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Mazda3 Things I like to do

Old Oct 20, 2021 | 12:34 PM
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Old Nov 18, 2021 | 10:10 AM
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I purchased a new MAZDA intake manifold so I can do all the mods I wanted without down time on my MAZDA.














 
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Old Nov 18, 2021 | 10:40 AM
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Looks like a fun project is about to begin - more excellent workmanship coming soon !
 
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Old Nov 18, 2021 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by cuzed2
Looks like a fun project is about to begin - more excellent workmanship coming soon !
Thanks for looking as always.
After re-thinking MAZDA pcv hoses routing. Also I have my newest throttle body spacer almost finished. Plus to install my NEW 250 AMP alternator it is easier to do it with the intake off rather then the FSM way.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2021 | 10:42 AM
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New custom one off Throttle body spacer for my Nitrous and Water/meth. I decided to machining a groove for a O-ring on throttle body to spacer side. The other side the O-ring is on the intake manifold.
During my experimenting I could run with no issues a 50 shot of Nitrous. This means for those not ever using Nitrous the terminology a 50 HP increase from the engine. And the DYNO support that almost to the exact number. I did try but did not DYNO a 75 shot but thought to play it safe and not push to much Nitrous. The water/meth DYNO at about 8-10% across the RPM range and that was with or without Nitrous . The ECU handled it with NO DTCs, spark plug(closed the gap to .028) melting or the engine going into limp mode. I even carefully watched the knock values and they changed very little. In fact a year or so when I tested using 87 and also 89 octane fuel the knock values jumped along with timing. This meant that although the engine could use lower octane fuel it DID NOT make as much power.






 

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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 03:15 PM
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The new spacer is completed....

Now on to new plumbing of hoses and











 
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Old Jan 22, 2022 | 10:44 AM
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I am preparing for 3 days of cleaning detailing and servicing at my 5k miles for tire rotation and 3k miles from last oil and filter serving.

Engine oil and oil filter
Transmission pan replacement and filter service
Air cleaner cleaning and re-oiling
Spark plug change
HVAC cleaning and conditioning
Tire rotation
Cabin filter replacement. Temporarily using a standard replacement instead of my K&N.
Replacing wiper blades

Pressure washing the complete under carriage
Pressure washing the engine compartment
Cleaning and detailing the interior




 
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Old Jan 29, 2022 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Callisto
I am preparing for 3 days of cleaning detailing and servicing at my 5k miles for tire rotation and 3k miles from last oil and filter serving.

Day one...
Transmission fluid/filter and pan replacement

Spark plug change
Engine oil and filter change


There might be some procedure that may have you go wt(frick) but I do it I don't suggest other to copy what I do and please read my first post to understand why I don't talk about it on this thread. Thanks!






It was suppose to be written 5w30 but didn’t catch my number mistake until after I posted the picture






















 

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Old Jan 29, 2022 | 10:14 AM
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