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SCM Tuning Project Alpha - (626) Part II

February 7th, 2007

Here we are at phase #2 in the SCM Tuning project. In this update, the catback exhaust and race muffler were installed. Now not having any tools to cut and weld pipe, I needed to have the setup made from scratch, ‘truly’ custom. I went over to mufflers for […]

SCM Tuning Project Alpha - (626) Part I

November 10th, 2006

Here is the first in the series of updates about the car. The first mod made to the car was the trusty drop-in K&N Filtercharger. (http://www.knfilters.com/). Now these are usually known for about 1HP in yout standard car, however, any car with “tuning” technology that can change the engine characteristics (VTEC, VVTI, […]

SCM Tuning Project Alpha - (626)

August 27th, 2006

Welcome to the Offical Blog of the SCM Alpha Tuning Project. Here we will blog the happenings of the 2000 Mazda 626 Project Car.
The Car: 2000 Mazda 626 ES-V6 ATX
Specs:
Engine: 2.5L 24V DOHC V6 w/VRIS (Variable Resonance Intake System)
Power: 170hp @ 6250rpm (approx. 150whp)
Torque: 164ft-lbs @ 4250rpm
Displacement: 2450cc
Bore & Stroke: 3.24(in) x 3.13(in)
Compression: 9.7:1
0-60: […]

Welcome!

July 30th, 2006

Welcome to the Sport Compact Miami.com blog! We decided to create this blog for those things which didn’t necessrily deserve a page on the site and needed a little more structure that on our forum pages. You’ll also find a a project tracking section for our first project car and a rant section […]