Thread: Madza 3 owner
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Old 06-24-2008, 12:33 PM   #4 (permalink)
sweets7pinoy
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: dayton <> cincinnati ohio
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[ t r a c y ] - '04 Mazda 3 S 5-Door
90 day: 28.61 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
Hello and welcome to the site sweets7pinoy. I moved your post into your very own thread so we can greet you properly.

As I said in the other thread, the 3 is a pretty descent car. Engine is a bit oversized if your looking for fuel economy, but when driven right it can still pull in some good numbers. I would think with a bit of practice you'll be hitting mid 30s very soon. Just make sure to check out the 100+ hypermiling tips.

Do you have any planned mods for it yet?
hey thanks!!! yeah, i can be good for a couple of days then my old tendencies try to come back. lol

as for mods... i would like to do more, i just don't know what. like i said, i have a short ram intake, still testing and a buddy club condenser. i am thinking about partially blocking the front air damns.


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Originally Posted by Lazarus
What is a simota sri amd a club condenser?

Welcome to the site. What's the commute like?

Do you have any planned mods for it yet?
simota sri = simota short ram intake. it's like a mix between the cai & a wai. it has the larger filter of a cai but not located near the bottom of a car away from the engine. the filter (though blocked with a carbon fiber heat shield) is located right near the throttle body, about 6-7 inches away. so it's closer but not sucking in as much warm air as a wai.

buddy club condenser = basically a full grounding kit & a stabilizer kit rolled into one. it basically regulates the voltage and fully grounds the engine bay to give a smoother throttle response & acceleration.

my daily commute is almost all highway. both ways i probably do 75 miles on the highway and probably 10-20 or so around suburbia in the evenings.



any ideas for further future mods?
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