0-60, 1/8 and 1/4

[3i2011]

70 degrees
0-60 in 7.82
1/8 10.54@72.1
1/4 15.95@92.0
Peak HP @ the wheels 133

Those are the times I just got on an abandoned street. Check mods below. This was done with the Dynolicious app on iPhone so don't take it too seriously. Before the intake, I got a best of 76 degrees 0-60 8.15 and 1/8 10.67@68.6 Peak whp 122. I also got 8.18 the next time I tried it. Could these times be believable? The peak hp is not reliable at all. You enter car's hp and it uses its accelerometer and calculates a 10% drivetrain loss. 7.82 seems damn fast for just some light wheels and an intake. It was 70 degrees. I'm right by the Ohio river so whatever elevation that is lol.

[jmaister]

I wonder tif those review guys did the 0-60 launching in 2nd gear?

[3i2011]

Everywhere I read is mid 8 0-60 but oh well. Motor mount and sticky tires should help out a lot.

[OrangeVirus1]

I did low 7 sec in my 2.5 at above a mile high eleva, and 75 degrees. This was bone stock

[3i2011]

I think people suck at launching. How much do I need for sub 7 0-60? If I got headers, axleback, motor mount, and nice tires do you think it could happen? Or am I going to need a tune and potentially cams from dyno? I'm at like 500 ft elevation.

[OrangeVirus1]

launching in a FWD is retarded. sub 7 sec? make your car lighter. take your back seats out.. everything .. And make some sort of ram air duct built into the front that is HUGE and gives REAL ram air quality.

I've always thought how well a car would accelerate at highway speed with a LARGE ( like 1foot x 2 foot ) rectangular duct tapering straight into the throttlebody

[3i2011]

Do you really need to go as far as weight reduction?

[wingzero_]

If you want to shave near a second off your time, then yeah you would need to dump some weight. Chuck the spare tire and jack first. Roof rack is unneeded weight, lighter rims, a lighter hood. A header, tune, etc. Would probably get you there.

[3i2011]

Meh. The 2.0 is never realistically going to be as quick as a stock K20 so might as well give it up and focus on handling. Which these cars do well already.

[JWhite]

Originally Posted by 3i2011

Everywhere I read is mid 8 0-60 but oh well. Motor mount and sticky tires should help out a lot.

According to CarandDriver.com, a new 2011 Mazda 3 5-door turned a 7.6 0-60 time. At the end of the long-term 40k test, it bested itself with a 7.4 0-60. This was a manual equiped model....do you have a slush-box 3? Funny, the 0-60 time was almost exactly what my 1984 Mustang GT (5.0, manual tranny, 7.5sec 0-60) achieved back in it's day.