What Did You Do To Your Mazda 3 Skyactiv Today?

mazdaspeedmyk · Oct 31, 2012

I put in an order to buy someone's RX8 wheels, 16x7.5. It's a gift to my wife's car. Shush, don't tell my wife.

My spoon is too big · Oct 31, 2012

Wooty woot.

Mjblank425 · Oct 31, 2012

Just ordered the power series race pipe exhaust from CorkSport. I can't wait for it to come in

Wanamazda? · Nov 3, 2012

Doing any tune or reflash?

steelrain · Oct 31, 2012

Yeah got our skyactiv section!

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First_MZ3 · Oct 31, 2012

Nice, they should fit in perfectly

Dimenus · Oct 31, 2012

I put a CS RSB on two days ago if that counts

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Looking at Nurburging wheels/ Conti DWS tires next, although I probably should wait until after winter.

steelrain · Oct 31, 2012

i wanna get those wheels in bronze and wrap em with some 225 hancooks.
What color do i plan on getting??

swsmailman · Oct 31, 2012

Attempted to fix my rear suspension noise... no luck yet.

steelrain · Oct 31, 2012

I wanna get those wheels and wrap em with some hancooks.
What color??

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renny83 · Nov 1, 2012

steelrain said:
I wanna get those wheels and wrap em with some hancooks.
What color??

IMO Matte Gunmetal on TSW Nurburgrings looks Sick as seen here ....

renny83 · Oct 31, 2012

Sweet our own section.... I ordered Rally Armor mudflaps and also started prepping my wheels for painting that I am going to swap out for the stock rims. Ill most likely be selling those also on this site once I get the tires mounted too.... I have decided to go with Rustoleum Graphite as my color choice.

ascantlin · Nov 1, 2012

Got my baby's oil and filter replaced for the first time this morning, using Mobil 1 0W-20 and an OEM filter. Goodbye metal shavings, hello smooth sailing. :yes:

outtaLuck · Nov 1, 2012

Bought a new garage/driveway mate for my mazda:

Makes it hard for me to want to drive the mazda anymore.

motoboy250 · Nov 1, 2012

hd lip, led drl led license plate lights and plastidip brake calipers( no it doesnt melt off, looked on other forums and it holds up so i did it.) all this last weekend

chavy · Nov 1, 2012

245/45/18 on 18x8.5 +44 will rub on at full lock on a stock height skyactiv (rub marks on my inner fender liner)

and it will definitely rub when you get a drop on tein Stech springs (see attached picture)

swsmailman · Nov 1, 2012

Why you no text me back!

Went and got an alignment done today, got me some negative camber going on all around. Guess that is what I get for lowering my car! To buy camber arms or to not buy camber arms, that is the question...

Got in touch with Derrick at CorkSport about getting another Graphite Compression Gasket so I can fix my rear exhaust leak, will have that hand delivered to me tomorrow for 11 bucks!

Still trying to diagnose my cars rear suspension creaks and such. Mechanic doing my alignment helped me with some suggestions on what could be the problem.

Hopefully my local dealer will have my front grill replacement in tomorrow so I can install it tomorrow night, don't feel like going to the CorkSport meet with a messed up front grill.

Prepping to leave to head down the San Marcos tomorrow has made me create a list of stuff so I wont forget...

Jeff_DML · Nov 1, 2012

Got a racing beat rear sway bar delivered a few days ago and it is sitting in my garage to install hopefully this weekend. Very thick and heavy bar, interested to see what the stock one is like.

nice to see our own discussion section:chuck_norris 1:

swsmailman · Nov 1, 2012

Stock one is very wimpy, that was one of the first suspension things I replaced on my SkyActiv, put a James Barone RSB on it, tons of improvement taking corners.

I think I have a plan on how I am going to build a camera mount for my point and shoot so it can attach to my passenger headrest and point towards the front, should looks pretty sweet and provide some great in car action for Saturday at the track!

cr325 · Nov 2, 2012

Installed RM 1.25 springs. The feel is fantastic, response is awesome also. Pics will follow soon.
I'm extremely happy with the upgrade!

My spoon is too big · Nov 2, 2012

Definitely pics! I'm debating switching out my eibachs for RMs.

renny83 · Nov 2, 2012

Why just curious how is your ride quality on the eibachs ?

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Wanamazda? · Nov 3, 2012

If you're bolting on the aftermarket exhaust as stated above, are you getting a reflash or tune?

chavy · Nov 3, 2012

Installed my fog lights and put on my FD wheels. Unfortunately auto zone, O'Reillys, and Napa didn't have low profile fuse taps so they aren't functional yet. I also need to put my front license plate back on but it started raining while I was putting the front bumper on.

Tomato88 · Nov 4, 2012

Is this lowered? Looks great.

dwold91 said:
You took your bumper off to install your fog lights....?

On my car I had to remove the bumper. There was no way to access all the clips by just bending down the splash guard under engine.

dwold91 · Nov 4, 2012

You took your bumper off to install your fog lights....?

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chavy · Nov 4, 2012

dwold91 said:
You took your bumper off to install your fog lights....?

Yeah how else would you? 3s without fogs just have the black plain inserts.

Tomato88 said:
Is this lowered? Looks great.

Yup on 1.6 tein stech. I have rota grids but they're heavy (dropped me 5 mpg) and they rub on the rear. Next payday I'm gonna buy some white plastidip and paint the FD wheels.

swsmailman · Nov 4, 2012

Chavy is gonna be rolling with some DRL fogs thanks to someone that showed him how to do that in person...

So what did I do to my SkyActiv today... well, took about 20 laps around Harris Hill Raceway in San Marcos with it.

Got some great video with a borrowed go pro and a sweet in car camera mount I put together. Working on getting some of the video ready so I can upload it to YouTube shortly.

dwold91 · Nov 4, 2012

Ohh.. The pic wouldn't load. I thought you were just putting like HID bulbs and ballasts in or something, not actually putting in the whole fog light housing.

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dwold91 · Nov 4, 2012

Under steer or torque steer?

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Jeff_DML · Nov 4, 2012

dwold91 said:
Under steer or torque steer?

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Skyactiv has torque?:001_unsure:

:tongue:

Understeer as in does not plow as much

escamoboy · Nov 7, 2012

i drove it to go vote today.. thats about it!was too cold out today to do anything else on my day off.. but once we get some nice weather, I'm going to plastidip the stock wheels black, and i have a new HID kit from DDMtuning.com on the way. hopefully that will come in sometime this week so i have something to do this weekend!!

3i2011 · Nov 7, 2012

Changed oil, washed, rotated tires. Yay

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chavy · Nov 7, 2012

HEY YOU AREN'T SKYACTIV! :argh 1: get outta here!

mazda3UR · Nov 7, 2012

Took my summer wheels and tires off last night

. Put on my no season tires and stock wheels. My snow tires will arrive today. Just need to get them mounted now.

escamoboy · Nov 8, 2012

plasti dipped my wheels black today!!

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