What do you need to know before buying a Mazdaspeed?
Barett walks you through the top five things you’ll need to know before you purchase your Mazdaspeed. Especially used Mazdaspeeds, you need to know what to look for in order to make a smart and reliable purchase. Purchasing a used Mazdaspeed?
What’s the process of building a Mazda V8?
From the late nights in the garage installing the latest performance parts, to the early mornings at the car show, and then the midnight highway pulls making V8s owners second guess their purchase. The community, the journey of building YOUR car, and of course the car itself is so awesome.
When to replace variable valve timing in Mazdaspeed?
Four, Five, and Six: The Three — “When It Happens” Moments, there is no “If”. The variable valve timing (aka VVT) system is prone to failure from the factory so this should be on your radar for an upcoming replacement. It’s a medium difficulty project that can be done over a weekend.
Can a Mazdaspeed 3 be swapped for a Mazda 5?
Since the 5 shares its underpinnings with the 3, we could just acquire a turbocharged Mazdaspeed 3 powertrain and swap it for the stock unit, which would instantly add 110 horsepower. Nothing to it. Guys swap out engines at racetracks in a matter of a couple hours.
Is the Mazdaspeed still a good looking car?
Mazda still offers good looking cars with manual transmissions, all of which drive very nicely. But we’ve been begging the company to bring back sportier MazdaSpeed models. Like AMG is to Mercedes, MazdaSpeed was the company’s in-house tuner. It’s been silent for years now, which is probably why old MazdaSpeed models are now very affordable.
When did the Mazda Speed 3 come out?
The Speed3 was sold from 2007 to 2009, and was given a facelift in 2010 to coincide with the then-new Mazda3. Mazda sold the Speed3 until 2013, when it was eventually killed off. This marked the end of MazdaSpeed as we knew it.
What kind of engine does a Mazda Protege have?
The MazdaSpeed Protege was only sold in the North American market back in 2003 and produced 170 hp (compared to the standard car’s 140 hp) thanks to a T25 Callaway-Garrett turbocharger with an intercooler. Like later MazdaSpeed models, the Protege only came with a manual.