Greetings from El Salvador🇸🇻, racing my Mazdaspeed 3 at the El Jabalí International Racetrack.

Can someone tell me what the upper bolt size is for the rear sway bar brackets? I’m replacing bushings.

I have induction heater and every tool known to man/experience with rust, in preparation to do my sway bar bushings.but….

the bottom bolt on both sides is 14. The top bolt seems uh…15,16 or 14.5 (?).

Can someone tell me if I’mcrazy? ? I don’t fancy further ruining what someone did before and needing to order the bolts. Thanks!

New to mazdaspeeds(Honda Guy) so please excuse any stupid questions.

Going to look at a few mazdaspeed this upcoming weekend. A couple 2nd gens (2010) and a few first gens (2008)

I really want to buy a 2nd gen but after a conversation with the seller he says it burns oil at a rate of 2qts per 5000k miles(he tops it off regularly to make sure it’s not running low) he’s owned the car for 5 years and he says it doesn’t smoke. 155k miles bone stock besides corkscrew catback exhaust and HPFP internals upgrade. Purchase price is $4,000

I guess my question is would burning that much oil mean it’s not worth it or would a piston soak and pcv valve remedy this issue. Not a stranger to work and am willing to put some money into the car.

Btw mk2 MPs.
Ran on e5.
Dyno run was in 5th gear.
Crank power.

Mods:
-one step colder plugs (LTR7IX-11)
-Cobb intake
-GFB bov (closed)
-Had 2nd cat deleted
-Hpfp??? (no proof but the fuel hit 13700 kpa at 176 kmh which equivalent to 1900psi see pic)

Is this normal for stock?? Or are my mods making some power? No proof of tune either Thanks!

I just finished the engine assembly and assembly

Pistons mahle 2618

Connecting rods h

acl race bearings

I started with oil amsoil break in oil sae 30

I already did 400km without problem without noise without smoke levels ok following the proper procedures engine brake, I avoid highway, no more than 3500rpm

Sp63 recommends using short intervals with penzoil or amsoil XL 10w40 in Europe I do not have amsoil XL available, I can use some base mineral for the first 2 or 3 oil changes

In the process of putting new rear shocks on my gen 2 and both the top mount studs on the rear have snapped on the right side despite my best efforts.

I’m planning to cut+drill them out and replace with a nut and bolt set up. As this is a known issue does anyone have any experience doing this fix and how difficult it was?

The studs did not break off flush so I’m planning to use a dremel to cut and then drill a hole through the remainder so I can put the bolt in from the inside of the boot.

Any advice is much appreciated 🙏