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Originally Posted by glamcem
too bad they only offer the Mazda 3 engine that only revs up to 6800 RPM, the outgoing NC Miata has a special engine that can rev up to 7400 rpm, Mazda had an opportunity to come up with a killer car but they simply killed it by offering only 155 hp,
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lmao did you read the reviews? It has a different head and lighter flywheel than the 3 and by offering "only 155 hp" they kept the clubsport trim level with bilsteins and an LSD to $28k while knocking nearly 1 second off the NC's
(pre-'09) 0-60 time.
The only potential downside to the ND is we don't know how Skyactiv takes modifications, logic would suggest that the high compression and focus on fuel economy and emissions with a relatively new direct injection setup would make it a bad tuning platform.
But the exact same thing was said about the FA20 and it seems to be taking a bolt on supercharger with a whopping 80+ hp increase without skipping a beat and there are hundreds running around with 300+ whp vs. the stock ~170 at best.
Solely measuring an engine by peak hp is like picking a wife via shoe size.