mazdaspeed?
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mazdaspeed?
Is it just me or are the mazdaspeed version mx-5's slow?
Today I was all amped-up to go test drive a turbo mazdapeed mx-5. The turbo was EXTREMLY laggey and even when it kicked in I was still FAR from impresed.
A few months ago I took out a new NC mx-5 and that seemed faster? Has anyone had the same experience?
Again, I write this respectfully and just from my experience.
Today I was all amped-up to go test drive a turbo mazdapeed mx-5. The turbo was EXTREMLY laggey and even when it kicked in I was still FAR from impresed.
A few months ago I took out a new NC mx-5 and that seemed faster? Has anyone had the same experience?
Again, I write this respectfully and just from my experience.
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its only rated at 178...and the turbo back exhaust sucks. Its laggy and the intercooler is to small. I know FM makes the turbo upgrade/exhaust upgrade that makes like 40 more hp or something?
I've never driven an NC so I couldn't tell you.
I've never driven an NC so I couldn't tell you.
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Well, the two cars weigh about the same, and the NC has a much broader torque curve that's only a few rear-wheel horsepower shy of the Mazdaspeed....so I'm not surprised. See here: http://flyinmiata.com/tech/dyno_runs/NC_vs_MSM.pdf
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The msm seems fast to me at 153whp...so I guess when I get my turbo system built arround 200-230whp I'll **** myself.
Its been about 4 years since my vw made 268whp. It was fwd too, so not really fast.
I drive a pro-turbo 421 smallblock f-body, and that doesn't really compute or get compared to power in a car without 30" of rubber in the rear
Its been about 4 years since my vw made 268whp. It was fwd too, so not really fast.
I drive a pro-turbo 421 smallblock f-body, and that doesn't really compute or get compared to power in a car without 30" of rubber in the rear
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From my expierence with the mazdaspeed miata:
-turbo is way too laggy
-exuast was to restrictive for a boosted vehicle.
-the ic was way to small and heatsoaked.
-dIdnt seem powerful enough to me.
likes:
-the interior kickes *** and sound system was nice.
-body styling was sleek and sharp.
-nice rims.
A srt-4 is cheaper and smokes the **** out of it, mazda should rethink there pricing.
-turbo is way too laggy
-exuast was to restrictive for a boosted vehicle.
-the ic was way to small and heatsoaked.
-dIdnt seem powerful enough to me.
likes:
-the interior kickes *** and sound system was nice.
-body styling was sleek and sharp.
-nice rims.
A srt-4 is cheaper and smokes the **** out of it, mazda should rethink there pricing.
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F body's are just the firebirds/camaros/trans ams, etc. A bodies are chevelles, GTO's, buick GS's/skylarks, G-bodies are montecarlos, regals, GNs, cutlasses. Just a way to distinguish cars of the same chassis.
I think.
I think.
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And yes the interior is awesome!
Im glad Im not the only one who has had this experience. It was so funny, i always held the MSM up so high now its makes me laugh!:gay:
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"On our Dynojet, our tester laid down 152 hp at 5800 rpm and 143 lb-ft of torque at 3700 rpm at the wheels, making it the absolute most powerful Miata Mazda has ever made. According to Robert Davis, senior vice president of marketing and product development at Mazda, engine combinations making up to 250 hp were tested, but a nasty oil down on an L.A. freeway at that power level and the limitations of the Miata's chassis kept the engineers from turning the wick up too high. "We could have made a lot more power," says Hiraishi during a walk around the car at Mazda R&D in Irvine, Calif. "But it would overpower the chassis."
"Mazda chose to regulate boost so it doesn't come on all at once and send novice drivers off the road backwards, and you can feel this in the power delivery. It's not really turbo lag, but you don't get that kick in the pants boostheads live for. Mazda's engineers told us they wanted the car to feel more like a Miata with a 2.5-liter normally aspirated engine than a turbo motor."
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You have to think about who buys these cars...and how many people do you actually know who can drive a rwd turbo car (a-typical females)? However, I think spooling lower would be safer than coming on hard at 4k rpm in the rain on an asphalt road in 3rd gear.