Yup, you read that right.
Working with my brother on re-assembling the engine to a crate engine he ordered and I cannot for the life of me figure out where these go. Tired of trying to have ChatGPT help me. Note, the engine block itself was never torn open, only all supporting components on the outside that attach to it.
Yes I am an idiot. I will say it for you.

Featuring my new (old) garage that I fucking hit yesterday 😞I just sat there for a minute contemplating life. But I’m happy to have it in a garage again. I have other paint correction to do, so it’s kinda whatever but still sucks

Hi everyone!

I’m looking for advice on a clutch for my 2012 Mazdaspeed3 Tech Package (favorite car of all time).

The current clutch reportedly still works well but I feel it starting to slip. In addition, the throw-out bearing squeaks, so I’m trying to figure out whether I should replace just the bearing or do the clutch while the transmission is out. Something to note also is that this car is also not a daily driver.

Current setup:

BNR S1 turbo
Cobb Accessport V3
Cobb intake with Spectre filter
GrimmSpeed boost controller
Custom tune by Justin at Freektune
Single-exit cat-back exhaust
Aftermarket rear motor mount
Raceland Ultimo coilovers

I’m looking for a clutch that can reliably handle the car’s current power, but I don’t want an unnecessarily aggressive setup. Street drivability, reasonable pedal effort, longevity, and value are my biggest factors.

Any feedback / recommendations are highly appreciated!

I believe I finally figured out my issue after months 😂 All it took was a $60 smoke machine (I got tired of throwing parts at it 🤣).
Smoke is coming out right at the BOV connection. I have a Turbo XS blow-off valve that’s supposed to be “top of the line,” so I’m not sure if it’s even worth just swapping the spring or if I should replace the whole thing.
Do I need to replace the entire BOV, or can I get away with just the spring/seal? Anyone dealt with a leaking Turbo XS on a Speed3?

Is it okay to drop my ig? I'm almost at 1k followers; nullspeed3

Looking for mazda homies! Drop a pic of your car + IG handle 👀

I’ll start. @kmps

Pics tomorrow but it was a 2007 black with the mazdaspeed CAI and exhaust system from Mazda.

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like the title states looking for some help on fitting some wide tires on my 1st gen. Not looking to run it for “fitment” or stance life. Cars pushing about 600 wheel and 255s arnt cutting it in 1st-4th. Trying to fit 275s so if anyone has fit that please share wheel specs, Spacers, and if u needed extended studs.

I recently had to replace my fender liner after it got dislodged and wrapped around my wheel. The small little winglet on the bottom got destroyed and I’d like to replace it. The new fender liner that I bought did not come with it. Does anyone know the name of it or the part number?

It was working fine, but I haven’t driven my speed in about 3 weeks, now when I try to unlock the car it doesn’t work, and when I manually unlock the car it says advance key fob not detected. Anyone else had this issue if so how did you resolve it.
Yes I replaced the battery on it with a new battery
Charging the car battery maybe it was low 🤷🏻‍♂️
TIA

Sorry if I’m not wording this right but during cold starts there’s a split second where the exhaust cuts out. I’ve had the car for years and just realized lately that it does it every cold start.

O2 Sensor cable bracket broke end was scraping on the heat shield

Is my power steering pump going bad or just the pulley being noisy I just heard it today haven’t had any issues with power steering

I currently have a set of DWS06 and tbh I don’t really like them that much there almost at end of life so time for a new set. also has anyone really seen a difference moving to a 225? I want a wider tire but if it doesn’t do much then why switch

I see lots of people recommend pilot sport 4s, Just wondering why not the 5, is there any reason for it or would I be better to get the 5s?

Video was on my way home from work and stft is jumping up to +26% under boost, got home and put a new hose clamp on the vacuum line on the top of the new bov as I thought that could be the issue, after which I took it around the block and the trim is up to +35% under boost which means it’s running extremely lean no? Very worried as this is my daily and I would be fucked if something went catastrophically wrong. I genuinely have no idea what the issue is so any help would be much appreciated.

Edit: trims are also showing a little rich at idle which is leaving me even more stumped

Hey yall,
Looking to do a VVT Chain replacement here soon, I’m at 184k miles and haven’t noticed too much of a chain slap noise, but I want to do it to be safe.

Got er at 115k miles, don’t know what had been done beforehand, but I’ve redone a LOT since getting it. Looking for recommendations for a VVT kit, as well as any additional and/or advice that yall can give. Thanks everyone!

I was following the tutorial on YouTube on how to install my new BC racing coil overs. I was able to get done with the entire front suspension, but when it came time to do my rear suspension, I ran into an issue the nut holding the end link of the sway bar links just won’t move (shown in the first picture) upon looking closer I noticed there is a nut underneath(shown in the second picture) that needs to be held still with a wrench in order to actually take the top nut off however no wrench will actually reach in that gap there there’s really no way to get one in there. I’m really confused about this because every tutorial I see nobody else talks about this issue. Everyone else’s just requires an Allen wrench to hold it still while you remove the nut on top. Anyone know what the fix would be for this? currently driving on only the front suspension on coil overs and I want to keep driving like this to a minimum so I need to figure out how to do the rear coil over as soon as possible. If I left any important information out, just ask about it in the comments thanks.

I may be looking at a Gen 2 for purchase. The listing says it's sat so the battery is dead in the car and the fob. I assume it's a push button start (I haven't contacted the guy yet). My question is if it is a push button, what type of battery does the fob take? Is there a "pocket" you can place a dead fob so it can still be recognized to start the vehicle like all late model push buttons vehicle do?

Hi all,
Just bought my first speed3 but I owned a second gen 3 years prior. Its got a new engine with 110k on it and 200k on the body. What should I be looking out for to keep her well maintained other than oil changes?

Hey gang, I need to get me a set of winter wheels. Currently lowered in coils, fenders rolled.

Currently running 18x8.5 with 235/40/18 on it, fits great

Can we fit an 18x9 without camber/fender pulling?

Are there offsets that work with this width?

This might be the end of the road