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CorkSport FC RX-7 Silicone Radiator Hoses

CorkSport just debuted our first set of silicone radiator hoses. This two piece set will fit the 1986 to 1991 Mazda RX-7. Who says we forget about the rotary powered Mazdas! The radiator hose kits are designed to replace your original equipment coolant hoses and will provide superior quality, looks, and durability over the original rubber hoses. These hoses are extremely durable and hand wrapped to 4 layers thick for incredible abrasion resistance. If your current set of RX-7 radiator hoses are deteriorated, weather checked, saturated with oil and swelled up, then I suggest you retire them and replace them with our silicone radiator hoses. The three inner layers are blue with a single layer of gloss black and are specifically built for RX-7 automotive applications, not parts we just found that happened to fit.

Also in the works are the Mazdaspeed3 silicone radiator hose kits, and they should be on out on the shelf ready to ship in a couple weeks.

– Troy

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CorkSport LED Kit for 2010 MazdaSpeed 3 and Mazda 3

Tired of your yellow looking interior and license plate lights? Tired of searching the internet for each bulb individually? CorkSport now has the answer.

Soon to be released will be a kit which includes the dome light, driver and passenger reading lights, the trunk light, and both rear license plate lights. All of these lights will be a very cool white light with a hint of blue. The photo shows the stock yellow incandescent bulb on the right, with the CorkSport LED light kit installed on the left.

I personally have these in my vehicle and would never switch back from LED. The main advantages to the LED kit will be less power draw, a cool white light, and a bulb life that will outlast the vehicle.

The kit will include installation instructions as well as customer support should you have any questions. The projected retail will be right around $35 for the entire kit.

If this kit is as popular as I am hoping, I plan on expanding the kit to offer turn signal, brake, and backup lights for an additional cost. I am still working on getting the bulbs to include resistors so the blinkers flash normally without the need for a new relay or inline resistor.

If you want a kit for a different Mazda vehicle, just shoot me an email and I will work on getting a kit setup and released for your vehicle.

– Jake

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Hybrid and ZOOM ZOOM?

A while ago I was reading about Mazda’s plans for the future of its model lines in the face of a changing economy and rising fuel costs. I’ve been watching Mazda’s plans to produce a hybrid car sometime in the next few years, and possibly partnering with Toyota, though I never thought it would actually work out.

But it’s happened!

Mazda and Toyota announced a deal in which Toyota will supply its hybrid technology to Mazda. “Hybrids are spreading fast in Japan, and launching a model in the domestic market has become an urgent task.” Mazda Executive Vice President Masaharu Yamaki told a joint news conference in Tokyo.

Mazda aims to begin selling a vehicle with Toyota’s hybrid system along with its own next-generation gas engine in Japan in 2013.

Partnering with another company that has already produced the technology is a very cost effective way to get into the market. Toyota says the deal with Mazda could indirectly help lower the costs for other companies to get hybrids to market. With Mazda’s goal of raising their fleet’s fuel economy by 30% by 2015, they can’t just improve their combustion engines, they’re going to need a hybrid system to get to there.

Having driven many Toyota hybrid vehicles, I’m not sure how much ZOOM ZOOM fun could be had. I guess we will just have to wait and see what they come up with, and when we will see one here in the USA.

– gi***@co*******.com“>Chris

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We Just Released 3 More CorkSport Intakes!

Mazda Short Ram intake in blue

Due to the overwhelming popularity of our current intake lineup and several customer requests, I have been diligently working on releasing our color-configurable intake kits for more models. I am proud to announce the release or pending release of 3 new short ram intake kits.

CorkSport Short Ram Intakes are now available or very soon to be released for the following of Mazdas:

Utilizing a newly redesigned silicone coupler, these intakes make peak torque gains of roughly +6 ft-lbs and +8 rwhp. We can obtain these numbers by increasing airflow efficiency, which also maintains fuel economy and drivability. All 3 intakes come with detailed installation instructions and our impeccable customer service. Additionally, I have not come across a check engine light, and have done several diagnostic tests on all 3 models to ensure that the possibility of a check engine light coming on is minimized.

I have many more projects currently in the works, so you will be hearing from me shortly.

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How Quickly You Forget

It is interesting how quickly you forget how smooth the rotary engine is if you haven’t driven one recently. I had a chance to drive our Project RX-8 to a rotary meet in Seattle, which is roughly a 2 hour drive each way. After getting into the car and heading up the freeway the engine is completely invisible while cruising at freeway speeds. The only sign you have of the engine being there is the sound from the intake and exhaust. The rest of the time you just feel the pull of the car while going around the people driving slow in the left lane. All of this without the vibration of a reciprocating engine.

The car I normally drive to events is the 2010 Mazdaspeed 3. The power from the DISI engine in the Mazdaspeed 3 is more like someone whacking you into the seat due to the torque hit when the boost comes on at 3000rpm. The fun is short lived though because you have to shift earlier (about 3000 rpm earlier) than the rotary. The RX-8 is happy to scream all the way to 9000rpm when the buzzer sounds, signaling the fun is about to come to an end at the rev limiter and it is time to change gears. Oh the sound the engine makes at higher RPM with the CorkSport exhaust. It is an intoxicating sound that you don’t want to come to an end. This is as close as you can get to a formula car high RPM sound without going to the racetrack.

If you haven’t driven a rotary powered car I recommend you give it a shot. Just make sure you get a chance to do it with some wide open roads and some corners to enjoy what the rest of us rotary nuts love.

– Derrick