JB's Journey with JBR and Stratified

[jbmazda6]

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THE JOURNEY: Origin

After visiting Jamie @jbarone; a few months ago, I sprouted the idea of taking a stock speed6 and slowly modding it while getting dyno numbers along the way. Using many constants, such as the same car, same dyno and same gas, we could find out the true difference in power with different modifications. I know that people have sort of done this throughout the years this platform has been out but I’m setting out to make this as thorough of a comparison as possible so any myths that are out there (if there are any) will be put to rest. This could also start up some good conversation regarding the platform and make it more advanced once this is all said and done.

Jamie agreed that this would be a good idea and to contact Alex @Lex; to see if he could help make this work. So, I did just that. Alex agreed to help with this project soon after I contacted him.


THE JOURNEY: Mod Path

We both came up with a modification path that made sense. This path is really just experimental and there may be another way that makes more sense to you. I will give a thorough review of what I thought about the modification path once I am done, however. I really have no idea how this is all going to turn out in the end (numbers wise).
For the sake of easiness I am going to call each set of modifications a phase.

• Phase 1: Stock
• Phase 2: HPFP Internals + Stratified 3-Port EBCV + Stratified Tune
• Phase 3: HPFP Internals + Stratified 3-Port EBCV + Whale Penis (3.5” Intake) + Retune
• Phase 4: HPFP Internals + Stratified 3-Port EBCV + Whale Penis (3.5” Intake) + TMIC + Retune
• Phase 5: HPFP Internals + Stratified 3-Port EBCV + Whale Penis (3.5” Intake) + TMIC + Downpipe + Retune
• Phase 6: HPFP Internals + Stratified 3-Port EBCV + PowerPath Intake (2.67” Intake) + TMIC + Downpipe +Retune

I understand that jumping straight to a 3.5” intake might not make much sense but it will be compared with the PowerPath in the end so a percent increase can be found. I would assume that calculating percentages throughout this experiment will keep things uniform. Just looking at the actual numbers will not do anything as it will be different for every car. I will expand on this more as I hit the dyno a few more times and do more research. Also, I have the thought that most people modding their cars will end up having an intake/dp/tmic/hpfp as those are the basics with this car, so a comparison with those mods and a different sized intake makes sense.


THE JOURNEY: Assumptions

1. The “Car”: 2006 Mazdaspeed 6. The Engine was replaced about 2 years ago and has approximately 25k on it and goes up every day as it is my DD.
2. Car had an AP hooked up to it the whole time, tunes were just changed.
3. Parts that were on the car during the stock dyno: Autotech HPFP Internals, FOMOCO stock heat range spark plugs, JBR Throttle Body TIG, JBR Trilogy Mounts, JBR OCC.
4. Parts that will be on the car throughout the tuning process: NGK IX One Step Colder Spark Plugs, JBR Throttle Body TIG, JBR Trilogy Mounts, JBR OCC
5. A 25% blend of E85 will be used throughout the tuning process. Shell 93 is what will be mixed with the E85.
6. All dyno runs performed on Cobb Plano’s dyno.

THE JOURNEY: Dyno Numbers

• Phase 1: Waiting for electronic copy from Cobb
  
• Phase 2:
  
• Phase 3:
  
• Phase 4:
  
• Phase 5:
  
• Phase 6:

Documentation of this whole process will be in the next few posts as well as spread throughout this thread.

I’m trying my best to do my part to help this platform further expand and just help out this site in any way I can so if there are any questions/comments you have please post them up and I will do my best to answer them or get someone that is more knowledgeable than me to chime in.

Thank you for reading,

Justin a.ka. JB a.k.a. jbmazda6 a.k.a. The Ginger Jew (True fact right here)

P.S. Thank you again to JBR and Stratified for their efforts, they are much appreciated.