Shadowden's Mazda3 Build thread

I`m Batman · Postby **I`m Batman** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:14

Nice! Maybe it's a little bit of both. Sounds like a fun day.

jamiel · Postby **jamiel** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:14

Reducing understeer is preferable for autocross- or any performance driving. Street cars are designed to understeer at the limit as a safety feature- The crash structures are better at the front.
Increasing rear sway bar stiffness is a good step in reducing understeer on a FWD car.

RichB · Postby **RichB** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:14

The RMM is easy enough to swap, so I wouldn't worry about that....

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:14

It sure seems like it. Going to the jbarone chromollysoon. So it will be good to drive the car a bit without it, then see if I like the drive or not with the RMM. It is a steel motor mount with 88 durometer.

tsx_guy · Postby **tsx_guy** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:14

good good good vibrations... mm mm mm

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:14

I'm not positive, but I do believe that those there vibrations lead to excitations (according to the beach boys at least).

And there are conflicting opinions on the amount of vibration really felt. What RMM have you run?

the other option is this one in street variety
http://www.therpmstore.com/store/p/459-TRZ-Rear-Engine-Mount-for-Mazda-3-Mazdaspeed-3.html

i like the idea of a steel mount.

tsx_guy · Postby **tsx_guy** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:14

I was too scared to increase the vibe in my ride.... eek!

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:14

tsx_guy wrote:I was too scared to increase the vibe in my ride.... eek!

You afraid the vibes in the car would mess with the vibes you were throwing the ladies?

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:14

I received my birthday gift last night. Wife bought me seat covers for the front buckets. They are the Wet Okole custom neoprene covers. Each one is made to your (my) specifications. Although it was tempting to get seat warmers, I opted not to because the controller for them is lame and I wasn't sure if I would be able to modify the power supply to have a more integrated looking control.

Seat covers are black with red piping. I will post a picture in a little while.

tsx_guy · Postby **tsx_guy** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:14

congrats,
re: vibe/ladies... dude... i drive a honda... not going to score too many points with that... sigh....

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:14

tsx_guy wrote:congrats,
re: vibe/ladies... dude... i drive a honda... not going to score too many points with that... sigh....

re: ladies and hondas: I've seen fast and the furious...what you say is untrue.

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:14

Center Console vinyl work is done. I had issues with the cheap vinyl adhering on the section of the console surrounding the e brake. I took it to the pros. They ended up using 3M dinoc, but the gloss version. So since that didn't match anything else, it was all redone.

SecondGenPAt · Postby **SecondGenPAt** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:14

Looks good!

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:14

Thanks!
Now I need to order Dinoc to do my door switch panels and the surrounds on the tweeters in the front window panels and the rear window panels. I have some other things to deal with first though.

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:14

Looks good! They did a good job of matching up the angle of the weave.

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