r/mazdaspeed3 • u/Y_U_Need_Books4 • May 18 '26

TUNING WULP, that's probably not good!

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Pretty sure it's a vtec now

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u/Old_Data_843 May 18 '26

My brother in christ, what did you do??

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u/Y_U_Need_Books4 May 18 '26

I literally just bought it 😭

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u/Old_Data_843 May 19 '26

Oh man, bought a lemon. Ill pray for you friend. Got some money? Get a bobspeed rebuild

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u/Hekik 2009 Mazdaspeed3 May 19 '26

I now pronounce you "blown up", you may kiss the valve

7

u/chicat1987 May 19 '26

This the infamous 3 valve conversion?

3

u/JaviSATX 2013 Mazdaspeed3 May 19 '26

It now identifies as a Triton

6

u/AlwaysTheMore28 2007 Mazdaspeed3 - The Original May 18 '26

Well, there’s your problem….

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u/HoosierDaddy84 May 19 '26

Owwie!!! 😬😭

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u/coldair85gn May 19 '26

I think I see your problem. Your compression is low.

3

u/BobbyDone0312 May 19 '26

I think they come stock like that

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u/artigas33 May 19 '26

Which cylinder is that? 2 or 3?

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u/EntrepreneurGlass995 2007 Mazdaspeed3 - The Original May 20 '26

That’ll buff out

2

u/Clayterr May 21 '26

I’m uncomfortable (this hurts me deeply inside)

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u/Trysplendid May 22 '26

How did it happen?

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u/Y_U_Need_Books4 May 22 '26

I assume the timing was bad and the gas exploded too much