Hi everyone....

Just wanted to say hello and get aquainted with my first post. Looks like you guys have a great board here. This morning I added to stable which already included a 2003 Cobra and I purchased a Mazda 3, S, Hatchback with the works. It will be my business car and the cobra takes the weekends. So far I love the 3! It's not 400 Horsepower, but it wasnt designed to be. I think Mazda has hit a homerun with this car.

I look forward to getting to know all of you and contributing in some small way.....Doug

 

Welcome to the board and enjoy your new Mazda. While it's not a 390fwhp (had to correct ya!) car it is a great daily driver and you'll certainly enjoy it.

 

Welcome and congrats on your 3! Do you have the nav system?

 

Hehehe......my cobra is actually a good tick over 400, last dyno pulls were between 425 and 427 (Upgraded blower pully, predator programmer, and bassani cat back exhaust) But you are dead on for the stock number at 390

As to the other question posted - yes I do have the nav system, I love it. I used to work for IBM Global Services and travelled a great deal. We always rented from Hertz which had neverlost GPS available and I went to all kinds of places I'd never been before and the neverlost rocked! So far the mazda system seems great too.

I asked if anyone had any other info on the video input to the GPS screen.....dont think there has been a reply yet - but Im actually going to do a little exploratory work this weekend behind the dash to check it out. If I can come up with a good way to be able to play regular dvds I will take pictures and detailed notes. There really isnt a way to crack the installed dvd rom drive so the easiest route is going to be finding the video input, installing a recessed switch and purchasing the smallest portable dvd player I can find, then hook up the audio to an in car transmitter to play over the radio. I cant be that complicated, I just have a wish that I will find a regular rca video plug going into the back of the rom drive - but thats way to easy to ask for. I will update my findings after this weekend. And I guess I'll go ahead and say this now: In case I do come up with an easy solution everybody is on their own liability wise as it is illegal to have a dvd player up where the driver can watch - so to each their own and for goodness sakes let the wife and kids watch and keeps the eyes on the road!...lol

Anyhow - more to come later....