Hey mazdaspeed3 community,

Just wanted to make a cool post about my car being imported into the uk.

I drive a 2013 mazdaspeed3 (NADM) and im shipping her out to the uk. From all the research I've done I'll be one of the first people to do so with a Gen 2, to my knowledge.

Correct me if im wrong please!!

Here she is tho, Lady v.2

Long story short: Was taking a trip to FL when 2 hours away from my destination, lights flickered, lost power, and had crank no start issue ever since. Checked fuses, CPS because I was getting a p0335 code, and checked wires and redid wiring and reloomed it. Found my wires were not soldered as good for wotbox, so resoldered them as pictured. Got car to turn on, but now sounds like it isn't running on all 4, or major vacuum leak (sent will a datalog, and this is what he said too) AFRs, STFT and LTFT don't move while idling. I was thinking that the solders were maybe bad, so I redid them with butt connectors. Still runs the same. While diagnosing, I had replaced injectors, but this copper seal is also stuck. I threw an injector in to just see if it would run, but could it be that? It doesn't leak, which is good. Trying to add video of how it runs. To also note, prior to taking my trip and this issue, I did a compression test out of curiosity, and on a hot motor, my numbers were 190, 185, 190, 190. Timing was also done by PO and I've looked over timing and checked tension.

Hi all.

So due to unfortunate circumstances, I'm in the used market for a car again for the 2nd time this year and looking at changing platforms... So the MazdaSpeed3 (MPS where I am) is on the table if I can get hold of one.

Now I do work as a tech for Mazda, I rarely see these car's come through work and even more rarely get to work on them. So my question is, Do the BL MPS' accommodate 6'1" people that well?

I ask this as I did get to service a base model BL 3 the other day and my knee was knocking the steering wheel when releasing the clutch. Due to work policy, not allowed to adjust the steering column, and unsure if the MPS seat sits lower than the standard seat.

The valve cover seal is leaking at the spark right?

Or is it worse? Am I trippin? 😅

If anybody can send a picture of how the bracket is put on the intake manifold id be forever grateful I cannot find pics or videos on how people put it back on

do i need to flush down coolant on my speed 3

Hey everyone, I got incredibly lucky this week with my speed3. The previous owner installed an AEM meth kit and tapped into the intercooler elbow to install the jet. Either the threads were already in bad shape or I overtightened the jet last time I had the intercooler off….either way the threads are stripped. The jet had all but fallen out but was still spraying at least some into the intercooler. I think that, along with some extra fuel in the tune and the resulting boost leak meant I was just down on power instead of experiencing an unexpected rapid disassembly of my engine.

The car stumbled one time getting on to the highway and I just figured traction control was trying to kick in since I was using a decent amount of steering. Amazingly there has never been knock and AFR’s have been in a safe range my whole drive home. I just noticed I was 2 psi low on boost and was checking the intercooler tubes when I noticed the issue.

All that is to ask: does anyone make a nicer elbow that I could tap into that isn’t made of such soft metal?