I bought a 2005 Superblack SE-R, 24k miles, 6-speed, Eibach lowering kit, Panasonic in-dash DVD player with iPod interface, DARK tint, and Nismo CAI on October 26th. I bought the car from Kentucky but I live in Pittsburgh. I love it, it blows away the 2004 Mazda 6S 5-speed that I had as far as looks, speed, convenience, and luxury goes.
The ride quality isn't really affected with the Eibachs. It doesn't "float" over a bump, its more of a quick bounce. I drove 7 hours from Kentucky to Pennsylvania without feeling the least bit of discomfort. The only issue is how low the front end is. I have to be careful on these Pittsburgh roads not to bottom out.
I haven't physcially measured from the ground to the bottom of the front facia, but I'd say it's 4-5 inches tops. I have to pull out of my driveway at an angle or I'll bottom out and it's not that much of a drop from the driveway to the street. I bottom out the subframe when I pull out of my garage into my driveway if I don't go VERY slow. If you pay attention while you drive and try to avoid roads that have alot of dips, etc... it's not an issue. You just always have to be thinking. I think the stance of the car and the handling improvements make it worth it. I have the stock springs just incase.
05 SE-R Silver tint out all 20% nismo CAI thats about it i wanna get the full coilover tienSS and the throttle spacer and idk what else to do any suggestions??
I bought a 2005 Superblack SE-R, 24k miles, 6-speed, Eibach lowering kit, Panasonic in-dash DVD player with iPod interface, DARK tint, and Nismo CAI on October 26th. I bought the car from Kentucky but I live in Pittsburgh. I love it, it blows away the 2004 Mazda 6S 5-speed that I had as far as looks, speed, convenience, and luxury goes.
Just got a JWT Flywheel, hd clutch, ecu re-flash and tein coilovers replaced the eibach sportline springs I had, I LOVE IT, the car not only handles like a dream, but the ride is not compromised what so ever. If you look @ my sig. there is a list of all I have done. Such a fun car to have and if you find the right shop it is not all that difficult to mod.
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street scene grille color coded... AEM CAI, OEM carbon fiber hood, AXXTION STS, Magnaflow exhaust from the cat back, Stillen grounding kit, Tein Coilovers,, JWT Flywheel & HD Clutch, Techno Square ECU re-Flash, RO_JA R2-5 wheels(19 x 8.5) with Toyo T1R rubber(245/35/19), stillen cross drilled rotors with ake pads, stillen strut bar, completely de-badged, and pioneer Avic-D3 head unit with all the bells and whistles.
Hey guys finally got my 05 SE-R should have bought it a long time ago....better late than never....silver w/ red/black interior...love this car just having that low clutch issue right now...anyone else have this? how to fix?
Just got mine. A 06 Code Red with auto. Has 50,000 mile on it and is in GREAT Condition. My wife and daughter flew from Minneapolis to Chicago to get it and then drove it home. What a nice car!!!
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drove it home. What a nice car!!!
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