For a $30,000 vehicle there's really a lot of nice touches, like those vibration dampers 0:18 in the suspension the body bracing, The under body coverings to reduce noise, Heck one of them even has a little scoop in it to funnel air to the brakes, it drives really good
I didn't film any of it as I was working with the friend...but fairly simple process and corksport makes awesome directions for it. I used the typical two rod spring compressors on the fronts to remove the spring from the strut assembly, the rest is just unbolt stuff and bolt it back up. I'll see what I can do about filming more of the installs in the future though :)
Do you know which tune could I do without affecting the reliability to increase the horsepowers on this typical model of the cx-5? Is ECU tuning safe, and how much hp would i get with it?
Which engine do you have? ECU tuning is "safe" if done safely, it's up to the tuner...but the odds of getting any warranty coverage on engine/transmission/drivetrain goes out the window.
That's an upgrade that I've been looking to do. But honestly you start looking at doing little things like that you're not going to stop and before you know it you're really not that far away from just buying the turbo model
From what I understand the fuel system is the limitation. Buddy of mine who owns the vehicle has been working through iterations of a tune with a tuner and has made some serious gains, but is getting close the limits in the 300's.
For a $30,000 vehicle there's really a lot of nice touches, like those vibration dampers 0:18 in the suspension the body bracing, The under body coverings to reduce noise, Heck one of them even has a little scoop in it to funnel air to the brakes, it drives really good
Yeah, Mazda has always had good chassis engineers, their vehicles do handle better than most in the class.
Would love to have seen how you put those springs on. Great vid and channel!
I didn't film any of it as I was working with the friend...but fairly simple process and corksport makes awesome directions for it. I used the typical two rod spring compressors on the fronts to remove the spring from the strut assembly, the rest is just unbolt stuff and bolt it back up.
I'll see what I can do about filming more of the installs in the future though :)
Do you have any information handy for tuning the 2.5NA ? Thanks!
@@CreatorDrews don't have much info on the NA engines, there isn't the same room for gains as you get with the turbo.
Do you know which tune could I do without affecting the reliability to increase the horsepowers on this typical model of the cx-5? Is ECU tuning safe, and how much hp would i get with it?
Which engine do you have?
ECU tuning is "safe" if done safely, it's up to the tuner...but the odds of getting any warranty coverage on engine/transmission/drivetrain goes out the window.
@@SomeGuysGarage I have the 4 cylinder 2.5L turbocharged, like the one in the video.
Can you tell what Exhaust system the car has, thank you very much 😇
It's from Corksport
How much did you lower it by?
It's around a 2 inch drop.
I have the na version, the fronts only 1 piston 😂. I wish I can steal them 2 pistons
Could probably retrofit them if you bought the calipers?
That's an upgrade that I've been looking to do. But honestly you start looking at doing little things like that you're not going to stop and before you know it you're really not that far away from just buying the turbo model
How can we squeeze 400hp out of one of these bad boys?
From what I understand the fuel system is the limitation. Buddy of mine who owns the vehicle has been working through iterations of a tune with a tuner and has made some serious gains, but is getting close the limits in the 300's.