Will be real interesting to see what difference you notice when it is tuned. Looks great, so well done.
Supercharged CX-3
Just finished installing the VT-Racing supercharger on my CX-3 (the new 2.0 model they now make.) Was a bit of a challenge to do myself and it's also designed for the Mazda 3, so took me a few days but it's running well now (just waiting for my tune to arrive from DR Tuned.)
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Since it's for the Mazda 3 I had to make some adjustments, like the intercooler mounts not quite lining up, and I'll be having my friend make some brackets for the coolant reservoir. Added a catch can as well but need to install the oil cooler soon
Since it's for the Mazda 3 I had to make some adjustments, like the intercooler mounts not quite lining up, and I'll be having my friend make some brackets for the coolant reservoir. Added a catch can as well but need to install the oil cooler soon
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If I can find even a shred of reliability in this I'll probably end up with one on mine 
Question though: it appears to be a roots style supercharger....how is there an intercooler when it blows directly into the manifold?
Question though: it appears to be a roots style supercharger....how is there an intercooler when it blows directly into the manifold?
It's actually water/antifreeze-cooled, pretty interesting setup (comes with an additional waterpump):If I can find even a shred of reliability in this I'll probably end up with one on mine
Question though: it appears to be a roots style supercharger....how is there an intercooler when it blows directly into the manifold?
Currently my car is in the shop for probably a bad low-pressure fuel pump (hopefully). Either it was going bad and the supercharger exasperated it, or couldn't keep up. But I'll update once I get it back on the issue.
There's been some really great success stories:
I didn't realize at first but seems mine is the first CX-3 with this kit installed in the states so I'm sort of the guinea pig lol 😶
A little update. Finally got my car back a few weeks ago after being in the shop forever (was a fried ECU. We're still not sure how that happened) and everything is running great now.
In the middle of the tuning process with DRTuned and I can say it's been so fun driving this car around now, super zippy, sounds WILD. I've only driven turbocharged cars before so the instant pull of the supercharger is cool.
Going to install an oil cooler soon before the weather gets too hot here down in the South (not necessary but figured it wouldn't hurt)
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In the middle of the tuning process with DRTuned and I can say it's been so fun driving this car around now, super zippy, sounds WILD. I've only driven turbocharged cars before so the instant pull of the supercharger is cool.
Going to install an oil cooler soon before the weather gets too hot here down in the South (not necessary but figured it wouldn't hurt)
An update for anyone who is interested. So far have put in around 2500 miles with the supercharger installed.
Tuning is going well, on my last datalog. Using MazdaEdit with Tactrix cable for flashing and logging and sending that over to DRTuned for adjustments.
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Also installed this honeycomb air-straightener from Performance MRP in front of my MAF, was a night-and-day difference in smoothness in acceleration. Highly recommend if anyone decides to go this route. (2.75 Mass Air Flow Straightener Honeycomb Screen | Performance MRP)
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Still figuring out where and how to install the oil cooler. Not much room at the front anymore with the SC cooler installed...
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All-in-all, having a great time driving it. Makes the car feel like it's so much lighter
Tuning is going well, on my last datalog. Using MazdaEdit with Tactrix cable for flashing and logging and sending that over to DRTuned for adjustments.
Also installed this honeycomb air-straightener from Performance MRP in front of my MAF, was a night-and-day difference in smoothness in acceleration. Highly recommend if anyone decides to go this route. (2.75 Mass Air Flow Straightener Honeycomb Screen | Performance MRP)
Still figuring out where and how to install the oil cooler. Not much room at the front anymore with the SC cooler installed...
All-in-all, having a great time driving it. Makes the car feel like it's so much lighter
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