Stock trans is strong. Many people in the 600+ hp club run stock transmission.

I had an '06 MS6-GT for about 7 years and 45k miles. They are definitely finicky cars, and a bit Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde to drive, particularly the heavy, prankster clutch. BUT they are unique and uncommon, and also look great while not being super heavy. I never had to replace the turbo on mine, and it worked up until the day I traded it in. But it did have the oil overrun issue that Mazda officially recognized. I never fixed that on mine, and it seemed to "grow" out of it around 9Xk miles. Problems mine had: Window regulators ($300 per door, and still didn't work right) Window switches going out VVT 5th gear broke a bit, had to shift slowly into that gear to avoid grinding oil-into-turbo overflow and burn-off (the blue exhaust smoke after long idles) Majorly fading/yellowing/scarring headlight lenses Keyless entry went out (happens to ALL of these cars, not worth fixing) The MS6 is a car that is best garaged and temp controlled in all types of weather because summer will beat the ever-loving tar out of the interior plastics and fitments. All told, it's like a poor man's/family man's M5 of sorts. It corners very flat and tight, and once the turbo is online, it pulls hard. But you do have to keep ahead of this car's quirks. As a family sports sedan it's reliable enough that your SO won't rip your head off, though. The MS6 has AWD for inclement weather, room for 2 kids in back, enough trunk space, seat heaters for the wife, and a decent amount of tech goodies given its age, and the enthusiast-approved 6-speed manual trans-only drive train. It's also not bad on gas. My personal best was ~26 highway. Around town with a light foot 20-21 was my norm. And it remains the highest-HP factory car Mazda has ever produced before or since, if not the one with the most TQ.

Trans is glass? Looks like a driver mod is needed.

Great content buddy! I'm buying my first speed 6 this summer and I am so happy I found your guide! keep up with the great content and high energy.

Thanks for the video with all the information! I have been looking for mazda 6 mps and these kind of videos are very helpful!

I've been playing with the idea of a speed 6. The last high maintenance car I had was a 93 3000gt with 280 horse at the wheels.. just not sure if it's reliable enough to get but I also want something I can work on with my kiddo. But this video was as informative as any professional video I've watched. Well done.

Thanks for the vid! I’m about to go check out a single owner 80k mile one so it’s good to have a video like this

Im picking up my m6v6 05 next week, cant wait!

"6:03... No AUX cord..." The AUX cord port is located inside the lower center console near to the 12V power socket.

Thanks for the vid! It'll make my next meet for this car easier

Love my Speed6. Mines very unique from the others ive seen!

Great video. This is some great info. I plan on buying a speed6 when I get back from deployment.

I've got one stock and one complete after market! Love/hate relationship! Good video!

You forgot about the VVT! Buyers need to know what the nasty startup sound is. Other than that great vids man! I just subbed

Very good info. Can a bad axel damage your transmission? Im having problems with the automatic transmission on my mazda 6. The damn thing works perfect until the AT light goes on, but if I restart the car, the light goes off and the car works perfect again for a couple of days.

k04 turbo? Same as Volkswagen ''big turbo'' ? Thanks for the reply!!!

I just had a Mazda 6 2.0 141hk It was an amazing car REALLY! i drove it so slow so it could get up to temp the good when and then i drove it hard everyday... crazy driven and even gettin it sideways... (no i know i didnt ''Drift'')... but overall its really reliable and lots of space at backseats...

I just bought this car ! I’m make sure I stay in 1st place 🏁🤘🏾

If you are buying a boosted car and you are a car guy, when the turbo goes out, you just go big turbo!!!!

As informative as this video is... People aren't likely to take you seriously with your car looking so bad and mistreat. Haha

I need them sweaters! Great video

I've had my ms6 for 6 months now with a cold air intake and straight pipe and it's been running perfectly fine, do you think I need to get a high pressure fuel pump and/or access port or should I be fine?

Would you buy this as a first car? 2007 speed 6

The trans in the speeds are actually VERY stout.... the synchros go out for 2 reasons... ppl that cant drive and ppl who dont change the trans fluid or use the improper fluid... if you get one properly taken care of they hold any amount of power thrown at them without issue

I have always wanted one I have it's ancient ancestor as my daily for 19 years now. Check the rear diff mounts too they break easy but upgrade mounts are out there.

Well things I know are: Timing chains fail if you fail to hear them. You can generally hear it on cold start from the right hand side of the engine bay sitting inside. If you get your timing chain done, replace your VVT Actuator as those fail as well. Engine mounts are pretty standard Same goes for rear diff mounts, there are 2. Transfer leaks are for free, And front control arms are most likely split as most people neglect them. Note: there are 3 control arms per side (radius arm, lower control arm, and a upper control arm next to the front springs.

crazy how a SPEED6 is the same price as a regular mazda 3. Great bang for your buck if you ask me.. I got a 3 just because I like the look better but it's no where near as fast as a speed6

As for the aux cord, i seen the really expensive dash kit but you can just go to autozone and get a bluetooth one and it is perfect

So what are some of the more common failures on these cars

Ahah, fuck ya man. I love that Colorado Mazda sweatshirt 🤙🤘, good video too. I love my speed6, I got it about a year and a half ago, and keep upgrading it. When it's paid off, I plan on a full build, cause there aren't a lot of high hp speed 6 out there. I hope you still got yours too 🤘

Is it the same for the 2.3L 4 cylinders?

one of the only good turbo cars allowed on Australian P plates ahahah

Does the car come with a turbo when u buy one?? O:

Well thanks to this video I finally took the upgrade ive been considering for over a year, i traded out my 04 Mazda 6 for a 07 Mazdaspeed 6.

Great vid broo mine is an '06 with keyless entry and u forgot about the Rear-Diffs problems in the video.. that's the most annoying problem on this car after the HPFP because the cars isn't AWD no more and only spins from 1st to 3rd gear...

I had a speed6 with just a few basic bolt-on items and the differential went out after 28k miles... I loved the car but I couldn’t afford the maintenance at the time 😢

Very informative video. Could you make a video about alternitives for mazda 6 mps.

That 6 looks rough :( good info tho, dont think you mentioned the VVT rattle on cold start up?

cool vid, loving the mazdaspeed 2006 .

How many hp u have?

Did you have any issues with the fuel pump? Heard something about it being too weak for the direct injection.

Gracias , helpful info

Where did you get that black hoodie with arm graphics? Cant find on eBay

Amazing video as always! Very informative as I'm looking into buying one for a long time, however they are very hard to find in Germany 😥

Where u get the mazda merch from

i have a speed6 with carbon hood its possible to have some but worth a lot of $$$

Speed6's really are rare..ive only seen one. I see a lot of base model 6's but the speed models are pretty scarce from where i live

06 speed 6 pearl white headache! and fun! under slightly heavy boost it shakes bad and if I stay in it a sec or two longer I run the p301 code cylinder misfire. I have a (supposedly) light aftermarket flywheel, cobe tuning, cai, cpe hpfp, and other goodies, I’m stumped on this car with this latest issue. Any suggestions? O and great video ,just subbed

Nice video man

Trans are very strong in these cars, but like any car is how you treat them and also wear and tear. Compared to Subarus and other cars like ours they are pretty reliable.

Good shit bro

Why does everyone forget about the 2005 speed 6's lol. Legit every aftermarket website completely ignores them. Just check the wiki, they started making em in 2005 lol.

Where did you get your second engine from mine blew up and I’m looking for another one also how much was it

Corksport have everything for this car to tune it the right way!

I’m looking at buying a MS6 with 97k miles for $6,000 what do you think about that? It’s got some rocket rust near the rear tires, but comes with full turbo back exhaust and cobb accessport.

Will you suggest buying a 2010 mazdaspeed 3?

My 06 has tmic vent don't know why yours doesn't and I'm in California

Great video

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I thought my speed 6 was in bad condition until I heard all your problems :/

Viagra might help with your personal issue of shaft play

Would you recommend to replace the fuel pump with just minor mods like exhaust intake and bov

This dude deffo launched his car in second gear or did one of those famous money shifts.

Was thinking about buying a 2006 mspd6 in 2019, but now i am not so sure.

Got a regular 2008 Mazda 6 is there any problem to come

Just an ancient, saloon version of the new Focus RS. change my mind.

Hey man I just brought a 2006 Mazdaspeed6 for $200 it need a new engine where can I buy or get rebuilt it?

Hello do you think the mazdaspeed 6 would be a fun first car? Also i think you have great content

Strange, I've had my MS6 for 110,000 miles and the transmission still works just fine.

Could you use an fm transmitter in this car ?

Sup man just told u id sub from the mazdaspeeds of colorado group.

I bought a 6MPS 2 weeks ago at 168000kms and.... turbo is now on its way out. Soooo i bought a corksport turbo

While there are some good suggestions. There are some things wrong with this video. The transmission is actually very strong. Also these cars require regular oil maintenance. They aren’t a corolla. Keep the oil changes regular and it will be solid as fuck. I’m at 200,000km and the engine still has perfect compression on 26psi.

How much is a engine and transmission swap each. I’m looking at one with 161 miles and wondering to buy it

like bro!

Hey just saw this video because I was doing some research on the speed 6 I just got and I got questions lots of them

I got a 2005 Mazda 6 stock making loud noise while driving Quiet at idle What could be the problem? No vibration no burning no black smoke and still decent gas mileage Is possibly the catalytic converter or motor mount Thanx in advance

How heavy the hood is didn’t affect my decision

What the hell did you do to your Speed bro!!!! Good content.

you forgot possible issue, VVT!

Thanks for all the info! love my mazdaspeed 6. I got mine for $3900 with 123k miles

Got a Mazdaspeed3 and I wish I could find a good deal on a Mazdaspeed 6 cuz I buy one and have both

Want a speed6 to be my daily and complement to my rx8

just bought my first MS6

So I have a 2007 Mazda 6 Sport. Is the difference the engine?

On my 3rd engine on my speed3.... still mazdaspeed all the way!

Sick ass hoodie

How has your time with the car been? Looking to get one

Okay I would like to know where did you get your sweatshirt from zoom zoom 4 life😎💯💙👍

Lol'd at all the broken features on your car. But hey, your a teen with most likely a first car. My far car(98 Integra) had so many broken features on that thing

well thanks you talked me out of buying one lol

I have had nothing but awful luck with mine. 3 engines, 2 transmissions....never again.

Can you give me websites for mods please.

funny it's like the Speed series have a cult following now that they don't make em anymoar

What kind of grill was that?

Good first car? it uses a lot of fuel doesnt it?

I have Mazda 3 2008 2.0L I set up turbocharged on Ebay and other SRS Exhaust that sound mix with WRX and Civic. I do know my transmission is stock 5 speed but I am worry if I am going for bigger turbo which Garrett GTX3076R. Do you think it is good idea to upgrade that big? My friend Honda Civic 1998 VTEC 1.5L has turbo tuned GTX3076R. Should I? It may be insane but I am not even joking.

They look dated I would rather but the Mazda Speed 3 or the latest skyactive Atenza turbo Mazda 6

I need a new engine for mine

Thinking about buying one with 170k miles but was babied the first 163k. Should I still go for it?