tur Flight 6 Member 471 Member For: 21y 3m 24d Posted 17/11/06 02:42 AM Share Posted 17/11/06 02:42 AM What boost pressure are the mazda 3 mps running? 10 psi? more? or Less?I took one for a drive, the thing is a bullet I must say it is diffinetly quicker than a Xr6 turbo Auto and Manual, it was so much fun to drive, and good built quality not a noise, nothing the best...price was $41000 drive away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 17/11/06 02:49 AM Share Posted 17/11/06 02:49 AM Compression ratio is relatively high (9.5:1) so I wouldnt say its much over 6psi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 17/11/06 02:51 AM Share Posted 17/11/06 02:51 AM (edited) I doubt its quicker than the T, 190fwkw and its almost the same weight.Edit: I just read two different websites, one quoted 1403kg kerb weight, another quoted 1648kg Edited 17/11/06 02:53 AM by XXXR6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decoy Member 163 Member For: 18y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Brissy Posted 17/11/06 02:57 AM Share Posted 17/11/06 02:57 AM In Motors BFYB I think the Mazda was just slower than the XR6T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 17/11/06 02:58 AM Share Posted 17/11/06 02:58 AM Maybe the sedan is heavier than the hatch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decoy Member 163 Member For: 18y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Brissy Posted 17/11/06 03:02 AM Share Posted 17/11/06 03:02 AM I wouldn't have thought so... doesn't the mps only come in a hatch anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 17/11/06 03:03 AM Share Posted 17/11/06 03:03 AM Some picture a sedan, other sites picture the hatch...google mazda mps in australia and see what comes up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decoy Member 163 Member For: 18y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Brissy Posted 17/11/06 03:08 AM Share Posted 17/11/06 03:08 AM Wouldn't that be the 6? Same engine, bigger car. That might be that weight. Sorry I got confused, I thought we were just talking the 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 17/11/06 03:16 AM Share Posted 17/11/06 03:16 AM (edited) Oh...My bad I didnt realise there was a 3 MPS and a 6 MPS... cool!They have the same engine, the 3 is a FWD hatch and the 6 is an AWD sedan Edited 17/11/06 03:18 AM by XXXR6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 8m 7d Posted 17/11/06 10:42 PM Share Posted 17/11/06 10:42 PM Had a run in with a mates 6 MPS last night, he thought it was quick, ahhh all I saw was headlights in my rear vision mirror The T is a quick car, just because of its barginess it feels slow comparative to smaller cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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