April 2008
Monthly Archive
Mazdaspeed3 vs Mazdaspeed6
Posted by Trey on 01 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: General
We corner weighed our Mazdaspeed3 and a customer’s Mazdaspeed6 recently. Both are obviously completely different cars targeted at different markets, so the comparison isn’t to show the fact that the MS3 is lighter than the MS6. This is simply to give a baseline comparison for those interested. At the end of the day, Mazda cars always handle amazingly well and are (in my opinion) superbly engineered. I only hope Mazda decides to continue the Mazdaspeed line of vehicles as they move to the new generations of both the Mazda3 and Mazda6. Nearly everyone I’ve met from Mazda in the US was a real enthusiasts so I’m confident they’ll want it to happen as much as I do. Enough babbling…on to data!
Mazdaspeed3
Mazdaspeed6
GT-R (R35) High Flow Cats
Posted by Trey on 01 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Product Updates
The new GT-R is a hard car to improve on. Nissan has really carefully thought through nearly every aspect of the car to maximize well… everything. However in carefully inspecting it one of the areas we felt we could make some improvements on was the exhaust system. At the end of the day, the GT-R still utilizes mass manufacturing techniques in the construction of most components. While this certainly isn’t a performance inhibitor in some areas, it can certainly have a negative effect on trying to maximize performance and efficiency of expelling spent exhaust gas.
One of the first components we addressed was the stock catalytic converter section. We weren’t interested in simply removing the cats and turning the highly technical GT-R into a gross polluter… we’re one of those crazy companies that thinks you should be able to make power while still maintaining a suitable emissions profile. So, here you have our first prototype of a high flow cats constructed entirely in 304 Stainless Steel using metal substrate cats with full TIG welding. This will certainly be in production soon and available to both the world market and of course North American GT-R owners (off road use only in the US!) in the next few months once we’ve had ample time to test and refine the setup on our own car. Dyno results to be posted soon.
Stock Cats:
COBB High Flow Cats
