Track Times / Mods
 

Yes! I am planning on taking it to the track in about a month. It will be stock when I run it and I have never run on a drag track before so my launch times will probably be bad, but I will be posting time slips as soon as I get them. I want to wait to do any mods to the car until I see what other people are doing and what is working/not working.

For the future though... I will probably do a down pipe and a boost controller to start with. As well as turbo timer / boost guage.

You might want to find out if the PCM cuts fuel at a certain boost level to prevent overboosting, because if you boost beyond the stock specification it may do this, would could be potentially damaging on your motor. There is probably some sort of boost cut elimenator that you can purchase to solve that. Just remember that the Mazda dealer may not warranty a clutch or anything else that fails due to racing.

Yessss!! Im Geting The Speed3!! I Cant Wait

I would love to pick up a ms3, but I really like my p5. I know that the ms3 would run circles around the p5, but I can't get myself to part with it. Maybe if I ever make it in to test drive one I will change my mind, but I just can't fathom the idea of another 5 years of car payments.

Get a 3 year payment plan like the MS3... lol ;)

tempting on the ms3, but i heard a few problems alrdy, so im a bit hesitant. I already bit the bullet on the rx7.

Honestly I wouldn't worry too much about problem reports on forums. The way it works on forums is people only post if there is a problem, things don't break and they don't say anything ;) There's no better combination of price, performance, and practicality on the market than the MS3.

I'll be one of the happy ones who don't remain silent. 21,000 miles on MS3, no problems, 28MPG (if you sort of keep your foot out of it), it hauls 5 people, hauls some stuff, really hauls ass, and has really really really good brakes. The Cosmic Blue ones don't attract much unwanted attention. You decide.

hmmm im very tempting.

Heys guys im new to the Mazda scene and have been putting in some wrench time in my new 2007 Mazdaspeed trying to get rid of the CEL with no success. Ive got the P2006 INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL VALVE STUCK CLOSED BANK 1. Ive changed the Runner control valve and the Shutter control valve. But i keep getting the same code. I havent notcied any weird symptoms as i bought the car like that, Im not sure what to do next but any help would be great.

That code can be thrown by something as simple as not tightening the gas cap enough. Try tightening it down until it clicks, then reset the ECU.
To reset the ECU, just unplug the negative battery cable, pump the brakes once or twice to drain any charge out of the capacitors, and wait 10 min or so. Now plug the battery back in, fire the car up, and let it idle for another 10 min. The CEL should be gone, and hopefully it won't come back.

Hope this helps, and welcome to the club!