{"id":14358,"date":"2023-04-18T14:47:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T22:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/?p=14358"},"modified":"2024-02-14T15:21:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T23:21:53","slug":"how-to-get-a-900-horsepower-mazdaspeed-3-awd-swap-baseline-weight-cantilever-suspension-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/how-to-get-a-900-horsepower-mazdaspeed-3-awd-swap-baseline-weight-cantilever-suspension-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get A 900 Horsepower MazdaSpeed 3 AWD Swap \u2013 Baseline Weight & Cantilever Suspension (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Part 2 of the Mazdaspeed3 AWD Swap blogs, we are going to get a baseline weight, show you some of the parts going into the car and finally tease you with cantilever suspension.\u00a0 Have a seat and grab a drink!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Part 1 How to Get A 900 Horsepower Mazdaspeed 3 AWD Swap \u2013 The Intro<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before I started the AWD swap on my half-mile drag-racing Mazdaspeed 3 <\/a>I wanted to get a baseline weight and weight distribution.\u00a0 Without a driver, my 2009 Mazdaspeed 3<\/a> weighed in at 3000 pounds on the money with just under 2000 pounds on the front wheels and just over 1000 pounds on the rear axle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corner weights are actually pretty damn good, but this is without my weight in the car.  Adding me to the equation would throw that off a good amount.  Either we have a baseline that we can compare to later once the car is back to 100% with AWD.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now this may not be a perfect back-to-back test but it\u2019s something\u2026which is better than nothing. At the time of weigh-in, the Speed3 has an 8-point cage, composite driver seat and basic reclining aftermarket passenger seat, harnesses for both, stripped interior for everything behind the driver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The components that are changing for the AWD swap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n