Supercharged 2.0L Mazda3 Dyno Session

180whp 160wtq. At first glance the Dyno (superflow) numbers are disappointing. In reality however - you can make a Dyno read whatever you want depending on how you load them and adjust the parameters. They're best for measuring differences in power and I don't have a baseline in the first place. What matters to me is the torque curve and man is it beautiful. Wouldn't give it up for a turbo. Very curious to see what other 2.0 supers put down. Driving my car on the Dyno was one of the weirdest (and coolest) experiences I've ever had behind the wheel. Slipping the clutch while you're not moving is something else.

[@jyordan]

mentally deranged individual going 11mph over the!

[@ashtonnewton2724]

Over The!!??!

[@ianbrowsing3801]

I've informed the proper authorities!

[@Theadventuresofyalc]

This is sick. I’ve got a 2.0 hatch as well! I contacted Amy last month after watching some of your videos and doing some research just saving up some money now!! Keep it up!

[@abou824]

Sweet! Glad to hear it. You're gonna love it

[@Theadventuresofyalc]

@@abou824 hey bro just ordered my kit. I have a few questions about your build. Stock engine mount? Stock clutch?

[@abou824]

@@Theadventuresofyalc first of all, congratulations! I'm on the stock clutch and motor mount. I swapped over to high dura rmm and tmm, immediately hated it, and swapped back.

[@Chriskary1]

May not be the fastest but I think this is so cool! What a cool daily! A nice reliable practical hatchback and good on gas! But yet quick , I love it!

[@abou824]

Thank you!

[@blarghman332]

This is so cool.

[@DemonHunter0069]

Sick ✌️

[@Gilaric]

Possible to get a list of all the mods? Maybe also costs of everything?

[@curtistyler4241]

Tq looking good bro!!! Problem is folks so stuck on dynos. But you know was well as me. This sc no joke on actual street. 😂

[@abou824]

Oh for sure man, it drives so well!!

[@SpoolinMP5]

Plot analysis is better if the lowest tq/hp number is set to 75

[@jergarmar]

Hey there, fellow supercharged 2.0L Mazda 3! Just looking at these numbers again, they actually sound about right, add about 15% to whp and you're almost at 210 estimated crank hp, which is 35% over stock, about right for the supercharger. I'm certainly loving mine, no regrets at all.

[@abou824]

Glad you're liking it! This was at the beginning of the tuning process for me, it's gotten much faster since then. Who are you tuned with now? VT?

[@jergarmar]

@@abou824 oh good! I'm actually doing the Secret Sauce tune. I can't even get a VT tune, because I'm 2nd gen! China never even saw these cars (or the ECU).

[@abou824]

@@jergarmar AH! That's who you are haha, on the same page now.

[@jordanharvey7009]

I've seen yours is mexico built and so is mine I've been skeptical ab the kit but shit it's been in your car for a while I have the same 3 and my kit gets delivered tmr 😳

[@abou824]

Mine is Japan lol. About a year and a half now, I love it

[@supermazda3]

We need to get back on the dyno because that's not "all she got" 😂 #over200whp

[@abou824]

😈😈😈

[@jergarmar]

The man who knows, heh.

[@cmsimerson]

How did you get a tune for the car? Did you buy the “mazda tuner kit” from VT?

[@abou824]

I had the first kit on a 3, it originally came with the OTS tune included, but now everybody uses the sauce tune.

[@mfisher8094]

Wow

[@jtarchitecture8939]

What's the yellow thing in the front grille? an air intake port? also, is that an oil intercooler, or an intercooler for the VT unit?

[@abou824]

The yellow scoop is an air duct directing air into the intake. The mishimoto radiator is an oil cooler, and the supercharger intercooler heat exchanger radiator is mounted below that

[@jtarchitecture8939]

@@abou824 Sweet, thanks! would you mind posting any info on the air duct?

[@abou824]

@@jtarchitecture8939 it's from mikstore, I got the unpainted one and did it myself in my garage

[@jtarchitecture8939]

@@abou824 Do you think it helped more than something like a SRI? (which I have, but rethinking it)

[@abou824]

@@jtarchitecture8939 yeah that's why I got it. Idle air temps were the same, but once you get moving the IAT's are lower

[@anirbanmukherjee3627]

How is the build holding up? Any issues with the supercharger besides what you listed in the pdf?

[@abou824]

It's been running perfectly since then no issues at all

[@surrealness]

You're a sick fuck man, look at that tasty, v8-like curve. I love this project so much. Do you know how much weight was added? I have a 2014 BM with the 2.0 and these videos bring massive joy to my life. Thanks for posting.

[@abou824]

Didn't see this till now! Glad you enjoy the little vids I post. I had the passenger + rear seats out in addition to the spare tire and it weighed in at exactly 2800lbs with 3/4 tank of gas. Was really pleased with that!

[@thatboypaolo2484]

Do you think I’ll be able to install one on a 2011 Mazda 3 2.0

[@abou824]

Depends. If it's a SkyActiv engine then yes

[@jimedwards4901]

What's the 0-60? With no limited slip differential & most likely tire spin & torque steer.

[@abou824]

No torque steer surprisingly but there is a lot of spin if you just dump the clutch. Hard to get a good read on that but my guess would be low 6's

[@kent000]

I have a 2.5 I wanna do this to really badddddddd

[@bobbob-gi1yp]

so do you even drive the car anymore whats up with the lack of uploads?

[@abou824]

I'm not a KZbinr lol. No huge updates so no uploads. Been working thru tune revisions getting it incrementally better.

[@konormt1053]

How many hp did it give?

[@abou824]

Did you watch the video or read the description before commenting? I thought not.

[@cmsimerson]

How much was the supercharger?

[@abou824]

I paid like $4200, but with the group buy now it should be around $3200 before shipping

[@Gilaric]

2:33

[@BraveChicken]

Hey brother man can you help me contact VT?

[@abou824]

Sure dude, talk to Kay at VT. This is her Whatsapp number: [phone]. Tell her Aidan sent you!

[@roccnsoccem2023]

I have a ‘17 2.5L Hatch is it worth it?

[@abou824]

Absolutely

[@ismailbozkurt6664]

Where is the numbers

[@abou824]

Did you watch the video or read the description before commenting? Didn't think so. This video was ~30 tune revisions and several mods ago. Car now is probably 230whp. It's getting 15.17sec 1/4mi at 94mph, with a lot of wheelspin at the start.

[@mfisher8094]

Not even 200whp, I was expecting u to make 230, or 245

[@abou824]

Read the description. One of my friends has the most modified 2.0L NA mazda3 I've ever seen, and he only made 115whp on the Dyno he used. It's all about how it's adjusted. The important thing is the curve

[@mfisher8094]

@@abou824 I read the description, the curve is impressive I will say but is the car tuned as well?

[@abou824]

@@mfisher8094 Yup it's tuned. I've got a couple more revisions left till I'm done

[@mfisher8094]

@@abou824 yessir, keep up the good work, hopefully the revisions might get you over 200hp

[@abou824]

@@mfisher8094 thank you! I think I'll take it to another dyno and compare the numbers

[@user-yf7rt2pz2u]

The 2.0 litter isn’t it man 2.5 engine .

[@abou824]

Nah dawg, the tuning is night and day since that Dyno. I'm at 230whp estimated rn, I'm flowing more air than some 2.5 supercharged engines LOL.

[@brandens7615]

Theres smaller na 4 cylinders coming from the factory making more power than this supercharged 4 cylinder is that Mazda motor is a dog. Don't waste no money on it. Dude can sugar coat it all he wants but that's terrible.

[@abou824]

Hah, it was pretty slow then. It's around 230whp now that it's fully tuned and on an ethanol mixture. Feels like a totally different car. Keep in mind this is the first time that engine had really been tuned for boost, there were still things to learn. Considering they dyno'd stock at ~135whp I'm pretty happy with that. Punches way above it's weight class. Ofc it'll have less peak power than if it was turbocharged, but there's boost on demand with this. Also don't know of an engine smaller than 2 liters making over 180whp. Maybe B18 (at the crank) but just barely.

[@2AMinLosAngeles]

No production gasoline engine I know of can make more than 200hp at the crank and still get 40mpg on the freeway without hybrid assistance, regardless of cylinder count or forced induction/NA.

[@ScottDreyfus]

It's 135 crank hp factory so with driveline loss the car literally puts 110 hp to the ground in the 2.0. What are you even going on about. They are increasing whp by a pretty significant amount getting into the 170s. With tuning it's probably a 200 whp car all day and you're literally almost doubling the hp to the ground with a tune. What NA smaller than 2.0 liter puts down more than 200 hp. I'll wait since there's so many you should just be able to name 10 then. Go ahead. At 230 whp my old turbo protege was a quick little car and a lot of fun in that same range. The issue with this motor is the extremely high compression ratio at 13 to 1 is great for lean burn in the highway but not great for forced induction. You'd definitely benifits from ethenol mix. This is a significant kit and is cheaper than upgrading to the turbo s late model. I'd still like to know the list of smaller but so much more powerful 4 cyl. For what a used mazda cost these kits are going to be a nice value add if they are reliable going foward. Used Mazda are about to get a serious rug pull with used car prices plummeting. These will be even better buys. I've been driving a mazda6 since summer of 2009 and it's honestly been the best cat I've ever owned. Ut may end up with the VT kit on my 2.5 mzr after I snag a new hwy scud missile

[@brandens7615]

​@@ScottDreyfusI don't catch feelings for vehicles just because I own it. Is it reliable yes. But it's a dog no matter how you look at it. One of the lowest performing 4 cyl on the market. What 4cyl from the same time frame have lower performance than these 2.0 mazdas

[@ScottDreyfus]

@@brandens7615 where are the smaller than 2.0 liter naturally aspirated motors producing more than 200 whp. I'm still waiting for your list. No one is hot for this motor your just being obtuse. The aftermarket is just starting to work on this generation but it's not going to have wide acceptance because it wasn't designed to be a high performance anything. You're the one with the broad proclomations with not actual examples so go piss in someone else's pool. We get it, you dot care about mazda but the same could be said for throwing a supercharger at a base civic with a cvt. Have fun go play in traffic.

[@brandens7615]

The base Toyota Corolla se 2.0l has 169hp. Few basic basic add ons and tuning could easily be over 200. Hyundai 2.5l naturally aspirated makes 191, a base Honda Civic ex na 2.0 makes 158 and responds well to basic mods and tuning. What I'm getting at is ITS A TERRIBLE FOUNDATION. For a performance build. You could literally start with any modern 4cly and get way way better results. Those Mazda motors are complete dogs. You slap forced induction on any thing and it'll increase hp. I drive a 2.0 Mazda 3 5 speed every day as my work car. It will not even pull on my wife's 2018 Prius. The Prius will pull on the Mazda. It's a dog.

[@abou824]

Haha good for you bro nice wall of text. Glad you're happy with your Prius🤣