I'm new...got a speed3 (bunch of pics)
 

picked it up April 20, 2007 in Annapolis, MD. I'm keeping it stock for now b/c I don't have any spare money for mods yet. I plan on eventually getting the mazdaspeed cai, tint, and some new wheels (cause I'm WAY too impatient to clean in between 10 spokes, and I have a hardon for black wheels with a polished lip). I don't want to go screwing up my warranty, just in case the engine decides to fall out or something. Eventually, I plan on going with a front mount, cause there is plenty of room and the top mount heats up in like a minute...but that'll probably be a while

I hit the dyno last weekend. She put down 250/281 to the wheels in 5th with a fan sitting on top of the intercooler. That run had my highest HP, my highest tq was the run before that with 284. AFR is all messed up (like 10:1 or something ridic like that) so I'm gonna have to do a little bit of tuning to pull a little bit more power out...

pics from the day I picked it up:

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rmswink/...3/IMG_0332.JPG
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rmswink/...3/IMG_0333.JPG
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rmswink/...3/IMG_0334.JPG
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rmswink/...3/IMG_0335.JPG
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rmswink/...3/IMG_0336.JPG
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rmswink/...3/IMG_0340.JPG

Pics from cruisin around just after I got it with CCVT

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rmswink/...%20-%20050.jpg
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rmswink/...t-2-%20043.jpg
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rmswink/...t-2-%20051.jpg

Looking good. Camera doesn't do it justice though, look grainy in some shots.

Welcome to the club!

the pics are grainy b/c I just shrunk them really quick and they lost a lot of quality...the full size pics are good...didn't want to post them b/c I know theres still some folks out there with 56k and whatnot (lol maybe even 28.8)

Hey man digging the car... i just bought me a silver Speed 3 on Saturday, still waiting for it to be delivered to the dealership here. I'm liking the numbers on the dyno, really impressive...

Welcome to the forum!

nice:bigthumb:

That's very kind of you. Yes, we 56K'ers still exist... Congrats on the new purchase, it looks great.

Nice car!They have a couple of these at the dealer that are begining to tempt me.


Btw I'm still on 14.4kbps.

not really.