New trackday held by KARN. Good conditions and not a lot of cars on the track. Perfect for trying out different settings on the suspensions.<div>I ended up with C-5, R-5 front...
Trackday at Rudskogen held by NSK Sunny weather and 20 c was perfect for chasing fast laps.Since this was my first time on track with the AFCO's I had high...
After my Greddy sandwich plate ended up FUBAR thanks to myself breaking off a NTP temp sensor in it I have only had oiltemp on the dash logger. I had...
FMCN held an autox event this weekend with the SS1 setup.I attended with a brand new set of R888.There were not that many cars and none that was really fast...
Team Sideways held an Autoslalom/SS1 this weekend.This was my first real test with the AFCO suspension. It turned out great. I cut my best time with almost 5 sec. I...
The MSM comes with a pretty good suspension setup from the factory. It has beefier roll bars than the 2001 sport and also stiffer springs and custom valved bilstein shocks.I...
First NSK trackday for me this year.I really like the way they organize things and the fact that drifting is not allowed. This attracts a different crowd of cars that...
My previous attempts on holding a stable 1 bar of boost without overshooting at ~ 5000 rpm was not succesful.I had hoped that porting the WG would fix the problem...
The seats are mostly for comfort on the track. Better support in corners but less comfort on the street..The passenger seat is the old Sparco Sprint used in my previous...
The stock MSM shifter knob is way too small for anything other than tiny japanese girly hands. You have to shift with your fingertips to get the gearing right.I first...
The OEM pads are nearly finished and I’m replacing them withPortfield RS4 Race brake pads.They are supposedly not ideal for street driving but I don’t have any problem with initial...
A norwegian car magazine, raanern.no, held the first public trackday for 2008 at Rudskogen.Too many cars, lots of waiting, idiots doing the technical inspection, lots of drifting, sand on the...
Changed gear and diff oil today.The ownersmanual says to change it every 48 months / 96000 km.Mine has only 13000 miles on the meter but the car is a 2004....
I found this link on www.mazda-speed.comhttp://members.aol.com/solomiata/CheapHP.htmlThere are some great tuning tips listed to make the most out of the BP without using too much $.
