You are lucky, nice dad dude, in my times dad plz can i have a car, dad: buy it yourself, me: ok let me save some money, 500 bucks= my first car= 1984 Buick Skylark
please hit the speed3 forums for the best do's and dont's advice like high pressure fuel pump internals and the tune for it as well as dont go full boost at low rpm's- like dont come close to maxing out your boost gauge when you get on the throttle at low rpm's thats what blows these engines... ZOOM ZOOM BOOM BABY😅
Im living thru your channel man lol, Im 22, broke as shit fresh college graduate making $13/hr, and had been saving up for a gen2 speed3 for a few months now since I have a base 2012 Mazda 3 hatch and absolutely love it but just wish it had more power and was "cooler." Was very close to attaining the needed money but then my engine threw a rod on my way to work 2 weeks ago 🫠. Just spent so much money on getting a new engine put in it so now Im back to square one. Im so determined to get one, so Im very excited to watch your build!
Hey Colton, I gotta say bro, its so nice having another Mazda Nerd on the internet. I have had my Mazda 6 2012 with the 2.5 L for four years now as the second owner and just put 150,000 miles or 241,000 km on the same engine. Seeing your channel last year really got me into taking better care of my car and looking at ways to save money on upgrades and maintenance. I bought brand new headlight assemblies and installed some really nice LED headlights, I also have a cold air intake upgrade coming soon, but my next mod is to upgrade the exterior. I live in Southern Arizona where the average day is 16-17 hours long and the average temp is 110 Fahrenheit or 48-50 Celsius during the summer, so taking care of my exterior has always been a challenge. My roof was vinyl wrapped by the previous owner but he left it in the San Diego sun too long, so I have had issues with it. After finishing my paint job I plan on moving to wheels, breaks and suspension. Hopefully I can do a new exhaust in the next year as well. Your videos has been such an inspiration, and its so funny that not even two days ago I was talking to my buddy who is looking to buy a car he can mod easy. I mentioned that he should look at Mazda, and he wanted to do a Hot Hatch so I told him about the good old MazdaSpeed 3s. Not even a day later and you post about your next journey with a MazdaSpeed 3 Haha. I can't wait to see what you have in store and for my buddy to soon be gapping me in his new hot hatch. Keep it up man!
ive had my almost bone stock gen1 about 6 months now. I don't drive it much, but it has it lil issues so I'm super happy to see someone knowledgeable making content on this platform again. love your stuff man. :)
THANK YOU! Not enough love gets shown to this generation of speed 3/3!!!! Could you potentially also point out which mods can be compatible w/ the regular 3 (2.3, 2.5, 2.0 skyactiv)? This would open up the build to more people. I have been trying to find a good condition gen 2 Speed 3 in the midwest for forever but they are all rusted to hell. It would be nice to be able to mod my regular 3 and swap parts once I find a good Speed 3.
@@ColtonRichter Neat, thank you. Also this might be a stupid request, but do you know how to remove all the pillars in the interior? I've wrapped all the interior except the Pillars because of the SRS Airbags. I've looked at the service manual and it doesn't really make sense, I've disconnected the battery and followed it to a T and they still don't come loose, are there screws/clips that still hold them in? The Gen 2 interior is way easy to wrap, except the pillars so it might be a neat video idea for this build. I've got the VVIVID Electric blue 4D carbon fiber wrap for my build, and I think it might suit yours well too.
I have a 2008 Mazda 3 2.3L no turbo I have been searching the internet to see the difference from the TC version a the N/A because I want to make mine a speed. I haven't been able to fine anything on it and I need some help any info would help but I was wondering would it be worth it to get all the parts to make mine a speed with a bigger turbo or just sell it to get a speed and upgrade that. any info would help. If I do put a turbo on the non speed version I will try to post it.
heyy man i just bought mazda speed3 i was using a frs before and i know what i got now is fucking fast but thing is the interior is kinda shaky like the speedometer and speakers radio and it bothers me so much do u hav any opinion on how am i gon fix this thankuuuu!
@@ColtonRichter I daily drove it for a year and a half ish on that setup 🤷🏻♂️ shockingly the car still runs with the new owner to this day at like 260k 😂
you helped me convince my dad to get me a speed3 as my first car. Thanks
Enjoy!
You are lucky, nice dad dude, in my times dad plz can i have a car, dad: buy it yourself, me: ok let me save some money, 500 bucks= my first car= 1984 Buick Skylark
We love your dad for that
As a speed owner, no one should have one as a first car!!!
please hit the speed3 forums for the best do's and dont's advice like high pressure fuel pump internals and the tune for it as well as dont go full boost at low rpm's- like dont come close to maxing out your boost gauge when you get on the throttle at low rpm's thats what blows these engines... ZOOM ZOOM BOOM BABY😅
Im living thru your channel man lol, Im 22, broke as shit fresh college graduate making $13/hr, and had been saving up for a gen2 speed3 for a few months now since I have a base 2012 Mazda 3 hatch and absolutely love it but just wish it had more power and was "cooler." Was very close to attaining the needed money but then my engine threw a rod on my way to work 2 weeks ago 🫠. Just spent so much money on getting a new engine put in it so now Im back to square one. Im so determined to get one, so Im very excited to watch your build!
Appreciate the support 💙
Hey Colton, I gotta say bro, its so nice having another Mazda Nerd on the internet. I have had my Mazda 6 2012 with the 2.5 L for four years now as the second owner and just put 150,000 miles or 241,000 km on the same engine. Seeing your channel last year really got me into taking better care of my car and looking at ways to save money on upgrades and maintenance. I bought brand new headlight assemblies and installed some really nice LED headlights, I also have a cold air intake upgrade coming soon, but my next mod is to upgrade the exterior. I live in Southern Arizona where the average day is 16-17 hours long and the average temp is 110 Fahrenheit or 48-50 Celsius during the summer, so taking care of my exterior has always been a challenge. My roof was vinyl wrapped by the previous owner but he left it in the San Diego sun too long, so I have had issues with it. After finishing my paint job I plan on moving to wheels, breaks and suspension. Hopefully I can do a new exhaust in the next year as well.
Your videos has been such an inspiration, and its so funny that not even two days ago I was talking to my buddy who is looking to buy a car he can mod easy. I mentioned that he should look at Mazda, and he wanted to do a Hot Hatch so I told him about the good old MazdaSpeed 3s. Not even a day later and you post about your next journey with a MazdaSpeed 3 Haha. I can't wait to see what you have in store and for my buddy to soon be gapping me in his new hot hatch. Keep it up man!
Love your story and always appreciate the support, keep it real 🤙🏻
ive had my almost bone stock gen1 about 6 months now. I don't drive it much, but it has it lil issues so I'm super happy to see someone knowledgeable making content on this platform again. love your stuff man. :)
Lets get it spiffed up ✌🏻
Love watching this knowing you're only a 1.5h ferry ride away! Fellow MS3 owner, loving it
✌🏻 from the mainlnd
Im saving up to buy one in a couple months seems like a fun car to take on some canyons
Sure is, and practical!
THANK YOU! Not enough love gets shown to this generation of speed 3/3!!!! Could you potentially also point out which mods can be compatible w/ the regular 3 (2.3, 2.5, 2.0 skyactiv)? This would open up the build to more people. I have been trying to find a good condition gen 2 Speed 3 in the midwest for forever but they are all rusted to hell. It would be nice to be able to mod my regular 3 and swap parts once I find a good Speed 3.
I can already tell you almost everything suspension can be swapped over, power mods are a little different but some interior stuff is the same too!
@@ColtonRichter Neat, thank you.
Also this might be a stupid request, but do you know how to remove all the pillars in the interior? I've wrapped all the interior except the Pillars because of the SRS Airbags.
I've looked at the service manual and it doesn't really make sense, I've disconnected the battery and followed it to a T and they still don't come loose, are there screws/clips that still hold them in?
The Gen 2 interior is way easy to wrap, except the pillars so it might be a neat video idea for this build. I've got the VVIVID Electric blue 4D carbon fiber wrap for my build, and I think it might suit yours well too.
Not sure about the 2nd Gens but the 1st Gens are super tricky.
Just got a Mazda 3 2009 sedan thanks to you will be using the sedan build as inspiration !
Hope you enjoy ✌🏻
Excited for the new Build! I just picked up a 2010 3 and want to try and squeeze a bit more power out of her, while making her look nice too.
Nice buy!
@@ColtonRichter Thanks! Low KM and in decent shape. Good foundation to start something cool, I hope.
if you don't mind me asking what do you do for your 9-5? I remember you worked at a Mazda dealership many years ago
Social Media Manager believe it or not 😂 Still working the dealership life ✌🏻
Thanks Colt good info , for my silver stock,2012 speed 3,
Hope to be useful!
You know its a rare ms3 when the bootring isnt broken 😂
Loooool
Can't wait!!!
You know it 🔥
Great, gonna be awesome.
Looking forward to it ✌🏻
I have a 2008 Mazda 3 2.3L no turbo I have been searching the internet to see the difference from the TC version a the N/A because I want to make mine a speed. I haven't been able to fine anything on it and I need some help any info would help but I was wondering would it be worth it to get all the parts to make mine a speed with a bigger turbo or just sell it to get a speed and upgrade that. any info would help. If I do put a turbo on the non speed version I will try to post it.
In the long run you'll save money just buying a Speed, but you do you!
being it to kelowna for hill climb we can get a shoot in or the sedan👀
I will definitely try and make it out to Hill Climb next year!
heyy man i just bought mazda speed3 i was using a frs before and i know what i got now is fucking fast but thing is the interior is kinda shaky like the speedometer and speakers radio and it bothers me so much do u hav any opinion on how am i gon fix this thankuuuu!
Sounds like an aftermarket motor mount or you need motor mounts, start there!
Next video idea. Letting my friend burn my clutch so I can buy an upgraded one 🤝🏻
You're on to something
I was going to buy a gti and of course I got MS3 instead
GTI in the future!
Big rhonda vs poppa smurf
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
mazda 3 even faster
Hopefully it’s a bnrs3 with a meth tap into the washer fluid tank 🙌 making me miss my speed tho 😔
Ummm that's not ultimate daily driver that's a killer daily driver
@@ColtonRichter I daily drove it for a year and a half ish on that setup 🤷🏻♂️ shockingly the car still runs with the new owner to this day at like 260k 😂
Mazdaspeed3 content 🤝🏼🫡 thank you
Bless 🙌🏻