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But no Turbo was the wrong guess. If The part was added to most gas Turbocharged 4 cyld engines you would still net 30-45+HP by itself and still no ECU calibrating.
So this will mess with you and others.... we went on a short drive yesterday 175 mile road trip mostly highway 65-75 mph and my average MPG 93 octane Chevron was 42. LOL But I did upload my MPG file.
I could have gotten 50 but it would have been cheating drafting a semi. hahahahaha!
Some pretty good information to add a couple things
In some countries Mazda may state you can use alternative fuels.. but the warranty claims denial in those countries is some of the highest anywhere. That is just not MAZDA either.
Lobstah I have never understood why that statement I read often in the Tech periodicals about 1% blowby in grouping all gasoline engines? I Have personally built engines that had 0% blowby to the crankcase. Its not that difficult to achieve by a specific hone in the cylinders and a never used (to the best of my knowledge) ring con bination and type and also a piston machining modification.
And while I can confirm but have a couple of customers that live in Thailand, catalytic converters required and when they failed are often simply removed and not replaced.
Here is 1 of the machining tools used to achieve a total seal combustion chamber!
But then after all I am a "CRAFTSMAN" in my trade lol
I wonder how long before in the USA before Craftsman Tools will have to change their name?
I know what you're thinking but the reality should be...
Changing to "Asian" Craftsman Tools...
Majority have been made in China & Taiwan since 2010 and most of the remaining have been made in Asia since 2018
Most of my Craftsmen SAE & Metric sets were made in USA in the late 1960's.
I know what you're thinking but the reality should be...
Changing to "Asian" Craftsman Tools...
Majority have been made in China & Taiwan since 2010 and most of the remaining have been made in Asia since 2018
Most of my Craftsmen SAE & Metric sets were made in USA in the late 1960's.
Found this explanation in the manual for the miller cycle and variable compression of the skyactive engine. When you run 87 octane gas your intake valves stay open longer to reduce compression ratio so your engine does not blow up. It also makes an annoying Baaawaaaaahhhhh sound when you try to accelerate. That is one of my favorite benifits of running a ~E20 mixture. The engine is silent, and has more torque during daily driving.
Last edited by HighCompression; Apr 26, 2023 at 09:54 AM.
Found this explanation in the manual for the miller cycle and variable compression of the skyactiv engine. When you run 87 octane gas your intake valves stay open longer to reduce compression ratio so your engine does not blow up. It also makes an annoying Baaawaaaaahhhhh sound when you try to accelerate. That is one of my favorite benefit's of running a ~E20 mixture. The engine is silent, and has more torque during daily driving.
ITRW (in the real world) if you have a good ECU calibration improved cams from OEM and a couple other "secret" go fast parts (for N/A) there is no sound except the noise made by the tires hazing during hard acceleration and holding the steering straight because of the torque steer that Mazda claims is not there on newer model Mazda's yet I found that to be defined as those that drive average DD style. LOL
Currently working on adding a Phantom grip to a Mazda sky active differential. Also have a transmission torn down and reinforce some of the casting ribbing and making a few billet parts to replace the very sketchy OEM parts. Near as "we" estimate the transmission can not really sustain 300 HP for very long and wondering again about the power claims be Mazda on some of the newer Turbo models . We are thinking going to see some failed transmission in the near future? 1-3 years? However when I come across a very cheap or donor transmission we are going to set it up on the transmission dyno and "BLOW IT UP" just to see what it can handle and what parts fail first.
When I run like a E30 mixture and turn off traction control, the car will light up the tires across the whole intersection at a light.
It's also dangerous in the rain because I can be on the freeway doing 70, punch the throttle, and spin the tires.
ITRW (in the real world) if you have a good ECU calibration improved cams from OEM and a couple other "secret" go fast parts (for N/A) there is no sound except the noise made by the tires hazing during hard acceleration and holding the steering straight because of the torque steer that Mazda claims is not there on newer model Mazda's yet I found that to be defined as those that drive average DD style. LOL
Currently working on adding a Phantom grip to a Mazda sky active differential. Also have a transmission torn down and reinforce some of the casting ribbing and making a few billet parts to replace the very sketchy OEM parts. Near as "we" estimate the transmission can not really sustain 300 HP for very long and wondering again about the power claims be Mazda on some of the newer Turbo models . We are thinking going to see some failed transmission in the near future? 1-3 years? However when I come across a very cheap or donor transmission we are going to set it up on the transmission dyno and "BLOW IT UP" just to see what it can handle and what parts fail first.
You can not modify a internal combustion vehicle to out preform a EV . Just my humble opinion but it's Too late for Mazda to further develop the currant internal combustion engines and drive trains . Sad but true . It is clear the internal combustion engine is in it's waning years. The future is Electric with direct drive . Mazda has stuck with the 6 speed trans and internal combustion engine to be able to survive until it goes full on electric . Even Toyota that is the worlds largest and best selling Auto manufacturer is going in that direction . IMHO in 5 or 6 years 80% of all new vehicles will be electric . And the price of fuel will be dramatically increased by the powers that be to further aid in the demise of the internal combustion engine and fossil fuels to force the issue. I for one will be sad to see the internal combustion go . But the electric vehicles are much faster , and will require less maintenance .
Too late