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Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« on: November 14, 2018, 11:03:07 am »
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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2018, 11:16:41 am »
I like these little hot hatches... haven't been following the trend & mods too much on them though, so I'm not sure if the asking price of almost $16k is fair or not.
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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2018, 11:24:38 am »
these things were a handful in stock form, modified they are an animal. Can't remember if they came stock with an LSD - if not that should be the mandatory first mod rather than more power!

The asking is a little dear, but this at least was modified well within reason with basic bolt-ons that were not hacked together from Home Depot supplies. I would say look at similar hot hatches of that vintage, and adjust offers accordingly.

These also rust badly, as with all Mazdas. I don't think they ever fixed the rust issue in the 3s, but I could stand corrected.

I dunno why anyone goes for top-mount intercoolers anymore other than "hood scoops look cool" because a good front-mount is way, way better for performance and packaging. My modified R53 suffered from this, to go bigger with the intercooler after dropping to a 17% pulley it would have needed a lot of work.
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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2018, 11:40:05 am »
My buddy had the pulley mod done on his R53 at the dealership and boy was it full of torque steer afterwards, it was nuts I remember! I can't remember if he had the LSD on his or not though? Bella had the LSD on her R53 and it was a hoot!! Kinda wish I kept that car for a track toy to just beat up on https://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php?topic=93315.msg1113981#msg1113981

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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2018, 11:45:10 am »
My buddy had the pulley mod done on his R53 at the dealership and boy was it full of torque steer afterwards, it was nuts I remember! I can't remember if he had the LSD on his or not though? Bella had the LSD on her R53 and it was a hoot!! Kinda wish I kept that car for a track toy to just beat up on https://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php?topic=93315.msg1113981#msg1113981
yeah with the pulley it was a feisty little terrier, all mods made it about 220hp or so, not bad from the 1.6SC. It was a 2006 and it had the LSD, so TS was tamed and it was a riot in the corners.

Still considering one for my new winter car...it is perhaps my most loved former car.

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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2018, 11:55:16 am »

Still considering one for my new winter car...it is perhaps my most loved former car.

Bella's was a tank in the snow, she never got stuck with it... plowed the road a few times even because it was so low  :rofl:  Last set of winters were Nokians on it & they were crazy good!

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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2018, 12:06:58 pm »

Still considering one for my new winter car...it is perhaps my most loved former car.

Bella's was a tank in the snow, she never got stuck with it... plowed the road a few times even because it was so low  :rofl:  Last set of winters were Nokians on it & they were crazy good!
yeah mine was a beast too, low center of gravity with weight over the drive wheels really made for a fun little winter car

Would much rather another R53 than this Mazda TBH...

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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2018, 03:55:36 pm »
Ah, the best tool to :censor: off an RX-8 owner.

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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2018, 04:29:58 pm »
Ah, the best tool to :censor: off an RX-8 owner.

LOL.  Because it has torque?

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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2018, 04:41:56 pm »
Because it's faster in the quarter mile... By virtue of actually making it to the end?
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Re: Find of the Week: Modified 2011 Mazdaspeed3
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2018, 08:57:31 pm »
Ah, the best tool to :censor: off an RX-8 owner.

LOL.  Because it has torque?
To put bluntly, yes.

Also easy to add power and mod a Mazdaspeed 3(or really any hot hatch). RX-8 bolt-ons do little.