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read somewhere 17" OEM wheel & tire weighs in at 44 lbs. 18" MS3 OEM wheel & tire weighs in at 48 lbs. wheels are 22 and 24 lbs. respectively. and difference in launch response was very noticeable. I came across some 16" alloys that weigh 12 lbs. assuming 205/55R16 tires might be around...

I get a battery light in the dash flashing on sometimes during hard acceleration. On a recent trip to PA, the battery light would stay on if I cruise above 70mph. Autozone ran a test, and said my battery (2010) is good, alternator good, rectifier bad. I brought my 5 to dealer and they said...

I upgraded my Mz5 w set of H&R Sport springs. I have no use for the stock springs and was thinking who would want them. Then I thought a lot of Mz5 are dropped using Mz3 lowering springs. So the Mz5 springs could fit Mz3 in theory. The spring rate is probably higher, so the Mz3 could have a...

I found a used Mazdaspeed Cold Air Intake from a wrecked non-turbo Mazda3. It was missing the rubber mount. When I contacted AEM for the missing mounting hardware, they sent me the missing parts "under warranty" no charge. AEM had pdf install instructions online for Mazda3 which was pretty...

Have my 06 5 Touring 5MT for 2 months now. Drove it almost daily. Has 72k miles now. No real problems. Rare instances where I'm cruising and I sense a loss of power it almost jerks the vehicle. My knee-jerk reaction is step on the clutch to try to maintain speed/momentum and maybe prevent...