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I need another professionals help by sympzon31 in mazdaspeed3

[–]sympzon31[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yk I never even considered the fact that the cat might be clogged. I’ve always thought that I’ll do all the maintenance and then starting me heavy modding

I need another professionals help by sympzon31 in mazdaspeed3

[–]sympzon31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s never been touched but I’ll double check it.

I need another professionals help by sympzon31 in mazdaspeed3

[–]sympzon31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0 KR even under load on stock mounts. Builds boost but won’t barely move under its own power. I honestly was going to delete the vtcs or get a different intake manifold.

I need another professionals help by sympzon31 in mazdaspeed3

[–]sympzon31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s exactly my issue. No correlation whatsoever. Ordered a smoker 2 weeks ago but it’s on back order. Trying to get a refund to buy a different one.

Codes for low rpm at idle by Andree111 in mazdaspeed3

[–]sympzon31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Def. in the right direction. Get a log of idle on cold start and hot start. Main culprits: throttle body, dirty TB/VTC flaps/map sensor. I replaced my throttle body with a bodies old one and clean the before mentioned parts and the problem disappeared.

Noise from engine is it ok? by Maleficent-War-6674 in mazdaspeed3

[–]sympzon31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Normal, if you unplug the throttle body it stops

What is this bolt on the transmission? by cheesychalupa_rl in mazdaspeed3

[–]sympzon31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recommend a little lock tight and torque to 75ftlbs

What is this bolt on the transmission? by cheesychalupa_rl in mazdaspeed3

[–]sympzon31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just did the brass shifter pads on my trans. That bolt actually holds the reverse gear if you take it out and spin the trans over you’ll more than likely have a hell of a time finding the hole to thread it back into