link to the same forum where I get into a fight with evo owners


http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=240019&highlight=mazdaspeed3

here is some more of that article in modified mag about the 30 hp gain from CAI and CB.


'According to Jack Stavana, Director of Accessories Operations for Mazda North America, the 'Accessories' cold-air intake and cat-back exhaust combo is good for an extra 30whp, a claim I was skeptical about until I took the decaled 'Acessories' car for a spin around Laguna seca raceway immediately after doing the same in a bone stock MS3. After buckling up and throwing on a helmet, I fired up the modified MS3 and rolled down pit lane. It wasn't until I got hard on the gas while entering the track between Turns 2 and 3 that I could really feel and hear the difference the cold air intake and cat-back exhaust were providing, where the deep metal snarl coming out the tailpipe put an immediate smile on my face. Widening my grin further was the realization that I suddenly gained an extra 500rpm to play with, theMRZ now breathing freely and pulling hard all the way to the rev limiter. that claimed extra 30whp is for real and the broader powerband and the impoved exhaust note provide improved performance and sensory enjoyment. In other words, the 'Acessories' MS3 sounded like a pissed-off wolverine and had acceleration to match.

DAMN!!! I WANT IT!!!!

Wow that puts a grin on my face and i'm just sitting here on the couch! I kinda hope that the CAI and exhaust are the rumored 1k$ together and not just one of those for the price. Either way, I'll be first in line!

You know i was watching a video on street fire of a Mazdaspeed Protege and an SRT4 Neon, and I realized. To heck with the warranty, I want the baddest car in H-Town and I'ma have it!!


>>>> http://videos.streetfire.net/search/mazdaspeed/5/850f2c8c-d0c0-4745-8582-01d54aa934bf.htm

Im glad to report that I got my mazda back from the dealer and guess what it was? Purge valve sensor they tested it and it worked and cleared the cel light. whoooo hoopo all good again. Pretty funny sh tt on the evo thread lol