can we doit? i had one riding my ass in town i was goin gto try it but the traffic was to high. better left to a safer day.

 

might depend on the which engine is in the car

 

i didn't know they had diffrent ones. just the mazda speed 3 had a diffrent one. what dio they all have? and the car weight? i want to beat up one when i get the chance

 

Depending on the model (the speed aside) you're looking either 150 or 165 horsepower. Here's a few specs I pulled off Mazda's site:

GX/GS
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150hp @ 6500
128lb-ft @ 4500

GT
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160hp @ 6500
150lb-ft @ 4500

 

I was looking up specs and well they come with 2 engine options a 2.0 or a 2.3 The 2.0 has 145HP and the 2.3 has 160HP. Also according to the 1/4 mile times a mazda 3 with a 2.3L engine would be about .15 seconds faster. So in this case its gonna be a really close race. However if it had the 2.0L we could prolly beat it

 

I beat a 2.3 before and I was stock... He was a bad driver to almost ran the red light tyrin to get a good launch on me.

 

I've ran against my friends and got probably 3/4 car, stock. (not saying 3-4 cars, i mean .75 of a car) 2.2 auto here.

With your mods, you'll be more than fine.

 

2.2 ecos in cavs i know are capable of low 15's bone stock. hell theres a guy on another forum im on hitting 14.8 with just intake and exhaust on a 2.2 eco 5 spd.

 

I call BS.

I've raced a 2.3L 5 Speed in my Malibu and I could hardly keep up with the thing.

They run low 15's stock.

An Auto Cobalt would get trashed.

 

Not necessarily BS. His auto won't screw up any shifts. Someone driving a stick can.

 

i have beaten a 2.3L as well by about 2.5 car lengths. i wasnt stock when i raced, so i dunno about stock for stock comaprison.

 

well i run mid 14 with the 50 shot so i think i can take them with a good run. thanks for all the input.

 

a 14.8 with intake and exhaust?? best ive seen for intake only it a 15.7 how is almost a secong faster with an exhaust

 

read my mods!! i have a 75 shot!!! only offical runs with the 50shot and it was mid to low 14's withthe 75 i'll be faster.

 

Call BS on whatever you like, why would I lie about something like that? Could really care less, honestly.

 

correction they run 16.05 stock the 2.2 cobalt runs 16.2 stock so its damn close and would come down to the driver if both cars are stock

 

that sounds a little closer to right. although, i dunno if .15 is all that close. that can be a sizeable lead in a 1/4

 

so let me get this straight you have a 75 shot of nitrous and you were worried about a madza 3 dude dont wory at all about it

 

yeah if you've got a 75shot of nitrous you shouldn't be concerned about any cars slower than a 14.9

 

if they run 16+ stock you would beat him. i ran 15.6 stock with my 2.2 5 spd coupe

 

ive beat a 2.3l mazda3... off the line and i pulled hard on him like he was a civic... there... no more arguing

 

Are u sure about running 15.6 b/c I got a 2.2 to but when I went I ran a 15.8 @93.8 with intake and exhaust.

 

15.6 is very possilble...

local guy with an ion ran a 15.6 in the quater.. completly stock

 

2.3L VVT 5 Speed...

Is not that slow

 

local carforum sportcompact.org owner has a mazda3 2.3l with no perf mods but an intake i believe... next meet ill try to get him to race... ill record it... and host it...

now dont trip, next meet isnt even planned yet lol... so i wont be doing this tomorrow